A review by _basicbookworm
Play to Win by Jodie Slaughter

3.0

Miriam has never had a lot of extra money laying around, but when she suddenly wins the lottery, her entire life is about to change. Based on the guidance of her lawyer, she reaches out to her husband, whom she has been separated from and hasn’t spoken to in eight years. She’s ready to offer him a portion of her winnings in exchange for signed divorce papers, but Leo would rather find a way to win her back.

I thought this was a unique premise and a lottery win is always a fun start to the book. I was intrigued by Leo and Miri’s history and how a lottery win might bring them back together. I didn’t love their backstory and all of the communication issues and poor choices they clearly had in their past, but did love seeing them fix up Leo’s aunt’s house and learning about all of the history they shared. Leo and Miri also had great chemistry that clearly did not go away with time and distance.

I enjoyed Lacy Laurel's narration of the audiobook and think it added to the story in this case.

Thank you to SMP Romance, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for the advance copies.