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A review by chroniclesofabookreader
Fair Game by Monica Murphy
4.0
A most unlikely pairing: the rich, handsome manwhore, and the supposed plain girl. Thrown together by opportunity or fate, this poker game will change everything. The first book in this series focuses on one guy in this group of friends who will realize that everything he’s done in his past will become the focus, and it could hurt his chances with what he wants for his future.
Jade is a lot like the normal college girl. She works hard, has a loving family, and has some self-esteem issues, but overall is a normal, sometimes bitchy girl. She was given up as currency in a bet, won by Shep, the gorgeous manwhore, and she refuses to be his. Nope, she does not want him. She doesn’t want to be one of the masses, and she certainly doesn’t even begin to think that she’s worthy enough of being wanted by the gorgeous man. It’s this dynamic that, despite her best efforts, ends up backfiring in her face. Thou doth protest too much, is that the phrase? No matter how hard she tries, Shep works his magic to tear down that wall between them. Jade felt real, like how a lot of women in that situation would be, trying to push away something that you sort of do want, but are too scared to try just to see if it would come back. His stares, his touches, they drive her absolutely wild.
Shepard Prescott is wealth. His parents have it, his grandparents had it, probably even his great grandparents had it. It’s a never-ending line of pure wealth. He’s never had to want for anything, and he’ll never have to. His parents are the typical kind who have no love connection between themselves or for their son. And Shep did what any kid of that upbringing would do–he acted out a lot. And he’s finally come across something that isn’t thrown at him: Jade. She’s completely opposite of his type, and she wants nothing to do with him. Even with his upbringing, Shep carried a very real human quality to him. He was warm, caring, and loving in spite of the coldness of childhood. Sure, at times he was rude, standoffish and incorrigible, but that made him the guy who you love to hate and love to love. He walked both sides of that line, and it made him a lovable character. You wanted Jade to give in, you wanted to watch him seduce her with his hands and his dirty talk.
We have all the ingredients of a typical college-aged romance book, but what really sets it apart is Shep. He felt really down to earth and real, and you completely rooted for him. You wanted him to get the girl, and you watched him accept these changes within himself like a mature adult. It wasn’t angsty to be angsty. It had natural progression within the story of two people who are completely irresistible together. Their first real kiss? Good lord that scene was hot. Ms. Murphy, again, as always, creates an environment where you adore the characters, find the writing easy to read, and feel enough raw passion to really set fire. I am more than looking forward to watching the other guys in Shep’s group find the girl who is able to break through their manwhore ways.
**Received an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion**
Jade is a lot like the normal college girl. She works hard, has a loving family, and has some self-esteem issues, but overall is a normal, sometimes bitchy girl. She was given up as currency in a bet, won by Shep, the gorgeous manwhore, and she refuses to be his. Nope, she does not want him. She doesn’t want to be one of the masses, and she certainly doesn’t even begin to think that she’s worthy enough of being wanted by the gorgeous man. It’s this dynamic that, despite her best efforts, ends up backfiring in her face. Thou doth protest too much, is that the phrase? No matter how hard she tries, Shep works his magic to tear down that wall between them. Jade felt real, like how a lot of women in that situation would be, trying to push away something that you sort of do want, but are too scared to try just to see if it would come back. His stares, his touches, they drive her absolutely wild.
Shepard Prescott is wealth. His parents have it, his grandparents had it, probably even his great grandparents had it. It’s a never-ending line of pure wealth. He’s never had to want for anything, and he’ll never have to. His parents are the typical kind who have no love connection between themselves or for their son. And Shep did what any kid of that upbringing would do–he acted out a lot. And he’s finally come across something that isn’t thrown at him: Jade. She’s completely opposite of his type, and she wants nothing to do with him. Even with his upbringing, Shep carried a very real human quality to him. He was warm, caring, and loving in spite of the coldness of childhood. Sure, at times he was rude, standoffish and incorrigible, but that made him the guy who you love to hate and love to love. He walked both sides of that line, and it made him a lovable character. You wanted Jade to give in, you wanted to watch him seduce her with his hands and his dirty talk.
We have all the ingredients of a typical college-aged romance book, but what really sets it apart is Shep. He felt really down to earth and real, and you completely rooted for him. You wanted him to get the girl, and you watched him accept these changes within himself like a mature adult. It wasn’t angsty to be angsty. It had natural progression within the story of two people who are completely irresistible together. Their first real kiss? Good lord that scene was hot. Ms. Murphy, again, as always, creates an environment where you adore the characters, find the writing easy to read, and feel enough raw passion to really set fire. I am more than looking forward to watching the other guys in Shep’s group find the girl who is able to break through their manwhore ways.
**Received an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion**