I feel like ARCs are usually far more polished. This one needs heavy line editing. I stopped after chapter 1 (6%).

Thank you to NetGalley and Tor/Bramble for the ARC.

Playing Dirty was an amazing start to a new series by Lora Leigh. Lora Leigh continues to amaze me with her world building, character development and overall addicting stories. It's a great new start to a new series from an all-time favorite author of mine. Playing Dirty is full of action, sizzling romance and suspense. Poppy and Jack's story was an amazing childhood love story that wasn't not the expected type. The dynamic of Jack being a Navy Seal but considered a psycho by military doctors was a great twist. Jack to me isn't the typical kind of hero and it's not a childhood crush to love story either. For lovers of Lora Leigh's writing, I would highly recommend this book. I can’t wait for the second book in the series.

I have always enjoyed Leigh’ book and loved the main characters’ interaction from the beginning. I loved how they bonded and their verbal sparring. I loved watching their connection evolve into friendship and then something more. There is also a bit of intrigue that keeps you in limbo until the end. A very solid read.

Jack and Poppy's story is full of nostalgia, steam, and alpha male meets tough but vulnerable chick vibes.

Nothing super unique about this story, but it has all the classic Lora Leigh elements that fans of her would like.

3.5 stars.

*I received a review copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This is the first in the Tempting Seals: Triton series. I really enjoyed this story and found it full of action, sizzling hot romance and suspense. Leigh grabbed you from the first page and kept you wanting to read until the last page. I can’t wait for the second book in the series. Poppy as a young girl saved Jake and Jake saved her as a teenager. Jake went on to become a Navy Seal and saw very little of Poppy, but she has always been in love with Jake no matter what type of reputation he has had over the years. Jake was arrested for killing three men that were raping and killing women overseas. He has been given a get out of jail free card if he completes this assignment for the government. Part of that assignment is to get close to Poppy again because of where she is working. One of her bosses or both are involved with drug trafficking and money laundering but now and is now accepting an artificial intelligence killer in pieces through the company to be put together and sent out to kill that Poppy works for. Jake not only wants to find and destroy this killer but to keep Poppy out of danger. Find out if Jake can find the killer and save Poppy and have a life with her after this job. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.