I would like to thank NetGalley and Montlake Romance for the ARC of "Playing With Trouble" by Joya Ryan. The genre of this novel is romantic fiction.  Laura Baughman returns to her hometown after being away 10 years to take over the family Flower Shop. Returning after a failed marriage, Laura is surprised to find out that her father has closed the Flower Shop and has a huge warehouse that supplies wood chips, and outdoor supplies. In addition, Laura is in shock when she finds out that her father's foreman is a former high school geek, Jake Lock. Jake Lock is  now a strong responsible and "hot" man, and Laura's father depends on him to run the business.
   Laura wants to start up the flower side of the business. Her father proposes that both Laura and Jake work together for a month, and he  will determine who will be the boss. He is ready to retire.
   Laura has made up her mind that she isn't interested in dating, and wants to concentrate on business. Jake also wants to concentrate on business, and Laura.
  I find that the author has written a sexy, easy predictable read.

I don't even know how to review this book because of my mixed emotions on one had I loved it the other hated it  the ending could of been better. I highly enjoyed the characters and their growth. It was 3 stars read for me

Laura is returning home with her confidence in tatters and nothing left but the promise of taking over her deceased mother's flower shop. But when she arrives she discovers that what was a flower shop has moved on and is now a building supplies company. Adding to her misery, her father has largely left the business in the hands of Jake who wants nothing to do with flowers because they make no profit. 

As you would expect they clash immediately, what's less expected is they also round third and head for home base in what has to be a record. 

Playing With Trouble is a halfway decent contemporary romance that has one problem. The sex in this book just doesn't match the story. There are pages and pages of steamy sex. I really hate to admit this but I was skipping through all that sex. 

The Contemporary Romance is good. It's a great story even if it's fairly typical of the genre. The book ended well. I liked the characters and the premise. As a sweet romance I probably would have rated it 4 Stars, but as a Steamy Romance it doesn't quite work so 3 Stars.

A sweet read. For me the hero was a bit of a doormat. Reformed geek turned hottie who falls for the prom queen back from a 10 yr absence. 
The heroine, Laura is back in her home town after a messy divorce and falls for the geek she was always kind to back in high school. A cute story but nothing new I'm afraid.

This was an awesome book. Really well written great characters and the hotness was off the charts!! Definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a fun read!

I loved this book!!! I highly recommend this book for my students and their friends to read. A cozy, heart felt story about two people who grew to love each other. I have always loved stories that brings the main character back to their hometown. The author is new to me but i will be searching for her other books.

Loved this book so much. The characters are believable and lovable, the town is a place i want to go to and the background people i want to be my friends. The story line was quite steamy in a few places and it had me wishing i was the female character i can tell you. My only criticism is that the book is too short, i want more, i wanted to get to know the people better and watch the two main characters fuss around each other more and i definitely wanted to read more about her book group friends and her dads girlfriend, hopefully this wont be the only book we hear from this group of people as the book was well written and left me feeling bereft when it ended, its the first i have read from this Author and i would definitely read more from them in the future, i will be checking to see if they have other books straight after writing this. 
Thank you to the Author, netgalley and publishers for allowing me to have an ARC for me to review.

This was my first book by this author and I really liked it. It was nice contemporary romance with good story and great characters. I would recommend it to anyone who loves god romance!

This book was okay at best. It didn't really have any substance to it

I was given an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest and independent review.  
Laura a divorcee returns to her home town after an unhappy marriage which she entered into as a young girl, escaping from life after the death of her mother.  Determined to rebuild the family business and keep away from any involvement with men, she meets a former classmate Jake, previously the class nerd and now exceptionally hot, who is involved in the business. Forced to work together their relationship evolves. The chemistry between them off the scale, the sex scenes are hot (although the quantity of these scenes doesn't add to the book, in my opinion) and the "love-hate"tug of war interesting. 
Taking the book for what it is - a hot romance with a fairly good but predictable storyline- it's a quick and easy read. 3.5***

ecently divorced Laura Baughman comes to town with visions of bringing her mom's flower shop to life. She soon gets a slap of reality when she realizes all is not as she thought it would be, and that her dad has been making quite a few changes. Enter our Hero Jake Locke, ex band geek from high school turned hot hot hot. 
I have to be honest and say this was a rough beginning for me. It felt a little choppy and too forced. That being said once I moved past the beginning things really started to pick up and saw Laura change over the course of the book. 
Some complained about too much steam.. who complains about too much steam???? 
All in all a quick light read.

I truly enjoyed this romance novel. The  explosive  chemistry and sexual tension between Jacob and Laura. This book hands down 5 stars.

The story line was great, just a little too slow for me. About two-thirds of the way through it finally picked up.

It was a wonderful romance novel. At times it reminded me of sweet home Alabama, but it was so much more as well. Super cute love story mixed with finding yourself along the way.

A great read i really enjoyed it.It had a nice story line with lots of steamy bits.Really enjoyed it and would recommend

this was an ok read

This review is based on the ARC provided by the author and/or the publisher vie NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

3.5

The author heavily laced her book with steamy sex scenes.  Wonderful plot.

I enjoyed the book - it was an easy and fast read. I felt like the main characters could have a little more depth to them and explored their respective histories a bit better.
There was also a lot of repetition in the book that could have been edited out because it was not necessary.

Review:
*This was a free ARC provided by Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.*
Playing With Trouble is a steamy romance novel that follows the story of recently divorced Laura Baughman. After spending the last ten years away, she returns home to Yachats, Oregon to reignite her late mother's flower shop. She's sworn off all men, but that is quickly challenged when she meets the shop's current Forman Jacob Lock. 

I just want to say that this book was something that I really did find myself enjoying. Once I started it, there was no stopping me from finishing it. That's a quality I rarely find in books these days. 

I found that at first it was a little difficult to get into. More so because of the amount of back story at the beginning, but, now having finished it, I do believe that it was necessary. The pacing was good, and it was super easy to follow. Plus it kept me interested from the start, and I didn't feel the need to skip ahead. 

I also found that I loved the characters. Especially Laura. I really felt like she, as well as the other characters, were relatable and not overly fabricated. You got to witness the growth and development that the characters underwent. 

Now, having seen other reviews, I have to sad my own two cents. In no was did I think that it was too steamy. If there was sex on every single page, then maybe. In now way was it raunchy by any means. Besides they are adults. 

Rating:
Im giving this book 4 out of 5 stars. The reason for it not making the full five is, because of the beginning. It was a little rough in my opinion, but otherwise the book was great. I'd definitely recommend it.