I really enjoyed the connection between Cole and Jane.

Jane was fiercely independent, constantly evaluating what she wanted and why, as well as maintaining a strong relationship to her four-year-old son Finn. When Cole unexpectedly arrives into their space, she doesn't know what to do. And neither does he. Cole has to find his own space in a new world without the thing that's occupied his time for most of his adult life.

Forced proximity done right. I trusted Jane's instincts and her need to protect the family unit created after her divorced. She has ideas for the future, a successful business that she loves and can succeed in. It's a struggle at times, like when Finn is returned from his father's visit and upsets her plans. Jane just rolls with it.

What I appreciated the most was how Finn wasn't a tick box for Cole and Jane's relationship. Cole genuinely likes Finn and wants to create a friendship with the boy. The family moments, like the camp, establishes that Finn sees Cole as a superhero, someone to admire without being overly precocious.

Jane and Cole have feelings for each other, especially sexual chemistry, and Jane doesn't run from them. Instead she embraces the desire and finds a way to act on it. One scene absolutely kept me riveted and was an ingenious use of setting.

Definitely giving a solid rec for my 2020 list. And a nice introduction into rugby romance. Thank you Net Galley and Entangled Publishing for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this story of a single mother, trying to work on a rehab project while also managing taking care of her son who was supposed to be with his Dad. While juggling all this a man ends up in her bed in the middle of the night.

Cole is recovering from an injury and trying to figure out his next steps. He is staying at a friends house but didn't expect anyone else to be there. He ends up enjoying the company of Jane's son and offers to watch him so she can get some work done.

They both are not looking for a relationship and trying to stay away from each other while also feeling attracted to each other. Their nightly conversations were fun, enjoyable, and full of heat.

I like how Cole's injury/disability was handled, while not the focus it was touched upon throughout the book.

It did have a feel of insta-love spanning over two weeks, but it didn't feel rushed and Cole was willing to wait for Jane to feel comfortable with how they were both feeling.

My first and definitely won’t be my last Amy Andrews book! It was soooo good! I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.


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Great crossover story with some favorite characters dropping in. Reid is a hot Aussie rugby player who is injured. Jane is a fiercely independent single mom. Finn is the highlight of the story and provides lots of fun interactions. Amy Andrews provides a spectacular story as Reid takes his role as manny seriously and first falls in love with the pint sized Finn and then his irresistible mom, Jane. There is fun and laughter throughout as the pet reptile is encountered and training camp where everyone gets a nickname.

Jane is a working single mom handling her business. Cole is a professional rugby player recovering from a career ending injury. I loved this book so much. Neither of these characters are looking for love or anything else. You get to see their attraction and relationships grow including Cole and Finn, Jane’s son.

For me, this book had the perfect balance of getting to know you, obstacles, realism, grand gestures, and everything. This is my first read from Amy Andrews and my first rugby book. I might’ve squealed when I saw she has a rugby series and this is the start of a new one.

I was provided an ARC of this book by Netgalley and am happy to provide an honest review.

The writing style of this book just wasn't for me. I found the pace to be a bit slow and really didn't connect with Jane very well. I liked Cole and could relate to some of his feelings as an athlete who was also injured and unable to continue playing sports. I loved Finn, I thought he was adorable.
The romance between Jane and Cole just wasn't for me.

This was a really enjoyable romance. The scenes that involved Finn were a joy to read and the chemistry between Jane and Cole were great, I have not read any more by this author but will definitely look out for her in future.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read a preview copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

*I received this book free from Entangled Publishing via NetGalley.*

Jane is a single mom of a 4-year-old boy, whose father isn't the most reliable. She on the other hand more than makes up for it. She juggles her own restoration/construction business, covers for the visitation her son was supposed to be with his dad, all while restoring a beautiful floor to its natural glory. Oh, and drooling over the other houseguest. She's great at multitasking.

"He looked like a really wicked angel. The fallen variety. Yup. The man was freaking Lucifer. Great...Satan was sleeping in the room three doors down, and now she was staring." - This had to be one of my favorite quotes in the entire book.

Cole was in an accident that ended his rugby career and he was at a loss; he didn't know what he was going to do. His agent was looking into sportscasting in Australia so he could still be close to the rugby spotlight he loved, but until then he was vacationing in the United States, staying at a friend's house that was supposed to be empty so that he could wallow in his own pity. And that's exactly what he did at first; sit around drinking beer and watching tv while not worrying about grooming habits. But that house was also occupied by the lovely Jane and her son, and after a few days of his laziness she steered him onto a more positive path. A path that made Cole feel happy for the first time since his accident.

Cole might not have been manny material, but he enjoyed spending time with Finn and it brought a new purpose into his heart. Of course, his mother being a complete MILF was an added bonus. In Playing with Trouble Cole and Jane have every reason to not get involved with each other, but one magnetic reason to say yes. Sometimes you find love in the least expected place, and that's exactly what happened with these two (three if you count Finn). There's nothing wrong with a ready-made family and Cole will do whatever he has to to keep this one in his life, even playing nice with the Finn's dad.

"Kissing Jane was pretty much the best thing he'd ever done with his mouth." - He may think so in that moment, but I think there are some other things that may rank higher on Jane's radar as the best! Yummy!

This book is a fantastic mixture of cute and sexy. A great read for everyone, but especially all you single parents out there. It has the struggles of being a single parent, the ex frustrations, dealing with new attractions, and the explosions that happen when you give in to temptations. (Or that may have just been the sound of the swing landing! LOL)

After a career ending injury, Cole needs peace and anonymity from all the speculations, and decides to take up his friend, Wade and stay at his home in Credence, Colorado. He doesn’t expect anyone else to be living in the house, let alone a woman and her four year old son.
Jane was expecting to spend 4 weeks alone rehabbing a house in Credence, Colorado. Instead she is busy taking care of her son, thanks to her ex bailing out, and now a too sexy for his own good has moved in, who only watches ESPN and broods. But when he offers to take care of her son, she is a little hesitant. She is already fighting an attraction for him, and seeing him in a good light might just make it impossible.
Playing with trouble is a sweet, heartwarming read with some sizzling chemistry. I also liked the mention of other characters from her previous books and I hope we get Arlo’s book soon. And I really liked the epilogue, left me with a smile.

This was a cute, yet serious, lighter, low drama gem of a read. A bit more G rated than I'm used to from this author only because there's this adorable, impressionable, and repeat everything he hears little boy named Finn, who'll steal your heart the way he stole Cole's. I enjoyed reading as Cole, famous X Australian rugby player, X being key here, try to get a handle on the life he's now facing sans rugby.
Hiding out in Credence, CO, away from all the speculation for some major recharge time, alone, or supposedly anyway, in his old friend and famous footballer Wade Carter and his PA-turned-wife, CC's huge historical house was just what he needed. He didn't know squat about what he needed, and before long Jane and Finn become his everything.
Jane's number one priority is Finn, above all else, but dayum, does Cole trip her triggers!! She's a strong female which I love, and between the five, wait five? yes five, of them they have a lot of giving and taking.
Great storyline with a wonderful and exciting HEA I loved as well. Recommended reading from me.
I received an advance reader's copy from the publisher through NetGalley. I am voluntarily giving my honest thoughts and opinions on "Playing With Trouble".

This book was okay, but not really my thing. It's Insta-love, covering just two weeks. And while the main characters were very likable, we get yet another perfect child in a single parent romance. No crying. No tantrums. No meltdown at bedtime. The perfect, inhuman, 4 year old boy.

It was also very obvious that the author is not American because the dialog in this book filled with Americans was not true to American speech at all. Words and phrases were throughout this book that an American would simply never use.

The story was decent, but ultimately this book was not for me.

I loved returning to the small town of Credence and catching up briefly with the characters I've met in previous novels, and I loved meeting three new characters. Cole, an ex-rugby player recovering from an accident that's changed his life path, Jane, a house restoration guru and her son Finn who's a darling.

I really enjoyed the dynamics between Cole and Jane, it was fun, sweet, sexy and serious, add in Finn, and Cole especially didn't stand a chance at staying aloof in any way.

What do both their futures hold when they live on different sides of the world, what is Cole going to do with his life now his rugby career is over and how can Jane trust another man, especially with her son. These were the big hurdles they both faced, so can a holiday romance become more? I was hoping it could as they made such a great couple.

Thanks to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for a digital copy in return for an honest review.

So when I saw the blurb to this I grabbed, I mean I could say my excitement in three words my friends. Australian Rugby player, of course I was going to request it.. So we meet Cole who do to an accident decides to go to the states to stay in one of his friends place but alone he shall not stay. We have Jane a single mother who was going to work on a house and ends up having to do it with her 4 year old son since his dad cant do it. and an annoying man that she was just not expecting. So we have two opposites attract, two people that could not be more different. The story was a little to long for me, or we could have just ripped a couple of pages that were just filler. My favorite was Finn, I enjoyed him and he saved it for me.

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A first for me from Amy Andrews, but we all need to start somewhere.
I’m so glad I found this author, via Netgally, now I have more great books to read.

This one book I very much enjoyed and am looking forward to reading more, it’s fun and emotional. Adventurous and passionate.

It’s a wonderful book to curl up with and just drift into to a different world .
Jane and Cole are great together and little Finn is adorable.
I’m even tempted to get a chameleon now.

Excellent reading and great fun.

I received an Arc copy of this book and chose to post this review

This is a story between a rugby player who has to make a life decision and a single mom who isn't looking for love but they stumble across each other in a very steamy way. They try to resist because of her son but that doesn't stop the temptation - at all. I was thoughtfully provided with an ARC by #NetGalley and #EntangledPublishing in exchange for an honest review. - #publishdate-11/30/2020

I liked the concept and plot. The characters were also a lot of fun. It just wasn't my type of book. It was an okay novel with a whole lot of potential. My first impressions of the characters weren't the best and that could have been what shaped my experience. The heroine seemed frazzled and anxious and the hero was rude and a bit annoying. I liked the hero more as his bond with Finn was hilarious. Finn was probably my favourite character. he was so endearing but a bit spoilt. The story could have been a lot better but I still say this one is worth trying if it fits your liking.

Cole, an Australian rugby star, goes to rural Colorado for a solo vacation at a friend's house. He discovers that Jane is also staying at the house, restoring a room, and her four-year-old, Finn, is there also. The majority of the book is told over a two-week period, and while the relationship moved kind of quickly once it actually started, the book was a little slow for me and narrative of each day. Finn was definitely the highlight.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Playing With Trouble is a fun and flirty read that isn't stupid or insulting. Yay! Single-parent romances aren't typically at the top of my favorites list, but this one did it for me.

This was my first Amy Andrews book, and it is part of a series. However, it definitely stands alone. Cole is an Australian rugby player who heads to Credence, Colorado, for recovery time after a career-ending injury. He crosses paths with Jane and her four-year-old son Finn. Jane is in Credence to renovate a room in the house where Cole is staying. Conflict, sparks, and sexy time ensue. #happysigh

I really enjoyed this book, and I hope to read more from this author. I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Cole and Jane’s heartwarming story in Playing for Trouble by Amy Andrews, is a cross-over story between her Sydney Smoke Rugby series and her Credence, Colorado series. We have the hot Australian rugby pro, Cole Hauser, who needs a quiet place to recover from career-ending injuries. He willingly jumps at the chance to stay at a football buddy’s house in small town America where he is unknown and should be peaceful. Great, until he discovers he has roommates; a woman who renovates historic homes and her son. Jane Spencer was supposed to spend four weeks alone in Colorado rehabbing a house that could put her business on the map. Instead, her ex-husband drops off their four-year-old son, Finn, and then there’s the grumpy, sexy, hot rugby player who is living with her and only wants to brood and watch ESPN. When Cole offers to help Jane by watching Finn, Jane is questionably unsure until she sees the two of them outside, active, and out of her hair. The best part, the evening check-ins, where Cole and Jane try to keep from acknowledging their attraction. Whatever they have has to be temporary, right!?! After all, Cole lives in Australia and most likely will return there for a job in sports casting while Jane lives in Los Angeles. When the time to part comes, it should be easy to say their goodbyes, but it isn’t. Once Cole and Jane accept the attraction and sizzling chemistry they have, they both realize they are in major trouble.

Ms. Andrews wrote a wonderful, funny, sexy and emotional story that is not to be missed. She provided a rich tale with characters struggling with changes in their life, sizzling chemistry, humorous conversations, and charming characters giving Cole and Jane a chance at love, happiness, and a future together. I highly recommend Playing for Trouble to other readers.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

Cole Hauser has gone to Colorado in the US to recover from his Australian rugby injury. His American football playing friend has offered his house for some R&R…HOWEVER…he doesn’t know that single-mom, Jane Spencer is renovating the house at the time.

In this panty-melting, swoon-worthy romance, written by the wonderful Amy Andrews, there is a great blend of single-parent, life-changes, surprises, and heat! The storyline is wonderful and I love the internal dialogue she adds into the story. It flows really well and I love the turns that made the ending the way it is. I loved the fantastic side characters, and especially the way cute little four year old Finn was included in the storyline. Lovely, very enjoyable read! 4.5 stars!