Such a lighthearted read filled with hilarious texts back and forth and fun banter. It was super entertaining, especially with Margot's ten year old daughter who was too smart for her own good. I would highly recommend if you're feeling a quick, fun read!

Sara Ney writes such quirky characters, I can't help but instantly feel like I know them. It feels like I'm sitting having a coffee catching up with them as I read the words and I can't get enough. And then my kids get sick and needy and won't let me hide away and read my damn book. Ugh.

Seriously. I picked this up and instantly wanted Margot to be my bestie. She was so sure of who she was but not in a way that she didn't come across as full of herself. And Wyatt was hilarious. As a mother of a 7 going on 27 year old with way too much attitude, I actually felt some of those conversations happening.

And Dex started out the definition of the song man child. He was such a cute little clueless bubble. I wanted to smack him on the back of his head and then hug him. But he was so genuinely nice and clueless it was hard to hold his stupid against him and I loved how Margot dealt with it.

This book was such a fun read with a heaping of hotness thrown in and ive put it down with a huge smile. It's 100% a standalone but it was awesome getting the update on Landon and Harlow in the epilogue. I can't wait to see what she writes next.

Wow! I absolutely loved this book. Amazing characters and wonderful plot. Very beautifully written and easy to read.

Dex is a conundrum. In Landon's story, he seemed to have no filters and no direction (other than playing football)-just happy to slide along, living his best life and enjoying the company of the women who seem to surround him on any given day. But with his best friend finding love (and most of his other teammates), he is feeling like he needs to be serious about his relationships and what better way than using Kismet...a dating app started by Harlow. This is where things take a turn and soon he will realize that nothing is as easy as it seems-even for him. Margot is not looking for a casual fling. She has a daughter and she needs to be serious. The two are fire and the chemistry is off the charts. Wyatt steals the show for me. She was perfectly precocious and sassy.

3.5 stars for me

I loved the premise of this one. NFL Superstar & Single Mum sounded like junior what I needed…

Unfortunately I didn’t warm to the hero and found some of his scenes left me feeling 😬😑 while the heroine was also a little frustrating at times, especially for an almost 30 year old mother.

I will say I enjoyed the pace of the story and had moments where I genuinely LOLd. In particular the scenes with Wyatt. She was by far my favourite character. Overall it’s an easy read.

Another impossible to put down book by terrific author Sara Ney. From the first page Biggest Player was just as laugh out loud funny as the previous book in the Not Yours series, Not Your Biggest Fan. This author has a knack for picking just the right words and phrases to use – ironic, cutting, ridiculous, hilarious words – to pull you into the story from the very start and to keep you turning pages right up to the often unexpected but always satisfactory ending.

Margot and Dex are the least likely couple you could imagine. She’s a teacher (sounds boring, right?), single mom to a precocious young daughter (baggage, right), with parents, or a mom at least, who push, push, push for her to find a husband and helping offer up prospects way too frequently. She wants is to let loose a little, to have some fun but what she really wants is a partner, someone to share life with. But every guy she’s swiped right and every date she’s been on has been a disaster. She keeps trying but it’s more lefts than rights. Until she sees Dex’s profile and something has her swiping right. And then instantly regretting it, because come on, this guy can’t be for real: a young, hot, football star looking for a relationship, and did I mention hot? Never one to filter a single thought she decides he’s really a catfish so when they’re matched she lets him have it in their texts. Threatening to report him, telling him he should be ashamed of himself for leading women on, on and on she goes.

Although he’s only 25 and can have his pick of football groupies, Dex really does want a relationship. The good life of a hot, young, rich guy isn’t really doing it for him. He’s determined and methodical in his search and swipes, but something about her profile has him swiping right. Their banter in their texts is oh so funny, and he doesn’t hold back, either, especially when making clear that children = dealbreaker.

Why on earth do they keep communicating and seeing each other, then? Maybe some attraction there? Who knows, but it’s fun to watch. Dex is a jerk a good part of the book, saying random, inappropriate, thoughtless things, typical man-child. That desire for a real relationship is in there somewhere but at times it’s hard to find. And when he takes his agent’s advice and pretends for publicity purposes and convinces Margo that he’s all in, let’s just say we’re not his biggest fans.

He grows on you, though. He’s sincere and honest (well, except for the pretending part) and hopefully he’ll grow up. And his relationship with Margot’s daughter Wyatt is priceless. Biggest Player is well-written, fast-paced, funny and entertaining but will tug at your heart. And you definitely don’t want to miss the steamy. It was a great read with delightful appearances by characters from the first book, and I look forward to the next book in the series. I received an advance copy of Biggest Player. I voluntarily leave this review; all opinions are my own.

Thank you Sara Ney and NetGalley for the advance copy of this ebook, this is my unbiased opinion. Enjoy!

I swear Sara Ney just always is a slay in her words. After reading Not Your Biggest Fan, I knew i had to continue the series. The banter and meet cute of these two just had me swooning. I mean the way Dex is that typical 25 year old professional athlete that at first isnt looking for something serious then matches a 29 year old Margot who wants a serious relationship since she has a 10 year old daughter named Wyatt who let's be honest steals the show 💕

If you love:
💕sports romance
🏈dating app meet cute
💕football romance
🏈single parent / single mom specifically
💕opposites attract
🏈he's a pro nhl football player
💕romcom

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Biggest Player is book two in the Not Yours series. This is a single mom, sports romance. The main characters are Dex Lansing and Margot Mahoney.

Dex is a star football player looking to find a girlfriend but also doesn't want to really commit. He had a long list of what he wasn't looking for in a woman, one big one being a woman with kids. He gave me dumb jock vibes.

Margot is a young mother having gotten pregnant early on in college. She was stable and independent but never really had a long term, serious relationship. Not even with her baby daddy. Odd, yet some what understandable due to being a young single mother, putting herself through school, and starting a career.

This book had potential but it fell flat for me. Dex was Ney's typical douchey male character but I never found him redeemable. He was also too immature and honestly a jerk.

Margot caved waaaaay to easy during the groveling period. Their love didn't seem organic and was rushed. I didn't feel the chemristry at all. Plus they made the age gap sound dramatic when it was only like 4 years. The whole show down with Margot's baby daddy was anticlimactic and then felt unfinished. Another unfinished topic was the agent drama.

The story was entertaining enough to read and had humor. I just wasn't in love with this couple. It needed a lot more depth to the plot and character development.

I read this book in one sitting once I started reading it I just could not put it down!
I can't remember a book ever making me giggle so much! Since chapter one I was hooked on this story!
By far one of my favorite reads this month!
They meet on a dating app, and Dex is always swiping left since he never seems to find the right ones. when Margot swipes right on him determine to prove he is a catfish using a fake profile, there is defiantly banter between them.
I love that Margot is a single mom but also an elementary school teacher who doesn't put up with Dex's nonsense she puts him in his place. The chemistry between them is undeniable and you can feel the sexual tension between them for sure.
Dex isn't father material, but he is determined to get to know Margot and the more time they spend together the more he realizes she may just be his ideal girl or he hopes.
There is a moment where I was annoyed with Dex but in the end he definitely redeems himself so much!
Wyatt is also so funny!
This book was an absolute joy to read and I think everyone should take a chance on it I've already recommended it to a friend because she definitely will enjoy it.

I thoroughly enjoyed the story of Margot and Dex, ably helped by the precocious Wyatt who, imo had the best dialogue of the entire book.

I loved the 'excitable puppy' character of Dex and the very serious Margot who takes her responsibility as a single mother very seriously.

Margot and Dex are very obviously taking time to get to know each other even though she is in denial about their dating status.

Despite Dex's seeming immaturity they seem like the perfect couple with each balancing the other out.

This is just such a feel good romance with spurts of humour, mainly from Wyatt and her shenanigans, and a lovely way to spend a sunny afternoon.

Dex joins a dating app in hopes of finding a match and despite being a professional football player, he also does it as himself and swipes on a single mom, Margot. She also swipes on him thinking this man is 100% a catfish. Their first meeting his hilarious and sparks some conversations between them that turn into dates and it goes from there.

This was a fun, cute, flirty story. I love the banter, but Dex’s immaturity and full of himself attitude kind of rubbed me the wrong way throughout a lot of it. This made me not really buy in to the relationship between him and Margot, she’s a single mom with a 10 year old, she doesn’t need a manchild to take care of, too. Sure, there is chemistry but it felt very surface level.

The narrators on the audiobook did a good job with Dex and Margot and the overall story and I enjoyed them. I enjoyed listening to the story, versus reading it. Overall, it was cute, fun and pretty lighthearted.

Big fan & long time reader of Sara Ney! Biggest Player was such a fun read. Perfect amount of banter and heat, with a good story that wove it all together.

When Dex and Margot meet on a dating app she reckons she’s being catfished so she calls him out on it and for some strange reason he’s a little turned on by sparring with her.

But they both agree that this will go no further. And that dating kind of sucks…

But this is actually the start of something big!

Neither pictured it but it absolutely works with Dex the picky professional football player who’s a big deal and the funny and smart, first grade teacher and single mum Margot!

4.25⭐

Biggest Player is a charming, steamy, and sweet sports romance filled with witty banter and incredible chemistry that entertained me throughout. As the story follows Dex, a hot (and he knows it) quarterback who decides to join a dating app in search of a meaningful relationship, as he is tired of being alone.

However, instead of meeting his dream girl immediately, he matches with Margot, a single mom who only swiped right on Dex to catch a catfish. And their first interaction is anything but friendly.

Yet, when they eventually agree to meet for a non-date date, a friendship begins to form, but Dex insists he will never date a single mum. However, as the story progresses, he starts to reconsider his stance, especially with Wyatt, Margot's daughter, who is undoubtedly the best character in the story.

And with a fun writing style. That perfectly blends witty romance and spice, Biggest Player is an enjoyable and entertaining read. That's ideal if you're looking for something fairly lighthearted to dive into this summer!

Biggest Player is the second book of the Not Yours series, and in this book, we focus on Dex. Dex is a 25 year old pro athlete looking for a long-term relationship. He finds himself scrolling on an app, swiping left on almost everyone, until he comes across Margot. They connect over the app, however, Margot's dm is not what he would have expected. She thinks he's a catfish and gives him a piece of her mind. Margot blocks him, however, she doesn't get away from Dex that easily. She sees him at a restaurant that she's at with her daughter and parents, and to make it even worse, he's cutting a deal with her daughter. Margot is ready to tear into him again, but doesn't, only because he seems to really need her daughter's help. Margot is a 29 year old single mother, and Dex does not do single mothers or children, but of course, things can change.
I liked this book, however, there wasn't anything in particular that I loved about Dex and Margot's relationship. Dex seemed very immature at times, and Margot seemed naive much of the time. The only thing that I absolutely loved about this book was Wyatt! She made the book what it is. She's fun, witty, clever, and all around a good time!
Thank you NetGalley, Montlake, and Sara Ney for this ARC.

A big beautiful burly self loving goofy but honest football athlete who ends up dating a single mom with a child that’s more mature than he is ..it’s stuff of comedy!!
Sara Ney did good with this story that totally should be a sitcom on television.


EBook Review 📚📱
Story: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 2.5🌶️🌶️


Dex and Margot and little Wyatt story

🩷💛💚🧡

Margot Mahoney,📚
a busy single mom juggling teaching, parenting, and trying not to die alone. Dating apps? Total nightmare. But desperate times call for desperate swipes, even if they make her break out in stress hives. When she matches with a guy who looks too good to be true, she’s convinced he’s a walking red flag—or worse—a catfish.


Dex (Declan) Lansing.🏈
is hot, and he knows it. A quarterback with a killer smile and looks to spare, he’s a good guy looking for a long-term relationship. He wants what his friends have: someone to come home to…and if they’re naked when he gets there, even better. When he logs on the dating app for a casual scroll, he’s not expecting to meet her. One swipe, and suddenly he’s hooked.
But, Margot’s convinced he’s a catfish.


I’ve been wanting for Dex’s story for a while and I’m excited especially when there’s an audiobook with Narrator: Felicity Cross, Alexander Cendese which I certainly will be listening soon!

Dex and Margot along with Wyatt aka Baby Yoda had me going.. Dex and Margot somehow managed to get together despite having different personalities, ages and views .. but somehow along the line it all began to change as Dex began to develop into a more mature version of himself, (somewhat)
Dex was honest about not wanting children much less to dating a mom..but as to be expected Dex messed up and is willing to show Margot just how much he has changed and now she is open to things he never wanted before her.

The Characters had me hooked and rolling with laughter while they both figure out what is happening between them.

Dex gives me Johnny Bravo vibes with an innocence, while Margot gives the somewhat kind of mature character while Wyatt is truly the baby Yoda and adult of the group and I’m loving it!

The things Wyatt and Dex got into was super hilarious!

Don’t want to give anything away so I’m just gonna implore you to add this one to your reading pile first when you want a feel good laugh out loud steamy read!



Vibes in this 📕
💛Football Romance
💕Single Mom
🏈Online Dating
💛Cocky MMC
🏈Incredible banter
💕Super Funny
💛Dual POV
🏈Slow Burn
💕HEA

A special thanks to TAA and NetGalley for this awesome story!

Hope to catch you next time, until then
One Love 💕
Georgious🦋

Biggest Player is single mum Margot and Dex’s witty and entertaining story and it’s book two in the Not Yours Series.
Meeting on a dating app didn’t go as expected for Dex and Margot because he’s a quarterback who doesn’t see kids in his future and she’s a teacher and a single mum. But fate has plans for this couple and an unexpected event brings them back together……
I enjoyed this fun read but I struggled a bit connecting with the characters but that being said Margot’s daughter stole my heart. The banter was witty and funny and the story was well written and entertaining. This lighthearted and witty romance isn’t one of my favourites by this author but it could be yours.

I received a copy from the publisher through Netgalley.

Not Yours #2

Dex Lansing is 25 and a professional football player. He has a reputation, he's cocky, good looking and knows it.
He has decided he wants what his friends have and that's someone to come home too and hang out with but he's not sure where to start. When his friends suggest a dating app he figures it will be easy to find someone.

Margot Mahoney is 29, a single mom to a 10 year old girl Wyatt and teaches first grade. She also would like to find someone and hates the idea of dating apps but isn't having any luck so she figures ok. She clicks on Dex and thinks he is lying about who he is and reports him.

They happen to meet in a restaurant and her daughter is helping him get out of a terrible date and she's not too happy about it. He ends up changing his profile in the dating app showing other pictures and information and they come up as a match. Both are shocked to see who it is, but figure they will give it a chance.

They have chemistry there's no doubt but she overhears a conversation he is having and thinks she is being used to better his reputation. Can he change her mind about that and other things?

3.5-4 stars
I think Dex for being a professional football player came off as a man-child who had no clue on lots of things. He was annoying at times and funny at others. He would be a lot!
I did like her daughter and the sense of humor she had and savviness.

Sara does it again. Absolutely love this book and couldn’t put it down. The banter between Dex and Margot was so much fun. And her daughter, Wyatt, this kid is a hoot. There is so much I could tell you about the plot but it’s just more fun to pick it up and read. Honestly a few times I just snorted and laughed out loud. Enjoy

Whelp. I tried, I really did. Although I had a rough go of it with book one (Not Your Biggest Fan), I decided to keep an open mind and return for this sequel (because I already had an ARC), but to no avail.

Yes, I’ll admit this went better for me than book one, but, unfortunately, it wasn’t by much of a margin.

Again, we have Dex, a cocky, man-child football star who unwittingly falls for the “regular girl” he meets on a dating app—in this case, a single-mother named Margot, who is a teacher and four whole years older than him (both are in their twenties).

Much like with book one, the vibe was all off for me. And by that, I mean I didn’t like the tone of the writing, the character’s attitudes, or their very forced and not-at-all-believable romance.

I think I used this word in my last review, but I found the entire thing extremely juvenile. When the MCs are making you cringe every other page, with the obnoxious, immature things they’re saying and/or thinking, and it never actually leads to any sort of realistic character growth, then, Houston, we have a problem.

Without quoting specific passages or character interactions, the best way I can describe how I felt is by saying there was just something about it that made me feel really uneasy.

If I meet these people in real life, I would not want to be friends with them, that’s for sure. I certainly wouldn’t want to date either of them. To me, Dex was a walking red flag from page one all the way through to the final sentence of the epilogue. If anything, he became more insufferable as the story progressed, so the fact Margot continued to date this dude bro, and let him get away with all the shit he said and did… well, that just made me dislike her too, if I’m being frank.

What worked here for me (and certainly didn’t work in book one), was the fact that the secondary characters were more likeable. Namely Margot’s daughter, who brought some much appreciated humour and levity to the story. I’d go as far as saying, the only scenes I genuinely enjoyed had this kid in them.

Again, I’m left very confused by my reactions, having read this author several times years ago, leading to a handful of 4 star experiences. So, either time has changed me and my reading tastes, or the quality/style of this author’s work has shifted over time—either way, I’m not sure if I’ll ever be willing to try again at this point. There’ll definitely be an audience for this kind of simple, easy-breezy, contemporary romance storytelling, I just think I’m no longer a part of that demographic and that’s okay.


***A special thanks to the publishers and the author (via Netgalley) for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

**NFL Football Star & 1st Grade Teacher** 5 ⭐ 4 🌶️

“Biggest Player” is the second book in the *Not Yours* series, and it will have you laughing one moment and rooting for the characters the next! Join Dex and Margot on their journey to find their happily ever after. After a messy breakup, Dex is in need of a temporary girlfriend for the press, so he decides to give a dating app a try. Margot, on the other hand, is a fun-loving first-grade teacher and a proud single mom to her awesome daughter, Wyatt. She’s also looking for someone special, and she decides to explore the dating app scene as well.

Fate brings Dex and Margot together on the app, but Margot is honest about her concerns—she can’t help but think she might be getting catfished by a football player! When they finally meet in person, things get even better and funnier. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and when they finally give in to their feelings, it leads to some really steamy moments!

The author does a fantastic job of crafting relatable characters. Nobody is perfect, and while Dex definitely stumbles along the way, his heart is always in the right place. He learns from his mistakes, which makes it easy for Margot to forgive him and give their relationship another shot. The witty banter and easygoing storyline had me turning the pages quickly. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book in this delightful series!

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.