Another great addition to the Play-by-Play series. I loved Aubry and Tucker. They were fantastic together and this book was filled with heat, humor and learning to stick up for what is most important.

I liked this book but at times had a hard time following the characters and who they were. I do enjoy Burtons style of writing and will be reading more of her books in the future.

Rating: 3.5 stars

All Wound Up is the tenth installment in the Play by Play series. In this novel we experience the ups and downs of Aubry, an ER physician and Tucker, a pitcher for a professional baseball team and their careers. Aubry is dedicated to her career and repeatedly passes by on her chances to let loose and have fun. Tucker has his mind set on showing her just how fun he can be. The family ties for both Aubry and Tucker are solid and almost too perfect. The plot seemed rather predictable, but how they worked through their struggles kept me reading. Aubry and Tucker lead busy, hectic schedules with their careers and responsibilities so it was refreshingly hot and sexy each time they joined forces...at the hospital, one of their places, or at her parents. The spark was present but I longed for more angst while reading All Wound Up. The character development and plot was fluid and I wanted Aubry and Tucker to find their balance between work and play. The dates Tucker planned for Aubry were some of my favorite scenes in this novel, which left me swooning over his thoughtfulness and sweetness.

✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ FOUR-STAR ✩ REVIEW ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩

> > Judging a Book by it's Cover < <
Shirtless male winding up to throw a baseball, mitt in another hand. A solid black background is vastly different from previous neutral colors. Model pops. Stronger title and author fonts. At this point in the series, I'm no longer reading the synopsis prior to reading it, so cannot base an opinion on the lure of the back cover.

> > Looking Deeper < <
POV ~> Third person.

Coming from a heavily populated NFL family, Tucker broke the mold by choosing to become a pitcher for the St. Louis Rivers. To say he gets picked on at family gatherings in a "slight" understatement. Aubrey is the daughter of the Rivers' owner. She does not have time to date, being too busy concentrating on completing her residency and all the other hoops and hurdles left to conquer. Even if she did have time, she's not interested in jocks. Even if a certain jock's junk was initially found in a funk and required up close and personal inspection - of the profession kind that is! Tucker's enchanted by Aubrey. Aubrey's playing hard to get. Her mom's a determined matchmaker, yet her dad is dead set on her not getting distracted - especially by one of this athletes and will resort to taking drastic measures to keep his little girl from straying off her path!
I liked the main characters, for the most part. However, once Tucker and Aubrey decide to "have fun", the quality of the plot seems to take a backseat to overly-abundant sex scenes with either cheesy or obnoxious sex dialogue. My head hurts from all the eye rolling and I found myself skimming through pages asking "are they done yet?". Not a flattering endorsement. When they're not having sex, he's at practice or a game, or she's at work. I did not feel an emotional connection between them, at all. The secondary cast was good.
Predictability was low. The primary conflict should not have even been an issue, however, typical lack of communication caused a rift that was later absolved.
Overall, it was not the best in the series and felt as if it were written as differently from previous installments as this cover looks to the others. Hard to recommend a title when it was difficult to read through yourself.
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Rating: [R+] ~ Score: 3.975 ~ Stars: 4

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