Blog Tour: Inside Game by Collette West

Inside Game by Collette West Publication Date: July 10, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sports

 

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Third baseman Drake Schultz is the undisputed bad boy of the New York Kings. So it's no surprise when Major League Baseball suspends him for taking performance-enhancing drugs. Furious with their superstar, the front office issues an ultimatum: either work with their sober companion or kiss the rest of his quarter-billion-dollar contract goodbye. Cocky and arrogant, Drake resists being saddled with a live-in babysitter—even one he's insanely attracted to.

Drake is Eva Sloane's first celebrity client as a substance abuse counselor, and she knows she's in trouble when he starts tempting her at every turn. The way he looks at her is as hot as sin, but she refuses to become his new drug of choice. Slowly, she helps him realize he has to face the demons from his past and heal his tortured spirit before he can even think about satisfying any craving he has for her.

Review: ****4 Stars****

Eva Sloane is a substance abuse counselor who has seen her share of darkness and tragedy. This is her calling and when her New York Kings’ crush becomes her first celebrity client, she has to be careful not to cross any lines.

Her number one concern is to get Drake Schultz off the drugs. This is going to be tougher than she thought.

Drake Schultz was born on the wrong side of the tracks. He grew up all around drugs and can’t seem to escape them. When he hits rock bottom, his team’s owner decides enough is enough and enlists the help of an addictions counselor.

When Drake realizes his counselor is the beautiful woman he has had his eyes on in the stands, he is shocked at the feelings she invokes in him. They definitely have an attraction to each other and he decides that he is going to fight to make himself better. He is going to be someone who deserves to love her.

This was a great story about addiction. The author did a wonderful job giving us insight into the life of someone addicted to drugs. The story definitely could have been about someone in real life.

Eva and Drake were great characters. Although there weren’t many love scenes, it was still a great love story.

I definitely recommend this book to read!

About Collette West

Collette West grew up as somewhat of a jock-nerd hybrid. Entering the world three weeks premature, her dad nearly missed her birth because he had seats behind the dugout for a sold-out, highly-anticipated match-up between two of baseball's biggest rivals. Not to be outdone, her book-loving mom taught her how to read by the time she was three. A love of the game coupled with an appreciation for the written word were instilled in Collette's impressionable brain from a young age. No wonder her characters believe in the philosophy: sports + romance = a little slice of heaven. Splitting her time between the Pocono Mountains and Manhattan, Collette indulges her inner fangirl by going to as many games as she can from hockey to baseball and downloading every sports romance novel in existence onto her iPad. When she's not clicking away on her laptop, she enjoys walking her dog in Central Park, satisfying her caffeine craving at the Starbucks on Broadway and keeping an eye out for Mr. Right. But above all, she loves dishing with her readers. Email her at collette_west@yahoo.com. She is the author of NIGHT GAMES and GAME CHANGER.

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