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Sandra Brown never disappoints I read and love all of Sandra Brown's books, and this is no different. I'm not looking for a perfect hero or heroine. Sandra Brown writes about real people who have real flaws. Her stories draw you in and make you feel like a part of the story. Even if you can't sympathize with the characters, you understand what makes them tick. Highly recommended! Same Old Thing Play dirty but don't deceive on purpose with intent to hurt an innocent person. G. Burkett committed sin, and no one is forgiving. Money can buy any and everything, including a surrogate dad. After spending time incarcerated, he is disgraced and all alone until Laura Speakman, wife of a barren man, and Griff like Marc is a randy one who'll do anything for money. It doesn't matter who gets hurt along the way. The clock, Marc's cell phone purchased at Dollar General, is tickiing down on another felon who now has much to lose, more the second time because of a woman's interest and need for him. Selfish like most men, he thinks he's invincible and won't be caught again. He kept her money,k saying only I don't want to hurt you. He was like a young Gid with cultivated muscles going to pot. Out of jail, he's let his figure go and the beer he consumes is showing up as fat, while eating the wrong foods. His fate is in the hands of a man who became his fierciest enemy. Read this Brown version of love gone bad. She is an expert at perversion under wraps. Fun, quick read - great beach book Good book by a great author (who happens to live a few miles from me!). Lots of love, lust, romance and murder. Not a trashy romance novel - this has a plot. Predictable ending but a quick, easy read. Ideal for a beach read - take it with you for Spring Break or summer vacation. From J. Kaye's Book Blog Reviews over Sandra Brown's PLAY DIRTY weren't exactly glowing here, causing me to be a bit skeptical prior to getting this book. For this reason, I went with the audio format. Normally I can stick with a bad book longer this way. But it turns out, this wasn't necessary. When the book opens, Griff Burkett has just been let out of prison where he'd spent five years. He'd been a Cowboys quarterback, but threw a game in order to pay off gambling debts. From the getgo, he's not a likable character and maybe this was a turn-off to readers. Personally, I thought this was a brazen move - one that I appreciated. Add to the story, Foster Speakman, owner and CEO of SunSouth Airlines, and his wife, Laura, a wealthy, successful and wealthy couple. Early in their marriage, tragedy struck in the form of an auto accident, leaving Foster in a wheel chair. He's unable to have children, and this is where Burkett comes in. He is offered a job of impregnating his wife and not through vitro fertilization, but the old fashioned way. The catch is this job must remain secret. The bad guy in this story is Stanley Rodarte. He's a cop whose mission is to tag Burkett for an unsolved murder that happened prior to Burkett's incarceration. Rodarte won't rest until Burkett is back behind bars, even if he has to play dirty to do it. Even though I knew early who the murderer was, it was a great read with good solid characters. Sandra Brown never fails to entertain! Football and romance are just part of this suspenseful novel I think I've read everything by Sandra Brown (i.e., since she turned away from her earlier career as an author of romance novels) and have always admired how she manages to come up with different story ideas . . . more importantly, every book just doesn't seem to be a rehash of a previous effort--and that's something I very much appreciate in an author. Her latest effort, PLAY DIRTY, is the story of a disgraced pro football quarterback who has spent the past five years in jail because he bet on a game . . . when he gets out, has no prospects until he comes across a wealthy couple who want him to be the father of the child they can't have on their own. While the plot might sound farfetched, Brown somehow manages to pull it together into a suspenseful novel that grabbed my attention from the beginning . . . and maintained it until an ending that's very satisfying . . . along the way, she threw in enough football action that gave the impression that she knew what she was talking about with respect to that sport. In addition, a compelling love story added to my enjoyment of this novel. There were also many passages that contained realistic dialogue that helped move the book along . . . for example: * "A piece of advice, Griff. During a business negotiation, once you've won a point, drop it. Don't mention it again. I've already conceded that you could keep the initial hundred thousand." * "You know from the day you start that it can't last forever," he said. "Even if you go all the way to the pros, it's short term. Thirty is old. Thirty-five is ancient. And that's if you escape serious injury. You're never more than one play away from the end of your career. Or even the end of your life. Each time the ball is snapped, it's a tempt of fate." And then there was this tidbit of suspenseful writing: * Griff hadn't heard the approach of Speakman's chair and was startled to find him so close. Prison would do that to you, too. Make you jumpy. Linemen topping three hundred pounds used to charge at him bent on inflicting injury and pain, teeth bared behind their face guards, eyes slitted with malice. He'd been prepared for them and was conditioned to take their abuse. You'll like PLAY DIRTY and will have difficulty putting it down . . . also, it will leave you anxiously awaiting the publication of Brown's next book. See also:
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