The Right Player

Kandi Steiner

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swoon worthy romance

commitment free love

professional football player

past trauma and heartbreak

charming and relatable narrative

humor and emotional depth

intimacy and trust

heartfelt storytelling

light and humorous pacing

character driven drama

overcoming fears in relationships

dynamic growth of characters

everyday life in romantic settings

engaging and entertaining story

The Right Player by Kandi Steiner tells the story of Belle and Makoa, two individuals who find themselves drawn to each other despite their past heartbreaks and reservations about relationships. Belle, a commitment-free and fun-loving woman, meets Makoa, a romantic at heart professional football player. As their relationship blossoms, they navigate through past traumas, vulnerabilities, and the challenges of opening up to love. The book is filled with moments of humor, angst, and swoon-worthy romance, making it a perfect blend of cute romcom elements and heartfelt storytelling.

In The Right Player, Kandi Steiner skillfully weaves a tale of love, vulnerability, and growth through the characters of Belle and Makoa. The writing style captures the essence of their journey, portraying them as likable and well-developed characters with relatable struggles and endearing qualities. The book explores themes of intimacy, trust, and personal growth, offering readers a heartwarming and engaging story that is both entertaining and emotionally resonant.

Characters:

Makoa is characterized as a caring and emotionally available man, while Belle, despite her humorous exterior, hides vulnerabilities due to past hurt, and together they show dynamic growth.

Writing/Prose:

The writing style is engaging and heartfelt, blending humor with emotional depth to create a charming and relatable narrative.

Plot/Storyline:

The narrative follows the journey of Makoa, a professional football player, and Belle, who is wary of relationships due to past trauma. Their story is filled with romance, humor, and the challenge of overcoming their fears.

Setting:

The setting mainly focuses on everyday life, intertwined with elements of the sports world reflecting Makoa's profession.

Pacing:

The pacing is initially light and humorous, transitioning to more serious conflicts as the story unfolds.

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Notes:

The hero, Makoa, is a professional football player who is hiding his job from the heroine, Belle.

Belle struggles with intimacy due to a past heartbreak from a football player, making her wary of dating athletes.

The book incorporates a campsite rule analogy to discuss the importance of leaving relationships in better condition than when you found them.

Belle is characterized as a fun-loving commitment-phobe, which adds tension to her relationship with Makoa.

Makoa is described as emotionally available, kind, and a gentleman, contrasting with the typical alpha male found in romance.

The story emphasizes vulnerability as a means to deeper love, particularly through Belle's character development.

Belle and Makoa's relationship is portrayed as ideal and soulmates, reinforcing the romantic themes of the novel.

Kandi Steiner's writing is noted for making readers feel better and understand vulnerability through her characters' journeys in love.

Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings

There are depictions of emotional trauma and intimacy issues, which may serve as triggers for some readers.

Has Romance?

The book features a significant focus on romance as a central theme.

explicit steam level

From The Publisher:

From bestselling author Kandi Steiner comes a sexy, hilarious, opposites-attract sports romance set in the lively city of Chicago...

I have a three date rule - but it's not what you think.

See, I've been told I'm the "good time girl," not the one you take home to Mom. And while that label stung at first, I've since embraced it - living the wild and free life and sticking to a three date max. That's just enough time to have some fun and snuff out the possibility of catching feelings. And it's been working for me for years…

Until Makoa Kumaka.

Sadly, he also has a three date rule - and it's the exact opposite of mine. From the second I meet him, all I can think about is stripping down that six-foot-five Herculean hunk of a man. But like the gentleman I wish he wasn't, he's making me wait.The more time we spend together, the more I feel those pesky emotions creeping in. I'm even tempted to trust him, but blame it on my past or my instincts, I can't shake the feeling that he's hiding something…

I've been playing the game forever, and no man has ever won my heart - which meant they never had the power to break it.

But maybe I just hadn't met the right player.

Maybe I'll wish I never did.

The Right Player is a sexy, fun sports romance set in Chicago and packed with humor and heat!

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