Their After Hours Playbook & One Wild Wedding Weekend

by Karen Booth, Janice Maynard

Blazing business rivalries ignite another sort of heat when former enemies surrender to unexpected passion. Thrill to these blistering tales of animosity and desire by fan-favorite author  Karen Booth  and USA TODAY bestselling author  Janice Maynard .

Their After Hours Playbook  by  Karen Booth

Divided by competing interests, united by desire…

Paige Moss is breaking ground in sports with her agency for female athletes. But hotshot Zach Armstrong’s rival agency is poised to poach her clientele. When they meet at a Vegas sports expo for a showdown, their attraction leads to a night of passion. Now, despite their rivalry, they can’t resist mixing business with pleasure…

One Wild Wedding Weekend   by USA TODAY bestselling author  Janice Maynard

In business, they can’t stand each other… In bed, they can’t get enough!

Daley Martin’s sister is marrying Tristan Hamilton’s brother. The hostile business rivals are forced to stay civil as the best man and maid of honor for one weekend. But when unacknowledged attraction erupts into a blistering affair, they vow to end things after the wedding. Until Tristan’s boss buys Daley’s company, making avoiding each other—and the heat between them—impossible!

Two sizzling romances, one great value! 

Genres: Harlequin

448 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published September 26, 2023

About the author

Karen Booth is a Midwestern girl transplanted in the South, raised on 80s music and repeated readings of Forever by Judy Blume. She writes steamy contemporary romance and women's fiction. When she isn't creating fictional hunky men and the women who test them, she's listening to music with her kids, honing her Southern cooking skills or sweet-talking her astoundingly supportive husband into whipping up a batch of cocktails.

Reviews

[Tina Loves To Read]

This is a Romance. I could not get into this book at all, so I ended up DNFing this book.I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.

[Dorel · Rating 2 out of 5]

THEIR AFTER HOURS PLAYBOOK by Karen Booth: I liked this book's storyline. I liked that this storyline was about women's basketball 🏀. Women don't get as much credit as men. I liked the hot 🔥 & steamy scenes. I liked Zach's character. I liked Paige's character. I liked the ending. ONE WILD WEDDING 👰‍♀️🤵‍♂️💒 WEEKEND: Didn't grab my interest.

[Caitlin Warrow · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another book that was just ok. I have read a few sports themed books and they’re just not favorites of mine. Wanted so badly to get into this story but I couldn’t and I had a tough time finishing it. Very disappointing.

[April Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Their After Hours Playbook by Karen Booth

Paige and Zach are both sports agents working for competing agencies. Not only that, but Zach's father, who owns his agency, and Paige are not on good terms. They are fighting the instant attraction they feel when they meet but when they are at a trade show in Vegas, the flame of attraction becomes a 4-alarm blaze. Paige is scared to risk her heart again after the loss of her first marriage and the death of her mother. Zach has recently been appointed to head of the agency by his father at the age of 30. Zach wants his hard work to be respected and to be taken seriously at his profession. Can they overcome the obstacles and find their happily ever after? I enjoyed both Paige and Zach and their journey to love. It is a charming story that will leave you with a smile. I also loved the younger man/older woman dynamic; it's refreshing to see.

I admit to not being so much a fan of the sports romances, but this book won me over. Zach will melt your heart. He is the kind of guy we all hope to find.


Wild Wedding Weekend by Janice Maynard

Daley Martin and Tristan Hamilton both run ad agencies; Daley with one that focuses on social media and Tristan is CEO of a large established agency. Daley sees Tristan as the enemy thinks he is poaching her clients. Now he is about to become her baby sister’s brother in law!

Daley and Tristan will have to play nice as they are the maid of honor and best man at their siblings’ wedding. Playing nice becomes giving in to mutual attraction, no strings and trying to keep it from the bride and groom. Tristan’s boss and Godfather/Honorary Uncle has offered to buy Daley’s company. Will they be able to keep at no strings attached or will they find that life is better together. Read the book and enjoy Daley and Tristan story.

I have to admit that Janice Maynard is one of my favorite authors and she did not disappoint with this one. She crafts the story that is heartfelt and slightly steamy. We get to know Tristan and Daley and what has made them both leery of relationships. It was also nice to get to know the siblings John and Tabby as well.

[Julie Eichelberger-Ford · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is two steamy, exciting, sexy stories by two great authors in one book to spice up your reading.

Their After Hours Playbook by Karen Booth is an enemies to lovers story of competing sports agents. Paige Moss puts everything into her career of representing female athletes and isn't looking for a relationship, especially with Zach Armstrong who she feels is trying to take her clients. She blames Zach's step-dad for the demise of her marriage and fears that Zach is just as conniving as him. Zach is now in charge of his family's agency and looking to take the company in a new direction of adding female athletes but his attraction to Paige has nothing to do with her clientele and he is determined to prove that his feelings for her are real. They enjoy a hot, steamy affair in Vegas but when they try to continue the relationship back home, outside influences and underhanded dealings threaten to destroy what is building. This is a wonderful story with engaging characters that will have you unable to put down the book until you find out what happens next.

One Wild Wedding Weekend by Janice Maynard is an enemy to lovers story of competing ad agents who are also soon to be connected by the marriage of their siblings. Daley Martin has started her own internet ad agency and is also the maid of honor for her baby sister who is marrying Tristan Hamilton's younger brother. Tristan is the CEO of his godfather's ad agency and is considered a playboy because he doesn't do relationships. He and Daley are always at odds but both agree to a truce so that their siblings will have a beautiful wedding. There is a spark of attraction that leads to a night of passion that only builds the flames but they must decide if what they have is just sex or is there a relationship that will last. This is a great story that will entertain and delight until the very last page.

I received an advanced reader copy from the publisher but all thoughts and feelings are my own.

[Patti Greene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Their After Hours Playbook and One Wild Wedding Weekend...

Oh how great this is! Steamy, sexy, witty, charming and more! You will love both stories in the novel.
We start with Their After Hours Playbook - featuring Paige and Zach. Enemies in the same profession. Paige is an agent for woman sports, while Zach is recently taking over his step dad's company which only features men's sports. But Zach wants to enter into Paige's territory! They are defiantly enemies but quickly become lovers. Will they be able to work out their work frustrations and get a happy ending? Read to find out!

One Wild Wedding Weekend....
This story features Daley and Tristan - enemies and rivals who are forced to be "friends" during a wedding of her sister and his brother. They are maid of honor and best man so they are in close proximity of each other for the weekend. Little did they know, the wild attraction they have towards each other. They decide to embrace the weekend and ending all things after the weekend. Little do they know, soon avoiding each other after their wild weekend will be impossible. What will happen? A happy ending? Read to find out!

[Lisa H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spot on with a side of steam....

Karen Booth delivers a spot on fresh and edgy book about sports agents. As a global producer at a certain footwear company, the insights to the systematic problems of sports agencies, endorsements and female athletes are absolutely spot on. Paige Moss is 42 and a highly successful sports agent focusing on female athletes. We need more Paige Moss'. Do we need more Zach Armstrong's? Zach is 30, just taking over his stepfather's successful but extremely misogyinstic sports ageny. Everything comes easy to Zach, women, athletes, endorsment deals (he is NOT a woman). He does want more female athletes, and of course his stepfather wants him to steal Paige's new client.

I did like that Zach was a yellow lab for Paige. She makes him very eager, for anything she throws his way.
Recommend.

Wild Wedding Weekend.
A steamy, enemy to lovers weekend. Daley hates Tristan, but they have to play nice for the wedding. They agree for a hot wedding fling.
Recommend.

[Isha Coleman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enemies to lovers, bring just enough spice to awaken the senses and capture your heart.


Their After Hours Playbook by Karen Booth - Sparks fly and emotions run wild. Booth delivers the sizzle. With glimpses of humor and an abundance of heat, Paige and Zach turn fire and ice into temptation at it's most heartwarming.

One Wild Wedding Weekend by Janice Maynard - Let the games begin. Maynard pushes emotions to the limit. One Wild Wedding Weekend is a heartbreaker with an addictive personality. Tristan and Daley break wall the rules. From sizzling attraction to unpredictable romance, hearts are the perfect guilty pleasure.

[Vilma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Paige Moss and Zach Armstrong both work for sports management ent agencies, where Paige owns her small company, Zach is running his stepfather’s agency due to Tom Armstrong having a heart attack and needing to recover.

While Zach actively pursues Paige, she turns him down because of his stepfather… until Vegas when she can no longer deny the chemistry.

There is a huge misunderstanding which almost breaks the couple for good. But as in every great romance, there is always a solution. I loved that Zach, even though younger, fought hard for his happy ending with Paige and didn’t let business keep them apart.

[Latesha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the writing of both Karen Booth and Janice Maynard. Their stories were realistic and had me laughing as well as sighing as the couples went through their ups and downs to find their happily ever afters.

[Kaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

OVERALL RATING: ⭐⭐⭐
OVERALL SPICE: 🔥🔥.5



THEIR AFTER HOURS PLAYBOOK
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐
SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥

Zach Armstrong had big shoes to fill, having inherited his stepfather's sports agency. When he tried to expand the business to female athletes, his path crossed with Paige Moss, who would eventually become his rival. A night at the biggest sports expo in Vegas leads to passion. Can these two balance the thin line between love and hate?

This read had a great premise. Sports romance and enemies-to-lovers? Yes. Rival agents? Even better. But the delivery was just alright. I really liked the build-up in this read, but the end left something to be desired and felt rushed.

ONE WILD WEDDING WEEKEND
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐
SPICE: 🔥🔥
Daley Martin and Tristan Hamilton were about to become family. The business rivals were coming to their siblings' wedding, but the tension turned their truce into something more. It was only for a weekend, they tell themselves; they won't see each other much again. But when their companies merged, they cannot avoid the contact and the tension.

This read also held so much promise, but the delivery was not quite as good as expected. Again, rivals to lovers is totally my jam, and I really wanted to like this read. The pacing seemed off, and while I understand this was a short read, it just seemed rushed and gave two characters with so much potential not very much depth.

** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Karen Booth, Janice Maynard, Harlequin Books, and NetGalley for providing an ARC. **