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Shameless Play

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I just lost the Super Bowl — but tonight, I’ll win her.

Blair Monroe has always been off-limits. In college, I dated her best friend, while Blair and I were total opposites according to those romance books she always read. She hated football, and secretly, I loved that about her. So the pranks we played were legendary, the tension between us intoxicating.

Blair was an epic tease I could never win.

Until one night, we confessed our secrets, our guilty attraction. We never did anything about it... and we never spoke again.

But this Valentine’s night, when the only romantic company is my right hand, fate sends me stumbling into Blair at an adult store. And now the game we've waited eight years to play is finally ON . I want her to clean up the mess she made of my heart, and she wants to show me what dirty really is.

Who can out-tempt the other? It's the forbidden game we've agreed to play for one night only.

I don't do girlfriends, and Blair doesn't do love.

Or so we thought.

____________________



Pro Football Romance

Frenemies to Lovers

Romcom Pranks

Forbidden Games

One Bed, One Night

Secrets Shared

Angst Revealed

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Shameless Play is a prequel novella to Shameless Game (coming soon). It is in a series of interconnected standalones set in the author's spicy world where MMCs and FMCs are drawn to this special store and to each other. They do not need to be read together, but you can devour more of this world, the couples and their group romance, in other Kelly Finley books.

148 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 30, 2024

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Kelly Finley

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Kelly Finley is an author of contemporary romances featuring bada** women and grown-a** men.

She lives in the Carolinas with her husband and family. A rebel with many causes, she fancies black leather, dirty jokes, and smart mouths.

Thrilled by a flipped script, she gives us steamy, sexy heroines who are often missing, particularly from suspense and military romance. Her books feature heat we almost can't handle & shameless characters we champion and love.

She's most likely at her keyboard right now, putting the next heroine on the page.

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575 reviews15 followers
June 7, 2024
Shameless Play - Kelly Finley

𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝑰’𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒉𝒆𝒓.

I randomly picked this novella to finish up my month and WOWIE. The SPICE be spicing!! This was definitely more spice then story, but also I'm not mad about it. This DOES end on a cliff hanger though so be aware 😆

“𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐.”
𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒔, “𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒆, 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒚.”

Beau dated Blairs roommate in college and they "hated" each other from the start to deny any kind of attraction. They went their separate ways after forcing each other to never want to see the other again. Fast forward 7 years later....he walks into the sex shop Blair works at and make a one night only pact....one HOT night together and then that's it....or is it? Beau has a secret he's unsure Blair would be ok with and stays away for as long as he can...and then it ENDS lol the conclusion comes out next month though! If you want a fast paced super hot book that leaves you on the edge of you

“𝑻𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒋𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒐 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕.”

🏈Enemies to Lovers
📖One Night Only
🏈TENSION
📖Pranks and Kinks
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32 reviews45 followers
February 13, 2024
Kelly did not disappoint again! Blair & Beau have a beautiful story. Can’t wait for the next…..
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22 reviews20 followers
January 26, 2024
Shameless Play: A Enemies To Lovers Sports Romance Novella
I just lost the Super Bowl — but tonight, I’ll win her.
Blair Monroe has always been off-limits. In college, I dated her best friend, while Blair and I were
total opposites according to those romance books she always read. She hated football, and secretly,
I loved that about her. So the pranks we played were legendary, the tension between us intoxicating.
Blair was an epic tease I could never win.
Until one night, we confessed our secrets, our guilty attraction. We never did anything about it... and
we never spoke again.
But this Valentine’s night, when the only romantic company is my right hand, fate sends me
stumbling into Blair at an adult store. And now the game we've waited eight years to play is
finally ON. I want her to clean up the mess she made of my heart, and she wants to show me
what dirty really is.
Who can out-tempt the other? It's the forbidden game we've agreed to play for one night only.
I don't do girlfriends, and Blair doesn't do love.
Or so we thought.
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TROPES:
Pro Football Romance
Frenemies to Lovers
Romcom Pranks
Forbidden Games
One Bed, One Night
Secrets Shared
Angst revealed


This is my first Kelly Finley book but oh boy it will NOT be my last. This was so incredible, and I ate this up. I need more of this ASAP. This book had me laughing, then kicking my feet all giddy to down right having to reposition myself because of how hot and heavy it was. It also helps that they met at the University of Alabama, and me being an Alumni from there was just the icing on the cake. 10/10
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169 reviews1 follower
February 9, 2024
✨ Shameless Play ✨

~ Frenemies to lovers
~ One bed, one night
~ Secrets and angst revealed

✨ My thoughts ✨
This novella was everything! It had the spice, the banter, and even some emotional moments. Kelly really didn't disappoint. I am now obsessed with Blair and Beau. This book is such an amazing set up for the next book, Shameless Game. I know I mentioned the spice but people... it was absolutely delicious. 🥵. I loved the Frenemies to lovers. The banter in this book had my giggling. I am so excited to see what happens next for the two main characters. The ending of this book melted my heart. It also made me so excited for the next book. I want to say everything in this review but I can't spoil the book... I guess you will have to read it to find out.

Shameless play is Novella. It will eventually connect to the Book Shameless Game. (coming summer of 2024). I recommend reading this one before Shameless Game. This book is recommended for 18+. As always please check TW before reading. This book is perfect for all Contemporary romance spicy lovers.

✨ I want to thank Kelly Finley and her team for this ARC. These are my own true thoughts. ✨
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114 reviews12 followers
February 3, 2024
ARC
Blurb…
Who can out-tempt the other? It's the forbidden game we've agreed to play for one night only.
I don't do girlfriends, and Blair doesn't do love.
Or so we thought.

Tropes
~novella
~sports romance
~frenemies to lovers
~one night
~rom com vibes
~prequel to book/ends on cliffhanger/ NHE

⭐️4/5
🌶️4/5
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Okay so I absolutely loved this book its was a quick spicy read but I thought it was just a short book I was wrong and it ended on a cliffhanger😭. And I seriously cannot wait so Shameless Game to come out!!! But definitely when reading be aware this is very spicy!! Spicy is kinda the whole plot (which I wasn’t disappointed at all😏). But I can’t wait for there story and i absolutely loved the fact that they didn’t like each other yet just knew each others so well and how Beau treated Blair🥹. And let me just say Beau is on my new book boyfriends that man knew what he was doing. Also Blair and Vale I absolutely loved so freaking much! There relationship is so cute!
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615 reviews657 followers
February 4, 2024
Rating: 7/10
Spice: 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
Tropes:erotica; enemies to lovers; sports romance; novella

One thing I will say about Kelly's books is you know they are gonna be INFERNO HOT.. & this one was no exception. OMG RIP my kindle because it completely melted from the heat. I love Kell'y books as a good in between book maybe ive read some heavy stuff or am missing the spice of life her books are perfect for that & this is such a good intro to her writing and how crazy and funny it can be.

this story follows Blair who write Alien erotica and works at a seggs shop and one night when she's working her college enemy turned football star Beau to buy some fun things.
they agree to one night.
they agree to explore their wildest k*nks.
& then they agree to go their separate ways.
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617 reviews13 followers
March 17, 2024
This was an unexpected binge and a perfect Valentine’s/one night stand/sport romance that isn’t very focused on the sport aspect. I’m not normally a big fan of second chance romance but actually, I rather liked this one. This might be a prequel novella but it packs a hell of a punch, both in terms of k!nk and in terms of laughs! The author recreated something in here that honestly made me laugh to tears and is something I didn’t know I needed ahahahah. After all that, the weirdest thing all of us will take away is that the FMC puts peanut butter on her burger (… I know…). Definitely give this one a shot! I can’t wait for the sequel!

Thank you to the author for the chance to read an early copy! All opinions are my own.
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58 reviews6 followers
March 15, 2025
Shameless Play is now a shameless favorite!!

I'm obsessed with Beau and Blair! Blair has to be one of my favorite FMCs ever. She's bold, confident, gorgeous, sassy, sarcastic, & creative. She has a big heart, although she hides it behind her quick wit and the wall she's built around it since college. And Beau....is just....amazing! The way he's pined after Blair for all those years, never forgetting who she truly was. He just absolutely MELTED me throughout this book. But he also broke my heart, because there’s something he's hidden about himself all these years, too. My heart ached for him because he feels he has to deny himself true happiness and fulfillment because of his career in the NFL. Ugh!! I just can't wait to see if these two end up together, so excuse me while I RUN to download Shameless Game!
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763 reviews21 followers
February 7, 2024
Hmmnnn….. I’m quite torn …
From the teasers i was so looking forward to this one.
There was so much i liked yet bits that just weren’t for me.
When the parts i liked, i loved, the steam was exactly that spicy and hot. But then the ‘fantasy’ part just weren’t for me.

It was fun, flirty and funny banter,
spicy with side of serious i can see building to so much more…

Blair and Beaus story was all heat and passion but also their connection was real and it’s a novella to absolutely entice you for their story to come because you don’t want it left like that - you’ll crave more ….

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212 reviews87 followers
February 1, 2024
As always, The Queen of Spice never disappoints!! At this point I’m pretty sure I’d enjoy reading Kelly Finley’s grocery lists, because I’m obsessed with everything she writes!

If you are looking for a spicy, frenemies-to-lovers novella that is also a sports romance, this book is for you! Blair is an adult store worker/alien smut author when her enemy walks into the store. They agree to spend the night together and it is one they will never forget!
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57 reviews2 followers
February 4, 2024
I feel like Kelly's got a natural talent for letting her humor and raw emotions seep through the pages of her books. This sports novella is no exception.

ANDDDDD???? It's spicy as all get out. Like. Pick up a couple of fans and a cold drink because you'll need them. Blair and Beau have a lot of pent up energy they need to get out and only give themselves one night to do it ;) what will happen? Read to find out <3 and get ready because they have a full length book coming out soon, too!!!
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461 reviews36 followers
August 16, 2024
4.75 ⭐️

oh my! this was 🫠

i was introduced to this author with "holiday for six", and safe to say this was THE introduction. this book blow me away and i have not recovered since.

i knew going into this, this would be spicy as hell and oh it was. this was a quick intro to blair and beau before shameless game and it did not disappoint. is there a plot? kind of. but spice is 90% of this too 😂

i loved it
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137 reviews
March 26, 2024
Kelly has done it again! This novella was literally everything! It had all the spice, all the banter and a few emotional moments that had me on the brink of tears. I am absolutely obsessed with Blair and Beau and I can��t wait to see what happens next with them. This book was an amazing setup to the next book, Shameless Game, and the ending melted my heart. Even though this is a short read, it makes you want to read more from Kelly! It left me wanting to know what comes next and I highly recommend reading before Shameless Game!

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1,402 reviews19 followers
February 8, 2024
Enemies to lovers, dirrrrtyyy, sexy, quick read. Intro to the full story coming out. You could feel their explosive chemistry. They can’t stand each other but they definitely are in love with each other. lol. Looking forward to their full story!
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571 reviews25 followers
February 11, 2024
The only people to see each other's truth...and it's the rival from college.

Kelly....Kelly....me expecting a spicy super sweet novella....I imagine you laughing...because this was so much more. And you crushed my soul a little bit and I would like you to put it back together.
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123 reviews
February 24, 2024
This is another amazing read from Kelly!! I absolutely love Kelly and her writing. Shameless Play is a spicy novella.

This story follows Blair and Beau. Blair works at a spicy shop. So happens when she is working one night and her college enemy who’s a football player walks into the shop to buy some fun things. And they agree to one night with each other 😏 They have so much much chemistry. I just loved their story!

If you love a forbidden, enemies to lovers, spicy romance then this book is for you!!

Shameless play is available now on KU and I highly recommend 🫶🏼❤️
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396 reviews12 followers
April 4, 2024
There is no plot but I think you know that and I think you won’t be disappointed 😉
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375 reviews2 followers
April 11, 2024
It wasn’t that bad, but it wasn’t much more than smut either. Not a whole lot of plot going on with this one. It was a super short novella.

⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
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159 reviews7 followers
February 9, 2024
MY OH MY! This was something else. Listen, I’ve only recently started reading books by Kelly and she’s got me hooked!

Blair and Beau were absolute FILTH! These two were a match made in heaven. The way they complement each other was everything. I freaking loved their start. Them reminiscing about all the pranks they pulled on each other when they were in college made me laugh so much, but then you find out the reason why and you’re like OH!!

There was so much history between these two that wasn’t completely explained. Since this is a prequel to their book, I get it. But Kelly, ma’am… I NEED THAT BOOK TODAY! I need more from these two. I need to know about the conversation they had back in college because I can kinda imagine what it is about but I’m pretty sure there’ll be more of it. The trust they had with each other was another thing that made this SO good. Because they were able to explore some things that I honestly would never think about doing with someone I don’t know well or trust enough. And they were SO FREAKING HOT!

Now, that ending… seriously broke my heart and thats why I need more. Thats why I need their book today! Hahaha. But seriously, this was a great read. I enjoyed it too much and didn’t want it to end. I can’t wait to see whats in store for these two.
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758 reviews11 followers
April 26, 2024
⋆。°✩ Spoiler Free Reviews ⋆。°✩

This was pure smutty goodness and I’m HOOKED!!

The plot - For tropes; frenemies to lovers, one night stand, one night together. This is a novella that precedes the full book, Shameless Game, so it ends in a cliffhanger but I’m not mad about it. Smut was a 5/5 on the spice scale; one handed reading is a MUST… wowza I’ve never read something with so much angst and smut in it.. love love loved it.
I don’t have many words for this one actually. The background was perfect and not overwhelming, the smut was panty melting and SUPER kinky, the underlying romance was heartbreaking… no notes, astounding.

The MC - Blair is our badass FMC, who is sex positive and loud about it. Oh, she also writes alien X human porn as an author sooo *wink wink*. Honestly one of the most relatable FMC’s I’ve read about in a while.

The male counterpart - Beau… my poor sweet Beau. I just want to cuddle him all night and never let go. Oh, yeah, and then I’d let him go 85 ways to Sunday on my lady garden (ew) because WOWOWOW what a man… still thinking about him even now.
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8,843 reviews99 followers
April 28, 2024
This was such a great read, I really enjoyed these two and their romance!
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June 12, 2024
dnf @ 33% bc if i have to read the word creamy during this smut scene one more time i will lose my mind, and the way they talk about kink is so awkward i feel like i’m reading a wattpad fanfic written by a 16 year old who has never delved into kink in their life
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666 reviews
January 26, 2024
Holy Mother of....wow! Now this book right here had so much spice packed into it I was surprised my iPad didn't burst right into flames! The absolute heat and passion Beau and Blair have for each other is off the charts! A scorching story of one wild night that neither of them will ever forget.... Do yourself a favor - grab a bottle of water, a fan and some new panties before cracking this one open...you're gonna need them!
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695 reviews25 followers
February 15, 2024
I need me some Beau!!! Kelly Finley, the Queen of Spice, brings the heat to the pages in this one-night-only spicy read that is so hot the pages should be on fire!
Who wouldn't want one night with the hot guy you crushed so hard on in college to give you one night of whatever you want? I'd take it in a heartbeat, and that's precisely what Blair gets to do. Never mind that they acted like they hated each other, the verbal sparring getting more vicious and the pranks outrageous. That's what creates the heat between them. Who can out-kink the other? One night to live out every fantasy you can dream of brought to life. Thanks to being a football player, he's got a rockin' hard body you could eat off. Blair doesn't hold back and tells him everything she wants, and Beau delivers it down and dirty! When she walks into the hotel room bearing gifts from the adult shop she works in, it's no-holds-barred, and all toys can and may be used for this super hot, lust-filled night. But can they walk away the next morning with their hearts and feelings still intact or broken into tiny pieces?
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77 reviews6 followers
February 29, 2024
Sometimes I open a book and just from the first page I know a book is going to grab me, and this one did…
Shameless play was a little book to remember and I can’t wait for more..
at the start I loved the MFC character
Blair was funny, sexy and a little heart broken and I just wanted to be her friend, then we have Beau..
added to my book boyfriend list straight away…
The spice in the book was so good and definitely 5🌶️
And the pages were on fire..
thank you Kelly for this amazing little book and I can’t wait to read more…
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20 reviews1 follower
February 28, 2024
It’s Valentine’s Night. Beau just lost the Super Bowl. Blair loves being an indie romance writer, but living her dream isn’t paying enough to live on.

These two have a history. A rivalry. To say it’s complicated, is putting it mildly.

Blair: “YOU?” I sneer as my flesh ignites, my heart bursting into flames. I glare at him. I’m staring down Satan’s sexiest spawn. The last time I spoke to this man, I punched his dick.

Beau: She’s the kind of woman who makes a siren, luring men to their death, seem like a saint.
. . . She punched my dick, and it hurt my heart so bad I stopped talking to her.

One night. One night to continue their rivalry with an out-kink each other competition. What starts as anger and lust turns into more than either of them are prepared for.

We also get reunited with Luca Mercer (briefly introduced in Holiday for Six), the mmc in Make Him: A Single Dad/Alpha Dom romance coming out in April of 2024. He is gonna rock our world, I can already tell!

Buckle up buttercups, we’re in for a ride.

(Shameless Play is the prequel novella for Shameless Game: A why-choose Pro Football romance coming in July of 2024.)
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331 reviews11 followers
February 27, 2024
Well I knew I was going to love Beau, but I didn’t realise I was going to love him more than Silas! … I have been in love with Silas for so long but today Beau stole my heart.

Not only was this hot, steamy, sexy and spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ but damn that man is perfection. His tortured soul was just begging for Blair to find him and release him.

I knew it was too good to be true that I would get their HEA …. Nope you left us hanging out for Shameless Game to find out what happens next!

One of the best lines = “what is a million times holy f##king hell?” Special OMG moments on pages 70, 75, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89 😲🥵🥵 ….. insert Luca (IYKYK) into the elevator and I am a mess on the floor.

Once again we bow to you The Queen of Spice 👸
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3,640 reviews51 followers
February 28, 2024
D N F!! The sex scenes are way over the top: down, dirty and raw. The graphic sex overwhelms the story. Reese was Blair's best friend so she stayed away from Reese's boyfriend. But Reese is no longer in the picture. So Beau and Blair are going for it! Sorry this is not for me!
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194 reviews16 followers
March 29, 2024
Kelly did it again! The story of Beau and Blair! They have a history, Beau was the college football star who dated Blair’s college best friend and roommate. Blair fell hard and fast but couldn’t act on it. They both felt it so they started prancing each other and ended up hating each other to protect their hearts. Eight years later they met again. This time at Delta’s, the sex toy shop Blair works at. Their banter starts right up again and ends with a dare to see who can OUT KINK the other…. Just one night, Valentine’s Day! Spicy 🌶️ 🌶️🌶️ and fun.
This book is a short read full of content that makes you want more just like most of Kelly Finley books. This left me wanting more of their story and I can’t wait to read another Kelly Finley book.
321 reviews
May 21, 2024
I really didn’t know what I was getting into when I opened this book. Granted it’s only 148 pages, but I think at least 80% of the book was smut. We hardly know anything about Beau, and Blair was awful.
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