Change Your Play

Even the Score #1

by Bree Hayden

He's known for getting what he wants. Now he wants one thing. Me.

Cocky, gorgeous, and the star of my rival school's football team, Miles Locke is the one man I should stay away from.

He's the wild boy of KYU, I work for my school's football team.

Hello? PR nightmare.

But when Miles sneaks into my hotel, there's no way I can deny the heat between us.

And in his bedroom. And on the eighth floor of the library.

Being caught with the star player could risk my internship and he's locked in for the upcoming season. We can't get caught.

But how do I explain that to the guy who puts 'future wife' on my coffees?

[Change the Play is a short off limits sports romance to introduce the Even the Score series with plenty of banter, an obsessive football player, and delicious spice!]

Genres: Sports, Romance, Sports Romance, College, Football, Novella, College Romance

91 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 10, 2023

About the author

A lover of romances, it’s not unusual to find Bree Hayden curled up with a book, sobbing her eyes out. On the off chance she’s doing real-life things, she resides in Washington, tries to get birds to whistle along with her, and enjoys baking ancient recipes in the hopes one actually tastes good.

Check out Bree’s newsletter for playlists (they’re pretty good), upcoming character art (that’s way better), chances to read her books before anybody else (!!!), and free extra stories about the characters in her novels (the best!!!)

Reviews

[A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Rating: 🌶🌶
HEA: 🌟🌟🌟/3
❗️Safety and Small Spoilers Below❗️


📌 Triggers: Violence (on-page)

📌 No Cheating/Sharing

📌 No OMD/OWD

📌 No Manwhore

📌 Slight Third-act Breakup: FMC tries to break up with MMC to spare both their reputations. But MMC chases her down and puts an end to her doubts.

[Madzieł · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dziwnie mi się ją czytało pod koniec.

I nie że akcja szybko się kończyła, ale to zachowanie Milesa w trakcie 🔥 scen. Jakby ja rozumiem, że on miał takie insta lust do Chloe, ale jak on chciał, żeby-

Dobra nie będę tego aż tak rozwijać, bo to może wywołać w niektórych nie smak.

Pomimo wszystko były dobre, wręcz słodkie sceny, jak rzeczywiście ten wątek z kawą (on kupuje jej ulubioną kawę i jeszcze inne sytuacje).

[Susete Kunkel · Rating 1 out of 5]

It give me the ick.
They meet and he is already surprising her on her job ?, bomb love her with gifts.
The "you mine" talk plus his weird obsession of feeling her with his c*m was just not my type o read.
If you want some quick smut read with no real plot maybe this might be your read.

[Zariareads · Rating 4 out of 5]

To short but still really good! I wanted more of their journey together and more of their story😕
Loved the insta-love and his possesive behaviour. He only saw her and what he wanted was only her. I loved that so much❤️

[zuziavczyta · Rating 1 out of 5]

za jakie grzechy

[Tash Em · Rating 1 out of 5]

Did he literally say its ok if she wasnt on BC cause he would ... in her anyway?

[Ryn Meagher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Change Your Play – Bree Hayden

OKAY. The way Miles said, “You deserve someone to care for you the way you care for everyone else.” Excuse me while I SWOON.

This man didn’t just fall for Cleo—he knew she was it the second he saw her, and my god, he proved it over and over again. From their ridiculously adorable first date to that perfect Photo Booth kiss (literal dream moment), to supporting her as she became head intern, to the sweetest proposal—Miles Locke, you absolute gentleman.

This book was fast-paced, heart-melting, and honestly so sweet it could rot my teeth. If you love a football romance with an instant connection and a hero who shows up for his girl, this one’s for you!

#FootballRomance #MilesLockeSupremacy #SwooniestHero #Ladyk_rynReads

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

This was such a cute, short, insta-love story!

With only 80 pages in there, it was something I flew through!

The story is cute, simple and without any deep emotions. Perfect for a little palate cleanser or just something quick on a sunny afternoon.

Bree's writing style is simple, understandable and easy to follow.

Can't wait to read the other books in the series, to see what else there is to this college and their football team!

[Kimberley · Rating 4 out of 5]

More 4 1/2 🌟 A perfect introduction into this college sports romance series. A quick and easy read and I adored both Miles and Cleo.

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy and cheesy. Nice break from longer fantasy books.

[Nikki Long · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fast paced sports romance novella.

[Houdini · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick and cute

[Ashley (Taylor’s Version) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this!! Miles is so freaking sweet and romantic!!! Love a man who is so down bad🤭🤭

[Janneke RS · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fun and quick read. Sports romance with fun characters and a feelgood vibe.

[Jordan G · Rating 4 out of 5]

An incredible start to the series
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Lyndsey Noble · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed reading this book, just wish it was a lot longer. Had some really cute moment but Jeeeze the spice in it was another level and I was so here for it 🤭 just wish there was another book or this was longer.

[Marissa Chavez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cleo and Miles were so fun! These two were great together!

[Liz | Bookslizreads90 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Novella

It did what it was supposed to do, introduce us to these students are MARRS university. It did feel rushed to me, and I didn't feel like I got to know the characters very well.

[Millsieey · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is what it is, a novella. I now know I definitely prefer novels as I need more of a backstory and storyline to have characters grow and develop. Bit too rushed for me in this context but it was good for what it was.

[Poppy Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[Danielle Hughes-Francis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute and feel good little novella. I wanted something shorter and easy reading before I started my next book and this book was perfect for that. I really enjoyed it. Lots of swoon worthy moments and what a babe Miles Locke is 😍 a perfect amount of spice and a great cute, little ending.

[Kimberlyyyreads · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quick novella, I felt like I didn’t really vibe with the characters for the duration that this book was 🥲

[Serena Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

’Había estado perdido, dando tumbos de un lado a otro, solo para descubrir que ella era el objetivo final que había estado buscando. Me era fácil pasar desapercibido porque nada importaba. Pero ella sí. Ella me importaba. Todo lo que hacía me importaba.



•Mi opinión puede contener Spoilers.
•Esta destinada a ser un descargo personal no para que alguien más lea pero si lo haces y te ofende, me disculpo porque sé lo que es que te guste un libro y otros lo critiquen.



Change Your Play de Bree Hayden serie Even The Score libro 1

Argumento:

Es conocido por conseguir lo que quiere. Ahora quiere una cosa: a mí.

Engreído, guapo y la estrella del equipo de fútbol de mi escuela rival, Miles Locke es el único hombre del que debería alejarme.

Es el chico salvaje de KYU, yo trabajo en el equipo de fútbol de mi escuela.

¿Hola? Una pesadilla de relaciones públicas.

Pero cuando Miles se cuela en mi hotel, no puedo negar la pasión que hay entre nosotros.

Y en su habitación. Y en el octavo piso de la biblioteca.

Si me pillan con el jugador estrella, podría perder mis prácticas, y él está asegurado para la próxima temporada. No podemos dejar que nos pillen.

¿Pero cómo le explico eso al tipo que pone "futura esposa" en mis cafés?



Mi humilde opinión:

Un romance deportivo corto, futbol americano, fuera de los limites, héroe obsesivo.

Miles conoció a Cleo y fue amor a primera vista. Le costó un poco convencerla porque estaba en juego el trabajo de ella pero al final le demostró que valía la pena arriesgarlo todo por amor. Este era un hombre seguro de lo que quiere y no esta dispuesto a dejar ir a su chica sin luchar.

No hay mucho del juego en la historia, solo se menciona a los jugadores de futbol pero disfruté del romance dulce y sexy super rápido con atracción instantánea con un mínimo de angustia.

[Char (1RadReader59) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cleo Bennight belonged at Marrs University, where her heart was, Texas. Not Oklahoma, where she is stuck for her summer intern program, yeah, Marr's biggest rival. The same college Cleo’s mom went to, the same one her grandfather attended. Growing up, there wasn’t a room in the house without the dark blue banners. Season tickets for the Romans were considered part of the household budget. Marrs University would always mean everything to her. As a proud member of the football team’s public relations department, all she wanted to do was plant her butt in the training center and revel in her summer internship.

Instead, Cleo was shipped off to Kennedy Young University - KYU, their biggest rival, right smack in the middle of Oklahoma. Fabulous! Although a white drizzle of mocha coffee scent in the air helped wipe away her irritation. Cleo compared it to an IV; if needed, to just give her a cold brew drip, it would do just fine. It was nice; she had the coach’s black card, and she needed seven coffees and her own drink. Cleo just needed to survive the day of interviews. Then comes their meet-cute in the coffee shop, all six-foot-four of Miles Locke.

When Miles's teammate took offense to the question she asked during the questions yet no one else brought it up, Sullender was pissed. So, when he walked in with Miles and some other players, Sullender was pissed when he saw her and blocked her exit. When she tried to skirt around him, he grabbed her elbow. Remember she has all those coffees. That's when Miles steps in and things escalate. Not letting go caused her drink to topple over; in turn, Miles dropped his slushy all over Sullender. His eyes and heart are in love. See how he gets his girl.

[Molly Moorhead · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay so …

I don’t usually read novellas, so I need to keep that in mind as I review this. If this was a full length book, I’d have less gripes with this I think. I was considering rating it lower, but again, I have to remember that the pacing issues I have are because of the book style not because of the author herself. Any novella would feel like this, not just hers.

I thought Cleo was a great character! She was smart, passionate about her job, felt very human. Miles … I liked how much he loved her, and he felt very multidimensional too, but he also moved SO FAST. It felt very lovebomb to me, but again, it was a novella, so you’re fitting a whole book’s worth of content into 80 pages.

That being said, I thought their relationship was written very well! I saw their chemistry, the scenes between them were passionate and exciting to read, and he had lots of great romantic gestures! I thought the following her in the car scene was CRAZY, but I guess I get it? LMAO

This was my first football romance, but I thought it was cute! I love sports romance, so this was nice, simple, and comforting. Nothing crazy!

I thought it was crazy that there wasn’t a bigger time skip though. A marriage proposal??? Like…a few months into being with me???…erm

Whatever you say I guess!

But anyway, I really enjoyed this, I just think I would’ve enjoyed it more as a full book because I wouldn’t have been so concerned about how fast they were moving! It felt like love bombing and lots and lots of passion, but it was a cute romance over all and a very easy and quick read!

[Mikaela (risqué.romance) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Change the Play by Bree Hayden
4/5 ✨🌟

* * * SPOILERS * *

I’ve never read anything by Bree before and I’m instantly hooked. I wanted to read something short and what a way to start my day with this sweetness. From the moment he saved her from his teammate, who was getting on her, I knew these two were going to be endgame.

When he showed up with eight coffees because he didn’t know which one was hers, I fell in love. I loved how he said in his mind that Cleo Locke sounded better than her own last name.

I loved how Cleo told Miles he could do better in his receptions, I was beaming. I love that she wasn’t shy in telling him what he could improve on and he even loved that about her.

I could not stop laughing when Miles was buying the wine, the chocolate covered strawberries and the damn lubricant not too far from the coach and Cleo! Ha.

This book was so good got a short read and I loved the part where he was chasing the bus with his car. Simply priceless. It was exactly what she needed to realize he was not going anymore.

And the spice was so on point. I loved that this story wasn’t just straight smut. I cannot wait to read the next books and hope to see these two later on in them too.

[Naomi · Rating 2 out of 5]

He leído libros como este antes y siempre llego a la misma conclusión: la historia tiene potencial, pero para ser un libro grande y no una historia corta.

Este libro nos presenta dos personajes que se sienten atraídos el uno por el otro desde el primer momento, pero el problema es que al hacer que dos personajes no se conozcan del todo al inicio del libro y que 90 páginas después sean almas gemelas es algo difícil de creer o simplemente de sentir que realmente funciona y es que, a decir verdad, la historia de este libro y sus personajes tiene potencial y los puedo ver siendo un buen romance, pero en un libro que se tome su tiempo y nos cree un mundo o una historia más fuerte para explicar como estos personajes quedan juntos.

Así que en general, pues no lo odié. Siento que la historia se defiende, pero que podría ser mucho mejor de tener más elementos y de darnos mayor profundidad de personajes. Creo que la forma más fácil de explicar este es libro es: Se siente como un resumen poco atractivo de una historia que podría valer la pena si se tomará el tiempo para crearla.

[Manda Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I’m trying to see if this could be worth it. Because I think it could be.”

This is a great novella, especially if you are looking for something fast paced with a good plot and sprinkle in some spice definitely add this to your TBR.

It is under 100 pages so this is also great for helping with those monthly goals.

Cleo is feisty no nonsense and Miles is a great big cinnamon roll and you love him from the beginning.
She is trying to become head intern for the PR team at her college and meets Miles during a scouting trip. He is off-limits for the scouting and her but they cannot deny the chemistry and he honestly will not let her no matter what.

I have added the rest of the series to my TBR. Grumpy Ryan is next I love a good fake dating grump

~~What to Expect~~
🏈Novella Under 100 Pages
🏈Football
🏈Forbidden
🏈Rival Schools
🏈Boy Obsessed
🏈College Romance

~~Quote~~
🥀You deserve someone that’ll take care of you the way you take care of everybody else.

[LAJordan Leigh Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marrs University series novella
Available free on Amazon store.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0-5)
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 (0-5) I bump up for public places.

What I’m Starry-Eyed Over:
🤩 If you love spicy new adult sports romance, I highly recommend giving this cute novella a try to see if you like her writing. The tropes are worth it!
🤩 Instant attraction and obsession. He names her coffee Future Wife.
🤩 Forbidden love—Cleo is a student at Marrs University and a member of the football team’s PR department. Miles is a football player for their rival team.
🤩 Sneaking around.
🤩 Photo booth.
🤩 Chapter 13 “A Great View from the Study Room.”

What I’m Wishing/Dizzy About:
💫 More Marrs University! Out of Bounds is a rerelease & Playing for Keeps is a new release coming this Tuesday, July 30th!!

[Holly Schwartz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listen I love a football romance and a cutie little novella?? Sign me up! I’m getting arcs for Bree’s next books so I had to go back and read this one!! And having done so has me even more excited for the other books!

Cleo and Miles were HOT. The insta love was STRONG! And it was good! I loved Cleo! She works SO HARD and doesn’t get enough recognition. But now that she’s met Miles, he’s going to make sure she gets everything she deserves and more!! Miles was in it IMMEDIATELY. I love a guy who doesn’t know what he’s missing until he finds his girl and does whatever he has to make their relationship work because he knows they need each other!!