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Ivy League Players #4
Unforgettable Player
Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have fallen in love with?
Connor feels like a failure. After taking a break from his Ivy League college to work a sales job in California, he is home to fulfil a promise to his old junior hockey coach.
Like he doesn't have enough problems, a guy he's known all his life as his sister's adorkable best friend has become hot overnight and he's about to be stuck with him for the entire summer break.
Elliot has had a crush on his best friend's older brother for as long as he can remember. He had his gay awakening to the sight of Connor Ryan standing in the laundry room in his underwear for god's sake!
Good job he's used to ignoring his straight guy crush. Plus, if Scout discovered that his childish crush still stood, the friendship would be ruined.
This is book four in the Ivy League Players series; a series of books set at a different college with a new set of characters in each story. Each book can be read in any order and as a standalone.
Best friend's brother, nerd/jock, hockey coaching, forbidden love, forced proximity and childhood crushes come to life.
Connor feels like a failure. After taking a break from his Ivy League college to work a sales job in California, he is home to fulfil a promise to his old junior hockey coach.
Like he doesn't have enough problems, a guy he's known all his life as his sister's adorkable best friend has become hot overnight and he's about to be stuck with him for the entire summer break.
Elliot has had a crush on his best friend's older brother for as long as he can remember. He had his gay awakening to the sight of Connor Ryan standing in the laundry room in his underwear for god's sake!
Good job he's used to ignoring his straight guy crush. Plus, if Scout discovered that his childish crush still stood, the friendship would be ruined.
This is book four in the Ivy League Players series; a series of books set at a different college with a new set of characters in each story. Each book can be read in any order and as a standalone.
Best friend's brother, nerd/jock, hockey coaching, forbidden love, forced proximity and childhood crushes come to life.
266 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 6, 2026
About the author
Emmery Fox
6 books103 followersWhen I'm not trying to invent the perfect book boyfriend, I'm studying towards a graduate degree in Modern History, trying to little avail to get better at drawing and watching You've Got Mail for the millionth time!
I write spicy MM romance with special emphasis on sports, small towns and childhood sweethearts.
I love romance books with spicy scenes that don't feel detached from the couple's relationship dynamics, and when our protagonists respect and root for each other.
I write spicy MM romance with special emphasis on sports, small towns and childhood sweethearts.
I love romance books with spicy scenes that don't feel detached from the couple's relationship dynamics, and when our protagonists respect and root for each other.
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July 3, 2026
This is a good 3 stars. It wasn’t revolutionary enough to get 4 stars, but it was a good simple read. The whole sibling’s best friend trope is kind of silly in my opinion. The relationship and spice was pretty good though. Cute!
Enjoyment (5) 3
Feelings (1) .5
Plot (1) .25
Setting (1) .25
Respectability/writing (1) .5
Characters (1) .5
Total rating: 5
Enjoyment (5) 3
Feelings (1) .5
Plot (1) .25
Setting (1) .25
Respectability/writing (1) .5
Characters (1) .5
Total rating: 5
June 17, 2026
sometimes it’s just like well i read it and that’s something
June 7, 2026
such a solid book in a very solid standalone series! i loved the growing connection between elliot and connor and seeing them fight their true feelings in an effort to keep it “casual”. while i was right there with elliot being anxious about scout not knowing and feeling betrayed, i always feel like it’s so much better to just let them know, but that being said i think the revelation about their feelings was done super well and i just loved how scout and connor’s family always embraced elliot. i also think the storyline with elliot’s father and grief/depression was beautiful and added to the depth of the story, especially with it being such a short book.
July 18, 2026
DNF 54%
Il n’y a aucune alchimie entre les personnages.
Assez pauvre en émotion. On ne comprend pas d’où sort l’attirance de Connor, elle est littéralement juste sexuelle pour moi, quand bien même l’auteur essaye de nous faire croire qu’il le kiffe à mort alors que ça arrive d’un coup, sans raison. On apprend à 30% du roman qu’il le voit de temps en temps sur le campus car ils sont à la même fac et quand il se retrouve avec lui l’été il se rend compte qu’il a changé physiquement qu’il lui plaît…. C’est pas cohérent ! Ça n’a pas de sens, ça manque d’explication ! À la limite ça fait 5/6 ans qu’ils ne s’étaient pas vus, pq pas mais là… et puis Connor qui savait que Eliott avait un crush et il n’en parle pas, ne se demande pas si c’est encore le cas, ce n’est même pas un sujet !
Je ne comprends pas pq Scout est aussi insupportable avec frère, a mener Eliott par le bout du nez. Alors que des qu’elle peut elle dit qu’elle adore son frère, qu’il aurait du lui parler de ses pb… meuf tu lui parles mal, tu le repousses et tu l’insultes tout le temps ! Meme moi j’aurais pas eu envie de te parler
On comprend pas trop non pq Connor a tout abandonné sans se battre d’ailleurs, juste pcq il ne veut pas être dans une ligue mineur. Mec redescend sur terre, accepte quelques échecs et rebondis
C’est vraiment bâclé dans l’intrigue et la narration
Et je trouve Connor limite parfois sur le consentement ! Eliott lui dit plein de fois non, ou que ce n’est pas une bonne idée, OK il dit qu’il est 100% in dans sa tête mais jamais vraiment à voix haute avant que Connor le toi je ou l’embrasse… et Connor je l’ai trouvé plusieurs fois forceur (genre quand ils dorment dans le même lit)
Bref ça ne l’a pas fait MAIS je vais en tenter un autre de la série histoire de voir
Il n’y a aucune alchimie entre les personnages.
Assez pauvre en émotion. On ne comprend pas d’où sort l’attirance de Connor, elle est littéralement juste sexuelle pour moi, quand bien même l’auteur essaye de nous faire croire qu’il le kiffe à mort alors que ça arrive d’un coup, sans raison. On apprend à 30% du roman qu’il le voit de temps en temps sur le campus car ils sont à la même fac et quand il se retrouve avec lui l’été il se rend compte qu’il a changé physiquement qu’il lui plaît…. C’est pas cohérent ! Ça n’a pas de sens, ça manque d’explication ! À la limite ça fait 5/6 ans qu’ils ne s’étaient pas vus, pq pas mais là… et puis Connor qui savait que Eliott avait un crush et il n’en parle pas, ne se demande pas si c’est encore le cas, ce n’est même pas un sujet !
Je ne comprends pas pq Scout est aussi insupportable avec frère, a mener Eliott par le bout du nez. Alors que des qu’elle peut elle dit qu’elle adore son frère, qu’il aurait du lui parler de ses pb… meuf tu lui parles mal, tu le repousses et tu l’insultes tout le temps ! Meme moi j’aurais pas eu envie de te parler
On comprend pas trop non pq Connor a tout abandonné sans se battre d’ailleurs, juste pcq il ne veut pas être dans une ligue mineur. Mec redescend sur terre, accepte quelques échecs et rebondis
C’est vraiment bâclé dans l’intrigue et la narration
Et je trouve Connor limite parfois sur le consentement ! Eliott lui dit plein de fois non, ou que ce n’est pas une bonne idée, OK il dit qu’il est 100% in dans sa tête mais jamais vraiment à voix haute avant que Connor le toi je ou l’embrasse… et Connor je l’ai trouvé plusieurs fois forceur (genre quand ils dorment dans le même lit)
Bref ça ne l’a pas fait MAIS je vais en tenter un autre de la série histoire de voir
Review of advance copy received from Author
And Emmery Fox did it again.
This book made me ache, long to comfort, laugh, groan, grin, and fall in love with a wonderful set of characters like I've been waiting for them the whole time.
Each book she writes easily slides into my comfort read pile upon completion. And I'll treasure each re-read as much as i do revisiting old friends.
*Ebook enjoyed in ARC format, but paperback purchased with my own money. Cuz, book trophies.
This book made me ache, long to comfort, laugh, groan, grin, and fall in love with a wonderful set of characters like I've been waiting for them the whole time.
Each book she writes easily slides into my comfort read pile upon completion. And I'll treasure each re-read as much as i do revisiting old friends.
*Ebook enjoyed in ARC format, but paperback purchased with my own money. Cuz, book trophies.
July 13, 2026
This trope is dumb and i couldn't get over how the fact that he was his sister friend was the biggest problem of the world and i get that they're young or whatever but still
This would've been better if it focused on the grief of Elliot's dad and Connor's self esteem, but we got a whole lot of problems that were treated superficially and basically no chemistry development
So it's a cliché nothing burguer that i didn't mind reading
This would've been better if it focused on the grief of Elliot's dad and Connor's self esteem, but we got a whole lot of problems that were treated superficially and basically no chemistry development
So it's a cliché nothing burguer that i didn't mind reading
July 21, 2026
rounding up to 3 ⭐️
I’m really disappointed because I have really enjoyed every book in this series so far but this one fell flat for me didn’t really care for any characters main or otherwise and even the storyline… it took me forever but I finished it.
I’m really disappointed because I have really enjoyed every book in this series so far but this one fell flat for me didn’t really care for any characters main or otherwise and even the storyline… it took me forever but I finished it.
June 6, 2026
Absolutely loved this! The characters were well developed and easy to connect with, love how the relationships evolved throughout the book. Would definitely recommend!
June 6, 2026
A perfect palette cleanser !! 💓💓
June 16, 2026
3.5 stars
June 23, 2026
Easy reading. Nothing overly bad or good about it.
July 10, 2026
The story didn’t really click for me at the start, but was surprisingly sweet towards the end. I’m giving it 3.5 stars.
Did Not Finish
July 11, 2026Dnf 19%
July 21, 2026
3.75 stars
July 27, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars
Just your basic, cute romance. Didn't like the sister stuff but the issues with Eli's dad was good.
Just your basic, cute romance. Didn't like the sister stuff but the issues with Eli's dad was good.
July 30, 2026
1,5 ⭐️
Scout was a total bitch, don’t remember hating a character this much. Hopes she plays in traffic.
Scout was a total bitch, don’t remember hating a character this much. Hopes she plays in traffic.
July 13, 2026
Really liked this book
Review of advance copy received from Author
I freaking love this book!! It was so good. it’s definitely tied with unlovable player as my favorite from whole series.
This was the perfect story to end an amazing series. It was sweet but while the story does deal with some heavy elements still has that lightness that perfectly balances the story. The characters were amazing Connor was such great character I identify with him a lot, sometimes we have our future mapped out that is hard to comprehend that while we may faced some bumps in our journey it doesn’t mean we have to give up,I’m happy he learned to let go of that mindset in the end. And Elliot was equally as amazing , they way he was also dealing with his grief, his father’s grief and also finally having the attention of your crush but being scared to loose one of the most important person because of it, oh my poor Eli he deserved all the happiness and I’m glad he had it.
Overall this was such a good story I was hooked from the beginning and couldn’t put it down, it was also bittersweet because it’s the last one of the series so it definitely makes it an unforgettable one.
I would like to add another trope that should have been added is he fell first but he fell harder because my dear Connor was down bad for Eli. And also the spice was delicious In this one, 100% recommend. Can’t wait for what else Emmery has in store next!!
This was the perfect story to end an amazing series. It was sweet but while the story does deal with some heavy elements still has that lightness that perfectly balances the story. The characters were amazing Connor was such great character I identify with him a lot, sometimes we have our future mapped out that is hard to comprehend that while we may faced some bumps in our journey it doesn’t mean we have to give up,I’m happy he learned to let go of that mindset in the end. And Elliot was equally as amazing , they way he was also dealing with his grief, his father’s grief and also finally having the attention of your crush but being scared to loose one of the most important person because of it, oh my poor Eli he deserved all the happiness and I’m glad he had it.
Overall this was such a good story I was hooked from the beginning and couldn’t put it down, it was also bittersweet because it’s the last one of the series so it definitely makes it an unforgettable one.
I would like to add another trope that should have been added is he fell first but he fell harder because my dear Connor was down bad for Eli. And also the spice was delicious In this one, 100% recommend. Can’t wait for what else Emmery has in store next!!
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