Game On

Sinfully Unrequited #9

by Alexia Chase

Everleigh

High school was officially over, which mean I was fair game….and so was he. I snuck into my father’s club to proposition him. Victor. My father’s best friend. His business partner.

I got his attention, alright. But not in the way I’d hoped. He humiliated me. Then he hightailed it out of town.

But not before he branded me with his kiss. A kiss that proves I’m no match for him.

So, I’ve spent the last five years trying to prove I’m not the little girl he thinks I am.

The minor problem? I work for their company now, but Victor doesn’t know it. He sure finds out when he comes back to town. And he’s not having it. Yeah, well, neither am I.

Except, I’m still not over him.

So I do what any girl trying to get over their unrequited love does. I grab my girlfriends, drink too much, and purchase an ultimate fantasy kit to use with a random guy.

That plan goes out the window when Victor finds out. But the bonus? Our shouting match ends in a challenge to use the schoolgirl fantasy kit – together.

Is it ‘game on’ or the final blowoff?

Game On is a standalone smoldering, enemies-to-lover, age-gap, father’s best friend contemporary romance set in Alexia Chase’s Sinfully Addictive World.

148 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 10, 2022

About the author

My name is Alexia Chase.

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I specialize in quick, dirty, and sweet short stories and novellas with some novels for your reading pleasure.

I write for busy working mothers who admire and acquire books that provide the full escape of a novel but don’t have a lot of time.

More importantly, I offer insta-love, smutty sex, and swoon-worthy moments that will leave you with a flushed face and a giddy smile. Quick – pray no one is watching and wondering what in the hell is wrong with you because no one else looks that happy.

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Reviews

[QuinnReads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, Daddy

Alexia Chase saved the best for last! I've enjoyed all of the books that I've read in this series but this is definitely my favorite. The role-playing, the clubs, the forbidden, the BDSM elements, and the sizzling chemistry had me worked up - in a good way. 💜🍾🔥🌋🎉

Everleigh's story is a must read if you like fun, dirty, easy reads with a little bit of drama. There's a twist near the end that I liked and I look forward to seeing how that came about in the flip side (Victor's POV).

I'm voluntarily reviewing an ARC of the novella.

[Sarah Nielsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this as an arc from the author and I’m voluntarily leaving my honest review

This was a smoking hot age gap/ father’s best friend romance. I loved it from the first page. With this series I’ve thought for each of the couples that they would be my favorites but then the next books came along to change my mind.

I was looking forward to Victor and Everleigh’s story from the first book because I really enjoy the taboo of the father’s friend trope. And this was all that I had hoped for and more. I loved how Everleigh was determined to be a success in business but with Victor she could be a little submissive. I had just the right amount of kink and steam for me. Now I’m just so excited to read Victor’s POV.

[Nova · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am voluntarily reviewing an advanced reader copy of this book.


Everleigh can’t remember a time when she wasn’t in love with her father’s business partner Victor, he was everything she had ever thought a man should be but when she decided to seduce him when she was eighteen things could not have gone more wrong. Humiliated she set out to prove to him and everyone else that she wasn’t a little girl but a businesswoman, that was five years ago and since then she has been focused on proving herself in every way, working her way up the ranks in her father’s company and finishing college early and even running the gentlemen’s club for over a year. But the day that she meets
Victor again the feelings she had hoped would vanish are still there, only now she knows there is no chance that he will ever look at her the way that she looks at him. But the night he arrives at her place and spies the Ultimate Boyfriend Box she offers him a one time only deal, one experience, a fantasy and then they are done will she be able to let him go after he makes all her dreams and ultimate Schoolgirl fantasy come true or has, she lost the chance with the only man she will ever love?

I know I say this every time I write a review for this author but I think this was my favorite one of this series yet and oh my god was this hot hot hot. I have been waiting for this one since the first book there was something about how Everleigh came across that had me intrigued now I just cannot wait for the flip side, that’s going to be the best of the series. If you like hot steamy illicit scenes that you worry, there is a chance that your kindle may melt then this is not only a must read but a must purchase. 5 lollypoppin stars.

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last time Everleigh saw her long one crush Victor it was when he was dragging her out of her dads club after she drew up all the courage she had to confess her feelings to him which were totally one sided now 5 years later she’s not that same team and they need to be around each other to get a deal done which is easier said then done. Super cute

[Theresa Natole · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first book I have read by Alexia Chase and I can say it will not be my last. A quick read but full of hot chemistry, friendship, and family. Everleigh has been in love with Victor and now that she has graduated high school she wants to let him know. It doesn’t exactly go as planned. Now here she is five years later and he is back in Kansas. When he left those years ago she was a young girl just starting out. Heading to college with her life in front of her. He was fifteen years older than her and knew deep in his heart she had living to do. Now that he is back he learns of her role in the company that he is a partner at with her father. To say that he is a little surprised would be an understatement. He doesn’t make it easy for her. When he left Everleigh was devastated. She promised herself she would concentrate on her career and nothing else. Who needed a social life when she wanted to prove that she deserved her place in her father’s company. She didn’t achieve her success because she was her father’s daughter but rather worked hard and earned it.
It was easy to get over Victor when he went to California. Now he is back and she has to see him everyday. She is finding it very difficult being so close to him. Victor doesn’t make it easy for her either. Will she act on her feelings for him with the fear that she could be rejected again or will her feelings be reciprocated. Is she willing to take the chance or go on as she has been earning her place in her father’s company. Does he have feelings for her? Sometimes you have to roll the dice and take that chance.

[Sue Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best yet in the ‘Sinfully Unrequited’ series! Five friends meet and swear off the men they have lusted after who, seemingly, cannot return their feelings. They make a pact to draw names and each surprise the person the pick with a box from the ‘Ultimate Boyfriend Experience’; the challenge is to use these with a suitable man in the next three weeks. This stands alone as a brilliant steamy romance, but I urge anybody who is a ‘newbie’ to the series to backtrack and read the rest (as well as the ‘flip-side’ novels from the guys’ points of view, which partner them). Everleigh has suffered from an unrequited passion for her father’s business partner, Victor since her teens. All he’s ever seen (she believes) is a little girl he once tutored for maths. She is now a successful business woman, working for her father – but still unable to forget the explosive kiss between her & Victor five years before when he caught her underage, drunk, and looking for trouble in her father’s nightclub. When they are forced to work together, the chemistry quickly explodes between them once more initially igniting their tempers rather than passion. Everleigh’s ‘Boyfriend Box’ is that of a submissive schoolgirl – I totally loved the scene where she absolutely goads Victor into using it with her; after which she practically kicks him out of the door. The reader will appreciate the ebb and flow of their steamy encounters richly brought to life by Alexia Chase’s writing. I also liked the fact that Jax (the owner of the ‘Boyfriend Box’ company) & Leo from ‘Slaying the Player’ come into the story – so I urge you to go back and read this book as well if you enjoy ‘Game On’ as much as I did!

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh Daddy!

Even though Game On is part of a series, it can totally be read as a standalone. However, this series is soooo good! In my mind, the first book in this series is Slaying the Player where Jax creates the Ultimate Boyfriend Box Company, followed by A Sinfully Unrequited Series in which 5 best friends, all suffering from unrequited love, agree to use one of the UBB's with a random guy to get over their crushes. In Game On, Everleigh is in love with her father's best friend/business partner Victor who is super-hot and 15 years older than her. I loved this story from the prologue to the epilogue. I would describe it as a father's best friend trope with daddy/babygirl-lite sprinkled on top - lots of steamy goodness. I would definitely recommend this book and cannot wait for The Flip Side of Game On to see Victor's POV.

I received an ARC copy of this book from the author for an honest review, but I've also pre-ordered it.

[Magali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent epidode in this series
I loved the strong character of Everleigh, frustrated by her 5 year old rejection by Victor, her father's partner. She wants to show what she is worth and she won't hesitate to do whatever she wants to achieve it even if it means sleeping with a stranger, despite her continued attraction to Victor.
The story has only one voice, so the version expressing Victor's frustration will be just as exciting to read.
This part is very hot, and addicting because of its characters.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book

[Deb Hughes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic age gap story. At the young age of 18, Everleigh knew she loved her CEO dad’s much older right hand man, Victor. The chemistry sizzled between the two with Victor mostly losing his temper. With determination, Everleigh graduated with A Business degree and an MBA in business in record time to earn a place in her dad’s company and to prove to Victor she was a grown woman with brains and shrewd business skills. As the further story unfolds, the storyline moves on and she does gain the respect and so much more from Victor and her dad. Love Alexia Chase’s books and this was great!

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Game On is a taboo daddy’s best friend/business partner. Quick flow moves along as fast forwarded to years later. Talk about a young lady’s drive to succeed and be the best! Add that they now working on business deal together and see the sparks and chemistry fly! A must read by Alexia Chase.
*I was given a copy and am voluntarily giving my honest review.

[Mari (Mystics & Metaphysics Book Blog) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Victor and Everleigh finally get their chance at being together when he comes back to town. I love that we get the background on them before it moves into the fantasy. It was fun seeing Everleigh stand up for herself and seeing the other characters as well. Love the epilogues and seeing these couples that have become some of my favorites.

[Brenda Moser · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a well written age gap romance between Everleigh and Victor. The author brings strong characters with a sizzling hot chemistry and paints her scenes in vivid detail. She brings the heat with her hot and steamy scenes and moves the story quickly and smoothly,delivering a great read.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.

[Lynn Powers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everleigh has had a crush on her dad’s business partner, Victor, since she was 17 but he has been gone for the last 5 years. She now works for her dad and has become a successful businesswoman and her dad wants her to work with Victor to open a new club in Las Vegas. Everleigh and her 5 good friends who all have an unrequited love agree to buy a fantasy box for another lady in their group from the Ultimate Boyfriend Company and use it in the next few weeks. Everleigh receives a schoolgirl box and when Victor sees the box he agrees to play the sex game with her and she insists this be a one and done situation. Will one time together be enough or will the grow closer after their intimate encounter.

I loved this story with Everleigh who had a crush on Victor who was 15 years older and she wanted to prove to Victor that she was mature and had worked hard in the business and deserved his respect. Victor felt he was too old for the young Everleigh and had left the area so she could experience her life to the fullest. When he returned theywere forced to work together on a project. The Ultimate Boyfriend fantasy box brought them together but would they have a future together. The epilogue was a great ending and it was fun to see the 5 friends again.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is part of the 5 friends- 5 ultimate fantasy boxes Series

This is an age gap story about Everleigh who has been crushing on Victor since he tutored her in high school. Victor is her father's business partner and 15 years older than Everleigh.
Everleigh and her girlfriend snuck into her dad's nightclub trying to get Victor's attention. She got it all right when he dragged her out of the nightclub, put her in a car and sent her home. Now 5 years have passed, she graduated and has her MBA and works for her dad's company as an Expansion Manager. Victor has been living in California but is back because of a business deal Everleigh wants to close on and had no idea she worked in the company. Needless to say he's none too crazy about the deal and thinks she is flirting with the owners and when the mention of the fantasy boxes comes up Victor sees red.
Will he ever see her as a grown up? What could possibly go wrong?

I enjoyed seeing some of the characters from the other stories in the series.

4 stars

[J.p · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having read all the other unrequited series I knew that I would enjoy Everleighs and Victors story. She has been in love with him for many years but because of the age gap it never really developed into anything till later. As her other friends, E received a box of goodies to use on a stranger but Victor was not having that. This is their story and their HEA. I give this a four and a half, the only issue and the reason i didn’t give it five is because I don’t like when women call their lovers Daddy, I know it’s an age gap dads best friend book and I don’t mind that, but calling them daddy is a no from me, other than that I loved it and it was nice to have the other girls mentioned too. Would enjoy reading from Victors POV whenever that’s released. I received this arc for an honest review and this is it. Alexia you’re an amazing author.

[Daisy Knox · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Everleigh and Victor’s story is short, sweet and hot. She’s lusted after him since he was her teen crush and she can finally get her hands on him. I’m not usually a fan of age gap but I was okay with it here because it was a good story. Her father was all for it in the end, which I found strange but it’s still a fun read. I received an ARC via Bookfunnel in exchange for an honest review.

[B E · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ever Leigh has loved her father’s friend and business partner since he tutored her for high school. She attempts to seduce him at their club and he embarrasses her and makes her leave. He moves away. Fast forward five years and Everleigh now works with her father and Victor is returning to town. He didn’t know she was working for the company. She is still attracted to him but he is turning down all of her ideas to expand the club. Could he be jealous? What will happen when they give in to desire?

[Debbie Benson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Everleigh wanted Victor but he turned her down. Five years later, they encounter each other again and Victor is in the way of the expansion plan she has for the business. Forced to talk to him, Everleigh decides to use the fantasy box to get him out of her heart. This backfires but this time Victor is the one running. It takes her father stepping in before Victor and Everleigh to finally allow their love to lead to mutual happiness.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Caution: Red Hot Steam!
Another of Alexia Chase’s quick reads full of chemistry that ignites the pages and red hot, steamy scenes.
While this is a standalone, I love that it incorporates characters from other books found in the Author’s fictional world she has created in Kansas City.
In this we have an age-gap, co-workers’ story – he is her father’s business partner – with loads of tension building into their explosive sex scene.
A thoroughly enjoyable book you can read in a single sitting.

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

She wanted Victor's attention years ago, but she was shot down, so Everleigh has worked hard to prove herself in business. She just didn't expect to have Victor back in her life after a 5 year absence, will the sparks fly again when he is back? Or will Everleigh be disappointed again? I loved this older man and younger woman romance, it has a bit of role playing fun too, a great read which was very satisfying, and had enough steam to keep me happy.
I am voluntarily reviewing a copy I received, and giving my thoughts and opinions on it.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an age gap romance. A young 17 year old girl Everleigh wants her dad’s business partner Victor. Although secretly attracted to her, Victor wants her to grow up and have the full college and young life experiences before he makes his move. Once she graduates and starts working for her dad, she makes great strides in business and he gives her a promotion to head of expansions. When Victor comes into town to discuss the new expansion of Vegas and sees how grownup and professional Everleigh has become he can’t hold himself back anymore. It’s game on.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 - 4 stars.

This age gap romance shows strong emotions and reactions, push and pull, childish behaviour, personal growth, passion, chemistry and connection. The story was full of best intentions, reflections, trust, honesty, secrets, support, understanding, acceptance and love. The story didn't go the way I expected in a couple of places and flowed well. I loved the friendship group in this and now want to know how things worked out for them after being teased with before and after.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[KristieReadsBooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Victor and Everleigh are hot, hot, hot. This is another wonderful addition to this series. In this age-gap, co-worker story we read about Victor and Eveleigh who have been hiding their true feelings for years.

After several years of not seeing each other,they are forced into work together on a project…Everleigh has grown up a bit and Victor takes notice. They are very cold to each other initially and are both willing to give up their dreams to work elsewhere because they can’t handle the tension.

This is my favorite book in this series..:you will need a cool beverage and a fan to get through this one!

I requested an arc and I’m leaving my honest review.

[Tori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fathers best friend trope at its best told from Everleigh's POV. Although it's part of a sinful series this book can totally be read as a standalone.

Everleigh is a fabulous female lead, bold, beautiful and stubborn setting goals for herself which she strives to achieve. Victor is a strong alpha male type.

As their story unfolds, Chase keeps the story moving, the intimate scenes steamy and the reader captivated!!

If you like your books hot, intense and an easy read this book is for you.

[Manjit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everleigh and Victor sizzle together like no other. I love their back and forth bickering and bantering. They each keeping their true feelings quiet while longing for the other. But jealousy and an Ultimate Boyfriend Box changes everything.
You will not be disappointed with this book. I'm counting down the days to read Victor's side of their story.
I received a free ARC copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

[Korkoi · Rating 5 out of 5]

In The Pursuit Of Happiness -
Everleigh has been crushing and fantasising about her father’s business partner, Victor, for years, but everything she had tried as an adult just left her frustrated. However, her unconscious flirtations with another man in front of Victor, seems to light a fire under him to either put up or shut up. This story took me on one heck of a ride and by the time I finished reading it, I was left wanting to read more.

It was empowering to see a young lady set her goal and take steps to achieve it, whilst working very hard to make a name for herself without the help of a man. If you want to read a romance story about strength, determination and sexy intimate moments that will leave you jealous, then I suggest you invest your time and money in this amazing book.

I received an advanced copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Darcy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic story. It is a quick but wonderful read. I have not read the other books in the series but this was written so wonderfully that I do not feel that I missed anything. I loved Everleigh and Victor as they a beautiful characters. They have amazing personalities that are felt throughout the story. The chemistry is strong but yet it is as if they hate but love each other. I loved how they ended and the actual ending of the story was a beautiful picture. This was well written and developed. The descriptions only added to the story. It is a fantastic story that is definitely worth reading reading and doesn’t disappoint.

[Tracey Troxell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable, quick read about a young woman who has been in love with her father’s best friend and business partner for years. She has spent the last 5 years studying hard and trying to earn his love and respect. She finally gets her chance to prove herself to him only to find out he has his own secrets. I would recommend this book.

I voluntarily reviewed an arc of this book.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are into age gap romance than you will enjoy this read.
For most parts of this read I found was good but I’ll have to
Amit my attention wondered at times because the characters
are lacking something the chemistry just didn’t seem to be that
strong but still quite entertaining read.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everleigh at 18 years old, had a crush on her father's business partner, Victor Stone. At that time, Victor rejects Everleigh's advancement. The next time Victor sees Everleigh, yeats have gone by and she is involved with her father's business. Things progress in their relationship, but will it last.
Well written, enjoyable story by Alexia Chase.