Athletic trainer Shayna Kudrow is thrilled to land her dream job with the San Francisco Kingsmen football team. The only problem is that the team's star quarterback, Lee Burrows, is also the man who broke her heart in college. As soon as he lays eyes on her for the first time in eight years, Lee realizes that he's never gotten over Shayna. He's determined to win her back, but she has no interest in giving him a second chance. When he's sidelined by a shoulder injury and she's assigned to help him with his rehab, however, it becomes increasingly difficult for her to resist his charms. But there's one more challenge they'll have to overcome: the team's no-fraternization policy. Can they find a way to be together without risking both of their careers?
For the most part, I enjoyed Lee and Shayna's second chance romance. Their banter was a lot of fun, they had great chemistry, and I could tell that Lee was genuinely remorseful about the mistakes he made in the past. That said, there were a few aspects of the story that didn't entirely make sense to me, mainly related to Lee's injury and his contract status with the team. For example, he was initially very concerned about the possibility of an injury because he was in the last year of his contract; he knew that an injury could jeopardize his chances of signing with another team if the Kingsmen failed to offer him a new contract. Because of that, I thought he'd be a little more upset when he actually did injure his shoulder. Strangely, he almost seemed excited about it because it gave him an excuse to spend more time with Shayna. His decision to go to team management and demand that they make an exception to the no-fraternization policy for him as their star player wasn't a good look either. Why rock the boat in a contract year? Either he wasn't a very smart guy, or his football career didn't mean as much to him as he claimed. There's nothing wrong with that; if he'd chosen to retire just to be with Shayna, I would have been all for it. My issue was that he wasn't just risking his own career, he was risking hers too, and he didn't seem to have thought it through very well.
In any event, I'd recommend this book for all fans of contemporary/sports romance and romantic comedy. I look forward to the next book in the series.
*Review copy provided by the authors via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
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About "You Had Your Chance, Lee Burrows"
Lee f’ing Burrows.
The Kingsmen’s star quarterback.
Legendary throwing arm.
Six-pack abs.
Kissable lips.
Oh, but don’t forget, he’s also a lying, heartless egomaniac who broke my heart in college.
It took me years to build myself back up after his deceit, and now I have the dream opportunity to prove myself working as a sports therapist for a professional team.
The hurdle? Or mountain to be more accurate…
The job is with the San Francisco Kingsmen.
Back when I was a naïve college girl, I felt lucky that he even noticed me. Now eight years later, he’d be lucky if I gave him the time of day.
Which I won’t. Not ever.
Some people don’t deserve a second chance and Lee Burrows is one of them.
Now if someone could only tell him that because he’s hell-bent on scoring the winning touchdown and won’t accept that it’s game over for us.
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