PLAY

What I learned after last year’s distractions cost my hockey team our entire season? No more screwing up. No more screwing, period. As the new team captain, I need a new philosophy: hockey and school now, women later. Which means that I, Hunter Davenport, am officially going celibate…no matter how hard that makes things.

But there’s nothing in the rulebook that says I can’t be friends with a woman. And I won’t lie — my new classmate Demi Davis is one cool chick. Her smart mouth is hot as hell, and so is the rest of her, but the fact that she’s got a boyfriend eliminates the temptation to touch her. Except three months into our friendship, Demi is single and looking for a rebound.

And she’s making a play for me.

Avoiding her is impossible. We’re paired up on a yearlong school project, but I’m confident I can resist her. We’d never work, anyway. Our backgrounds are too different, our goals aren’t aligned, and her parents hate my guts.

Hooking up is a very bad idea. Now I just have to convince my body—and my heart.

"This book is a treat! Beyond being laugh-out-loud hilarious, Hunter and Demi's off-the-charts chemistry kept me reading long into the night. With all the heart, witty banter, and toe-curling romance that you'd expect from an Elle Kennedy novel, The Play is a fantastic addition to one of my all-time favorite series!" ~ #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas

"Another addictive read from Elle Kennedy! The Play is a steamy, swoon-worthy romance you won't want to put down!" ~ #1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland

"When I pick up an Elle Kennedy book, I know I'm not putting it down until I'm done. The Play was no different. Hot, witty, and SO angsty." ~ K.A. Tucker, international bestselling author

"Chock-full of high-heat and delicious banter, this steamy romance was absolute perfection!" ~ New York Times bestselling author Kendall Ryan

"The Play is deliciously sexy and utterly unputdownable! It was the perfect balance of witty banter and heart wrenching angst." ~ New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting

A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a B.A. in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager. Elle writes romantic suspense and erotic contemporary romance for various publishers. She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting!