Play Thing

by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

Can a grown woman get adopted by a fictional family?

 Asking for a friend. Could be the Westbrooks or the Brightons, not picky. 

Seriously, though, these series keep getting better and better and I love that the families are now meshed.  Getting peeks at some of the characters from previous books is such a treat, although this book could happily be read as a stand-alone.

We originally met Nicky in some of the Wild Westbrook & The Brighton Family stories. She’s a strong FMC (my favorite) and really does not like to show vulnerability.  In previous stories we’ve seen her as driven and no-nonsense, and watching her allow herself to become vulnerable was a treat. Ronan is a character we didn’t see much of previously.  He is one of the Brighton Brothers and was off playing hockey for much of the previous stories. When we meet him, he’s a party boy but when he takes that partying bad-boy behavior too far, Nicky is hired as his assistant/babysitter.  As the story progresses we see there’s much more to Ronan than appears on the surface. 

Even though their chemistry is explosive, I equally loved the scenes where they get to know each other on a deeper level and each becomes the other’s biggest supporter. No spoilers but I love that even the angsty parts get resolved quickly since both characters know what they want, but have to work though some issues to get there.

Twin brother Nolan is next up and I can’t WAIT to revisit these families again.  Well done Cassie-Ann!