So when I picked up this book, having read Williamz before, I couldn't help but be disappointed. I nearly didn't finish it but I oiwe the publisher so here go's.

There's a lot of sex. More than normal. I hear you saying that's not a bad thing right? Wrong. There is only so much you can take.
Also, the addiction. Seriously, she conquered it that quick? Addiction is something that takes years to banish. Sorry found that part a little unbelievable.

Story needs more developing in my opinion.

Enjoy!

I had high expectations after the blurb, but the book kind of disappointed me as I have expected more of it.

I wasn't a huge fan of this book. It isn't the type of story I usually read, so that might be part of it (which I knew going in) but I did then have a lot of trouble getting into the story too.

I didn't really like the book, maybe it was just not my story (I'll give it a scond try later), I thought the two main characters lacked in chemistry!

The synopsis of this novel suggested a fuller plot than what I encountered. Midway through, the book descended into the realm of smut that I did not appreciate.

I was really looking forward to reading this as I do love my sports books, but I just found the whole story rather unbelievable, I am sad to say. I thought the relationship between Gayla and Rhonda war too imbalanced, with Gayla doing all the work and Ronda’s addiction to pain pills appeared to be overcome too easily and with no real help or intervention from anyone else. This book will not put me off trying the next title by M J Williamz

Having read other works by MJ Williamz I fully expected to have a enjoyable read. Ronda Meyers plays football for the Texan Stars but in the off season she sells real estate with the help of her assistant and part time lover Gayla Adkins. Ronda injures herself and need Gayle’s help. Forced to be together more than they’re used to they discover how much they really love each other. Did I mention Ronda becomes addicted to her pain meds. They also have lots of sex, like every second page which I normally won’t mind but even after reading this book I couldn’t care less about the main characters in a book. For me this was a really hard read. Didn’t enjoy at all. Hoping MJ’s next book will be more to my liking.

I liked the idea of the story a lot - with the sport aspects, the struggle with addiction etc. but I just couldn't connect with the characters or the story...

I wanted to enjoy the read but it was a struggle going page-to-page without connecting to the story. The most interesting part was Gayla's interaction with her family. We knew the drug dependency was coming but what happened prior to that was uninteresting. I never felt like I got to know the main characters and why they were in a friends with benefits "relationship". Ronda Meyers was a person taking advantage of her stardom but not always feeling good about herself and change was in the air. Gayla Adkins was not fully developed as a person. We know she is good at business and she cares about Ronda but the what else was missing.

Book received from Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review

I’m never entirely sure what I’m going to get when I read a Williamz book. I’ve read seven so far and my enjoyment has ranged from great to not so much. A common thread is that I don’t connect well with most of the characters and I find myself less than involved in their lives and aspirations.

Rhonda is the MVP for a football team and a player on and off the field. She is well-known, popular and sexy. She is also a real estate agent and works well with her assistant, Gayla, who is a friend with benefits. Gayla remained of bit of a mystery to me for most of the novel. She seemed to be Rhonda’s agent as well, booking her as the local celeb for numerous fundraisers. Their relationship starts off as casual sex moving into something more serious.

“Score” fits into the erotic romance genre but when the first half of the book is mostly sex the eroticism is lost and the sex becomes tedious. The blurb was a little misleading as Rhonda’s injury only happens halfway through which left very little time to develop the addiction theme. The second half of the book was an improvement on the first but not by much.
2.5 stars rounded up.