Review: Calling the Play by Samantha Kane (Birmingham Rebels #2)


Note: This ARC was provided by Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Following the straight and narrow is more work than it may seem to someone like Tyler Oakes. He's the quarterback for the Birmingham Rebels and while he knows the partying lifestyle he once enjoyed is a no-go for him, he wants some spark of excitement back in his life. So when his sports car ends up being commandeered by undercover cop Randi McInish, and they engage in a high-speed chase, Tyler knows he wants more time with the sexy Randi. Then Brian Mason is brought on by the team to become the new quarterback coach, and seeing Brian again brings back memories that Tyler isn't entirely sure if he's ready to reminisce with Brian about. Randi sees that Brian wants to make the play for Tyler he never had the courage to before, and when she learns the men's penchant for sharing, things could finally fall into place.

Calling the Play is the second book in the Birmingham Rebels series from author Samantha Kane and is a menage romance with a hint of a second chance love story. Tyler Oakes's bisexuality is something he's never felt the need to hide from anyone. He's also been known to share when it comes to sexual partners, something he started with his friend Brian Mason back in college. Tyler was already developing feeling for Brian back then, but Brian left and later went on to marry the very same woman both he and Tyler shared. Now, Brian comes back into Tyler's professional life as a coach, but he isn't sure if his friend's ready to welcome him back in his personal life, especially when he sees that Tyler's involved with Randi McInish, who has her fantasies when it comes to threesomes, and both Tyler and Brian appear to be up to the task.

This second in a series has the same menage theme that the first book had, but with the added twist of Tyler and Randi already being somewhat of a couple when Brian re-enters the picture as the man who has a shared past with Tyler. I liked how Brian really made an effort to try and re-gain Tyler's love and trust, and how he wanted to integrate Randi into a possible three-way relationship. Having Brian as yet another coach who becomes involved with a player makes me wonder if everyone else on the coaching staff is going to end up sleeping with one or more of the players throughout the series, since it appears this team has a habit of doing so. The story was fast-paced and the scenes were hot, whether they be between just two of the main characters or all three of them together as a unit. I'm giving Calling the Play 3.5 stars out of five. ♥

Date Read: 26 November 2015

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