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Beauty and the Baller

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Beauty and the Baller

By: Ilsa Madden-Mills
Narrated by: Sebastian York, Savannah Peachwood
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An Amazon Charts and #1 Kindle Store bestseller.

An NFL quarterback turned small-town coach gets sacked by a Texas beauty queen in this swoony, passionate romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills.

Gorgeous, talented, and brilliant, NFL quarterback Ronan Smith has the world in his hands. But after losing his career and his fiancée in a car accident, he falls into a pit of grief and bad choices. When a mysterious girl shows up to his party, he feels drawn to her and makes her his…for one night.

Former beauty queen Nova Morgan is on a mission. Scantily clad as a princess from a galaxy far, far away, she sneaks into a high-profile party to capture the attention of her favorite quarterback. But her hopes crash after an awful one-night stand.

Fast-forward two years. Broke and desperate, Nova returns home to Blue Belle, Texas, where, by a cosmic twist of fate, her broody neighbor is none other than Ronan, the shiny new football coach everyone adores. But he has no idea who she is.

The booster club keeps shoving women at Ronan to keep him in town. His solution? He proposes fake dating to Nova. But things heat up for real under these Friday-night lights when he realizes she’s the one who slipped away.

Has this jaded beauty found her forever baller, or will his past keep them apart?

©2022 Ilsa Madden-Mills. (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Romance Romantic Comedy Sports Comedy Royalty Texas

Critic Reviews

“With a tremendous appeal to fans of Contemporary Romance Comedies…impressively performed…by the narrative team of Sebastian York and Savannah Peachwood. A fun listening experience from beginning to end.” Midwest Book Review

“In this un-put-downable romance, Madden-Mills skillfully balances the emotional with the physical to produce a love story that’s equal parts scorching and sweet.” Publishers Weekly

“A sexy, fun romance from an author who always delivers.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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Beautiful ❤️‍🩹🏈

This was a amazing story with beautiful characters. I loved everything about them . Their story their friends and family. Friggen perfect. I especially loved listening to Sebastian and Savannahs who did a brilliant job bringing this story to life ❤️‍🩹🏈❤️‍🩹🏈❤️‍🩹💖❤️‍🩹🏈❤️‍🩹🏈❤️‍🩹🏈❤️‍🩹🏈❤️‍🩹🏈❤️‍🩹

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Loved it

I Loved it! It was Such a good story, and the narration was well done

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Hot Baller

from the beginning Nova & Ronan had a spark from the start !! Absolutely loved it!!

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For fans of Friday Night Lights

If you liked Friday Night Lights, you're going to enjoy Beauty and the Baller. Nova is a likeable protagonist who has such a wonderful relationship with her sister. I have to admit, I loved her self-confidence and the tension between her and Ronan, which continued to build as the book progressed. Meanwhile, Ronan is still struggling to deal with his grief following the death of his fiance, but he also struggles to resist his feelings for Nova. Naturally, their chemistry is off the charts and there are a few steamy moments.

Throw in some funny shenanigans, many Star Wars references and an entertaining cast of supporting characters, and you've got yourself Beauty and the Baller. I definitely recommend listening to the audio.

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5-stars all the way!

This author ticked every box for me with this story. Topping it off with Sebastian York's narration was the icing on the cake as far as I'm concerned. Savannah Peachwood did a great job with her narration and I enjoyed listening to her voice too.

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Sweet but too long

There were parts that weren’t needed and could have been left out to shorten the story. I liked the side characters and the ASD representation.

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Boring poor story line

narration was great, the story line was terribly boring, I couldn't listen till the end.

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