{"id":26806,"date":"2021-01-21T09:47:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T14:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=26806"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:57:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:57:28","slug":"review-not-my-match-by-ilsa-madden-mills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/21\/review-not-my-match-by-ilsa-madden-mills\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26806\" data-postid=\"26806\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26806 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/not-my-match-ilsa-madden-mills.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Homeless and heartbreakingly innocent, Giselle Riley walks into my penthouse and chaos follows.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I shouldn\u2019t have invited the girl genius to live with me, but it\u2019s clear she needs my help\u2014not only for a place to lay her pretty blonde head but in finding real love, which she\u2019s not going to get with the crazy men she picks up online.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Too bad she\u2019s a twenty-four-year-old virgin and I\u2019m a bad boy wide receiver. She\u2019s off limits for a hardcore player like me\u2014and we\u2019re\u00a0<i>just<\/i>\u00a0friends.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Instead, I\u2019m her matchmaking service, no matter how jealous it makes me when I tag along on her dates.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I can keep my self-control. Right? No way will I give in to everything inside me that dreams of a girl like her in my world.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I may be the best wide receiver in the country, but how could I hold on to a girl like her?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Jan 19, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Game Changers<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Amazon Publishing<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Montlake<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $3.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Giselle<\/strong> should have known that her life would have changed as she approached her 24<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. Something weird always happens around this time of the year. Her brother-in-law has declared her off limits to all of his teammates so her dating life is very limited. She is determined to find someone though and she has a blind date with a guy off a dating app. It is going horrible until <strong>Devon<\/strong> shows up and rescues her.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To make matters even worst, her apartment caught on fire and she is now homeless. Once again, Devon is there to the rescue and offers her a place to stay. Giselle shares with Devon that she is going to find her a man and he offers to help since she is clueless in that department.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This slow burn romance worked its magic on me. Giselle and Devon had enough chemistry and sexy banter to keep me entertain throughout the story. They say that opposites attract and in Giselle and Devon\u2019s case they are correct. The straight-laced virgin and wild man whore jock find that they have a lot more in common than they would have thought.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I went into this story with some trepidation after Giselle\u2019s stunt in book 1.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t buy her innocent act but she held her own. She is quirky and weird (what can you expect from a genius). She needs help to find love and of course the man whore is the perfect guy to help her. If you know about her mom, sister and aunt, then you can warm up to her a bit.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Devon is the perfect alpha male hero. He has a lot of issues that he needs to work on. The relationship with his father played a big role in how he handled Giselle. At one point, I wanted him to just tell her how he felt but I understood how he was nervous to be abandoned again. 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She\u2019s off limits for a hardcore player like me\u2014and we\u2019re\u00a0<i>just<\/i>\u00a0friends.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Instead, I\u2019m her matchmaking service, no matter how jealous it makes me when I tag along on her dates.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I can keep my self-control. Right? No way will I give in to everything inside me that dreams of a girl like her in my world.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I may be the best wide receiver in the country, but how could I hold on to a girl like her?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Jan 19, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Game Changers<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Amazon Publishing<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Montlake<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $3.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Giselle<\/strong> should have known that her life would have changed as she approached her 24<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. Something weird always happens around this time of the year. Her brother-in-law has declared her off limits to all of his teammates so her dating life is very limited. She is determined to find someone though and she has a blind date with a guy off a dating app. It is going horrible until <strong>Devon<\/strong> shows up and rescues her.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To make matters even worst, her apartment caught on fire and she is now homeless. Once again, Devon is there to the rescue and offers her a place to stay. Giselle shares with Devon that she is going to find her a man and he offers to help since she is clueless in that department.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This slow burn romance worked its magic on me. Giselle and Devon had enough chemistry and sexy banter to keep me entertain throughout the story. They say that opposites attract and in Giselle and Devon\u2019s case they are correct. The straight-laced virgin and wild man whore jock find that they have a lot more in common than they would have thought.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I went into this story with some trepidation after Giselle\u2019s stunt in book 1.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t buy her innocent act but she held her own. She is quirky and weird (what can you expect from a genius). She needs help to find love and of course the man whore is the perfect guy to help her. If you know about her mom, sister and aunt, then you can warm up to her a bit.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Devon is the perfect alpha male hero. He has a lot of issues that he needs to work on. The relationship with his father played a big role in how he handled Giselle. At one point, I wanted him to just tell her how he felt but I understood how he was nervous to be abandoned again. There is a little drama and angst but the story could have used a bit more.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I\u2019m loving this sports romance series. I look forward to the next book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3sSxFyv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}