{"id":28087,"date":"2022-03-29T08:11:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T12:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=28087"},"modified":"2022-10-16T12:01:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T12:01:20","slug":"review-beauty-and-the-baller-by-ilsa-madden-mills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/29\/review-beauty-and-the-baller-by-ilsa-madden-mills\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden-Mills"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-28087\" data-postid=\"28087\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-28087 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_7w41817 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_sqyi818 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        \t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tb_ma03542 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"subrow_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col2-1 tb_scw9546 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_dgoo959 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\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/beauty-and-the-baller-ilsa-madden-mills-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-28964\" title=\"beauty-and-the-baller-ilsa-madden-mills\" alt=\"beauty-and-the-baller-ilsa-madden-mills\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/beauty-and-the-baller-ilsa-madden-mills-1.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/beauty-and-the-baller-ilsa-madden-mills-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/beauty-and-the-baller-ilsa-madden-mills-1.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\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_u7if891 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Gorgeous, talented, and brilliant, NFL quarterback Ronan Smith has the world in his hands. But after losing his career and his fianc\u00e9e 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\u2026for one night.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u2019s the one who slipped away.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Has this jaded beauty found her forever baller, or will his past keep them apart?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col2-1 tb_o3m4546 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_s92k823  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-25879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Mar 29, 2022<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Scorching<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Amazon<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Montlake<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $3.99<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ronan<\/strong> is grieving and mourning the life he used to know when he meets <strong>Nova<\/strong>. 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This year I haven\u2019t really hit my stride with reading but I have to say that Beauty and the Baller had me from page one. It is so nice to get all your feels in. I have always enjoyed the author\u2019s works but this story is up at the top. She is going on the go to author list for me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Don\u2019t you just love when you adore both the characters. You see the potential and growth with them immediately and the author just molds them into perfect little characters. Ronan is really what makes a good hero. He is very swoon worthy. He is quick and sharp which makes for great banter. He is caring. He has a very painful past but he doesn\u2019t hold onto that for that long. He learns to move on and open his heart up to Nova.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Nova is a girl after my own heart. She cares so much about her family. 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But after losing his career and his fianc\u00e9e 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\u2026for one night.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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\u2019s the one who slipped away.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Has this jaded beauty found her forever baller, or will his past keep them apart?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p> <hr \/> <p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Mar 29, 2022<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Scorching<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Amazon<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Montlake<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $3.99<\/p> <hr \/> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ronan<\/strong> is grieving and mourning the life he used to know when he meets <strong>Nova<\/strong>. Their one-night stand is hot and fun. He just doesn\u2019t remember it. Not until Nova storms into the town he is coaching at and takes a position at the school. The more time he spends around her, the more he realizes that this was the woman he had been looking for.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Nova is back in town after her mother passes. She has to take care of her sister and basically get a job. She accepts a part time position at the school and offer to be an assistant to the Coach. The problem is that she fully remembers every inch of the coach and their one night stand two year prior. He is grumpy, pig headed and makes her furious at time but she still can\u2019t shake the all the other things she feel around him as well.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">It has been a long time where I sat down and read a book in one sitting. This year I haven\u2019t really hit my stride with reading but I have to say that Beauty and the Baller had me from page one. It is so nice to get all your feels in. I have always enjoyed the author\u2019s works but this story is up at the top. She is going on the go to author list for me.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Don\u2019t you just love when you adore both the characters. You see the potential and growth with them immediately and the author just molds them into perfect little characters. Ronan is really what makes a good hero. He is very swoon worthy. He is quick and sharp which makes for great banter. He is caring. He has a very painful past but he doesn\u2019t hold onto that for that long. He learns to move on and open his heart up to Nova.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Nova is a girl after my own heart. She cares so much about her family. Her life may not have turned out how she had originally hoped but she adjusts rather nicely. It doesn\u2019t help that she is falling for Ronan. The quick barbs at one another just leads to more pent-up passion.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">When it comes to passion\u2026let\u2019s just say the tension swells in this story. I felt hot every time Nova and Ronan came together. Let\u2019s just say when they finally stop fighting the loving was very sexy!<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">What holds me back from the full five stars is that there is too much run-on conversations for me. Sometimes I wanted more from them than that. I needed action. 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