The Right Player: A Sports Romance by bestselling
author Kandi Steiner is now live!
From bestselling author Kandi
Steiner comes a sexy, hilarious, opposites-attract sports romance set in the
lively city of Chicago...
I have a three date rule — but it’s not what you think.
See, I’ve been told I’m the “good time girl,” not the
one you take home to Mom. And
while that label stung at first, I’ve since embraced it
— living the wild and
free life and sticking to a three date max. That’s just
enough time to have
some fun and snuff out the possibility of catching
feelings. And it’s been
working for me for years…
Until Makoa Kumaka.
Sadly, he also has a three
date rule — and it’s the exact
opposite of mine. From the second
I meet him, all I can think about is
stripping down that six-foot-five
Herculean hunk of a man. But like the
gentleman I wish he wasn’t, he’s
making me wait.
The more time we spend together, the more I feel those
pesky emotions creeping in.
I’m even tempted to trust him, but blame it on my past
or my instincts, I can’t
shake the feeling that he’s hiding something…
I’ve been playing the game forever, and no man has ever
won my heart — which meant
they never had the power to break it.
But maybe I just hadn’t met the right player.
Maybe I’ll wish I never did.
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Excerpt
I burst through Gemma’s door at seven on the dot the
next morning.
“We have a problem.”
Zach and Gemma were both in the kitchen, their hair a
mess, sleep still in their eyes, Gemma mid-yawn while Zach hadn’t even poured
the coffee grounds into the filter yet. He cocked a brow at Gemma, who managed
a smile before leaning her hip against the kitchen counter and addressing me.
“Well, good morning, Belle. Happy Saturday to you, too.”
“I know we agreed I couldn’t come over before ten on
the weekends but this is an emergency,” I said, nudging Zach out of the way and
taking over where he was in the coffee-making process. I’d barely slept, and if
I didn’t get some caffeine in the next ten minutes, I’d become a monster.
“Shoo.”
Zach chuckled, throwing his hands up and backing out
of the kitchen.
“What’s the emergency?” Gemma asked, wrapping her
arms around Zach’s waist when he joined her.
“He didn’t want to have sex with me.”
Their silence was my only answer, and I huffed,
slamming the top of the coffee pot closed as I thrust the carafe under the faucet
and turned it on.
“I’m confused,” Gemma finally said.
“HE DIDN’T WANT TO HAVE SEX WITH ME,” I repeated.
“Like, he’s not interested?”
“No, like, he had a thick, raging hard on threatening
to break loose from his jeans but didn’t do anything about it.” I turned the
faucet off with more aggression than necessary, slamming the carafe into place
and flicking on the power switch. I crossed my arms and faced them when it
started brewing. “He kissed me on the freaking cheek guys.”
Gemma chuckled, and Zach looked at her before he
turned his confused expression on me. “That’s not an emergency. That’s not even
a problem at all. That’s him being a gentleman.”
Gemma and I exchanged looks this time. “Please tell
me you’re not on his side here.”
“I mean…” Gemma bit her lip, looking at her fiancรฉ
with a shrug. “That is kind of weird,
nowadays anyway.”
Zach’s mouth popped open.
Gemma threw her hands up. “I mean, even we hooked up
on our first date. Remember?”
Zach didn’t respond to that.
“Thank you,” I said, gesturing to Gemma before I let
my hand fall to slap my thigh. “I mean, there we are, post-dinner and all
talked out, and I’m running my hands all over his freaking tattoos. I start
unbuttoning his shirt and he stops me.” I pause for dramatic effect. “The man stopped me from stripping him.”
“Maybe he’s really shy,” Gemma suggested.
“I don’t think that’s it. I mean, you saw him in the
office. The man is confidence embodied.”
“True,” she agreed. “Oh, what if he’s into really
freaky stuff? You know. Whips and chains, nipple clamps, all that. And he wants
to ease you into it.”
I considered it, and I wasn’t mad at that possibility. “A Christian Gray, perhaps?”
“Could be! Did he have a room locked off that he
wouldn’t let you go in?”
My shoulders sagged at that. “No, I saw his whole
place. And the man brought everything he owns from California in maybe two-dozen boxes. I think he hired
me because he lived like a college bachelor before now.” I shook my head. “I
don’t think it’s because he’s so kinky he thinks he’ll scare me.”
“Maybe he just wants to get to know you before he has
sex with you,” Zach said, deadpan, as if he couldn’t believe he even had to say
that out loud.
I scoffed, crossing my arms again. “We talked all
night. He knew me plenty well enough to bend me over his kitchen counter.”
Then, all the blood drained from my face. “Oh my God, what if he has a
micropenis?”
Gemma’s eyes shot open, and she covered her mouth.
“No! You don’t honestly think?”
I shook my head, slumping against the counter once
more. “Nah. I saw his bulge. No way was that a sock.”
We stood in silence for a bit, thinking.
“Maybe he has a weird shaped dick. Or a mole or
something,” Gemma said.
“He wouldn’t let me take off his shirt. Maybe it’s a
third nipple,” I guessed.
Gemma lit up like I’d told her her hair looked
pretty. “Oh, that wouldn’t be so bad!”
“Maybe it’s the three date rule.”
I blinked a few times before I turned to look at
Zach, confused. “Three date rule?”
“Yeah. You know… he doesn’t want to have sex until
the third date. It’s like the classic dating handbook rule number one.”
I looked at Gemma, who tilted her head to the side as
she considered it. “That does make sense.”
“So, you’re saying I’m not going to get any until he
takes me out on two more dates?” I
groaned, pulling three coffee cups from the cabinet and topping them all off. I
handed one to each of them before wrapping my hands around mine. “Who on Earth still does that?”
“Nice guys. Good
guys. Guys who are interested in more than just getting in your pants.” Zach
shook his head. “Belle, come on. This is a good thing.”
“Tell that to my throbbing clitoris, Zach.”
Gemma nearly spit out her coffee, and Zach chuckled,
throwing up his free hand in surrender. “And on that note, I’m going to watch
Sports Center.” He kissed Gemma’s cheek before turning to me. “Good luck with
your emergency.”
I wiggled my fingers in a goodbye to him, and Gemma
and I shared a knowing smile once he was gone.
Meet Kandi
Kandi Steiner is
a bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known
for writing "emotional rollercoaster" stories, she loves bringing
flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance -- in all its
forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you're a lover of
angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she's your gal.
An alumna of the
University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative
Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women's Studies. She started writing
back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th
grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her
classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly
halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her "freedom of press." She
took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always
been a die hard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of
love as well as the triumphs.
When Kandi isn't
writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her
extremely vocal cat, and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys
live music, traveling, anything heavy in carbs, beach days, movie marathons,
craft beer and sweet wine -- not necessarily in that order.
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