Review: Romancing The Running Back by Jeanette Murray

Posted January 10, 2016 by Elizabeth in Elizabeth B, Reviews / 0 Comments

Review: Romancing The Running Back by Jeanette MurrayRomancing the Running Back by Jeanette Murray
Series: Santa Fe Bobcats, #4
Published by Intermix Publication Date: January 19th 2016
Also in this series: Takes Two to Tackle
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four-stars

They’re not on the same page in the playbook...
When Anya Fisher is asked to be the maid of honor in her best friend’s wedding, she jumps at the chance to go to Santa Fe. There’s nothing left for her in Atlantaβ€”except a bitter and controlling almost-ex husband. Starting over as an online personal shopper is challenging, but not as much as having to plan wedding festivities with uptight groomsman Josiah Walker...
As a Santa Fe Bobcats running back, Josiah wants to make his mark on the field, not on the earth. A serious conservationist, he’s all about saving energy. So why is he wasting so much on the flighty fashionista in his best friend’s wedding? One kiss leads to anotherβ€”and more. But when Josiah discovers that Anya has just as much substance as style, their harmless little fling may go into overtime...

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This is not my first book my Ms. Murray, but it is the first book in the Santa Fe Bobcats series that I’ve read and I really enjoyed it. Even though Romancing the Running Back is the 4th in a series, it is easy to read on its own.

In Romancing the Running Back, we follow Anya and Josiah as they move from antagonism, to friends, to lovers while they help their friends plan a wedding. Anya has several other things going on that prompted her visit to Santa Fe to be more like a relocation and those complications eventually cause problems for her with Josiah.

I enjoyed these two characters and their quirks. They were fun to get to know and it was a treat to see their relationship progress. One of my favorite things was the fact that when Anya’s past caught up to her and threw a wrench into things, Josiah didn’t go stomping off to be mad, he sat down with her and talked about it.

The supporting cast was fun and added color and humor to the story. If you have followed the Santa Fe Bobcats series, you will enjoy seeing glimpses of characters from the prior three books and catching up with where they are now. If you are new to Ms. Murray’s work, this would be a fun book to start with. It’s a quick read and definitely worth the time.

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I am a full time mom who works part time. I squeeze reading in wherever I can between work, volunteer stuff, and kid activities. I read a little bit of everything, but really enjoy indie authors and Happy- Ever-Afters. I've been reviewing for Cocktails and Books since January 2015.