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Back Into It
2023
First Published
3.89
Average Rating
317
Number of Pages

Part of Series

A scorching hot, age gap friends-to-lovers, boy-obsessed, unrequited love story by critically acclaimed author, Eve Dangerfield. Cheryl Karalis-Walker doesn’t have time to fall in love. After twelve-hour days marketing pineapple-print leggings and caring for her terminally ill mother, all she wants is to get white wine tipsy and flirt with someone else’s dad. Patrick Normal isn’t a dad. He isn’t close to being someone’s dad. He’s a young, kind-hearted football player with the body of a Greek god and Cheryl’s determined to treat him as a baby brother. After all, boyfriends leave, but friends are forever... Right? Being Cheryl’s bestie has meant years of pent-up lust and friendzone jokes but Patrick is determined to withstand both if it means staying close to her. He’s losing hope he’ll ever move from ‘best friend’ to ‘love interest’ when a wild party leaves Cheryl naked in his bed. Between his sheets, she confesses she’s scared of ruining their friendship… but she loves it when he takes charge. ​​​​​​​ So, it’s on. No more games, no more tiptoeing around the tension Cheryl wants him in charge? She’s got it. She’s going to realize the man who’s always been her constant is the one she’s been waiting for her whole life. The two best friends are done f***ing around. It’s time to find out. Back Into It is a standalone, contemporary romance novel, and book four in the interconnected Playing for Love series. ★★★★★ “I think I may have just met one of my favorite fictional men ever. Like I thought I had an obsession with Ty from Act Your Age but nothing and I mean NOTHING compares to the level of obsession I now have with Patrick Normal. Do yourself a favor and read this!!!!” Dirty Girl Reviews ★★★★★ “No one writes flawed characters like Eve. No one makes me cackle while reading like Eve. And, for f**k's sake, no one writes filthy, kinky sex like Eve. This is just *chef's kiss*” Romantically Inclined Reviews ★★★★★ “There are literal stars in my eyes! This was soooo good; it ticked all my boxes and then some." Melanie A ★★★★★ "I seriously DEVOURED this book." Nikki ★★★★★ "An amazing ending to this series. I've loved every book so far in this 'Playing for Love' series and I was not disappointed at all with Cheryl and Patrick. One of the best aspects for me of this book was how messy Cheryl was... it felt so real and relatable." Ashley Maggio

Avg Rating
3.89
Number of Ratings
318
5 STARS
32%
4 STARS
36%
3 STARS
22%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

Eve Dangerfield
Eve Dangerfield
Author · 25 books

Eve Dangerfield has loved romance novels ever since she first swiped her grandmother’s paperbacks. Now she writes her own stories about complicated women and gorgeous-but-slightly-tortured men. Her work has been described as 'genre-defying,' and ‘the defibrillator contemporary romance needs right now'. And not just by those who might one day need bone marrow! She lives in Melbourne with her beautiful family and can generally be found making a mess. www.instagram.com/evedangerfield/

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