
by K. Bromberg
Hard to Handle opens with a concrete setup—four sisters trying to save their family business—and quickly zooms in on the athlete-client romance that drives book one. Expect brisk scenes, snappy banter, and romance beats that favor tension and payoff over subtle psychological depth. What works best is a tidy, emotionally direct read you can finish in a few sittings; the main limitation is familiarity: plot moves and character arcs follow well-worn tropes rather than surprising you.
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Hard to Handle, book one in the Play Hard series, an all new series of standalone books by New York Times bestselling author, K, Bromberg.When four sisters set out to save their family business, each one sets their sights on a different client to help them succeed.At first, the request seemed simple_x0097_sign a new athlete to the agency.Then I found out...
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