I received a copy of this title to read and review for Wicked Reads 
 4 Steamy stars. 
 After reading the 4th installment in the Birmingham Rebels, I decided I best go back to where it all began, with Cass/Beau/Marian's story, and it was no less or more sensual. 
 The Birmingham Rebels is where NFL players go to pasture- the last stop before fading away into retirement. The misfits, the older players, the ones who don't play the political game necessary in the NFL. 
 Marian and Cass have something to prove, and they take Beau along on the journey. 
 Marian is the Rebels' newest assistant coach, the daughter of a collage superstar of a coach, with a very dark secret that haunts her. Cass leads the guys on the field, and he's trying his hardest to form them into a functioning team, refusing to lose. Beau's in love with Cass, and he'd do anything to make the man happy. 
 While there isn't a lot of pages between the beginning and when the trouple come together, it is written in a way to remove any instantaneous feel, with tension and buildup, and plenty of angsty delicousness. 
 Marian's secrets, and her friend Danny refusing then showing up to join the Rebels, are the conflicts of the story. While an erotic menage romance, there is a strong theme of hurt/comfort and healing on the pages. 
 Broken Play was a quick, easy read with some heavy content and a whole helluva lot of between-the-sheets action. The scenes weren't redundant, propelled the story forward, and didn't feel as if it was just tucked into a lacking story- everything fit together, creating an enjoyable, titillating read. 
 The menage is inventive, and goes beyond the MMF of the pairing. Yes, it's impossible/unrealistic that every person on the Rebels is bisexual/bicurious/looking to be in a menage relationship- it's an erotic fantasy written across the pages, meant to be savored as a naughty escape from everyday life. While the characterizations are realistic, the naughty shouldn't have to be. 
 While I wouldn't enjoy a steady diet, a book or three in a row as a palate cleanser is exactly what I was looking for. Every now and then, I'll definitely be picking up another book by this author. Samantha Kane writes menage well, and I look forward to more in this series and by this author in the future.