4.5 stars 
 Ethan "Dex" Dexter has always been the wise one among his friends. Full of good advice, eternally calm, the quiet one who observes without interference, he is something of a mystery to all but a few of his long time friends. 
 Fiona McIntyre is the flighty member of her family. She is determined to make her parents proud and live up to her sister's steady presence, but feels like she is never happy with her choices. 
 One beard dare and Ethan and Fiona find themselves facing an attraction neither is quite ready to face. Ethan has seen only Fiona for four long years, though he isn't sure the time is right to pursue a relationship with the fiery, bouncy beauty. Fiona only sees the distance between their cities and his obvious desire for a relationship as an obstacle, where she is all for something easy, light, and temporary. 
 Rumors and media hounds stir up interest in Ethan's sexual experience and the quiet man is suddenly thrust into the spotlight in a way he never wanted. Distance, with her in the Big Apple and him in the Big Easy, plays a huge role in their challenges as well. 
 I loved these two together. From the very beginning they were accepting of what each was able to give and take from the relationship and they each tried to protect the other from pain. Life crops up to put a wedge in their relationship in the form of a media frenzy times two. It hurt to watch them try to recover time and again as rumors and attention spread. 
 Those who have read other Game On books will love Ivy and Gray and Drew and Anna as they pop in and out of this book, especially Gray and Ivy with the relationship between Fiona and her sister. 
 Somehow I missed reading Gray and Ivy's book before I started The Game Plan, but I wasn't missing anything for this particular story (and have bumped The Friend Zone to the top of my personal reading list). This was a fun book both because I love Dex and it was the perfect story for the wise man. The cover could not have personified Dex any better had I picked a visual myself. 
 ARC provided by publisher and author in exchange for an honest review.