Slick's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 I'm really enjoying author Amy Andrews Sydney Smoke series and am learning a bit about Rugby as I read it. Playing It Cool is the second book of this series and I enjoyed quite a bit more than the first book because I actually liked both the characters right from the start. Smart and sexy this book was fun from beginning to end despite a few bumps in the road. 
 Politically correct would not be what anyone would call Dexter Blake especially when he admits he loves a woman with "some junk in her trunk," but it was hard not to really like Dex because he admired women of all shapes and sizes. I loved that despite that the media likes to portray him as a big ladies man, he was far from that. Dexter is committed to only one thing and that is his "footy" career because he knows that it will be over soon enough and then he'll have time for a wife and family. 
 Harper Nugent loves her work as a muralist and artist and she adores helping out with her 11 year old half-siblings even though she doesn't much care for their mother or her step-brother. While she dates, there hasn't been anyone special in awhile and she knows her size doesn't appeal to a lot of men, so she is skeptical when Dexter asks her out especially when she sees his teammate giving him two thumbs up. 
 While Dexter and Harper agree to see each other platonically mainly to get back at her step-mother and brother for their ugly and rude comments about Harper they soon find they can't keep their hands off one another. The move to a physical relationship pretty quickly and both enjoy each other fully and completely. Dexter was really great at letting Harper know just how much he enjoyed every inch of her body and in turn I think that made her more confident and sexy. Harper enjoyed Dexter's company and gave him a safe place to just be himself, not the Rugby star. They had so much in common and I really appreciated how much Dex enjoyed being around her half-siblings and seemed to enjoy rubbing his friendship with Harper in her step-mother's face. 
 They had some rough patches especially when feelings came into play that neither one of them expected or knew how to deal with, but I did love that they took responsibility for their actions and worked to move forward. 
 Low on angst, high on sexiness, laughter and love, Playing it Cool was a fabulous and fun story and one I know I'll read again. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.