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More Than the Game : A Sports Rom-Com (Becoming an Evans Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Jenni Bara (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 576 ratings
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Mark Demoda is gorgeous, cocky, and the bad boy of baseball.

As a single mom, I have no time for his games. But when he crashes into me on the beach, and the pictures go viral, I’m somehow swept up into the biggest one.

Forced to play the part of his doting girlfriend, I try my hardest to ignore the way his touch sets my skin on fire, and his words make me blush. The problem is all the whispers no one can hear and all the touches no one can see don’t feel make believe.

Falling for my fake boyfriend would be a terrible idea, but it already seems like so much more than a game.

Author’s Note: More Than the Game is a full-length, standalone, steamy, slow burn, romcom featuring a sassy single mom and a retired major league baseball player. May contain Evans family fun, lots of laughs, and adult themes. HEA guaranteed.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09CF2KPYY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Point Publishing (September 14, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 14, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4766 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 344 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1737560011
  • Customer Reviews:
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Jenni Bara

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Jenni Bara lives in New Jersey working as a paralegal in family law, writing real-life unhappily ever-afters every day. In turn, she spends her free time with anything that keeps her laughing, including life with kids. She loves writing books with a great balance of life, love, and laughter.

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4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
576 global ratings
Fake dating with a twist
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Fake dating with a twist
Book: More Than The GameAuthor: Jenni BaraGenre: Contemporary Sports RomanceTropes: Sports, Fake Dating, Over-Protective SiblingsRating: ⭐⭐⭐.5Spice: 🌶🌶🌶Review: Beth & Marc had a very tumultuous meet cute, involving spraying water, dish soap & a snarky toddler. They are on uncomfortable groud with each other after their first encounter, but Marc is incredibly intrigued with this widowed single mom.Beth comes from a notable family that she is not on the best terms with, & has 7 brother in laws that treat her like their sister/mom. Marc was a major league basball pitcher, until his pitching arm was injured in an auto accident about a year ago. Now he wants to coach, but no team would be willing to hire him with his playboy background.The setup of the relationship seemed pretty standard for "fake dating to help his reputation", but she also has a past he has no clue about.Pros:- The chemistry between Marc & Beth is believable- Marc & the kids relationship is adorable- Multiple discussions on the importance of using protection- Decent amount of smutCons:- Politics- Hard to keep track of all the brothers- Beth's lack of agency at timesOverall I did enjoy this book, and think other contemporary romance readers will too. I'm looking forward to the next Evan's story to come out soon.*Free copy of book provided by author for review, all thoughts are my own*
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024
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What a sweet story. I loved the big brothers and happy family setting she created. I also liked the development of the main male character and how he changed over time. It was done really well.
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Christina D.
4.0 out of 5 stars Well written, but lots of typos
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024
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This book has a great storyline, and the characters, for the most part, are well developed, but holy moly, are there a ton of typos.

It seems the author changed this from third person to first person POV, but missed a lot of instances. It could really benefit from an editor.

This is normally a turn-off for me, but the story itself and characters were good. But I won't be reading any more in the series, which is sad bc the Evans family is a lot of fun.
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JM Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Needs major edits
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2024
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This was such a good story. Unfortunately, as many other reviewers have mentioned, the errors were everywhere. On almost every page was a tense mix up or a misspelled word. It is a hot mess. Highly recommend beta readers and an amazing editor who would have never let this happen.
I would love to try some of the other books in the series but the errors are very distracting. I’m glad I read it free on KU. I would be so disappointed if I had spent money on this copy. This book is also overly long and could have been cut. Some readers might find the USA politics mixed in annoying.
I might be a hard pass on this author unless she has found an editor for future books. What a shame.
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FireSerene Reads
5.0 out of 5 stars A new series to binge!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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Marc Domoda is definitely and currently my book boyfriend now. I really loved this book! It's about a single mom and a rebellious baseball player falling in love. I especially like when a guy who doesn't want a relationship falls for the girl.

This book stands out because the characters have detailed backgrounds that are woven into the story smoothly. It's the ideal blend of humor and steaminess! Definitely a must-read.

Oh I really love sports romance Jenni. Gonna binge read this series and more from you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The dialogues we're smart and funny and the banter off the charts with a satisfying HEA.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2022
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First of all I took way too long to review this book after reading it. But I was glad to go back and relive this sweet fun story.

The entire book was truly entertaining. Between the social media gossip and the political environment their lives became unmanageable at one point. However, things worked out fabulously for our 2 love birds, Marc Demoda and Elizabeth Evans, who had sparks going on throughout the book.

I have to say this book really brought me moments of laughter and I shook my head more times than not at the unprecedented and unforeseen circumstances. It kept me screaming at those pages…well at Marc the Male character. However the author gave us that satisfying rich romantic tension until the very last page with her epilogue.

Also each chapter had cute tweets posted from social media.
I must say it was Brilliant! The author here prepared us for a wild ride for each chapter.

This story has awesome characters. I particularly fell in love with the Evans' brothers. (All perfect boyfriend material BTW). Our main female character, Beth, is also amazing. She pulled together with her brother's support. Her two kids and all the other kids she takes upon to babysit make this story so much more relatable, but her baby daughter won my heart.

I highly recommend this HEA story; it is funny, romantic and spicy but the dialogues and banter were off the charts!
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Alicia S
4.0 out of 5 stars A grumpy x sunshine
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024
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💚 ⚾️ More Than The Game ⚾️ 💚 (Book 1 of the Becoming an Evans series) by Jenni Bara

ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: 4.5 ⭐️; 1.5 🌶️

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:

💚 I love the single mom trope. Truthfully we don’t see it as often as we should and I freaking loved it. I loved Beth in this book - vibrant, chaos, happiness, love - all of it. The only thing she didn’t have was the confidence to pretty much tell her dad to F off. She does learn to grow that piece of her backbone throughout the book and it made me love her even more.

⚾️ Marc was a big ole 🍆 most of this book - grumpy - set in his ways - not backing down - pretty much everything I love in an MMC. I did love his character growth as well but he truly had to work for it.

💚 I love Jenni and her work. I truly adore how she writes these books that just make us fall in love with the characters. We scream at them, we wanna throttle them in more ways than one - and it was really nice to finally step into her work.

⚾️ If you enjoy the single mom, the grumpy former baseball player with a chip on his shoulder, and two people who are complete opposites when it comes to being the medias darlings - this one is for you!

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5.0 out of 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2022
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𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔: Small Town, Single Mother, Widow, Former Baseball Player, Fake Relationship
𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫
𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒆: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝑷𝑶𝑽: Dual
𝑻𝑾: Past loss of a spouse

Marc and Beth's story was such a great read. I absolutely fell in love with these characters, as well as all of Beth's brothers. I am an absolute sucker for the fake relationship trope, and this one did not disappoint. This particular fake relationship was for the characters media image so most of the secondary characters were aware of the situation. It was such a different spin on it and I really enjoyed the story that was told. I also loved the theme of standing up for yourself.

Marc is a former MLB pitcher, who's career ended with a devastating car crash. Beth is a single mom of 2 who tragically lost her husband. On the surface these two seem like complete opposites, the quite mom who wants no media attention vs. the media darling former baseball star. But they compliment each other so well & I loved their story.

I can't wait to see which brother's story is told next.
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Amanda Biernetzky
2.0 out of 5 stars Good but not good enough.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
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The story was great. I won’t lie, it took all I had to finish it. The grammatical errors were tough to get past. I wanted to love it but found myself more and more annoyed they someone didn’t take the time to edit this more thoroughly.
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Jamie
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt and Sexy
Reviewed in Canada on September 30, 2021
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Jenni is a master storyteller who makes you feel like part of the Evans clan. Beth and Marc's story is unique and the author does a great job of balancing family relationships and the budding relationship between the two. By the time you reach the end, you want to start back at page 1 to experience it all over again.
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Kirsty-Lou
5.0 out of 5 stars Will the Hot Shot shoot his shot and get his hea?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2022
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So so glad i took the advice and read a book by this author..
Loved this story so hard hitting with the topics it covered.

How easily manipulated public perception can be?
How such double standards exist when it curtails to the actions and behaviour of men in comparison to women.
Whilst all done in a delicate way.

Showing a characters growth and how with the right people by your side you can shape the future you want with whoever you want

Learning that Sacrifice isnt always a bad thing when you do it for the right reasons and for the ones you love... even if they do steam roll you at every turn.

Will this hotshot and golden girl make it to stand on the same page ? Or will the creating and keeping a perfect image be all their destined for.

Cant wait to read more by the author.
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Chris Walsh
4.0 out of 5 stars Great debut
Reviewed in Canada on October 1, 2021
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I really enjoyed this debut book from Jenni Bara. I love single parent romance, especially when it’s opposites attract and forced proximity.
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Lynn McShane-Stewart
4.0 out of 5 stars Hot sports romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2021
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Beth had complicated life, high profile father, scandal, two children and she is a widow. Marc is a famous baseball player who has been sidelined due to injury. He is used to living in the spotlight and she wants to avoid it at all costs. When their innocent meeting gets taken out of context they decide to fake a relationship and hope they fade from the limelight. Beth knows she’s falling for Marc, but he never lied to her and she knows he isn’t staying around. The more time they spend together, the closer they become. They care about each other and they are hot together, but Marc’s old life comes calling and they are torn apart. Beth is strong, loyal, sweet and will do anything for her family. Marc realises that what he thought he wanted really wasn’t what he needed. This was an enjoyable, hot, loving story which leaves you wanting more.
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Sharron
3.0 out of 5 stars interesting but!
Reviewed in Canada on December 8, 2023
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This was a cute story but unfortunately comes with so many issues. Grammar and spelling actually ended up making me feel frustrated and angry as it becomes very disruptive in Following the storyline. Also repeats of background info on characters and their families too much….
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