{"product_id":"2940149067411","title":"Playing for Love","description":"Kenneth Wilkerson, baseball's MVP of breaking hearts isn't in Craymont looking for complications. With an injury that has him sidelined from the game he loves, and the latest scandal in his wake involving a woman who is very much engaged to someone else, the last thing he needs is to get mixed up with Paige Scott.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaige Scott, a former party-girl, has a very murky past and even murkier relationship with Kenneth's best friend Carlos Ortiz. Paige knows Carlos watched her go from it girl to broken and when she finally healed, he made it clear to her that he would not step aside to let another man in just to do it again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Kenneth lets nothing stand between him and what he loves.\u003cbr\u003eLove for the game... his family... and her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePLAYING FOR LOVE is the first novel from the Wilkersons in Love series. Tia Kelly invites you to come meet the Wilkersons and get ready to fall in love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA review from Romance in Color:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kenneth Wilkerson, baseball's MVP of breaking hearts isn't in Craymont looking for complications. With an injury that has him sidelined from the game he loves, and the latest scandal in his wake involving a woman who is very much engaged to someone else, the last thing he needs is to get mixed up with Paige Scott.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThings are not always as they seem as portrayed in PLAYING FOR LOVE by author Tia Kelly. To the world, MLB bad boy Carlos Ortiz and former socialite Paige Scott conceived a child while she was married to another man. Only Carlos, Paige and her husband know the truth. To the world MLB playboy, Kenneth Wilkinson loves his notoriety but nothing could be further from the truth. While recovering from a season ending injury at the team's facility, Kenneth is introduced to Paige. He is immediately drawn to her despite Paige's initial hesitation on getting involved. Paige leads a very private life and besides Carlos, Kenneth is the first man she allows to get close. When Carlos learns of their relationship, he immediately tries to discourage it. Kenneth loves Paige but can he trust her with his heart when there seems to be more to her relationship with Carlos?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSadly, Paige is a byproduct of her environment as her mother also sought out relationships with wealthy men. Paige's choices result in costly consequences but she evolves into a more mature person following her daughter's birth. Carlos is a complex character with genuine feelings for Paige but they are more borne from guilt than lust. As for Paige, her passion for Carlos seems fueled by her gratitude. Neither possesses the emotions necessary for sustaining a romantic relationship. The third person in this complex love triangle is Kenneth and while Paige shares her body with Kenneth, they don't have the comfortable intimacy she shares with Carlos. They all have some issue in their life that overlaps into each other's lives. Carlos and Kenneth are good friends; Carlos and Paige are co-parenting and finally Paige and Kenneth are dating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dialogue actually works towards forwarding the plot and filling in some blanks. Carlos' connection to Melody is unclear until Carlos and Paige's discussions reveal more. The most fascination dialogue occurs when Kenneth, Carlos and Paige are all involved. Paige and Carlos communicate with an ease that anyone observing would be convinced they are a couple. Carlos and Kenneth's shop talk authenticates the baseball theme in the novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e¿There are a few instances when the story goes back and forth between the past and the present without a noticeable transition which slightly throws off the pacing but not enough to cause a loss of interest in the story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePLAYING FOR LOVE is an entertaining story with some shocking surprises and a very endearing ending.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Susan Plummer, Romance in Color (www.romanceincolor.com)","brand":"Tia With A Pen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067994947824,"sku":"2940149067411","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149067411_p0.jpg?v=1763718703","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149067411","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}