{"id":11186,"date":"2016-08-23T04:39:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T08:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=11186"},"modified":"2018-01-15T18:59:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T23:59:37","slug":"arc-review-excerpt-giveaway-game-saver-game-series-3-by-b-j-harvey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=11186","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway: Game Saver (Game Series, #3) by B.J. Harvey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the USA Today bestselling author of the Bliss series comes book three in a hot new spin off series featuring your favorite Bliss series characters who are yet to meet their match. This time it\u2019s the turn of the hot doctor, Cade Carsen (from Temporary Bliss and Game Player fame) and Abi Cook (from Game Maker.)<\/p>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

How do you know when fake turns real?<\/p>\n

Abi Cook lives her life by her own rules. She works hard, plays hard, and knows who she is and where she wants to be.<\/p>\n

Following a repeat one-night stand with the dashing Dr. Cade Carsen, Cade asks Abi for a favor: be the fake girlfriend on his arm for the duration of his father’s mayoral campaign.<\/p>\n

Never one to turn down a challenge, she doesn’t hesitate. I mean, who would when all that’s involved is a little fake girlfriending with a side of hot sex, and with Doctor Hottie no less?<\/p>\n

But like any Game, there are always twists and turns, unexpected players, villains, heroes and ultimately, winners and losers.<\/p>\n

Game Saver is the story of what happens when two happily single people try for something less, but end up with something so much more.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cSo we\u2019re doing this? You and me, working towards something real?\u201d
\n\u201cIt\u2019s always been real. We\u2019ve just finally realized it.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4.5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love this book! Sexy, funny and romantic, this was a really fun read that had me grinning, swooning and frequently fanning myself.<\/p>\n

In the last book of the series we saw Abi and Cade (aka \u2018Dr Hottie\u2019) hook up for one steamy night, not realising that their friends all knew each other and were part of a close circle. It\u2019s now ten months later and after running into each other at a club, they go for a repeat performance where we get to see just how hot they truly are together \u2013 and damn!<\/p>\n

Fuck me sideways and call me Nancy, why does his dirty mouth make me want to fall at his feet and offer him everything I have?<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ten months ago Cade\u2019s life was all about his career and he wasn\u2019t in a place where he could start anything. Things are easier now, and with his father running for mayor and his mother constantly on his back about finding somebody, he proposes to Abi that she be his fake girlfriend \u2013 for mutually beneficial reasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow about this? We know the sex is hot. Why don\u2019t we keep doing that and while that happens, you accompany me to any events I\u2019m forced to attend by my parents? No pressure, and no expectations.\u201d
\n\u201cThere should at least be the expectation of naked gratitude. I\u2019ve gotta get something out of this.\u201d
\nI thrust my hips against her as my answer, and a breathy sigh escapes her lips.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Abi is bold, brave and sassy. She\u2019s been through a hard time but she\u2019s worked hard to pull herself out of it and reclaim her life, and you\u2019ve gotta admire her for that (and I love the fact that Cade does as well). She knows what she wants and she doesn\u2019t hold back from getting it, and she knows she hasn\u2019t gotten enough of Cade, so she\u2019s all in.<\/p>\n

\u201cFair\u2019s fair, Dr Carsen. I scratch your back—\u201d
\n\u201cI get to lay you flat on yours.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But along with the social events and hot, hot sex, Cade and Abi are genuinely interested in getting to know each other and before they know it, things between them start to change.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like that we text, we talk, we spend time together just hanging out. We work on so many levels that aren\u2019t sexual that the fact we go off like an atomic bomb in the sack is just the icing on the cake.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OMG I love these two together! They laugh, they tease, they banter and have fun, and before they know it, they become an integral part of each other\u2019s lives. It\u2019s one of those situations where everybody around them can see how deeply involved they are, and it\u2019s just a matter of time before they catch up.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we\u2019re doing this? You and me, working towards something real?\u201d
\n\u201cIt\u2019s always been real. We\u2019ve just finally realized it.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And of course, the sex is frequent and dirty, and the chemistry is off the freaking charts!<\/p>\n

This is beyond sex \u2013 this is surreal fucking that should be documented for future generations. It would be a worldwide bestseller. <\/i>How To Rock Her World By Completely Shattering Her Vagina.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We get to see lots of time with them together, which I loved, and their relationship develops naturally and realistically into something incredibly special.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m falling for our real,\u201d I say quietly.
\nA slow-growing smile plays on his lips before he lowers his forehead to mine and whispers back, \u201cThat\u2019s good, because I\u2019m already gone.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s not all easy, and they do have issues that need to be resolved, but for the most part this is a drama-free, angst-free, functional relationship. For me, it\u2019s always a sign of a great romance when the author doesn\u2019t have to create unnecessary drama just to add interest to the story, and that is the case here. I was invested in Cade and Abi as a couple, I loved seeing them together, I love that they opened up to each other about how they were feeling and what they wanted, and then they worked to get it, and it was total swoony perfection!<\/p>\n

\u201cI want you to tell me everything and I promise, whatever it is, we\u2019ll get through it\u2026.\u201d
\n\u201cYou honestly believe that, don\u2019t you? You believe in us that much?\u201d
\n\u201cI don\u2019t need to believe in us. I <\/i>know it\u2019s true because I\u2019m absolutely gone for you, Spitfire.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course the characters from the Bliss<\/i> and Game<\/i> series are all a part of the story, and I loved catching up with them. This is such a great group and each book builds on that and makes their links stronger, and I especially loved the girl and boy bonding time. I also loved the introduction of Cade\u2019s brother and sister \u2013 they are fantastic characters, and I\u2019m so excited that Cam will be getting his own book in the future.<\/p>\n

I loved this book. It was a great mix of fun, hotness and romance, and I\u2019m excited for Thomas\u2019 book up next.<\/p>\n

4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Game series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Game Player (#1)
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Game Maker (#2)<\/strong>
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Game Saver (#3)<\/strong>
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Game Ender (#4)
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Game Breaker: The Loop (#5)<\/strong>
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Game Planner (#6)<\/strong>
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Excerpt<\/b><\/h4>\n

\u201cAre you at work already?\u201d I ask, having a brilliant idea of swinging by her place for a quickie.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019m sitting in my office.\u201d<\/p>\n

There goes that plan then.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cIs the door closed?\u201d I ask, a rather nice image of Abi taking care of herself in her chair and describing it to me in vivid detail flashing through my mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cCade . . .\u201d she warns, but her tone is not cutting. There\u2019s a vein of amusement and a raspy undertone running through it.<\/p>\n

I chuckle. \u201cOkay, okay. I\u2019ll behave.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGood, because after last night\u2019s efforts, I can still feel where you\u2019ve been and that\u2019s had me at level five all day. You instigating phone sex in my office when I can\u2019t do anything about it for eight hours is just cruel.\u201d<\/p>\n

My mouth goes dry, and my groin tightens. \u201cYou can still feel me?\u201d I ask gruffly, thinking phone sex is another fucking fantastic idea as I scan for the next exit.<\/p>\n

\u201cCade, my vagina has had more of a workout in the past week than it\u2019s had in the ten months between visits.\u201d<\/p>\n

That<\/i> grabs my attention. \u201cTen months?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShit,\u201d she mutters. \u201cForget I said that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no way I\u2019m letting you out of this one. Are you saying you didn\u2019t sleep with anyone else after me?\u201d Why the hell do I like that so. fucking. much?<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cI was busy! Doesn\u2019t mean I didn\u2019t give my toy chest a good workout.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes. The toy chest. Guess what just got scratched onto our to-do list?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou mean the to-do-me-with list?\u201d she says with a giggle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Giveaway<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The author is giving away 5 x Unsigned Paperback Copies and 2 x Swag Packs<\/h4>\n

CLICK HERE TO ENTER GIVEAWAY<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Escapist Book Blog is not responsible for this giveaway<\/em><\/p>\n

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About the Author
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\"BJBJ Harvey is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Bliss Series. She also regards herself as a smut peddler, suspense conjurer and a funny romance thinker upper.<\/p>\n

An avid music fan, you will always find her singing some hit song badly but loving every minute of it.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s a wife, a mom to two beautiful girls, and hails from what she considers as the best country in the world\u2014New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Social Media Links:<\/b><\/p>\n