Not My Romeo

Not My Romeo

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a smart and sexy contemporary romance about a smoking-hot professional football player and the small-town girl he can't resist. We start off with a lie on Valentine's Day. My blind date isn't the studious guy I expected: he's a drop-dead gorgeous player with sinful amber eyes. Somehow we end up at his penthouse. I blame the gin and tonic. The next day I learn he's Jack Hawke--bad-boy professional quarterback with a murky past. The NDA he has me sign should be a warning that he isn't a regular person. Please. I sign it Juliet Capulet, so goodbye, famous football player with abs of steel, and good luck tracking down this small-town librarian. But Jack keeps showing up in places I least expect him. Just when I'm sure he's gone, he waltzes into my community theater and wins the part of Romeo to my Juliet. How's a plain, mostly innocent girl like me supposed to resist a man like him? Is Jack my real Romeo...or will this gorgeous football player only break my heart?
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Kathleen Tom@kateee
3 stars
Jan 2, 2023

3 Stars! Hi BookLover's, I have never ever read any book that the Hero have so much trust issue that I can barely understand the book but I manage to finish it. Proud of myself hehe.. It was an okay book. It was not that bad but I'm not really into it. My heart is not fully invest into the book so I don't know. I don't know how I feels about all of this, about the book, I did try to put myself into the character but I couldn't. So yeah..... Recommended! :) xoxo

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Jennifer Eggleston @jenneggs
4 stars
Sep 27, 2022

Destined Misunderstood hero with a heart of gold, Jack. The spirited heroine who takes no crap, Elena. Throw in a charming small southern town with an adorable cast of characters ... well, you have Not My Romeo. I loved the story from the first word. If you are a fan of sports romances then this book is for you.

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val@goaskval
3 stars
Aug 24, 2022

QUÉ BONITO TODO 🤧 quedé muerta de amor.

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cam@clayolivia
3 stars
Aug 18, 2022

JAAAAAAAAAACK TE AMO VEN A VER KDRAMAS CONMIGO Y ELENA QUIERO TU LENCERÍA DE SORRA

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ak@akashtonak
4 stars
Aug 12, 2022

HIS ATTITUDE WAS HOTTTT

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KaLeigh Ann @khutchins27
5 stars
Jun 20, 2022

Listened to the audio book- I loved this book, the awkwardness, the story line, the conflict. I loved it all. The small town vibes were amazing.

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Katie Dobay@kaitlinsbookstagram
3 stars
Feb 23, 2022

Super cute fast pace free Amazon Reading AudioBook. Was almost like a cheesy Hallmark Movie and a Reddit story had a baby. 😅 I love it. I loved the southern, hometown, Nashville football player public librarian vibes. It was sweet. A little past trauma as one should and was just cute as a button. Not super super spicy but a few scenes had me looking at my car stereo crazy. Overall was a 2 day sweet little read that I throughly enjoyed.

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Olivia Mattiske@squivreads
5 stars
Dec 6, 2021

“You are only confined by the rules you set for yourself. Live your life” I am a bit obsessed with sports romance novels and Not My Romeo was just so fun and fresh, how could I not love it?! I thought Elena was terrific as a protagonist. I really loved her personality and she was just so lovely and relatable. And Jack! Where can I find one?! I loved him from the first minute he was introduced. These two were absolutely perfect for each other and honestly it’s the kind of love I hope to have one day. The plot was also amazing. I couldn’t put the book down, I sped through it in a day. I loved all the events and the side characters really helped drive the book. Kudos to Madden-Mills for writing such a great book…and thanks in advance for breaking my bank account - I need to buy all her books now! I would absolutely recommend this book, not only if you love sports romance, but if you just love a good fun romance book in general! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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Cat Nunez @catxbooks
4 stars
Oct 8, 2021

Not my Romeo is another wonderful book by Ilsa! I loved reading about Jack and Elena, he is a famous football player and she’s a librarian that met thanks to a confusion. Jack was amazing, he had a rough childhood and a bad breakup so he finds it hard to trust people, but he and Elena hit it off from the first moment they met, and their chemistry was definitely off the charts. Elena was awesome too, she loves books and apart from that, she loves to create lingerie. She had a great relationship with her family, specially her aunt and despite having a problem with her sister she never wanted for her to being treated badly, so I loved how down to earth she was. I also really enjoyed how Jack and Elena couldn’t keep their hands of each other, every time they met they ended up together and I loved how little by little they started trusting each other, even though it was a big deal, especially for Jack. Now I can’t wait to dive in to the next book to read Giselle and Devon’s story!❤️

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Liz Marie@lizm
5 stars
Sep 14, 2021

Awesome!! ❤️ Just so cute!! Another 5 star book by Ilsa Madden!! I loved the story and the romance between Jack and Elena!! ❤️ and the Romeo and Juliet aspect 👌🏽👌🏽 just perfection!! Thank you for this amazing story!! 💕

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Lacey@laceybooklovers
3 stars
Aug 26, 2021

3.5! I loved the blind date/meet cute setup, but it did drag during the middle. I do want to read more sports romances from Isla Madden-Mills now!

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Victoria Canelon@aswiftieinfantasy
3 stars
Dec 21, 2024
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Nicky Morgan@nickym96
3 stars
Jan 9, 2024
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Rotha@rotha011
4 stars
Sep 29, 2022
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Donna7@doni-6
5 stars
Aug 14, 2022
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Sienna Escamilla@siennarose
3.5 stars
May 6, 2022
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Alina Leal@alinaleal
3 stars
Apr 2, 2022
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Cassie Hicks @cassiejo98
4 stars
Mar 23, 2022
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mylla@aelinletters
5 stars
Feb 4, 2024
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Lauren Grey@literarywallflower
5 stars
Aug 20, 2023
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shelby mosel@shelbymosel
5 stars
Jun 28, 2023
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julie reads@juliepalacio
3 stars
May 17, 2023
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Ranem radwan@raneemrad
4 stars
Feb 6, 2023
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Claudia Franzese@clo16
2 stars
Jan 22, 2023