All In: 1 (The Kings of Kroydon Hills)

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Their journey to a HEA took me on a emotional rollercoaster about first love, loss, resilience, family, friendships, and protecting and fighting for those you love. I laughed, I cried, I felt frustrated and angry, I swooned, but mostly I found myself smiling with a truly happy heart as I devoured this beautifully written story about first and soul deep forever love. More than a Game by Bella Matthews is part of The Kings of Kroydon Hills series and is a sports/college romance stroy. While it can be read as a standalone, you may want to read book one All In, as that is where we are first introduced to these two main characters. It will also give you a better understanding of the group dynamic and some of the other characters mentioned in this book. I definitely recommend reading More Than a Game!Especially if you have already read the first book All Inin The Kings of Kroydon Hillsseries! I'm glad though even after their HEA is secured, The story doesn't end. We get to see how perfectly they mesh together. Murphey came out of the gate swinging. He is the playful funny football player. Doesn't take life to seriously. He has his friends, his family, and his football. What more can a guy want?

This is Aiden Murphy and Sabrina Cabot’s story and I was drawn in from the first chapter, their journey captivated me and there was no putting down until I had read the final line. Carys and Cooper take us on an emotional journey of long term longing turned into secret love. Carys has had feelings for Cooper since she met him as her brother’s friend. Once he became her step-brother, when their parents married, she knew she had to keep her feelings to herself. That didn’t mean the feelings went away, and when they meet up one evening by chance, away from the one’s who know they shouldn’t be together, Carys finds out that her long hidden feelings may not be so one sided.When I was at 50% and everything was all good and dandy, I just knew my heart was gonna be out through ringer. Carys & Cooper just couldn’t seem to get timing right. And all the events that just kept adding up…. Well ☹️ AND THAT ENDING?! That really was the Cherry on top. (Not in a good way) Sabrina was one of the side characters in All In that I was hoping we would find more about. Sabrina lives a life in the spotlight being a Senator's daughter but also tries to live as normal life as possible. Throughout this whole book it was shown countless times how strong of a woman she is. Whether it was standing up to the next president to be aka her dad or going against her mother for what is best for her. This book definitely had some twists and surprises, which made the story even better. It had me gripped from the very start and not stopping till the very end. Though I was definitely sad when it ended, because I could’ve kept reading had it not ended.

Dec wants more. He can see'em (with her brother, Dec's so sweet!) as a family.All in for me is a bit different to the teen angst, drama lead high school book that ive read before. Although all the characters are teenagers the way that Ms Matthews has written them is with a degree of maturity. Carys Murphy, I just loved her. Her spirit and energy. The pressure put on you by family and friends to be one thing or the other she experienced is one I felt to my core. I was so happy to see Carys just go all in for what and who she wanted out of life. Carys has been in love with her brothers best friend turned step brother for years, and she always thought it was unrequited and she would have to just get over her feelings since there's no way he would ever feel the same. But when Cooper is on leave and sees the wonderful and confident woman she's become, he can't stay away. And he'll stop at nothing to keep them together, despite all the odds in their way. Just one look, one short look and the world stops to spin in that moment of magnetic pull. One look is enough to realize that she’s the one. The one who deserves everything, and more than that. She’s everything he want, everything he needs, and yet she’s the one off-limits. Will he be able to stay away or will he do anything to make her his…only his? There's so much I want to say, but I refuse to spoil anything. But I need part two like I need my next breath. Think I can bargain with Bella? Lmao

Always Earned, Never Given is a Heart-Breakingly beautiful, Steamy friends-to-lovers Sports romance with Laughs, Fun, Swoons, Heartwarm, Love so deep, cute surprises, Suspense & some action! *Ooh!* I simply loved everything about them and I know you will love them too! How can you not: "The slow smile I'm rewarded with hits me harder than any play on the field ever has. I want to be the man who keeps that smile there. I want to be worthy of this beautiful woman who's slowly changing my definition of winning." Bella's stories JUST KEEP getting better and I cannot wait to see where this world takes us next. Believe me, you will NOT be disappointed! Brady- is one of the kings of Kroydon Hills Prep. Football is his life! He's one of the best QB's in the country and football is his endgame. Who doesn't love a alpha male ;)? I absolutely loved the chemistry between the main characters is scorching hot. We get brothers best friend trope, mixed with some stepbrother trope, which made this one a easy read for me.okay, this wild ride of emotions has put me through the ringer and I can now fully process what I have read. Bella Matthews scores with this book about Natalie Sinclair and Brady Ryan. This book hit all the points I need in a high school romance. I sometimes shy away from books like these because honestly I am getting old. But I though the book was well written and well thought out. The characters in this book dealt with the typical high school mean girl/boy crap, but it was portrayed in a very realistic way. I loved the dynamic between the main and supporting characters and the set up to their books will be seamless. I thought the relationship between Brady and Nattie was well written, and I loved the fact that their “dark moment” wasn’t a break-up/time apart but outside forces working against them. The title of this book is a perfect way to describe because once Brady saw Natalie, he was All In...there was no questioning it. Which i really enjoyed. I can’t wait to read about the other Kings and what there is in store for them...especially Murphy and that little teaser we get at the end!! Once she gets her diagnosis, it causes her to push away the man she loves, in fear of not being enough for him.