Beautiful Player (Volume 5)

I really enjoyed this, the third book of the Beautiful series.Hanna (aka Ziggy) is Will's friend's little sister. Unknown to Will, Hanna has crushed on him for years. When Hanna's brother Jensen contacts Will and asks him to get his sister out of herself and her all-consuming job in a lab, he does so without hesitation - Hanna's a sweet girl, and he's known her for years!When they arrange to meet for an early morning run, Will realises just how much Hanna's grown into a woman, and Hanna realises that Will is still hot. But Will's a player, and has a few regular girls on rotation every week, which is an immediate red flag to Hanna. While not an innocent virgin, Hanna is unused to dating, so enlists the help of Will to coach her. But Will starts to care too much, much to an oblivious Hanna.*******************Will was a great character. He was sexy, likable and thoughtful, and although he had a player status, he was loyal and faithful while with Hanna. I wasn't expecting Will to be the way he was, and it was so refreshing to see a man lose his s*** over a woman!Hanna was sweet and funny (some of the stuff she came out with was hilarious, what with her lack of brain-to-mouth filter!). But for someone so clearly intelligent, by God was she naive and oblivious to the world of dating, yet with the filthiest mouth!I loved the secondary characters of Hanna's family and Max/Bennett/Chloe/Sara. It's nice when the main parties have no parental issues/angst/mental health issues, and you can focus on the matter at hand. Their interest is running together, and when, despite everything, Will helps Hanna run the half marathon, it made my heart swell. The texting was also very cute - sometimes funny, sometimes intimate. The chemistry between them was amazing, and the sex was beyond hot! Yum! The book was also very well written, flowed well, and I loved the dual POV's.The reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 was because:1. I felt it dipped a bit around two thirds in, but luckily picked up again.2. One thing that really annoys me in books (and movies) is miscommunication. I find it very frustrating, and it can be remedied easily by - oh, I dunno - talking!3. Hanna's to-ing and fro-ing was exhausting, and I found her quite immature at times. It was very obvious to everyone EXCEPT Hanna that Will was crazy about her. I find that women are more astute than men, so I found this hard to believe.Otherwise, a really good read, but Beautiful Bastard is still my favourite!

I thought Beautiful Player was better than beautiful bastard (book 1). Although I liked Bennett and Chloe, I loved the key characters Will and Ziggy (Hanna). I got more involved in their story and found it so endearing. Maybe this was because Will and Ziggy already had an connection with each other through Ziggy's brother in their high school years. Will came across as being more thoughtful and considerate towards Ziggy in contrast to Bennett and Chloe's story. Overall it was well written with equal amounts of romance without compromising the sexual chemistry and the steamy scenes.It made a refreshing change to have a strong alpha male lead and a gregarious female lead who have not been negatively affected by past events in their lives. Could be read as a stand alone book as well as part of a series.

Great read, I love the beautiful series, would total recommend!!!

I love every book in the beautiful series and just when you think you can't love anyone more than Bennett along comes will! Another fantastic book

Absolutely loved this book. Just fell in love with both characters especially Will. This is a fabulous seriesand I can recommend them to everyone. All 5 stars xx