Forward Progress- S.R. Grey Release and my review

Title: Forward Progress

Series: Men of Fall #1

Author: S.R. Grey

Genre: Sports Romance/Romantic Comedy

Release Date: January 7, 2019

Meet Graham Tettersaw, former star quarterback. He blew his first shot at success, but now he has a second chance at playing football . . . and at having a life. Graham’s not about to squander this new opportunity with a rising team. No way. They’re about to make his dreams come true, even If they did just add a weird clause that he’s supposed to pretend some random chick is his girlfriend. Whatever. Teams can be weird about stuff. But Graham can play along. After all, it’s all about forward progress. In football, getting the ball down the field and scoring is goal number one. Life isn’t all that much different. That’s why Graham is hoping to do some scoring of his own off the field. Especially when he finds out the pretend girlfriend the team has picked out for him, Eden Vetterly, is beyond hot. But it’s not all about sex. Graham really likes Eden. And she likes him too—a lot. Too bad the team just changed all the rules. Forward Progress is the first book in the new Men of Fall series, where football meets romance.

“I’ve read a lot of fake girlfriend/boyfriend romances, but Forward Progress stood out amongst them all to me.” - Cranky - The Book Curmudgeon

“This was a great start to the series and I cannot wait to see what S.R.Grey has in store for the Men of Fall.” - Erin Lewis

“Sweetness overload with some wonderful swoon and drama to keep you on your toes come together in this sexy football romance!” - Red Hatter Book Blog

“You want me to do what?” Irritated, I grab a water from the mini-fridge, take a swig, and slam the bottle down on the table in the middle of the living room of the hotel suite I’m in. “You’re fucking crazy, Jock,” I sneer. “It wasn’t my idea, Graham,” he replies, unfazed by my outburst as he sits quietly on the sofa. “I told you the added stipulation in the new contract the Comets are offering was completely new to me too.” “It’s fucking loco is what it is,” I grumble. It’s true. This latest development in contract negotiations is truly nuts. They want me to pretend to have a fake girlfriend. Are they off their rockers?  “How’s this even supposed to work?” I ask. “We’re hammering out the details.” “Great. Do I at least get to meet this mystery woman before I sign?” “No. There’s no time for that. You will meet her, though, before the season begins.” “Whatever,” I huff. “I can’t believe I’m supposed to pretend to be dating a girl I’ve never even seen. To top it off, I get to meet her just once, then I’m expected to act as if we’re in a serious relationship.” “Pretty much,” Jock confirms. This is bad, but there’s something more I’m struggling with—I’m supposed to also fucking move in with this pretend girlfriend. Could it get any worse?

S.R. Grey is an Amazon Top 30 Bestselling Author and a #1 Barnes & Noble Bestselling Author. Check out her newest bestselling Boys of Winter hockey rom-com series. Each is a complete standalone novel, but the characters are interconnected and may pop up anywhere. 

Ms. Grey's novels have appeared on multiple Amazon Bestseller Lists, including the Top 100 several times. She is also a Top 100 Bestselling Author on iTunes. 

Residing in Pennsylvania, when not writing Ms. Grey can be found reading, traveling, running, and cheering for her hometown sports teams. Sometimes all at the same time!

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My Review

This is a tricky book to review because there were some 4 & 5 star moments that I loved and there were times when it was 3 star so overall I'm sitting at a 3.5*. It was definitely a good read and I would like to continue on to see how it goes but you do need to push through some parts that just feel a bit hmmm. I really loved the book idea as a whole and I thought Graham was a great leading man (except his name I don't find that sexy at all). He was sweet and kind and sexy and caring an all round good guy who was put in a difficult situation. Eden was a really great strong leading lady. She makes a decision that puts her family first which I admired. Their chemistry was hot and I couldn't get enough of that. I just felt like their whole situation was a bit far fetched for me to get on board with all the time and I'm not even one of those readers who needs things to be 100% accurate I can go with the fiction flow and the authors ideas but this was just a bit much.  This is my first book by this author and it was good enough to warrant me reading more.