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Release Date: Mar 6 2012 | Series: A Play-by-Play Novel (Book 3)

If you want to score, you have to get in the game...

The last thing Jenna Riley needs is more sports in her life. While her brothers are off being athletic superstars, she's stuck running the family's sports bar, whether she likes it or not. Then in walks pro hockey stud Tyler Anderson. As much as Jenna would like to go to the boards with him, she's vowed to never fall for a jock-even one as hot as Ty.

Ty, intrigued by the beautiful bar owner, becomes a regular. He senses that Jenna wants to do something more with her life. And as he gains her trust, the passion between them grows, as does Ty's insistence that Jenna should start living for herself. With his encouragement, Jenna starts to believe it, too...

But first, Jenna has to figure out what she wants, what she needs, who she loves, and if she has the passion and pride to take a shot at having it all-including Ty...

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If you want to score, you have to get in the game...

But first, Jenna has to figure out what she wants, what she needs, who she loves, and if she has the passion and pride to take a shot at having it all-including Ty...

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Berkley Trade; 1 edition (Mar 6 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780425245521
ISBN-13: 978-0425245521
ASIN: 0425245527
Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 299 g

Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #28,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Jaci Burton's stories are full of heat and heart." ---Maya Banks

--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Jaci Burton is the New York Times bestselling author of Changing the Game.

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2.0 out of 5 stars So Close July 2 2012

By JeanetteN

Format:Paperback

So close - but just didn't make it. Ty was everything every reader wants in a lead character. He was hot, sweet and oh, so lovable. Jenna, however, was not. She was a bitch. And unfortunately, in reality, she's the kind of woman who gets the greatest guys. When I read a novel, I want to read about a nice woman who gets the great guy - you know - fiction. The sex was pretty hot up until Chapter 22. When it comes to sex scenes, the hotter the better. I love it descriptive and almost anything goes. Except for anal sex - particularly a woman loving it. That is not something I enjoy reading about - I don't find it a turn on, just the opposite in fact. I would have given this book 3 stars if not for that sex scene - I can barely make myself give it 2 stars. It's also ensured that I will not read any of Jaci Burton's other books.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Ty was everything I hoped he would be April 2 2012

By Rory Girl TOP 500 REVIEWER

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Taking a Shot is the latest in Burton's Play by Play series. I found Ty very earnest and engaging. He was a refreshing hero. He had very little angst and he genuinely liked Jenna despite all her many faults. Jenna was my stumbling block in this story. I did not like her and to be honest I felt like Ty deserved better. She was on again off again, push him away then lure him back, I'm surprised he didn't have whiplash by the end of the book. Despite all her machinations he doesn't play games with her, he is exactly who he says he is and his tolerance of her game playing makes him a saint in my book. The Perfect Play is still my favorite in the series but Ty made Taking a Shot worth reading and he made a wonderful hero.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Hot sex, no conflict. Mar 10 2012

By Sarah Jones - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Kindle Edition

I have enjoyed Jaci Burton's books in the past...I really liked the second book in the series, Changing the Game (A Play-by-Play Novel), and thought Elizabeth's character arc was really strong. I have come not to expect much in the way of serious plot or emotional angst in Burton's books, but they're entertaining and sexy, so I preordered Taking a Shot. This book takes a lack of conflict to a new level. Sure...the sex is hot, but the characters are totally uninteresting. The heroine's "problem" with the hero was that he plays sports, and so do her brothers. Meh. That's not a problem. A problem is being hurt by a sports figure in the past or something. In this case, it was honestly that she was secretly into music and not sports. I found myself thinking: What? Who cares? he's attractive and funny and your family loves him, so what is the problem? And that's just the thing. There wasn't a problem. I got to 20 pages from the end and realized that I had never once cared whether these two really ended up together--in part because there was never any doubt that they would.

The sex is hot, so it gets 2 stars, but that's the last time I spend 9.99 on a Burton book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but not the best in the series... Mar 15 2012

By BamaGal - Published on Amazon.com

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3.5 Stars. I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the first two. I liked Jenna, and I loved Ty; but I wasn't completely sold on the two of them together or their romance.

Jenna was the kind of 'left out' sibling in her family. The guys sports achievements and careers seemed to always come ahead of her needs. She winds up running the family bar after her Dad's heart attack. Ty was an absolute dream. He was was very attentive to her, and put her first. He liked Jenna from the very beginning; and was always interested in her wants and needs. Unfortunately, Jenna only wanted a sexual affair with Ty, and that's where the story broke down for me. It was all sex, almost all the time, right up until the end and the (finally) I Love You's. The sex scenes were hot, but didn't grab me or move me; probably because the relationship didn't move forward for the longest time. It was sex with no sense of commitment. For a long time, it was just two people hooking up for sex, and that's not sexy (or romantic) to me. I need to feel like it meant more between them and didn't get that until near the end of the book. The real 'relationship' didn't begin to develop until the last quarter of the story.

It was great to see everyone from the first two books, and hear what there was going on for them in their lives. Gavin and Liza are still going strong; and Tara and Mick's wedding scene was very nice. I like the attention to family in this series; and the warmth of the familial relationships. It was a pretty good read, but just not great. Since this family has run out of sports figures to have romances, Burton is moving on to the cousins. Next up is the Riley's cousin Cole in Playing to Win (A Play-by-Play Novel), another pro football player.

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5.0 out of 5 stars taking a shot Nov 14 2012

By Sirena - Published on Amazon.com

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I love this series! Read them all. Great stories and am so highly anticipating the next one that I've preordered it!!

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