Head in the Game

By: Rebecca Rathe

Narrated by: Jake Bordeaux

Bryant Nicks is the head football coach for the Groveton College Jackals, determined to do anything to push his team toward a championship season. When scouting out new players, Nicks comes across a rookie running back that impresses him both on and off the field. His attraction to his student runs deep, but Nicks knows better. Instead, he finds himself pushing the young player to the ends of his abilities, curious how much it will take to break him.

All playboy Jack Perry has ever been good at is playing football. So when he gets an opportunity to play at a top school with a full scholarship, he jumps on it. But it's more than just the opportunity that reels him in. The heat and intensity he feels when he's around his new coach is visceral. He'll do anything to make his coach proud.

Head In The Game is part of the collaborative Groveton College shared world project, but you do not have to read any of the other books in the shared world series to enjoy this book. It is a standalone with an HEA.

©2023 Rebecca Rathe LLC (P)2024 Rebecca Rathe LLC

voice acting 10/10, FAST BURN!

usually I'm worried about one person VA 2 characters but this was perfect! the personality of both characters shines through! this was insanely fast paced which I loved and the tension and worry about how it would all end was gripping! I loved the ending it makes sense. this book was really good

🔥🔥🔥

Jake Bordeaux does it again! This audiobook was absolute trash but in the best way possible! It was absolutely filthy and the story was fantastic too!

Pleasantly Surprised

This book was so hot. 🥵 Wow. It wasn’t just hot though. There was more to this book than I thought. I loved listening to them fall in love and accept who they were. I was pleasantly surprised this was a double bi-awakening. ❤️

Forbidden Romance

Whoop this was spicy!!! A forbidden, age gap, coach/player Romance. Overall I enjoyed the story. The narration was great, altbough it took me a second to get used to Bryant's voice. I don't listen or read many age gap romances but this was a pretty good one. And in case your curious... it's 28 years. I do love a good forbidden romance and their dynamic was fantastic.

My top 10 fav of 2023

I read this book at the end of 2023 and out of 150 books it made my top 10! That’s how much I loved this book.

This is a taboo read about a forbidden relationship between a coach and athlete with an age gap of 28 years.

The moment Coach Bryant Nicks lays eyes on the cocky Jack Perry he has the urge to dominate and break him to rebuild him into a better player, a better man. Of course baby bulldog, Jack, isn’t having it at first, but eventually they both start to crave what the other is offering.

The spice was amazing and beyond HOT AF!

The chemistry between these two was off the charts and I was happy with the ending. If you think you would like reading about a reluctant, growly controlling coach and his eager, playful bratty athlete then this book is definitely for you!

I’m usually not a fan of narrators doing southern accents because they over do it and as someone that actually lives in Alabama I can say this narrator did a good job with the accent. As the only narrator he did a great job doing both voices.

10/10