Hard to Love: An Emotional, Sports Romance, Standalone Kincade Sisters Romance in the Play Hard Series

· JKB Publishing, LLC
4.8
24 reviews
Ebook
270
Pages

About this ebook

New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, is back with a heartfelt, enemies to lovers romance and a hero who redeems himself to steal your heart . . . 

 

He was the one-night stand that didn’t exactly go as planned. Now he’s standing before me as if he’s never seen me naked, telling my manager he’ll take the job. Reluctantly. 


Finn Sanderson.


Sports agent extraordinaire. Handsome as hell. The man who just signed on to control my every move.

 

Sure, I’m to blame for my recent bad press, but when your whole life has been so regimented, isn’t it normal to want to live it up a little? 


But when the partying stops and the grief I’m running from has nowhere else to hide, reality sets in. Turns out, Finn’s the only person I have left to help pick up the pieces. The only person to call.  


Staying with him is a temporary thing. But when our fighting turns into laughter and our friendship turns into something more, will I fight for a man who swears he’s hard to love? Or is it wiser to walk away? To follow the plan?


* * *

Offering to help with a client is a way to repay a long overdue IOU to my mentor. Little did I know she was the woman who left my hotel room at four in the morning.  


Stevie Lancaster.


Top-seeded US tennis player. Good girl gone bad. The woman currently about to throw her career away. And now my problem. 


The compensation to “babysit” her is great, but she isn’t worth my trouble. 


But when her world falls apart and she has no one else to turn to, I try to be a good guy by gathering her up and hiding her from the media’s eye.


Now she’s in my house, in my space, and even though I’m enjoying the side benefits of this unexpected arrangement, surely she’s better to leave when the time comes and follow her destiny. Because I’m not the man she needs. Not the man she could love. Right?



Are you ready to fall for the Kincade sisters and then men who love them in K. Bromberg's sexy, contemporary, sports romance series? These books can all be read as standalones, but you’ll enjoy reading them as a series!


Hard to Handle (Hunter & Dekker's story - hockey romance)

Hard to Hold (Rush & Lennox''s story - soccer romance)

Hard to Score (Drew & Brexton's story - football romance)

Hard to Lose (Gunner & Chase's story - baseball romance)

Hard to Love (Finn & Stevie's story)



Read what others are saying about New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg:

“. . . riveting, sexy and pulsing with energy. And I can't wait for more!" - Lauren Blakely, #1 NYT bestsellingauthor

“An irresistibly hot romance that stays with you long after you finish the book.” - Jennifer L. Armentrout, # 1 NYT bestselling author 

“Captivating, emotional, and sizzling hot!” — S. C. Stephens , #1 NYT bestselling author

“Bromberg is a master at turning up the heat!”  — Katy Evans, NYT bestselling author

“K. Bromberg is the master of making hearts race and pulses pound.” — Jay Crownover, NYT bestsellingauthor 

“She has the most delicious heroes in the book world! A master storyteller!!” — Pepper Winters, NYTbestselling author 

“K. Bromberg writes the perfect romance, packed with steam, sizzle, and soul. — Ella James, USA Todaybestselling author 

"Super charged heat and full of heart. Bromberg aces it from the first page to the last." – Kylie Scott, NYTbestselling author

“Bromberg reminds you why this series was the phenomenon it is. Sexy, heartwarming, and so much more.” – Corinne Michaels, NYT bestselling author

". . . everything you want in a romance; sexy, sweet, and amazingly perfect." —KL Grayson, USA Today bestselling author

". . . everything you’ve ever wanted in a romance. Simply unputdownable." – Helena Hunting, NYT bestsellingauthor


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Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Nicholas Sparks, Maya Banks, Penelope Sky, Kendall Ryan, Kennedy Fox, Lexi Blake, EL James, Carrie Ann Ryan, Lani Lynn Vale, Chelle Bliss, Sarina Bowen, Penelope Ward, Nora Roberts, Marie Force, Melanie Harlow, Corinne Michaels, Laurelin Paige, Lauren Blakely, Lexy Ryan, Audrey Carlan, Melissa Foster, Kristen Proby, Devney Perry, Susan Stoker, Tessa Bailey, Jana Aston, Sally Thorne, Christina Lauren, Kristan Higgins, Elle Kennedy, Anna Todd, Debbie Macomber, Robyn Carr, Julia Kent, Sylvia Day, K.A. Linde, Catherine Cowles, Jill Shalvis, J. Daniels, Jessica Hawkins, Rachel VanDyken, Jodi Ellen Malpas, L.J. Shen, Natasha Madison, Kylie Scott, Kennedy Ryan

Ratings and reviews

4.8
24 reviews
Dipti Patra
September 7, 2021
Finn Sanderson is exactly what K. Bromberg has hinted at..he is HARD TO LOVE. But this book takes you on the seemingly impossible but inevitable journey of falling for this man and the story of the sassy and strong wonan who made it possible. Loads of feel. Sinful chemistry. K. Bromberg's beautiful writing. It had everything! Hard to Love by K. Bromberg was so easy to love with amazing characters and deep feels. I reviewed an early copy voluntarily
THERESA NATOLE
August 27, 2021
Finally, Finn’s story and so worth the wait. I always knew it had to be a special type of woman for Finn. It takes a special type of author who can make you fall in love with a villian. K. Bromberg is that author. She made you understand why he was the way he was. He was always taught women only leave you from his dad so why get attached. It wasn’t until his relationship, for lack of a better word, started with Stevie did he understand this. When the right one comes along, she won’t leave. Deep down he felt something for Stevie but didn’t understand what it was. They were perfect together. He knew exactly what she needed to start to focus again, and she made him feel. She made him know what love was and to embrace it and not run from it. He may have felt that he was hard to love but Stevie made him feel that it was hard not to love him.
Mari Loves Books Blog
September 7, 2021
Ooh, I love the back and forth with this one and it's my first tennis romance that I can remember. I love how the roles are reversed and it's the male coming to fix the image of the female. I could see how Stevie would spiral out of control and once you see her and Finn together, I knew it would be fun. The chemistry is off the charts too!

About the author

New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary romance novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines and damaged heroes who we love to hate but can’t help to love.


A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs and soccer practices, more often than not with her laptop in tow and her mind scattered in too many different directions. 


Since publishing her first book on a whim in 2013, Kristy has sold over two million copies of her books across twenty different countries and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over thirty times. Her Driven trilogy (Driven, Fueled, and Crashed) is currently being adapted for film by the streaming platform, Passionflix.


With her imagination always in overdrive, she is currently scheming, plotting, and swooning over her latest hero. You can find out more about him or chat with Kristy on any of her social media accounts. The easiest way to stay up to date on new releases and upcoming novels is to sign up for her newsletter (http://bit.ly/254MWtI) or follow her on Bookbub (http://smarturl.it/KBrombergBB)

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