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Playing with Fire Kindle Edition

by Lesley Davis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 103 ratings
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Takira Lathan’s life revolves around her restaurant. She owns it, cooks in it, and is one hundred percent dedicated to its success. Her life starts to veer off course when money goes missing and so does her restaurant manager, leaving her in the lurch. Most importantly, raising her young nephew was never anywhere in her plans.

Dante Groves could be the answer to Takira’s prayers. She’s an excellent manager and is totally at ease with children. She’s also mature, kind, and unashamedly butch. Takira can’t help being attracted, but Dante’s emotional baggage from her last relationship has left her way too wary of romance.

Betrayed by those they trusted, Takira and Dante must rely on each other to create a recipe for success, both in business and in love.
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  4. Publication date
    June 10, 2019
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About the Author

Lesley Davis lives in the West Midlands of England. She is a die-hard science-fiction/ fantasy fan in all its forms and an extremely passionate gamer. When her games controller is out of her grasp, Lesley can be found seated before the computer, writing. Truth Behind The Mask was Lesley's first book published with Bold Strokes Books. Since then she has had published Playing Passion's Game, Dark Wings Descending (a Lambda Literary Award finalist for Lesbian Romance), Pale Wings Protecting, Playing In Shadow, Starstruck, and Raging At The Stars. Lesley has had short stories published in Erotic Interludes 2: Stolen Moments, Erotic Interludes 5: Road Games, Romantic Interludes 2: Secrets, Breathless: Tales of Celebration, and Amor and More-all from Bold Strokes Books.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07SZT7HTP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bold Strokes Books (June 10, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 10, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1371 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 103 ratings

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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Kimberly M. Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2023
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Just when I thought the stories in this series couldn't get any better... I was proven wrong. Once a again, we given a story with fully developed characters and engaging themes that are well written. It made me wish these guys were my chosen family.
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AndiKay
4.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2020
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Liked this third in the series a lot - not as much as 1 but more than 2. I'd read the other two first - at least definitely book 1 - before reading this one. A healthy dose of Trent/Juliet/Harley (delightful), a bit of Elton/Monica and a flash of Scarlet/Bryce from previous novels.

Nearing 50, classic butch Dante returns to her Columbia, MO, hometown with only what's in her car. A chance meeting with her old friend Trent and restaurateur Takira opens an unforeseen wealth of opportunities - both personal and professional.
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Loek
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Wow!
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2022
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This “Gamers” series (3 books) has it all: amazing butches, adorable femmes, cute kids, broken souls, coming home, witty dialogues, realistic issues, a lot of chemistry and passion and a group of friends you absolutely going to love. I highly recommend all 3 books.
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Margaret
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2019
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I loved Playing With Fire. Dante and Takira are great characters. You might be born into a family that doesn’t love or appreciate you, but you don’t need to keep that family. Go out and find people who appreciate you for what and who you are. I hope we can see more of this family in future books.
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Bee
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice Read
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2019
This is Ms Davis’s third book in her series ‘ Playing’ and like her other two books she doesn’t disappoint. Takira Lathan works hard making her restaurant the best it can be. She has never gotten the support or attention she craves from her mother or for that matter her twin sister. Finding out her manager Claude has quit his job was bad enough but finding out he has stolen her money isn’t something she wanted to deal with, especially now when she finds out her sister Latitia has died in an accident leaving Takira no choice but to take care of her 2 yr old nephew Finn. Being a mother was never in her plans.
Dante Groves though her life was pretty settled until she comes home to find her partner in bed with another woman. She packs her bags and goes on a trip around the world trying to find her place in it. Many people mistake her for a man but she has learned over the years to accept herself as she is, a out and proud butch. But getting tired of the travel she decides to move back to Columbia, Missouri where on her very first day she meets up with her friends Juliet and Trent (Playing Passion’s Game) eating in Takira’s restaurant. And it seems she has come home at just the right time because Takira needs a new manager and it just so happens that is exactly the kind of job Dante’s looking for.
Besides connecting with Trent and Juliet, Dante also gets a chance to reconnect with Scarlet and Bryce from Ms Davis’s second book in her ‘Playing’ series (Playing in Shadow) This is a really a very nice read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this book very good read
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2019
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I loved this it's like catching up with friends. I really enjoy this authors books. The characters are very likable great friendships. I highly recommend this book I have enjoyed all this authors books. I would love an update of these characters lives
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J
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book of love
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2019
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I really enjoyed this book, im glad there where all different types of characters in it. It really was a book of love and acceptances, no matter the color of your skin or sexuality.
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5.0 out of 5 stars First of author i read
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2019
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Right from the get go this book kept me interested. Good characters and great dialogues. One book I will read again.
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jenny
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2019
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This was a great story. Both the main characters are likable and the love story between them was great. All the secondary characters were great and I was delighted when not too far in to the book Dante ran in to some old friends I know from previous books. The relationship between Dante and Finn was really sweet. It’s a straightforward story as far as a romance goes, everyone knows how it ends. It was well worth the read and I was glad I had bought it. I have loved all of this authors books but this was my favorite so far.
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