This book was really good and had me laughing in places. It is book two in the series and you don't have to read book one, but it is a great book also and will give you a little insight to Julia and Alex. Julia wants to find a man to be with, but she sabotages herself. She isn't fully healed from having her heart broken years ago by the man she thought she was gonna spend the rest of her life with. She knows that there is more than a working relationship between her and Alex, but she doesn't want to lose his friendship. She can't help but want to get to know him better though. She tries to fight him. But does she succeed? Or will she finally open her heart? Alex hasn't let anyone close since he let his last girl down. He wants Julia and has for awhile. He has been waiting for the right moment to let her know. He has some issues he needs to work through and deal with. Can he be the guy Julia needs? Can he find the love he needs from Julia? The epilogue had me wanting more. I want to see how Julia reacts to that news. I really hope we are getting a third book in this series. I'm thinking Darren and Sarah!! 4 StarsReview by Jen SkewesWe first met Alex and Julia in Promise Me by Barbie Bohrman. Alex was Sabrina’s boss and Julia her best friend. While Alex had a thing for Sabrina in that book I knew in the end that there was a little bit of chemistry between Julian and Alex. And boy was I right.Julia is funny, sarcastic, loud and says what comes to her mind. At times having no filter at all. Her and Alex have been friends for a few years and all though they are just friends I think the flirting between the two of them proves how much chemistry these two have. Julia is certainly attracted to Alex, honestly how can you not be. But she has been scorned before and is afraid to take their friendship to the next level for a whole list of reasons. One being that he had a thing for her best friend. But truthfully they are all just excuses that she uses to hide behind her fear of falling for a man again. She has sworn off men after her last boyfriend hurt her and the string of men she has been dating recently are nothing to brag about. But Alex is on a whole different level than the men that she has been with. She wants him, but she can’t be with him. She is attracted to him but they can only be friends. She is basically trying to play it safe when it comes to him.Alex is sweet, sexy, adorable at times, patient and at times a complete alpha male. I loved him. He knew how he felt about Julia but he also knew that there was something holding her back. He wanted more than a friendship and in time he would convince her that they were so good together. I loved how sweet he was with her and how patient he was. But I also loved some of the moments when he turned alpha male. Julia may fight her feelings for Alex but at some point she listens to her body and gives in. But the fears and insecurities are still there. Past relationships threaten what they have built. And that one little word that can cause so many issues in a relationship, trust. Will Julian and Alex let the past get in the way of what they have?This book will make you laugh, smile, swoon and at times a little frustrated. I love Julia and her attitude. I also really enjoyed the way this story was told, with Julia going off on a tangent every so often which just made her that much more relatable as well as loveable. Julia and Alex were hot together and you felt the chemistry between them. I loved the supporting characters such as Darren, Julia’s brother and Lissette, her assistant. And I just loved that we got still see the friendship between her and Sabrina. Julia and Alex’s story was sexy and sweet with a little bit of drama. Oh and I almost forgot to mention Josie, Alex’s adorable and funny niece who I loved. I think she brought so much to this story and Alex and Julia’s relationship. Playing it Safe was a great story with an epilogue that will make you smile.
What do You think about Playing It Safe (2014)?
Freebie book would not have purchased read on flight to Phoenix
—Shaheen
Simply amazing. Loved the characters and the banter
—memerle
Fun book - with laugh out loud moments!
—msrottiev
