Play the Part (Marsford Bay #2)
Naomi Loud
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
4.11
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 9 ratings · 332 pages · Published: 26 Jun 2025
Huxley McKenna believes that his past will haunt him forever. At just eighteen, his life irrevocably changed when a rash decision landed him in prison. Now twenty-five, Huxley is determined to move on from his delinquent past. Despite his cynicism, he stays out of trouble and gets a job in construction to pay the bills. But there’s one thing from his past that he can’t seem to evade: Connie Broadbent. A seemingly impossible task when his older brother is engaged to her best friend.
However, their plan to ignore each other fails when Connie buys a rundown theatre and is cornered into hiring Huxley, thanks to a little persuasion from her best friend. Wanting to keep their shared past a secret, the two reluctantly agree to work together. This inevitably leads to infuriating mind games and messy push-and-pulls, both too stubborn to give in to their attraction. But soon, they will be forced to face the truth: some mistakes might be worth making twice.
*Play the Part is a contemporary romance with a guaranteed HEA. It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Reader discretion is advised.*
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- grumpy & sunshine 2
- contemporary 2
- funny 2
- workplace/office 2
- enemies to lovers 2
- age gap 1
- sibling's best friend 1
- m-f romance 1
- boss & employee 1
- class difference 1
- second chances 1
- other man/woman 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- praise kink 1
- found family 1
- competent heroine 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- rich heroine 1
- famous heroine 1
- bad boys 1
- tortured hero 1
- working class hero 1
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- dual pov 2
- first person pov 1
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The 'Marsford Bay' series
4.07 · 61 ratings
hurt-comfort · bad boys · length-medium · other-man-woman · office · contemporary · m-f · found-family · praise-kink · working class hero · first-person-pov · class difference · tortured hero · rich heroine · grumpy sunshine · strong heroine · dual-pov · sweet-hero · exhibitionism · independent heroine
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