Quarterback Clay Braden is determined to show this sexy scientist the benefits of hands-on research in PLAYING MR. PERFECT, the first book in the Bradens at Ridgeport series. Loaded with heat, humor, and heart, this sexy interconnected standalone small-town romance is unputdownable. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and guaranteed to leave you breathlessly in love with the fiercely loyal and wickedly naughty characters in the Love in Bloom series.Scientist Pepper Montgomery is all about work and no play. As a quarterback, Clay "Mr. Perfect" Braden plays for a living. When Clay needs Pepper's help to get his head back in the game, sparks fly. But while he's determined to teach her the benefits of hands-on research, it's her heart that takes the hit, and she wonders if he's just been playing Mr. Perfect all along.