An Inside Look into Play Me

Imagine falling head over heels for your best friend over a period of years, and just when you’ve psyched yourself up to confess your love to him, after he comes home from a long business trip, he announces that he is planning to get married… to someone else. 

Now you know Lana’s pain. 

Welcome to the deliciously angsty world of Lana Franklyn and Andre "Dre" Adkins in 'Play Me,' a romantic story brimming with misunderstandings, undeniable chemistry, and a whole lot of steam.

Lana and Dre have been inseparable since college, their bond so deep that everyone just assumed they were already a couple. 

But for Lana, that blissful assumption was nothing more than a  painful fantasy.

 She's just spent two months apart from Dre while he was on a business trip, and that separation has solidified one undeniable truth: she's irrevocably in love with him.

 The stage is set for a confession, a momentous declaration of her heart. 

But life, as it often does, has other plans. 

Just as Lana is ready to lay her heart on the line, Dre beats her to the punch with an announcement that shatters her world.

The first icy tendrils of fear and anxiety began unspooling within her lower gut, licking at her heart, ringing all kinds of alarms in her mind. 

She didn’t respond, simply waited for him to hit her with this decision, already suspecting that she wasn’t going to like where this was going at all.

 Dre angled himself more towards her, took a deep breath, then, “Lana”.

 He looked straight into her soul, “I’ve decided to marry the woman I love”. 

The cold sip Lana had just taken as if also shocked by his declaration slipped down the wrong path burning her throat and choking her. -excerpt taken from Play Me.

That's right, he’s planning to propose to someone else.

 The shock of it is so immense, it literally makes Lana choke. 

The heartbreak is instantaneous and overwhelming. 

Try as she might to plaster on a smile and be happy for her best friend, the pain is simply too much.

Especially when Dre tells her he wants to end their friendship.

It’s all too overwhelming for Lana and her only option left is to  just escape. 

Escape the situation, escape her heartbreak and escape the fact that all of her dreams and beliefs about their bond has just crashed and shattered at her feet.

But when Lana tries to flee, she finds herself literally trapped.

Trapped between the hard, heated firmness of Dre’s wide chest, and the wooden door she was trying to escape through, Lana felt a frisson of desire bloom within her. 

She hadn’t been expecting Dre to just bodily trap her against his door, especially not when he had just declared his desire to end their relationship. 

Therefore, she wasn’t prepared for the sizzling sensation of Dre’s other arm wrapping itself around her small waist, drawing her away from the door and more solidly against his hard wall of muscles.

 Imprisoning her against his tempting body and stealing her breath. 

“You can‘t go out there, it‘s raining,” He mumbled into her hair, hugging her to him. -excerpt taken from Play Me.

Suddenly, Lana is hoisted into Dre's arms and carried... to his bed. 

Confused, frustrated, and certain she’s missing a vital piece of the puzzle, Lana is faced with an impossible choice.

 Does she sever their deep-rooted friendship to save her aching heart? 

Or does she push through the awkwardness to uncover whatever it is Dre is trying to communicate with his strange actions?

Lana is convinced after this night that Dre will never be hers. But is she right? 

Play Me  is a roller-coaster of emotions, a captivating journey into the complexities of love, friendship, and unspoken desires.

 It's a story that will leave you guessing, cheering, and perhaps even fanning yourself from all the steam!

If you love a good romantic entanglement with a healthy dose of miscommunication, sizzling tension, and a truly heartwarming payoff, then you need to pick up Play Me right now.