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Formula for Seduction: A Feel-Good Sports Romance (Excelling @ Love Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Amelia Simone (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 115 ratings
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A cinnamon roll football coach.
His data analyst secret weapon.
And a racy to-do list…

Professor Carly Anderson:
I never imagined the university president would volunteer me to help our football coach win. My side deal with the sexy coach raises the stakes: if I can help pull the Threshers out of their losing streak, Coach Bear will help tick off items on my Never Have I Ever list. No matter how innocent… or not…

Coach Bear—aka Ben O’Reilly:
Carly Anderson floored me with her request to help her with the hottest to-do list ever. Sure, I’ve been a monk all season. Okay, all year. Okay, most of my life. But for her, I’ll figure out what a Dirty Schmiddy is. Because if she can trust me with her body, maybe she’ll also trust me with her heart…

Will their naughty to-do list make Ben and Carly winners or losers in the game of love?

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Alternately steamy, nerdy, and sweet, the Excelling @ Love Series follows a group of strong women as they find love in their small college town. Filled with feel-good romance, found family, and flirty banter, the Excelling @ Love books are happy hour for the soul.
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From the Author

Carly grew up sheltered and working as a sorority house mom reveals just how much she's missed out on. She's ready to fix that. Enter Coach Bear, aka Ben O'Reilly. The sexy silver football coach needs a winning season to secure his next contract. He's drawn to the brainy and beautiful Carly who has been tasked to help him win with behind-the-scenes game analysis. Will he keep his vow to stay celibate for the season, or will helping with her naughty to-do list melt him into a puddle of lusty goo?

I had so much fun writing Ben! He is my homage to a certain fictional TV coach. Writing men who are inherently kind, full of cinnamon roll goodness, fills my cup. This is my first sports romance, and I couldn't imagine a more worthy hero.

I hope you'll enjoy watching Carly learn that the best life partners are the ones you can share your dreams and desires with.

This book is for you if you like:

    • Sports romance with Ted Lasso feels
    • Sexy to-do list
    • Found family
    • Witty banter
    • Open door steamy scenes
    • College campus setting
    • Happily ever after
    • Feel-good, funny romance
    • A relatively quick read
    As always, you can find content notes on my website for Formula for Seduction. Happy reading!

    About the Author

    What drew you to writing?
    I love reading quirky, nerdy real-life romances and seeing people become their best selves as they learn and grow together. Character-driven books with realistic flaws always captivated me and made me want to create more.

    How do you find inspiration for your books?
    TV and movie archetypes and fantasy pairings of them keep me endlessly entertained. I love humor and banter in my TV, and you'll find easter eggs leading back to some of my favorite shows in my books. I enjoy the energy of shows like Ted Lasso, Psych, and Schitt's Creek. Relatable and ridiculously fun.

    What makes your voice unique?
    My books are full of snarky family and flirty banter between love interests. I adore humor and showcasing how important supporting relationships are for all of us. When we're in our feelings and struggling, we can be thankful for friends and family to help us through the lows and celebrate the highs.

    Who are your author influences?
    I'm an old-school romance reader, starting with Harlequin, Jayne Ann Krentz, and Nora Roberts in my teens. As an adult, I've read everything Ilona Andrews has written. I love strong women, snarky humor, and lovers that make good partners.

    Name one thing every Amelia Simone book has.
    Wooing with food! I love a man who knows his way around the stove. Someone is always a pro in the kitchen in my stories and shows their love through cooking. I share a lot of my family's recipes with my newsletter subscribers, because they are just as delicious in real life.

    Tropes that make you one-click?
    Friends to lovers.     Le sigh. Rivals to lovers and the variations of that: enemies to lovers and schemers to lovers. Also, I love a good matchmaking, heist, or betting subplot!

    Sweet or spicy?
    BOTH! In my books     and in food. My books are all open door and steamy, but light and funny, with love interests who treat each other with kindness.

    Product details

    • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09QXSMJTN
    • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 16, 2022
    • Language ‏ : ‎ English
    • File size ‏ : ‎ 4845 KB
    • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
    • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
    • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
    • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
    • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
    • Print length ‏ : ‎ 267 pages
    • Customer Reviews:
      3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 115 ratings

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    Amelia Simone

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    Amelia Simone is the author of flirty, fun romances set in the Pacific Northwest, including Forbidden Flame (Book 1 of the Campfire Council Series), Formula for Love (Book 1 of the Excelling @ Love Series), and Mister Romance (Book 1 of the Self-Made Series.)

    On sunny days, you can find her lounging on her deck, sipping coffee and working on her latest book. She specializes in writing lighthearted, hopeful romances that feature relatable, everyday characters who are looking for love. She's a firm believer in writing dessert books with plenty of sweet, flirty banter and teasing. Her goal is to deliver stories that give you a serotonin boost and leave you with a smile.

    When she's not writing, she's wrangling her kiddos, indulging in food and wine adventures with her better half, or out back trying to revive her garden. (Hey, sometimes things die, it's fine.)

    Follow Amelia on Amazon (click that yellow "Follow" button!) to learn about future new releases.

    Customer reviews

    3.8 out of 5 stars
    3.8 out of 5
    115 global ratings
    The Coach can cook!
    5 Stars
    The Coach can cook!
    I adored Ben and Carly!A football coach that cooks and bakes as well as not being a player. Swoon.Their first cooking lesson was innocent, yet very sexy.Things I loved: Ben and his Gotham Nights, heroine that is smart,successful and independent.Things I didn't love: Ben's dad.I did feel it took to long for that first kiss,lol. But Carly wasted no time in bringing up her list.The entire book felt very real, like this could actually happen to anyone. It was believable.Now, what's going on with Jake and Cheri?I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.Cathy
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    Top reviews from the United States

    Jim Cook
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great writing and great characters
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
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    I’ll grab up any new books by Amelia. The writing is comfortable and keeps me in the story. I feel connected to the characters and look forward to more!
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    Steph
    4.0 out of 5 stars Cute, low stakes
    Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
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    Loved Ben and Carly. Would have loved more fleshing out of Ben's relationship with his dad. The ending felt a little rushed.

    Carly was a good house mom for her sorority. She didn't feel as fleshed out as I felt she could have been. Adding another 50 pages to flesh everything out would have made this an even better book.
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    L. M. Hoak
    3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5
    Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2022
    I would give Formula for Seduction a 3.5 rating. This is the first book I have read from the author so I haven't read any others in the series before this. It can definitely be read as a standalone. The other characters aren't that integral to the storyline of Formula for Seduction that you need to know their backstory. I don't think I will read any of the other books, though.

    Our main characters, Ben & Carly, were a little wishy washy and the pace was verrrry slow. It was an interesting topic - having a data analyst work with the coaching team - and nice having the hero not fit a stereotype. I did have trouble reconciling his characteristics. His age, the way he acted and the way he was to look didn't mesh for me. This is a voluntary review of an advance reader copy.
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    Sue Johnson
    5.0 out of 5 stars I dislike football
    Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024
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    But after reading Formula for Seduction maybe I'll change my mind. Amelia Simone obviously enjoys the game. It's a fun book with a little spice. I think it could have been longer but it's compkete.
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    PW
    4.0 out of 5 stars An Unexpected Agreement
    Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2024
    Carly is to be commended for being back in college. It is expected that she feels a little out of place since most of the students are in their twenties. The premise is little off putting because you can’t turn back time. This goes to show that Carly is somewhat immature. Putting this aside, taking the book for entertainment purposes this book fits the bill. Carly makes a “never have ever” list that takes this story in an interesting direction. Now, who can Carley get to help her? Enter Coach Bear who needs help turning around the football team. Carly is a data analyst recruited to help him. They have immediate attraction that Carly decided to see if Coach Bear could help with her list. The best parts of the book are the hilarious banters.

    This Hidden Gems ARC is a good lighthearted read. My review includes my thoughts and feelings about this book.
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    Jessie S
    2.0 out of 5 stars Very slow read..
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2022
    This was a very slow hard to follow and if I am being 100% honest boring read.  I could not stay interested in this book.  It also was slightly insulting that  Ben at 39 was considered old with a full head of graying hair.  The plot involving his father served absolutely no point to the story.  The characters were absolutely confusing, were they experienced or were they not?  I had no clue what was going on with Carly let alone most of the book.  I dislike being so critical but this book was very lacking in a strong plot  and flipped flopped  with the characters I could not tell what was what.  I did enjoy the never have I ever list but that may have been the extent of my likes besides Luke.  I really wish the book was better but I cannot find it in me to rate it any higher. “I was sent a free book and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.”
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    Marilyn Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars Two people who were brought together!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2022
    He’s a football coach and she was sent to get information from him on ways to help them win! They are opposites but working together brings out the best in the both of them! Soon this couple finds that they enjoy working together. Will it lead to more? I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
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    Flo
    3.0 out of 5 stars A bit boring
    Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2022
    It's a well written book, but to be honest I found it a bit boring. It comes from a series, can be read as a standalone, but since I’ve only read this on, I do miss some information. The content itself was interesting enough, two a bit awkward characters who agree to help each other and fall in love. I liked the friends of the coach, but the fellow coaches were a bit exaggerated, as were the students in the dorm with the teacher.
    I received a free copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving this review
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    Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very Cute
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2023
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    Overall a very sweet story, really enjoyed it. I did think I was going insane at all the Ted Lassoisms throughout the book, the final ussie comment sinched it. So was very glad to read Amelia loved it in the authors note!
    Would recommend both this book and Ted Lasso.
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    Laura Bee Reads
    4.0 out of 5 stars Never have I ever....
    Reviewed in Australia on July 9, 2023
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    This super-light read was great fun. It's low in angst, with likeable characters who are able to get out of their own way and be vulnerable to each other. There's lovely chemistry and unresolved tension as they hold off with some of their Never Have I Ever lists until the end of football season. Ben, or Coach Bear is a baking-hot cinnamon roll who is charmed by awkward and shy statistics professor Carly. They make a great team.

    An easy afternoon's read with a little bit of football, a little bit of baking, steam and college drama. A delicious read!
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