Playing for Payback, Lainey Davis
Playing for Payback, Lainey Davis
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Playing for Payback
A Revenge Romance

Author: Lainey Davis

Series: Playing #2

Narrator: James Cassidy, Zoe Black

Unabridged: 9 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lainey Davis

Published: 07/10/2025


Synopsis

Sometimes, the best defense is a passionate offense.The ref stops the puck in the middle of a playoff game, and I look up from the ice ... to see my boyfriend making out with another guy on the kiss cam.My humiliation goes viral and suddenly my entire life—from my back pass to my bisexuality—is tabloid fodder.To make matters worse, the jerk making out with my guy turns out to be the live-in boyfriend of Lena Sinclair, the brand new team dentist for the Pittsburgh Fury. When Doc finds herself homeless after confronting her ex, I offer her my guest room while we both lick our wounds.Revenge sounds sweet to both of us, so we craft the perfect plan: a "summer fling" that'll show our exes exactly what they've lost.Somehow the line between fake and real grows blurry, and the game becomes dangerously personal. With Lena’s job on the line and the whole world watching my every move, we’re not just playing for payback. We’re fighting a connection neither of us saw coming--one that might be worth risking everything.Playing for Payback is a hockey romance with a curvy heroine, a two-way defender who excels at protecting what matters, and body checks straight from the sin bin.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erica on June 15, 2025

I have fallen in love with each member of the Stag family as we get each of their stories and here we have no exception! Here we have Alder Stag, superstar hot goalie from a famous sports family. Alder has a boyfriend who hasn’t shown he’s all in with their relationship and has Alder feeling insecur......more

Goodreads review by Lynn_G on May 24, 2025

Lena, a highly skilled dental surgeon specializing in trauma is just beginning her career with a professional hockey team and while she’s assessing a player on the ice after a hard hit, looks up to see her live in boyfriend on the Jumbotron sucking face with another player’s boyfriend. When the othe......more

Goodreads review by VeroniCanReadIt on July 10, 2025

5/5 I absolutely LOVED this book and would read it again! The growth, the self-respect, the recognizing of an often overlooked aspect of being bi… this book was a perfect representation of being bi without making it feel preachy or forcing the plot. It came naturally to this fake dating, revenge dat......more

Goodreads review by Heather on June 13, 2025

Another great book for the series! I love the Stag family and how each book intertwines but can also stand alone. The characters are so lovable, and it's wonderful how each person is celebrated for their own personal strengths rather than being compared to other people's skills. Lainey has such a gr......more

Goodreads review by Crystal Smith on July 09, 2025

Alder has a boyfriend who doesn’t show up for him and he’s constantly begging him to come around. He’s a hot hockey player and has an amazing and supporting family. Lena also has a boyfriend who doesn’t show up for her and she’s financially supporting him while he’s finishing up school. She’s a beau......more