| Title | : | Hard Pass (Rayton University, #1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 434 |
| Publication | : | Published September 1, 2020 |
Lexy
Travis Owens has been a pain since he tugged my ponytail and challenged me to our first dare when we were eight years old. Time hasn’t changed a thing in regards to the hotter-than-fire football hero, except the game we play with one another now has higher stakes.
A weekend in Vegas and a fake marriage assignment ensures nothing will ever be the same between us. Because I think I’m falling for my enemy, and the ring on my finger says he’s already won.
Travis
Lexy Hale is every guy’s wet dream, but she’s off-limits since she’s my best friend’s twin sister. I’ve spent our entire childhood challenging her to dares, hoping to one day beat her.
But she never backs down.
This time, I have a plan that will ensure I’ll win. A drunken night in Vegas and a fake marriage assignment are all I need to set this plan in motion. Except I didn’t plan on falling for her.
She thinks I’m just a jock with too many notches in my bedpost. Now, I need to prove her wrong because everything I’ve ever wanted is at stake. Getting her to marry me is the easy part. Trying to keep her is the real challenge.
Hard Pass is a standalone enemies to lovers college football romance. Guaranteed HEA. Contains mature content.
Hard Pass (Rayton University, #1) Reviews
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Am I the only one who thinks that Travis is a freaking a**hole?
They spend a weekend with their friends in Vegas and Lexy gets drunk for the first time in her life and he totally takes advantage of that to win some kind of game?! He was sober enough to know that he was taking advantage of her inebriated state and does it anyway? What the actual f**k?
Also, Travis was the one who always dared Lexy. I think it was supposed bring Lexy out of her shell or something but in only showed an imbalance of power between the characters. Lexy always accepted the dares but never pushed back or challenged Travis in return.
I love the enemies-to-lovers trope but I need both characters to push and pull. I want them to fight their attraction to the point that they almost combust and finally give in and not because of some stupid dare because a spoiled man-child is afraid of losing.
I also didn‘t particularly like Lexy. She complained a lot about Travis teasing her but besides being bitchy from time to time she never really stood up to him or challenged him. -
DNF @ 4% - F2L -
Shes had a front row seat to all his whoring around FOR YEARS. I shut the book when she asked him about his daily bimbo blow job. 😐 She wasn’t joking. Neither was he. -
Classic contemporary romance, enemies to lovers twist. Childhood frenemies now college students discover they share more chemistry than their discord. Heartbreaker, (football) player Travis and studious, good girl Lexy play out their drama and realize their feelings in this slow / medium, push and pull romance. Prompted by a faux marriage university assignment, the two main characters embark on this compelling romance.
This story was well-written with all the feels -- angst, unbidden attraction, and eventually love. I liked the forbidden sister of best-friend theme as well. I loved the display of vulnerability one might not expect from a hero who captured ladies' hearts with ease to having to work for Lexy's affection. Supporting characters contributed nicely to the plot showcasing the storyline, and in fact, had me hoping to read their individual stories.
Overall, classic romance favoring push and pull, medium, and lighter themes. -
4.5 stars
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4.5 stars!!!
Another awesome book by K.G. Reuss. I have be impatiently waiting for Hard Pass for what feels like forever! And I was not disappointed. From the very first chapter, I was completely hooked. I could not get enough of the story and found myself 100% invested in not only Travis and Lexy's story but also the side character storylines too.
I loved the back and forth between Travis and Lexy. They have known each other their whole lives and have a love/hate relationship. Travis is her twin brothers best friend who has non stop teased and tormented her. Lexy hates him and does not sugarcoat how much of an annoyance she thinks he is. The banter they have is so entertaining and I couldn't help but laugh out loud at some of their interactions.
It all starts with a fake marriage for an assignment and then somehow turns in to frenemies with benefits. Honestly, their whole plan was absolutely ridiculous! How they thought they could go through with it without feelings involved was beyond me. They were delusional. They had no idea what their real feelings were for one another even though it was clear as anything to everyone around them. It was incredibly frustrating at times because lets be honest, it was disaster waiting to happen! They were so sweet and perfect together so I knew that when it all came crashing down, it was going to hurt. Really hurt. And it did. The emotions I felt were all too much. Travis cried. Lexy cried. I EFFING CRIED!!!!!
Travis was super sexy. Especially in the bedroom. He needs a filter at times though because he says some really stupid shit. Like he really knows how to put his foot in it. But boy can he make you swooooooooon. When he is in his romantic element, he is just divine. What I loved most about him, and it came as a complete shock because it was so unexpected, was that he was not afraid to show emotion and reading that had me falling head over heels in love with him.
I adored this book! It was honestly an amazing enemies to lovers romance that gave you all the feels! And that ending!! Gahhhhh! It gave me some serious butterflies and left the biggest smile on my face. I didn't want it to end! -
Amazing! Standing Ovation! Gives You All the Feels!!!
Wow! This beautiful amazing book. I was looking for an extra swoony gives you all the feels type of book. Loving K.G. Reuss’ Black Falls High series, I thought I would give this a shot. I mean look at the cover, the cover alone is amazing, I had know idea what the book was about but started reading it anyway. Next thing I know it was 3 in the morning and I was 1/2 way through the entire book! I didn’t want to put it down. But I also didn’t want to rush the amazing story.
Travis and Lexy are amazing! Enemies paired up for a class project, what could go wrong there? Oh two people who constantly tease and push each other’s buttons can work quickly to get the project done, right? But guess what, the project is a semester long project, so hold onto your hats, strap in and get ready for so much amazing tension that the chemistry will be flying off the pages!
I loved this book so much. The cover alone is hot and beautiful. The writing is entertaining and pulls you in, in the best way possible. I was laughing, I was crying, but mostly I was swooning so hard! This is a must read, give it all the stars, as it is enjoyable, fun and grabs your attention from page one! -
a really good grovel
(she made him work for it)
he should NOT have put himself in that situation in the first place...
he isn't entirely truthful about it but maybe he'll do better in future....because, if his present (and past) is any indication, he'll be in that same situation again...and again... -
Travis is giving men everywhere a high bar to reach! I really enjoyed this book. The chemistry is palpable between Travis and Lexy. I've never been so jealous of fictional characters in my life!! Such a good book. 5 stars and 2 thumbs way up.
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Khas romcom lah... meski leadnya agak menyebalkan, karena sama2 overthinking... tp dlm kehidupan nyata jg kan, mikirin pros con nya sampai lama ahahahaha
Bukunya Ava & Alex ntr ya 2022 -
I just can’t
This was a very rare DNF for me. It’s just bad. This guy is thinking about the heroine, but hooks up with 3 different girls in one day. That’s what we read about for the first 40 pages. He cannot keep his hand our d*** out of another girl to even give a decent inner monologue. He’s doing while he’s inside them. He rolls one out of his bed in the morning. Takes off with another after his 8 am class. Was supposed to re hook up with the first girl for a library bj (but we don’t if he did, I’m guessing yes, cause why not at this point) the meets yet another girl that night. 2 out of three it’d these were detailed sex scenes. It just never stops. It’s completely laughable, and bordering on creepy. Yes people like sexZ but this guy has no standards and does nothing else with his life. He’s supposed to be Up for the Heisman award, yet he no practices or anything even at the start of the season. He just has all of the free time in the world to run off with every single skank who smiles at him. He also drinks all the time and jets off to Vegas for the weekend at his leisure. I don’t think this author even understands college athletics at all, or probably even what the Heisman is. Anyway back to the bad plot. The heroine is a virgin of course, per the norm in these books. She’s watched him live like a rock star with a harem for years. So romantic. Thus whole idea what just a joke. -
if the writing hadn't been all over the place this could have been a pretty good book. I liked the plot but hated the writing. also I don't give more than 2 stars to books that bash on other women for no reason but to make their heroine look good. proclaiming every women easy and making her get bat shit crazy over the hero. why is that still a thing... oh right because then the heroine and her virginity can be presented as super special and pure - she's just different, you know. Well no. she isn't. she just hasn't had sex yet. and apparently she doesnt ever drink - until suddenly she does. which is all fine buuut... is it supposed to be her fall from grace? I don't know. I'm rambling but then that's what the book did.. go on and on and on while I was just hoping it would end. Oh and I somehow didnt expect it to be a college romance? but that's my mistake. the blurb I read sounded like it was about people in their late twenties.
p. s. as a sociologists I really wonder how people study sociology in the US - I'm a nerd for social sciences and I didn't get it at all. why were they supposed to pretent to be married? was it some micro sociology course on the inner workings of relationships? if so... the fact that communication is key is a rather weak finding for a term long study. once again I wonder - is uni in the states really that different from Europe? 🤣 -
HOT DAMN MOTHER CHUCKER!!!
I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH BUT K.G. REUSS BOOKS ARE GOING TO BE THE DEATH OF ME!
ROMANTIC, HOT, SEXY, HEARTBREAKING, HILARIOUS, BEAUTIFUL, SWEET, CHEESY and MORE is what this book is!
Lexy ‘Alexis’ Sophia Hale and Travis Michael Owens have grown up as frenemies. But what happens when a class marriage assignment turns into the real deal after Travis challenges her to make it real during their trip to Vegas?!
AN EXPLOSION of some many EMOTIONS and FEELINGS and MORE.
Their story was like riding a crazy rollercoaster, watching them battle their growing feelings for one another like the TWISTS and TURNS on the rollercoaster. Never knowing when it’s going to hit you and how hard of a hit to expect!
Travis and Lexy were everything and more! The chemistry between them was definitely there and watching it grow between them (alongside their feeings for one another) with each interaction was HOT, SEXY, SWEET and BEAUTIFUL all together!
I HONESTLY COULD NOT GET ENOUGH!
ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN from K.G. yet again with Lexy and Travis’s AH-MAZING story!
A PERFECT HEA ENDING!
DEFINITELY 100% #MUSTREAD!!! -
Challenge !
This was a super cute and fun read. I read the entire thing in 1 sitting.
Lexy and Travis have grown up together being frenemies and love to “up” one another. It isn’t really until they are placed in a Husband and Wife role with each other for a class assignment that they start to see each other in a different light. Fast track to a drunk night in Vegas. They get married.
Travis is normally the ladies man and has them in rotation while Lexy is the stay at home and study kind. The two battle back and forth with all sorts of twists and turns to see if their feelings turn into something more or if it was doomed from the start.
This was super cute. The banter back and forth was entertaining and the author left room for more books to continue on in this world about the other characters involved. This was my first book by this author but I’m glad I gave it a shot. I look forward on reading more. -
Hard Pass
I love a good enemies to lovers romance, but I love it even more when the main characters have a history between them.
Travis has always been a jerk to Lexy, from pulling her hair and pushing her into mud, to challenging her to do the stupidest things. One drunken night while in Vegas, their game of challenge goes a bit too far. They end up married.
I loved watching both Travis and Lexy navigate their feelings to try to get to the end of their college semester while being married.
Throughout the story, I wasn’t sure if I truly liked Travis. The way he challenge Lexy to marry him, knowing she wouldn’t back down, rubbed me the wrong way. Yes they were both drunk, but still. He kind of knew what he was doing. I’m the end though, he won me over. He loved Lexy from the very start, he just didn’t know it.
Hard Pass is another book I get to add to my favorites list!! -
Travis and Lexy have known each other their whole lives and they have a love/hate relationship. Travis is her twin brothers best friend who has non stop teased and tormented her. Lexy hates him and does not sugarcoat how much of an annoyance she thinks he is. The banter between Lexy and Travis is pure gold and entertaining. This all begins with a fake marriage for an assignment and then somehow turns in to frenemies with benefits. But one trip to Las Vegas with some friends causes a little bit of chaos and an unexpected turn of events for these two and a trip that these two will never forget. Will Travis but aside his playboy ways and be the man that Lexy needs him to be or will there relationship be over before it even started. I loved this book and I loved reading Travis's and Lexy's story.
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Stumbled across this randomly, was really surprised on how much I enjoyed this book!
Lexy and Travis have HISTORY... Like in insane amount. The feelings start off rocky due to the enemies portion of the book. After getting past the first few chapters, I really enjoyed the up/down feelings along with the plot/resolution. There were moments of frustration, swooning, and laughter between the group of friends surrounding them.
It was honestly, everything needed in a enemies to lovers book. Which is why I am so shocked to see this get so many bad reviews lol. My suggestion to any future readers is to dive in head first if you like angst, a hero who gets served reality by heroine (always a favorite!) and a emotional love story. -
I don’t even know why I finished this book. It was awful. The writing was flat, there was zero chemistry with Travis and Lexy - it seemed forced and just so unnatural- and the story was all over the place. It was this weird insta love even though they grew up together, just all over the place and Lexy was just irritating and immature. Not that Travis was a peach himself. They’re both just insanely immature characters and a poorly written book.
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I absolutely loved this book!!! It is a frienemies to lovers with a twist of off limits best friends sister tale. Iove that the book starts with the utter dis taste for one another and then evolves to something completely different. Then a twist is what kills me!!! The characters are amazing and relatable as well as the FMC nerdy and quirky. Once I started this read I could not put it down!!! Can't wait for the next book!!! Bring it on!!!!!
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This story is EVERYFREAKINGTHING
don't even know where to start here omgee. THIS BOOK IS EVERYFREAKINGTHING. I love Travis an Alexis so much I dont have words. I haven't read many sports romances but this is def in first place. There love is beautiful and epic and the fact that it had been there their whole lives and they were clueless makes it so beautiful. This is a must read. I am def going to need Alex's story soon. -
If I could give it less stars I probably would. Take a clue from the name & just give it a “hard pass.” Seriously I don’t understand how it has so many stars. I got to 17% and DNF. Lexy was so annoying and Travis was immature. The writing just didn’t even make me want them to get together. Had a good premise but just did not deliver for me.
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An entertaining enemies-to-lovers book one in the Rayton University series! It is engaging, relatable, funny, witty, and well written with drama, ups and downs, push and pull, accidental marriage, and more. The characters are likeable with undeniable chemistry between them. Definitely recommended!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
