Book 2 of 3 in The Boyfriend Project
The Dating Playbook
Personal trainer Taylor fake-dates her client Jamar, an ex-NFL player plotting his comeback, because it's good for both their careers. Just business.
- Spice
- 3/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~368
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is The Dating Playbook?
The Dating Playbook is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Mental illness / anxiety / depression
- Death of a loved one
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The Dating Playbook: quick answers
How spicy is The Dating Playbook?
The Dating Playbook is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.
Is The Dating Playbook a standalone?
No. The Dating Playbook is book 2 of 3 in The Boyfriend Project. Start with The Boyfriend Project. The series is complete.
What tropes are in The Dating Playbook?
The Dating Playbook features fake dating, athlete, football player, bipoc main character. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does The Dating Playbook have content warnings?
Our notes for The Dating Playbook include: mental illness / anxiety / depression, death of a loved one. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after The Dating Playbook?
If you loved The Dating Playbook, try The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory, While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory, The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams. They share its fake dating and athlete energy at a similar spice level.