Book Spotlight: Play for Me

I adored Libby Hubscher‘s first two books, Meet Me in Paradise and If You Ask Me. She has a way with writing about difficult, emotional topics and infusing them with love and sweetness. Her newest book is Play for Me, set in a New Hampshire boarding school where a new athletic trainer, Sophie, has to room with three men. One of them is the orchestra teacher, Jonas… but he’s grumpy and doesn’t seem to like her much. How will these two opposites survive living together for the next school year?

One the one hand, I love romances in which opposites attract. Play for Me is a grumpy/sunshine story, and bonus points for him being into music! I’m also intrigued by the school setting and its being flipped on its head by being about two teachers rather than students. This looks like such a fun and cute romance, and possibly lighter than Libby Hubscher’s first two novels. I’ll definitely be reading this before the summer is over!

Find out more about Play for Me below, and let me know if you’re planning to pick it up. If you’ve already read it, let me know how you liked it in the comments! I’m hoping to read this book soon, so stay tuned for my review.

Official Summary

When her new job takes her to a New England boarding school, she’s surprised to find her roommates are all men – including a very handsome one who plays by his own rules. 

Sophie Doyle has her dream job as the head athletic trainer for her favorite baseball team (go Red Sox!), a handsome boyfriend, and easy access to the finest cannoli in Boston. When she loses all three and the World Series to boot, she’s forced to apply for the open trainer position at an arts-focused boarding school in New Hampshire. The only available room is a glorified closet in an apartment with three guys: Jonas Voss, the aloof and attractive orchestra teacher, and his two rambunctious roommates.

Sophie knows that training a bunch of privileged high school kids whose idea of a play is A Chorus Line instead of a walk-off homer is going to be a big change from the pro athletes she’s used to. She wasn’t expecting that these students would have big-time talent and even bigger-time problems. Sophie has troubles of her own—Jonas is a full-fledged grump who clearly doesn’t want her near him or the precious piano he never plays.

With sunny optimism, Sophie sets out to win over Jonas and help the kids she’s growing attached to. But when her relationship with Jonas moves to the major leagues and plans change at the end of the season, they have to choose whether they are playing for keeps.

Get the Book

You can buy Play for Me here – it’s available as a paperback, ebook, and audiobook.

Play for Me by Libby Hubscher
Audience	Adult
Genre	Romance; Women’s Fiction
Setting	New Hampshire
Number of Pages	368
Original Publication Date	June 20, 2023