Second Rate Superstar is the third and final book in the Connecticut Comets series. It’s pretty meta - a romance novel about a romance author allows a lot of “inside baseball” about tropes and writing that basically break the fourth wall and wink directly at the reader. Dakota basically acknowledges in the book that the group of players and friends she meets through Braxton (and coming from previous books by Trap) represent an entire backlist of work:

Both Braxton and Dakota have a history of family trauma that is still getting in their way as adults. As much as Braxton is seemingly instantly obsessed with Dakota, she’s so closed off to everything about him. Seeing them stumble their way to their happy ending is entertaining and sweet. That’s not to say there’s no heat in this story, though. Braxton is a cinnamon roll of a man with a filthy mouth, and not even Dakota can resist him for long. She’s closed off due to her painful past, but his persistent gentle persuasion has her lowering her walls for him. She may start the book a virgin, but thanks to Braxton, by the end she doesn’t have many inhibitions left. 

The resolution of this final book in the Comets series also serves to launch the next series, and I am excited to see if the FMC is who I suspect...

Thanks to Siena Trap for the ARC opportunity.