Amazon The Wild Rose Press Category:  Romance Publisher: The Wild Rose Press ISBN-10:  160154815X Type: Fiction Pages: 354 Copyright: August 12, 2010 ISBN-13: 9781601548153 Fans of sizzling, heart wrenching romance will thoroughly enjoy Nana Malone’s debut novel, GAME SET MATCH. Set in Los Angeles, GAME SET MATCH is a multicultural romance full of betrayal and passion and reunited love. Off the court, tennis star Jason Cartwright’s playboy image is taking a public beating.  On the court, he’s down forty-love.  A knee injury is shutting down his game, and the paparazzi are splashing his love life on every magazine. A comeback is in order, but the makeover he needs to save his faltering career is in the hands of the woman he loved and left fifteen years ago. While single-mom, Izzy Connors, sees people for who they really are through the lens of her camera, even without it, she knows Jason isn’t the star he appears to be. Although his charm and good looks haven’t dimmed since he broke her heart, all she sees is his wasted talent and playboy lifestyle. Can Izzy put the past behind her and help Jason get his game, and his image, back on track? Or will the click of her camera shatter his world as well as his heart?

Smexy Books/Good Reads
Game Set Match is a pretty straight forward story of two people reuniting and working around adult, real life problems to make their relationship work. Izzy’s number one priority is Nick. Everything else goes on the back burner. So when Sabrina comes back to town, Izzy’s fear that she will take him away overwhelms her. She struggles with balancing her feelings for the three men in her life – Jason, Simon and Nick. I like that her and Jason already have a past, and they ended on not the greatest note, so they have an immediate trust issue. They not only face internal conflict with Sabrina, since they both have a connection to her, but the external conflict with paparazzi puts even more pressure on their friendship and eventual relationship.

Izzy comes across a little too perfect for me. She is the perfect mother to Nick, and overall I wanted her more flawed. She treats everyone so nice and kind and never says or does the wrong thing. I wanted her to have something more – something that made her stand out in the book. Paired up with Jason, their relationship becomes quite steamy and Nana Malone does give us lots of romance in this book. It all flows smoothly and nothing is rushed.

Nick and Jason are definitely more interesting characters. It was fun watching Jason deal with winning Izzy back and trying to keep Sabrina out of his life. For a teenager, I think Nick is portrayed well. He came across with his immature moments, not always handling the stress of his life well.

Overall, this is a light and easy read, although a bit predictable. Between the villain Sabrina (who gets off way too easy at the end) and the complications she brings into the story, there were no big twists delivered to the reader. But it will hold your interest and and Izzy and Jason have nice chemistry together.

Happily Ever After Reviews
Nana Malone has an awesome book in this story that will make you wonder ‘what if’. Jason is a man who is all about games and something that she cannot handle right now. Now, what I liked was that even though he’s known as a playboy tennis star, Jason tries very hard to be different. These two were great and even though they are different from what they used to be as young lovers. They are hot together now as adults. The passion that was brewing between them years ago has grown and it is a treat to see how far they have gone. Loved it and can’t wait for more of Nana Malone.