Playing with Fire: A Bad Boy College Romance

Editorial Reviews

"A beautiful, heart-warming story of two broken souls who find salvation in one another and a romance that is a testament to the powerful force of true love. Another epic masterpiece, written in Leigh's inimitable style, and a book I couldn't put down!" - Siobhan Davis, USA Today Bestselling Author.

"A flawless story of redemption and salvation, Playing With Fire will consume you entirely." - Amali Rose, USA Today Bestselling Author.

"A perfect frenemies-to-lovers story of two lonely and scarred souls who needed each other to find they were never broken. Written in L.J.'s signature pen with vivid imagery, witty dialogue, impeccable comedic timing, and fused with emotions, Playing with Fire is now at the top of my list of Shen favorites." - USA Today bestselling author Kate Stewart

"This story is an experience. I can say that it is painful, captivating, life-altering, original, magnificent, breathtaking, but none of these words can do justice." - Vanessa, When Vane Reads.

"Get ready to hop on for the most passionate and emotional ride of your life!" - Ratula, Bookgasms Blog.

"Shen writes a heartbreaking, yet empowering tale of two people overcoming darkness to find light and life within each other and themselves. Her words create a beautiful woven love story, grown from the purity of real friendship, and cultivated by the understanding of grief and pain. Finding the strength and beauty within the scars' real trauma leaves behind. Grace and West stole my heart and will forever keep a piece locked within the pages of their story." - International Bestselling Author Ker Dukey.

"Shen is a master at writing heroines you want as a best friend and heroes you want to slap (as much as you want to cuddle). Playing with Fire a is heartbreaking, intensely emotional and beautifully inspiring story of love, hope and redemption. Absolutely unputdownable! (apart from when my kindle hit me in the head because I was trying to sleep-read to get to the happily ever after, which I definitely deserved after all that heartbreak, and frankly so did Grace and West)." - Helena Hunting, NYT bestselling author.

"Unlike anything I've ever read from Shen before. It was a fiery, passionate and emotional whirlwind of a story that owned me from beginning to finish." - Lana, DG Romance.

"Speechless. Playing with fire wasn't just unputdownable, but it's also my favorite read of 2020." - Jan Cassi, Blogger.

"This book gutted me, and I literally couldn't put it down, even if it burnt and hurt so much." - Isa LaCroqueuseDeLivres, Blogger.

"L.J. Shen has momentarily rendered me speechless with her latest angsty and heart achingly beautiful standalone." - Ariadna Basulto, Red Hatter Blog.

"I am absolutely obsessed with this book and these characters. It's raw and real and one of my top FAVS from L.J. Shen!" - Sarah, All Encompassing Book Blog.