Summary

Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren begins as Hanna Bergstrom, a twenty-four year old graduate student in biochemical engineering, attends a ritzy Manhattan cocktail party with her father and brother. Her father and brother are in New York to visit Hanna, but they’ve barely seen her because of her workaholic schedule. Her brother Jensen tells her to pursue a more active social life. Her father, a scientist who put work in front of his wife and five children, tacitly agrees with Jensen. Hanna is irritated by Jensen’s attempt to manage her life, but she admits her social circle is alarmingly small. Jensen suggests Will, his own best friend from college and fellow New York resident. Hanna is shocked by the idea. As a teenager she had a crush on Will, a bass player/scientist/businessman, but he never noticed her because...