Possibly my favorite in the Maple Hills series, this dual POV college Hockey romance has great neurodiversity rep and a loveable fat FMC who aspires tPossibly my favorite in the Maple Hills series, this dual POV college Hockey romance has great neurodiversity rep and a loveable fat FMC who aspires to be a romance writer. When team captain, Henry, needs homework help, he turns to Hannah, a plus size tutor looking for extra income.
I loved this friends to lovers, virgin FMC romance full of body positivity and great mental health rep. The chemistry between Hannah and Henry was A-plus and I couldn't get enough of their interactions. Highly recommended for fans of authors like Grace Reilly and especially great on audio! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital and ALC copy in exchange for my honest review!...more
This was a fun roommates to friends with benefits Rugby sports romance that had heat, heart, humor and emotional depth. Part of a series but it can beThis was a fun roommates to friends with benefits Rugby sports romance that had heat, heart, humor and emotional depth. Part of a series but it can be read as a standalone and it was great on audio! Looking forward to reading more in this series ASAP!...more
This was a super fun, super steamy, gender swapped sex lessons/forbidden romance between a pro Rugby player and his friend's little sister. I loved thThis was a super fun, super steamy, gender swapped sex lessons/forbidden romance between a pro Rugby player and his friend's little sister. I loved that it was the woman who had to teach the guy how to properly please a woman in bed! This was hilarious and had emotional depth too. Book two in the series but it can be read as a standalone and it was good on audio too!...more
LOVED this dual POV, new Formula 1 racing romance between a pro driver at his sister's wedding and the bridesmaid for hire, Elle (aka Jane) who rel4.5
LOVED this dual POV, new Formula 1 racing romance between a pro driver at his sister's wedding and the bridesmaid for hire, Elle (aka Jane) who reluctantly falls for him despite her best efforts not to!! Spicy, funny, and full of heart too. Great on audio narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs and absolutely perfect for fans of books like The secret bridesmaid by Katy Birchall, Bridesmaid for hire by Meghan Quinn or The paid bridesmaid by Sariah Wilson. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review! I can't wait to read the next book in this series!!...more
Finally available on audio, this was a super fun enemies to lovers, forced proximity, dual POV, pro-hockey sports romance between a former Olympic hopFinally available on audio, this was a super fun enemies to lovers, forced proximity, dual POV, pro-hockey sports romance between a former Olympic hopeful pairs skater turned zamboni driver and a professional hockey player. Full of humor, heart, female friendship, PRANKS and tons of great chemistry, this kissing romcom set in Toronto is the first in a new series and is PERFECT for fans of Jenny Proctor and Emma St. Clair's Appies series! Don't miss out on this one!!
A steamy hockey sports romance. I could definitely tell that this reissued edition with a new cover was still the authors' earlier work. It just didn'A steamy hockey sports romance. I could definitely tell that this reissued edition with a new cover was still the authors' earlier work. It just didn't have the same emotional depth that I've come to love and expect from them both. Good on audio but just an okay read for me. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary digital copy in exchange for my honest review. ...more
This was a satisfying and SUPER spicy conclusion to the Beyond the Play college sports romance series featuring the Callaghan siblings - each of whom This was a satisfying and SUPER spicy conclusion to the Beyond the Play college sports romance series featuring the Callaghan siblings - each of whom specializes in a different sport. I really liked that this book focused on Isabel who plays college Volleyball and her forbidden romance with her brother's Russian hockey star rival, Nik.
Full of emotional depth, great mental health rep (Nik has a physically abusive father and suffers from panic attacks) and, again a TON of open door heat, this book was great on audio (I must applaud narrator Oscar Reyes and his excellent Russian accent!). Nik might have been the product of a troubled childhood and had a toxic relationship with his father, but he sure knew how to treat a lady right!!
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital and audio copy in exchange for my honest review. This book is PERFECT for fans of authors like Elle Kennedy and HIGHLY recommended for those who love spicy sports romance, the likes of which only Tessa Bailey can compare.
I am so so so late to the Becka Mack fan club but I'm so glad I finally picked up a book in her Playing for Keeps Vancouver Hockey sports romance seriI am so so so late to the Becka Mack fan club but I'm so glad I finally picked up a book in her Playing for Keeps Vancouver Hockey sports romance series. While this one is the fourth in the series, I think it can be read as a standalone. That said there are definitely cameos from past characters and you'll probably want to read them all at some point to fully immerse yourself in this world.
Perfect for fans of authors like Liz Tomforde, Stephanie Archer or Elle Kennedy, this was a FANTASTICALLY STEAMY runaway bride, one night stand, dual POV, roommate romance! I ADORED Jaxon and his cat daddy, TOP BOOK BOYFRIEND qualities. He was a giant marshmallow with so many insecurities about his own self worth that I just wanted to give him a giant hug!
The way Jaxon worships biracial sports photographer Lennon like no one ever has before was amazing. Their chemistry was off the charts and the scenes where he does her hair, brings her star gazing, and just overall takes care of her when she's not feeling great or PMSing was AMAZING!! Everyone wants a guy like Jaxon, TRUST ME!!
This was also great on audio read by Alex Kydd and Jae Delane (two narrators I wasn't very familiar with but was very impressed by). Now excuse me while I go binge read the other books in this series and fall even harder in love with the men of the Vancouver Vipers hockey team!! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!
Steam level: VERY SPICY, multiple graphic open door scenes...more
This was a super sweet, dual POV, marriage of convenience indie sports romance that has a Canadian pro hockey player searching for a wife in order to This was a super sweet, dual POV, marriage of convenience indie sports romance that has a Canadian pro hockey player searching for a wife in order to stay in the States for his job and an aspiring Veterinarian looking for a way to fund her grandmother's retirement home stay bonding as they get married and end up falling for one another.
I loved the mutual pining, the huge hearts of the two main characters and the way they ended up falling for one another. Many thanks to the author for an early ALC in exchange for my honest review. I am a GIANT fan of Emma St. Clair and the Appie series and can't recommend this book enough!!
⚠️CW: great fibromyalgia rep from a side character
This was a great Rugby romance friends to lovers, dual POV, accidental pregnancy indie romance!! Spicer than I'm usually used to but with fantastic meThis was a great Rugby romance friends to lovers, dual POV, accidental pregnancy indie romance!! Spicer than I'm usually used to but with fantastic mental health rep and psychological insights into grief over lost loved ones, family trauma and toxic parental relationships. The sexual fantasies between besties Raf and Angie were highly entertaining and the chemistry between these two was top notch! Looking forward to the next book in the series!! Many thanks to the author for a digital ARC copy in exchange for my honest review!...more
WHAT a standout debut!! I absolutely devoured this dual POV, sports romance with BDSM content. It was heartfelt, SPICEY AF and VERY much my vibe. FansWHAT a standout debut!! I absolutely devoured this dual POV, sports romance with BDSM content. It was heartfelt, SPICEY AF and VERY much my vibe. Fans of 50 shades of gray will appreciate the BDSM content, although this was much better written overall.
I truly enjoyed this soooo much, especially as an audiobook narrated by Stephen Drexter and Andi Ardnt. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy!! I can't wait to read (or listen) to what this talented indie romance author writes next!!!!...more
This is the sports romance to end all sports romances for all the Taylor and Travis fans out there. Loosely based off a Taylor Swift sty4.5 rounded up
This is the sports romance to end all sports romances for all the Taylor and Travis fans out there. Loosely based off a Taylor Swift style megastar, Lacey Logan finds herself falling for a soon to retire baseball player a few years older than her and completely out of her league. This opposites attract, dual POV romance was swoony and oh so fun! I devoured it just a couple sittings and couldn't have enjoyed it more! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!
I really enjoyed this reissued edition of Elle Kennedy's first traditionally pubbed hockey romance! Hayden and Brody had amazing chemistry and I lovedI really enjoyed this reissued edition of Elle Kennedy's first traditionally pubbed hockey romance! Hayden and Brody had amazing chemistry and I loved that she was only looking for a no strings fling and he was the one who wanted more. Full of emotional depth and a side plot involving her alcoholic team owner father accused of embezzling money, this book was both SPICY and heartfelt. It was also great on audio narrated by Samantha Cook. Many thanks to Harlequin for sending me a beautiful finished copy in exchange for my honest review!...more
A steamy, dual POV, older brother's frenemy, no strings affair between an international Rugby legend trying to revive his career in the US after gettiA steamy, dual POV, older brother's frenemy, no strings affair between an international Rugby legend trying to revive his career in the US after getting kicked off his UK team and the sister of his new teammate who is leaving for London in a month and is only interested in a short term affair to drive her brother crazy. This was another fun sports romance from Pippa Grant that was great on audio narrated by Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke. I don't read many Rugby stories but this was highly entertaining. Would recommend for lighthearted fun and a cute dachshund sidekick!...more
Okay, I think this last book of the series is my VERY favorite!! Highly recommend the Dirty Air books for fans of Formula 1 racing and this final storOkay, I think this last book of the series is my VERY favorite!! Highly recommend the Dirty Air books for fans of Formula 1 racing and this final story about Santiago, a former star driver who lost his lower leg in an accident and the way he falls for Chloe, a lonely NYC girl looking for her bio Dad in Italy.
This book was full of emotional depth, GREAT disability rep, and was an utterly heartwarming fake dating, forced proximity, dual POV, second chance sports romance! A heads up that there is a toxic parental relationship between Chloe and her drug-addicted, emotionally abusive mother.
Great on audio narrated by Vanessa Vasquez and Noah B. Perez and perfect for fans of Hannah Bonam-Young and books like Elsie Silver's A photo finish and Karina Halle's One hot Italian summer. Don't miss this big-hearted love story about acceptance, love and finding the person who feels like home....more
While this wasn't my favorite of the DC Eagles Hockey series, it was still a heartwarming, feel-good, marriage of convenience romance with great neuroWhile this wasn't my favorite of the DC Eagles Hockey series, it was still a heartwarming, feel-good, marriage of convenience romance with great neurodiversity and disability rep. I love that it was two childhood friends, a single mother/pro hockey player pairing, and absolutely fell in love with team captain Ford and his giant marshmallow heart! Great on audio and highly recommended for fan of authors like Jenny Proctor and Emma St. Clair. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!...more