Lucky Laces by Elise Faber

4 Stars

One moment captured on a jumbotron changed my life.

One glance at that screen and…I was Coldplayed.

My fiancé getting caught canoodling on national TV was not on my bingo card for my first season of coaching the NHL’s Oakland Eagles.

Neither was falling for a hockey player on my roster.

I’m not in the market for love, not after being humiliated, and I’m certainly not going to date one of my own players.

Only…the universe keeps pushing us together and every moment I spend with Hudson means my attraction to him grows…until I can’t seem to stay away.

And then I find out he’s playing the long game—

Because he has absolutely no intention of letting me go.

I really enjoyed Dee and Hudson's story. They have obstacles to get through being a coach/player relationship. As well as relationship issues with other people. I did feel the issues with Hudson’s family was never really fleshed out but Dee’s issues were. I loved how Jean-Michel helped them with all the hoops and the ex fiancé. Definitely one of my favorites.

Book 4 Eagle Hockey

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Fallen Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan

4 Stars

Adrienne Montgomery has two major rules in life:

Never let them see you cry.

And never fall for her best friend.

On opening day of her family tattoo shop, she's already failed both of those.

Mace Knight takes pride in two things: his art and his daughter.

He knows he’s taking a risk by starting over in a new shop with the Montgomery's, but the stakes are even higher when he finally gives into the temptation that is his best friend.

But the world doesn't stop turning the moment he takes Adrienne into his arm—and his bed. Not only is someone furious about the new business in their "pristine" neighborhood, they're ready to resort to violence to get the Montgomery's to leave.

I enjoyed this audiobook. The drama was a bit over the top but I loved listening too it. I loved Adrienne and Mage together. They balanced each other out. The flow of the story was spot on what you would want in a book.

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Who Ordered a Medium by Jennifer Laslie

2.75 Stars

How can she move on when her dead fiancé won’t?

Josie’s world is turned upside down after the death of her fiancé. Her picture-perfect world no longer exists. But when a ghost starts haunting her house, she’s not sure who to turn to.

Sebastian isn’t just a hot stripper Josie met at her bachelorette party, he’s also the medium that shows up at her door to help her with her ghost problem.

Together, they must figure out who is haunting her house and how to get rid of them. Can they survive the supernatural while figuring out the chemistry brewing between them?

I loved the writing and the idea of the book. My biggest issue is her fiancé died and a week later she’s already in a new relationship. How do you go all in with person a to person b that quickly.

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Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis

4 Stars

Anna Moore didn’t just wake up one day and decide to go on a wild quest—especially since her life no longer lends itself to wild anything—so how in the world does she end up racing against the clock with Owen Harris, a sexy, enigmatic adventurist, to prove her beloved dad innocent of stealing a million-dollar necklace?

It’s all Wendy’s fault. Her older, bossy sister, who’s seven months pregnant and on bed rest in their small Lake Tahoe hometown, is desperate to clear their departed dad’s name. Owen, though, is convinced he’s guilty as hell and wants to return the jewelry back to its rightful owner—his elderly great aunt. Together Anna and Owen go on a scavenger hunt for clues to the past (with Wendy remotely along for the ride via an earbud, supplying a running wry commentary to boot).

On opposing sides and suspicious of each other as they are, Anna and Owen still can’t deny the inexplicable and explosive chemistry between them on this heart-stopping adventure, the outcome of which will prove the necklace isn’t the only thing stolen—their hearts have been as well.

I enjoyed this listen. There’s a mystery of who stole the jewels and where they were. Add in FMC not trusting men for some very good reasons. I loved the interactions between FMC and her sister/BIL. I felt the story was more about the mystery than a romance but I still enjoyed listening to it.

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Knot Here for You by Tana Rose

3 Stars

I thought I found my fated pack when I was seventeen. The Werth pack promised me they would always take care of me, never let me hurt. I thought we were going to spend forever together. But in one moment of betrayal, they ripped it all away.

Shattered and rejected, I ran.

Seven years later, I’m forced to come back to the scene of my biggest heartbreak. I plan a quick visit. Get in. Sign some paperwork. Get out. No longer than twenty-four hours. But what’s that they say about the best laid plans?

As soon as the Werth pack hears I’m in town, they seek me out, determined to explain. To make me listen to the reasons they picked another omega over me. They want me to give them another chance to prove to me they still want me, that I can trust them, that they’ll never hurt me again.

I can’t say I’m not tempted.

What they don’t know? Another rejection from them just might kill me. I can’t give in, can’t let them back into my life, my heart, my body.

No, I have to make it clear: I’m not here for them.

I still hate the guys so much. I get they were all young and they were doing what they thought was best but they nearly killed their fated mate by rejecting her. Even though that’s not what they intended. Maybe loop her into the conversation would have helped. I never felt they made it up to her.

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On the Fly by Elise Faber

4 Stars

She’s the one woman I can’t have.

And yet I can’t let her go…

I’ve respected Joey—Josephine—Banks from the moment I first came to the Sierra Hockey organization.

Over the years, that respect grew into friendship…and eventually, it became something more. Something dangerous. Something that I could never allow myself to have.

So I stayed away.

But then I discover the truth about Joey’s past with the team’s former head coach and everything changes.

I can’t stay away.

I don’t care about bad press or dumb decisions or all the ways a relationship between us can implode.

I just know I’ll do everything to make her mine.

You do need to have read previous books to get some of the things talked about in this book. I really enjoyed seeing Joey and Damon come together and work through the issues they had. It definitely built on previous books and sets up the next book nicely.

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Book Lover by Emily Henry

4 Stars

Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.

If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.

I was surprised by this book. The description didn’t really move me but once I started it I blew through the book so fast. I hated the sister so much for her antics. She is allowed to want what she wants but to guilt her sister because her sister wanted something different crossed the line. I loved MMC and FMC. The banter between them was amazing and made the book so enjoyable to me. Watching them find ways to make it work when they needed to be in different locations was amazing.

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