I haven’t read books by this author for some time, and realize I’ve missed a lot. This book was delightful and entertaining. It was like one trope on top of another, a hockey romance about a hockey team’s romance book club! And it was a hoot!
Lucy has been a fierce fan of the Stampede Hockey team for years, she has a podcast, blog, social media, all about the team, where she discusses games, players, statistics. When she hears that the head of PR wants to start a book club hosted by the team, and using their center player Bennett Wilder, she raises doubts that he even reads books.
Bennett, an easygoing guy, accepted immediately the assignment of the book club because he has two sisters and has read a lot of romance books, so this is not new to him. However, when he sees Lucy, so fierce in her podcast, he’s smitten, and decided to win her over.
Usually, the trope grumpy vs sunshine applies to a grumpy MMC and sunshiny MFC, but in this case it’s the other way around. Lucy is not so much grumpy but sassy, and she doesn’t give an inch. She gives Bennett a hard time from the get go and he’s completely beguiled and coming back for more all the time. In time, this turns into their foreplay and their preferred method of banter. It truly is hilarious and perfect for them.
Of course, not everything is so easy and straightforward, the author likes to torture us by giving roadblocks to their HEA. Lucy is beautiful but doesn’t know it, she thinks she’s a regular girl and wonders how she could have bagged such a famous guy. Her bestie Mia (who gets an F in my book) and her own family also cast doubts on their being able to last. So, turmoil ahead, before we get our deserved HEA. It was all wonderful angst, wonderfully emotional, and in the end, two smitten characters who perfect their banter. Lovely!
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Kendall Ryan writes contemporary romance. Her books have been featured on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers lists a combined total of more than 100 times.
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