3 New Hockey Romances & Reviews: Blindsided by Victoria Denault -- Slapshot by Rebecca Jenshak -- Holdout by Jaqueline Snowe

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 Blindsided by Victoria Denault

What if Romeo wore hockey skates, and Juliet was raised on a farm next door?

As a life-long Vermonter, there are three beliefs I’ve always held true:

1. Our family farm is everything
2. Hockey is a close second
3. The Todds next door are our sworn enemies

But this season will test everything I stand for. 

I have an illicit side job that could cost me my hockey scholarship. And now Maggie Todd knows my secret. She’s waiting for the right moment to use it against me. But every time I face off against her, I learn things I shouldn’t want to know. Like how deeply her competitive streak runs, and how sexy that is. And how easy it is to make her blush… everywhere.

An Adler and a Todd cannot be lovers. Breaking that rule is like pulling a pin on a grenade--everything in my life could blow up. Can we surrender to these feelings… or will our families’ feud make us its next casualty?

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What I thought about Blindsided

The Todd and Adler families have been feuding for as long as Maggie Totdd and Tate Adler can remember.  Growing up next door to each other they've learned how to be the best of enemies through the years. It's been so long that Maggie and Tate don't really know what the feud is about, they just know that their families will explode if they knew they were talking to each other. There's some really delicious ribbing that takes place while Maggie and Tate dance around each other.  it's quite entertaining and full of sexual heat and attraction.

And when they have their first kiss, everything changes.Wowza!  I read lots of romance and it usually involves kissing, and  Maggie and Tate's first kiss is one for the books!. It's amazing and has to be one of the best I have read in a long time. It made me really feel the sparks between them. 

I loved how this story progressed from enemies to playful teasing to a relationship.  It's not easy either with the family feud and all. which leads some interesting revelations all the way around. And there's plenty of college shenanigans to be had as well, which kept this book light and fun. 

I just loved this one so much I started a reread immediately.  There's so much heat, plenty of chemistry and a conclusion that's about more than just a HEA for Maggie and Tate.  I loved both of these characters, especially the way they handled the obstacles they faced.  There's a nice helping of angst that makes the happy ending just that much more satisfying.

Overall, I loved it.  It fits so well into the world that Sarina Bowen has created and stands alone as a really terrific sports romance.

  

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Slapshot by Rebecca Jenshak

I’m banished to Vermont for a scandal that wasn’t my fault, and broke because my famous father cut me off. And did I mention my roommate stole my boyfriend? Yeah, I’m loving my Moo U experience.

Now I need a job, because this gel manicure won’t upkeep itself. The only available option is the last one I’d ever want--a job as the hockey team’s equipment manager. My plan is to do the bare minimum, get paid, and find my way back into my father’s good graces. 

I will not get involved with a hockey player, no matter how hot. They’re cocky. And obnoxious. I know their type, and I’m not willing to risk getting hurt again.

Until Lex Vonne glides into my life looking like sin on a stick. 

He thinks I’m a spoiled brat. 

I think he’s using me to get ahead. 

But the fire I feel when we’re together is like a slapshot to my heart…

 

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 What I thought about Slapshot

Kaitlin has a problem. Short on cash for the semester and at Moo U because she screwed up at her last school, she has to get a job. The only one that pays well and isn't changing dirty diapers is the equipment manager for the Moo U hockey team -- or should I say Hockey Gods because that's how they get treated by most everyone.

There's a specific reason Kaitlin doesn't really want to take the job, but she does it anyway and catched the eye of Lex Vonne (oh, that's a name that causes shivers).

Lex is dedicated to making it in the NHL and is laser-focused on hockey, until the new equipment manager distracts him. But like hockey, he doesn't give up trying to get to know Kaitlin. It's so easy to fall in love with Lex -- he's super sweet, kind, and thoughtful. It isn't long before a drunken kiss propels them into the beginnings of a real relationship.

I absolutely adored Lex. He has such a great sense of people in general -- what they need and when, and he's really looking out for Kaitlin. She's a little bit harder to like but as I learned more about her past hurts and scars, her defense mechanisms were understandable. It's a great moment when she finally lets him in for real.

This is a quick, easy story that I read in a day. Readers of the True North series from Sarina Bowen will recognize some of the supporting characters.There are plenty of steamy moments and just the right amount of conflict. Happy reader here!

A complementary copy was provided by the publisher. This is my honest review.

 

 

 

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Holdout by Jaqueline Snowe

 

Jonah Daniels has enough work preparing for his hockey season without spending time interviewing a roommate to help share expenses. So when some dude answers J.D.’s ad and agrees to his terms, he puts a key under the mat and leaves for practice.
 

What he doesn’t expect is that his new roommate is not a dude at all, but an overtalkative, energetic hottie. What’s worse? She’s the younger sister of his friend on the team, and she’s sworn him to secrecy.

Ryann Reiner needs a place to live, stat. After an incident at the dorms that almost tanked her scholarship, Ryann wants a boring roommate who’ll leave her alone. J.D. almost fits the bill. He lives and breathes hockey, just like her brother, and he wouldn’t know a joke unless it hip checked him against the boards.

He’s also gorgeous. And broody. And he looks fine on laundry day, in too little clothing. Soon, late-night study sessions turn into dangerous flirting. And then a kiss turns into more. But they’re determined to keep things in the feelings-free zone. 

Until lines blur and tensions rise when Ryann’s brother learns the truth. And both their hearts are skating on thin ice...

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What I thought about Holdout

Ryann needs a room and JD needs a roommate -- so what could go wrong?  Turns out that the names get confusing and JD is guy and Ryann is a girl and her brother is on the hockey team with JD. It breaks just about every rule in the bro-code.

Things are touch-and-go at first, but Ryann's brother accepts the living arrangement as long as there is no hanky-panky between them.  Well, that proves to be impossible since there's a bucket load of chemistry between these roommates.  They have a lot in common between their family situation and their sexual tension is off the charts.

But keeping a secret isn't so great either and it's only a matter of time before the truth comes out.

I liked this story. The character's circumstances and how they acted rang true to me for the most part.  Holdout is super steamy and that was part of the problem I had with it.  One minute JD is socially awkward and the next he's a master dirty-talker in the sack.  I just didn't buy that part of it.  I did like this story, so don't let that stop you from checking it out.  It sure did bring back some college party memories! 

 

 

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