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Rating: ★★★★
Audience: Sports Romance
Length: 300 pages
Author: Karla Sorensen
Publisher: Dutch Girl Publishing
Release Date: June 12th, 2019
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

BOOK SUMMARY:

Logan Ward doesn’t want any more women in his life.

Being a football player and legal guardian to his four younger sisters means his playbook is full. However, one of them just landed in the hospital, which gives his brother the shot he needs to challenge Logan for custody.

Legal counsel says there’s only one thing Logan can do—find himself a wife.

Paige McKinney doesn’t always think things through.

Like walking away from her modeling career without a thought of what might come next. She really doesn’t think it through when she proclaims herself Logan’s fiancé at the hospital, simply because the sexy—albeit grumpy—football player forgot his cell phone at a party and security won’t let her pass. It’s not her fault it was overheard by the worst possible person.

A bargain is struck, and a fake marriage is the perfect solution. But the simple solution creates a whole new problem: they’re not as different as they seem. The reluctant groom has fire inside him, and his impetuous bride is about to light the match.

BEST OF THE BUNCH.

After not loving the first in the series it was recommended that I try this one, and they were right! I enjoyed this one so much more. Marriage of convenience for the win. ALWAYS.

I really liked the chemistry between Paige and Logan. There’s an immediate heat there and a willingness to help each other out in both of their respective predicaments. I looooved the relationships built between Paige and Logan’s sisters. It felt very true to nature and the ups and downs of emotions and building connections and growing up.

There was something still missing for me in the romance. I think with the short nature I’m missing those last extra pages that build out the romance a little more for me. I did think it had a great slow burn and I loved seeing them finally give in to each other.

It’s a fast read, it has the football content and was exactly the binge listen I needed.

Overall audience notes:

Sports Romance
Language: some strong
Romance: 2-3 open; moderate/high explicit
Violence: low
Trigger/Content Warnings: parental abandonment (side characters), custody battle for children, discussions on weight and modeling career

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Rating: ★★★
Audience: Contemporary Sports Romance
Length: 240 pages
Author: Karla Sorensen
Publisher: Dutch Girl Publishing
Release Date: June 14th, 2018
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

BOOK SUMMARY:

My new neighbor is a complete jerk. A tall, brooding, tattooed jerk. I tried to be nice, bake some cupcakes for him and his adorable daughter, and the only reaction I could come up with to his ice-cold reception was to shove those pink cupcakes right into his muscular chest.

In my defense, it was a rough week.

Being back in Seattle for the first time in years was hard enough, the fact that I was there for the dispersal of my father’s will made it even harder. I had no intention of staying, until I got a football stadium-sized surprise as my dad’s final gift to me.
No … really. He left me a football team.

It’s how I found myself in a conference room, staring down the veteran quarterback who wants nothing to do with a new owner. And that quarterback? It’s my tall, brooding, tattooed jerk of a neighbor.

Now he’s everywhere. Next door with his daughter. In meetings. Don’t even get me started on away games.
Luke Pierson is under my skin, and pretty soon, I’m not sure I want it any other way.

LACKING CHEMISTRY.

This is a super quick read, and I think that was a bit of the plot’s downfall. I just didn’t feel the chemistry between Luke and Allie. It was an attempt at enemies to lovers then it jumped to them jumping each other and I was left in the dust.

The single Dad trope was good. And I loved the Allie became the owner. There’s some good moments throughout and there’s plenty of solid football content too. And that third act? If you’ve read it, you know why that would make me a bit cranky.

I did like both characters on their own. Well built, mature and strong. I loved how great of a Dad Luke was and his consistent nature. Allie took a lot of new things thrown at her with such grace and poise. I loved the way she handled things.

I kind of want to try another book by this author, but I’m on the fence.

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