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Book reviews for the week of February 13th

 


This week was a little crazy.  Between the Super Bowl, traveling by plane and by car, and spending time visiting with family I only read two ARCs.  Both of these upcoming releases were excellent and enjoyable reads that delivered more than just a HEA.  As I continue traveling over the next week, I hope to read a few more books before I get ot the Music City with the Belles book signing in Nashville.  Wishing everyone a safe and happy week full of books and cozy reading.



Off Season (Nashville Fury #3) by Chelle Sloan

ARC: Release Date- 2/24/2022

#SportsRomance #SecondChance #ARC

5 STARS

This book is the third book in the Nashville Fury series, but it can be read as a standalone and ends with a HEA.  It is written in first person from an alternating dual POV.

Coming into this book, I had not read the previous two books in the series.  As a result, I had no preconceived notions of Bryce.  In some ways that was very good because this book starts very differently form other sports romances I have read.  Bryce begins his story at the bottom.  He is beyond a hot mess, and he doesn’t even realize how far he has fallen.  Denial is a powerful thing.  I really enjoyed Bryce’s journey of self-discovery.  He grows a lot over the course of the story.  I really appreciated the way mental health is handled in the book and that even superstars can struggle.

Lucy allows her family to push her around a bit in the beginning.  Actually, she kind of lets everyone push her around, including Bryce.  She also grows over the course if the book as she learns to set boundaries.  Her relationship with Bryce ultimately benefits. 

There is a lot of heat and some angst as Bryce and Lucy finally find the right time for both of them to build a successful relationship. This was well-written and engaging.  I really wanted them to figure things out in a way that does their love justice, and they finally do.  I really liked this and I look forward to reading the first two books in the series.


Grumpy As Hell (Hellman Brothers #1) by Marika Ray

ARC: Release Date- 3/3/2022

#OppositesAttract #Firefighter #FirstResponder #SmallTown #ARC

5 STARS

This is book one in the Hellman Brothers series and is a standalone.  It is written in first person from an alternating dual POV and ends with a HEA.

The chemistry and sparks that fly between Ace and Addy are fiery and intense.  Initially they booth feed into the near-hate that has festered between them since kindergarten.  They are so very different, and they have to learn to appreciate those differences in each other. There is heat, many laughs, interesting secondary characters as well as cameos from some of our favorites.  I can always count on this author to brighten my day.  Addy is truly one of my favorite characters ever.  Ace must become the man Addy and I knew he could be, and when he does it is a beautiful thing.  This is another winner and I can’t wait to read more of the series.






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