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sonja_ahrb's review
4.0
I wanted to read Block & Tackle when I saw Ms. Vayden's name because I've read and loved a couple of her books and I figured I would like her contribution here, but I was also looking forward to reading Ms. Faber and Ms. Fournet's offerings as well. And now that I've read them, I will be keeping a lookout for them too. Block & Tackle was fantastic and I really enjoyed reading it!
I'll talk a little about each book in the order they appear in Block & Tackle, so the first one up is Ms. Faber's "Offsides." I really liked this one - Devon and Becca were a great pair - they were kind and warm and tried to resist each other, but couldn't. "Offsides" was an awesome little forbidden and sexy, but not dirty read.
Ms. Fournet's "Off Guard" was next and I fell for the hero hard! Hutch was so amazing, but I have to talk about the heroine, Charlie, before I get to him. Although there were a few times she made me yell at her, I did like her. She's driven, kind, and compassionate, although she doesn't hold a candle to Hutch. He is just so sweet and funny and persistent. He just completely stole my heart and he owned "Off Guard!" It was beautiful with some heartache and a lot of fun thrown in.
Ms. Vayden's "Off Limits" was last and it was so nice reading her again! It was one of my favorite tropes with the brother's best friend being the hero and a little love/hate coming from the heroine. I liked how Ava didn't make it easy for Markus, but not too hard either and I loved how Markus was totally hooked on her. He's sweet and thoughtful, but he definitely goes after Ava until he gets her. It was a lovely read!
All the tales in Block & Tackle were excellent. If you want a few sweet but sexy, fun, and entertaining reads, then look no further. You'll get beauty, heartbreak, warm moments, and happy endings. I loved Block & Tackle and can't wait to read more from these authors!
~ Sonja, 4 Stars
I'll talk a little about each book in the order they appear in Block & Tackle, so the first one up is Ms. Faber's "Offsides." I really liked this one - Devon and Becca were a great pair - they were kind and warm and tried to resist each other, but couldn't. "Offsides" was an awesome little forbidden and sexy, but not dirty read.
Ms. Fournet's "Off Guard" was next and I fell for the hero hard! Hutch was so amazing, but I have to talk about the heroine, Charlie, before I get to him. Although there were a few times she made me yell at her, I did like her. She's driven, kind, and compassionate, although she doesn't hold a candle to Hutch. He is just so sweet and funny and persistent. He just completely stole my heart and he owned "Off Guard!" It was beautiful with some heartache and a lot of fun thrown in.
Ms. Vayden's "Off Limits" was last and it was so nice reading her again! It was one of my favorite tropes with the brother's best friend being the hero and a little love/hate coming from the heroine. I liked how Ava didn't make it easy for Markus, but not too hard either and I loved how Markus was totally hooked on her. He's sweet and thoughtful, but he definitely goes after Ava until he gets her. It was a lovely read!
All the tales in Block & Tackle were excellent. If you want a few sweet but sexy, fun, and entertaining reads, then look no further. You'll get beauty, heartbreak, warm moments, and happy endings. I loved Block & Tackle and can't wait to read more from these authors!
~ Sonja, 4 Stars
bec_sherman's review
3.0
Three fun, quick, steamy romances.
Despite being stand-alone stories and written by different authors, they are all set within the Prestige Media Group. A fact I wasn't aware of so I was a little confused when I started On Guard and Charlie worked for Prestige also. Once I had this little bit of information I enjoyed the little connection between the stories.
Offsides by Elise Faber - office romance between the CEO of the Prestige Media Group Devon and his temporary assistant Becca. This one didn’t seem as ‘forbidden’ to me given Becca was about to finish up with Devon. Becca had a troubled past and Devon helped her through this. A fun read.
3 stars
Off Guard by Stephanie Fournet – Charlie and Hutch meet by chance whilst out running and the chemistry is hot right from the start. Then they learn Hutch is a client of the Media Group Charlie just started at, and client relationships are strictly forbidden. This is Charlies dream job so she is not willing to sacrifice it. Hutch has other ideas. Off Guard was by far my favourite, but it may have been due to the fact it was longer than the other two so had more of a story and a bit of suspense - how will they keep their love a secret??
4 stars
Off Limits by Kristin Vayden - this was the shortest story and the romance escalated quickly, due to the fact Ava and Markus had known each other their whole lives. Ava is the sister of Markus’s best friend/client so is off limits. But of course that doesn’t stop his heart. Read to see if Markus can win Ava’s love and not lose his best friend in the process.
3 stars
Despite being stand-alone stories and written by different authors, they are all set within the Prestige Media Group. A fact I wasn't aware of so I was a little confused when I started On Guard and Charlie worked for Prestige also. Once I had this little bit of information I enjoyed the little connection between the stories.
Offsides by Elise Faber - office romance between the CEO of the Prestige Media Group Devon and his temporary assistant Becca. This one didn’t seem as ‘forbidden’ to me given Becca was about to finish up with Devon. Becca had a troubled past and Devon helped her through this. A fun read.
3 stars
Off Guard by Stephanie Fournet – Charlie and Hutch meet by chance whilst out running and the chemistry is hot right from the start. Then they learn Hutch is a client of the Media Group Charlie just started at, and client relationships are strictly forbidden. This is Charlies dream job so she is not willing to sacrifice it. Hutch has other ideas. Off Guard was by far my favourite, but it may have been due to the fact it was longer than the other two so had more of a story and a bit of suspense - how will they keep their love a secret??
4 stars
Off Limits by Kristin Vayden - this was the shortest story and the romance escalated quickly, due to the fact Ava and Markus had known each other their whole lives. Ava is the sister of Markus’s best friend/client so is off limits. But of course that doesn’t stop his heart. Read to see if Markus can win Ava’s love and not lose his best friend in the process.
3 stars
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