3.14 AVERAGE


Wow! Cali sure knows how to write amazing hockey romances! This is book one in her new Orchid City series and it did not disappoint! I fell in love with the characters, the plot, and the writing was flowed so smoothly. I loved it!

Read this if you love: small town, sports (hockey) romance, forbidden, and touch her you die vibes.

This is Nico and Harper's book and they meet one night in a club. It was an instant connection and an unforgettable night for the both of them! What they didn't know that night, was they would be seeing each other all the time afterwards. Nico finds out that Harper is his new hockey team's photographer and Harper finds out that Nico is her employer's new rookie. Uh oh.

I loved how Harper was a strong character. Nico was so swoonworthy and caring. I was all here for that! Oh, and we can not forget about the spicy scenes...whew, these two had such amazing chemistry!

I am so excited to see more from this new series and I definitely recommend this book!

This book was a brilliant read, Harper and Nico were characters that I fell in love with. Harper was new to Orchid Beach, having moved there for a new job with the local hockey team, Nico was a key member of that hockey team, they meet in a bar and hit it off. The development of their relationship was extremely well written especially considering they both worked for the same organisation which had a non-fraternisation policy and it was interesting reading how long they could keep their relationship secret. Thank you to Cali for the eARC in return for this review.
lighthearted fast-paced

i loved the characters BUT theres a line between loren hale saying “love” to excessively saying it

** ARC REVIEW **

Honestly, if I could give this book more than five stars, I would. Cali has once again written a fantastic book. I seriously cannot get enough of her writing!

This book follows Nico — pro hockey player, and Harper — photographer (for Nico’s team). Both of them were only looking for a fun casual hookups until they both were thrown into the deep end when they fall for each other.

I loved EVERYTHING about this book. From the lil small town vibes, to the very obvious forbidden romance. This book had the perfect blend of sports, spice, and a teeny tiny itty bitty splash of suspense (you’ll see once you read the book)!

There was a few moments that can/may be triggering to some so please be aware of that while reading this book!!

This book was a quick and easy read. But don’t let the cute discreet covers fool you
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Strong character development: No

I feel like you have to be quite skilled to pull off insta love and this was more like a first draft. 
“He stepped into his black Mercedes “
“A dream I’d dreamt” 
No tension and weird things like him showering after he got home from a game— why isn’t he showering in the locker rooms? That’s strange! 
fast-paced

Cali has sky rocketed into being one of my top favorite authors ever! No matter what she writes, I'm sucked it and stuck till the very end! Nico and Harpers' story has everything you could ask for ! Angst, secrets, spice , swoony male, and take no crap chick! As always, this is an easy 5 star read for me ! 10/10 recommended

it was kinda insta love so meh.. but i did enjoy reading it. the spice was pretty good!