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A review by illstoptheworldandreadwithyou
The Secret Hook-Up by Pippa Grant
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I know I’ve said it before, but I’m going to say it again: Pippa Grant is an auto-buy author for me. If she writes it, I’m going to read it, so imagine my excitement when she penned a book featuring a character working with the Copper Valley Fireballs team falling for a player from the Copper Valley Thrusters. (Those are the professional baseball and hockey teams featured in the Pippaverse, by the way.)
Don’t worry if you haven’t read either of those series. It’s fun to know those characters and their backgrounds, but this one can be read as a standalone. Pippa Grant does plant some fun Easter eggs for her other books along the way, but I consider those to be bonuses, not integral to enjoying this story.
Professional batting coach Addie Bloom and professional hockey player Duncan Lavoie are back in each other’s orbits again. Four years after secretly hooking up—*cough* or maybe something more—Duncan is thrust back into Addie’s sphere when he saves her from a dress. (Truly, that scene is *chef’s kiss*. Talk about a second chance meet-disaster….)
And, well, that encounter leads him to bid on a date with her at a local charity auction.
That very public bidding battle leads the team PR geniuses to scheme up a way to generate publicity for a community outreach program with Addie and Duncan as the public faces promoting the joint initiative. For all intents and purposes, the community thinks they’re dating. They’re being shipped awfully hard.
And all that time together just may remind them why things were so good between them to begin with.
Read it for
- The strong female protagonist
- The lovable, and secure-in-himself, hero
- The Dual POV that gives you insight into what both characters are thinking and feeling
- The mental health rep
- The humor (I snort-laughed, y’all.)
- The emotion
- The character growth
- The chemistry between the FMC & MMC 🔥
- Seeing how beautiful friendships can be when you open yourself up to them
- The cameos from some Pippaverse favorites
5⭐️
I received an advance copy of the book from Give Me Books Promotions. All review opinions are my own.
Don’t worry if you haven’t read either of those series. It’s fun to know those characters and their backgrounds, but this one can be read as a standalone. Pippa Grant does plant some fun Easter eggs for her other books along the way, but I consider those to be bonuses, not integral to enjoying this story.
Professional batting coach Addie Bloom and professional hockey player Duncan Lavoie are back in each other’s orbits again. Four years after secretly hooking up—*cough* or maybe something more—Duncan is thrust back into Addie’s sphere when he saves her from a dress. (Truly, that scene is *chef’s kiss*. Talk about a second chance meet-disaster….)
And, well, that encounter leads him to bid on a date with her at a local charity auction.
That very public bidding battle leads the team PR geniuses to scheme up a way to generate publicity for a community outreach program with Addie and Duncan as the public faces promoting the joint initiative. For all intents and purposes, the community thinks they’re dating. They’re being shipped awfully hard.
And all that time together just may remind them why things were so good between them to begin with.
Read it for
- The strong female protagonist
- The lovable, and secure-in-himself, hero
- The Dual POV that gives you insight into what both characters are thinking and feeling
- The mental health rep
- The humor (I snort-laughed, y’all.)
- The emotion
- The character growth
- The chemistry between the FMC & MMC 🔥
- Seeing how beautiful friendships can be when you open yourself up to them
- The cameos from some Pippaverse favorites
5⭐️
I received an advance copy of the book from Give Me Books Promotions. All review opinions are my own.