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Wild Side by Elsie Silver
3.5
Idk, didn’t vibe with this as much as I usually do with Elsie Silver’s books
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
5.0
It’s very rare that a book makes my tear up and cry but this book did that. This book literally tugged at my Heartstrings.
This is more than a book about finding your partner for a happily ever after, it’s about falling in love with yourself before you can take that next step.
I am waiting impatiently for the next book in the series!
This is more than a book about finding your partner for a happily ever after, it’s about falling in love with yourself before you can take that next step.
I am waiting impatiently for the next book in the series!
Perfect Deke by Ruth Stilling
5.0
Thank you to Ruth Stilling and Wordsmith Publicity for an Advanced Reader Copy of Perfect Deke which release March 6th 2024.
Ruth has done it again. Another hockey romance that you won’t be able to put down.
Perfect Deke is the first book in the Blade Kings series and follows the story of Jack Morgan, step son of Ruth’s first book MMC Jon Morgan, and Kendra Hart.
Jack is a rookie forward for the New York Blades after finishing college and spending a year in the AHL affiliate team and is now settling into life in New York. Kendra is a football (yes, I’m British, it’s football) defender who is looking to go to the World Cup in the upcoming year. Oh, and her boyfriend is Jack’s teammate.
Kendra ends up breaking up with Tyler but the day after, her apartment becomes a no go zone due to necessary construction and after spending some time at her friend’s place, she ends up staying with Jack who has a spare room.
The Scorpions characters that we know and love appear in the book to varying degrees with Jon as Jack’s coach taking centre stage (but no wedding planning as of yet, iykyk). And there are more characters that I can’t wait for everyone else to meet and maybe read their books 👀.
I also really appreciated the discussion about the disparity of pay between professional male and female athletes because this doesn’t seem to be present in some other books that I’ve read.
As with Ruth’s other books, this book will pull at your heart strings, have you blushing with what the characters say, and need you wanting more.
I can’t wait for this book to be out in the world and for everyone else to elevate Jack Morgan to the top of their book boyfriend list.
Ruled Out by Ruth Stilling
5.0
Thank you to Ruth Stilling and Wordsmith Publicity for an advance copy of Ruled Out.
I don’t know how to sum up my feelings about this book and the end of the series. It’s everything that the series deserves to finish on a high.
I can tell that Ruth has poured her heart and soul into this book and the way that Mia and Jessie’s story is presented is stunning. I would recommend people to read the trigger warnings before diving into this book as it does contain some sensitive topics, but I believe that they were handled with care and love.
Spoilers below
Jessie grew up in a completely different environment to the one he finds himself in during the story and to what Mia grew up with too and it continues to haunt him throughout the book. He has to battle this but has his found family, the Scorpions, around to help him.
This book is also a second chance romance as Jessie and Mia were in a relationship four years prior to the main bulk of the story but there are flashbacks to their relationship in Dallas. As Mia is the daughter of the GM of the team in Dallas, the relationship had to be kept a secret but they were eventually caught by her father. This is what led Jessie to getting traded but they reconnect in Seattle.
As with Ruth’s other books, the relationships with the other characters is a big part of it and the found family aspect hasn’t changed from the previous books.
I would recommend this book, series and author to literally everyone and cannot wait to read more of Ruth’s work!
I don’t know how to sum up my feelings about this book and the end of the series. It’s everything that the series deserves to finish on a high.
I can tell that Ruth has poured her heart and soul into this book and the way that Mia and Jessie’s story is presented is stunning. I would recommend people to read the trigger warnings before diving into this book as it does contain some sensitive topics, but I believe that they were handled with care and love.
Spoilers below
Jessie grew up in a completely different environment to the one he finds himself in during the story and to what Mia grew up with too and it continues to haunt him throughout the book. He has to battle this but has his found family, the Scorpions, around to help him.
This book is also a second chance romance as Jessie and Mia were in a relationship four years prior to the main bulk of the story but there are flashbacks to their relationship in Dallas. As Mia is the daughter of the GM of the team in Dallas, the relationship had to be kept a secret but they were eventually caught by her father. This is what led Jessie to getting traded but they reconnect in Seattle.
As with Ruth’s other books, the relationships with the other characters is a big part of it and the found family aspect hasn’t changed from the previous books.
I would recommend this book, series and author to literally everyone and cannot wait to read more of Ruth’s work!