In Shot on Gold, the fourteenth installment of Jaci Burton’s sport romance series, Play by Play, we meet Will Madigan and Amber Sloane. Both are Olympians, both make their money on ice, and that is where the similarities end. Will is a hockey player who earned his nickname ‘Mad Dog’ on and off the ice,…
Miles Palmer knows he’s at the end of his downhill slalom career. This is his last Snow and Ice Games (fictional Olympics) and he plans on finishing exactly how he’s always competed – dominantly and with a podium finish. The possible wrench in the plan is his teammate and rabble-rouser Crash Delaney. Crash has the…
The Chicago Rebels series normally focuses on one of the three sisters who own the Chicago Rebels NHL Franchise, but in this novella, Ms. Meader pauses and focuses instead of two of the organization’s gentlemen; the General Manager and a player. It’s a boss/employee story with the added layer of one of the men not…
Of all the plotlines in Lia Riley’s Hellions Angels series, Virgin Territory was the one I was looking forward to the most. And yes, it’s absolutely because — as the title suggests — this book features a virgin hero. Patrick ‘Patch’ Donnelly is the goalie for the Denver Hellions hockey team. He’s notorious for his…
The blurb for Brooklynaire says ‘standalone’, and it is – technically. There’s nothing in this book that you won’t understand if you’ve not read any of Ms. Bowen’s Brooklyn Bruisers series about this ragtag hockey team from Brooklyn. However, the central relationship has been building throughout the previous books and I know my love for…
Do you like contemporary romance? Do you love novels with compelling (and endearing) principals, witty dialogue and steamy love scenes? Love a great opposites attract pairing? Then you should be reading Santino Hassell. If you haven’t picked up one of his novels, you’re missing out. Mr. Hassell regularly delivers the kind of contemporary romances I…
If you’re feeling stressed by the approaching holiday season and are looking for a fairly quick read that has heat, humour, and heart but doesn’t require too much of a commitment or bog you down with too much unnecessary drama, Lia Riley’s Head Coach might be exactly what you need. This is the second book…
Kate Meader has been a reliable source of sexy contemporary romances, having written about chefs, firefighters, and now hockey players taking center ice. The Chicago Rebels series, all standalone romances but with a continuing background story arc, details a struggling NHL franchise and their make-or-break year. Having thoroughly enjoyed book one, Irresistible You, and the…
An AAR Top 100 Romance originally published on January 11, 2011 It’s always such a thrill when a long anticipated book lives up to expectations. Readers who loved It Had to be You and Nobody’s Baby But Mine have been waiting a long time for Kevin and Molly’s story, and I’m so glad to say…
I’m a big fan of sports romances, especially those written by authors who have proven in their writing that they are either fans of their sport of choice or have researched it enough to be credible. Kelly Jamieson is one such author for hockey romances. Her Aces Hockey series has been one I’ve consistently enjoyed…