I’ve tried to get away from insta-reads from my favorite authors in recent years because inevitably, they’re going to hit a low note and it’s so disappointing when it happens. Tessa Bailey has been on my ‘tentative’ list for a couple years now because with her rapid publishing schedule, sometimes there’s a sameness to her…
Home Ice Advantage is the third book in Ari Baran’s Penalty Box series, and my favourite so far. It’s a rivals-to-lovers romance between two guys in their forties, both former players-turned-coaches working with a struggling hockey team in a rebuilding year. I admit that I struggled with some of the hockey nitty-gritty – which had…
The Game Changer is the latest offering from Lana Ferguson following her big hit, The Fake Mate. This is a hockey romance with the brother’s best friend trope and for those that like their books spicy, this one is just as steamy as her last two books. The first half of the story is lighthearted…
When I think of new adult sports romances, especially hockey related ones, Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy immediately come to mind as my favourites of the genre. So when I heard of Unsteady by Peyton Corinne, at first a viral TikTok sensation of 2023 that was then picked up and published by Atria books, I…
Rebecca J. Caffrey’s Pole Position is a veteran/rookie contemporary romance set in the fast-moving world of Formula 1 motor racing. It’s not a sport I see written about all that often in romances (it’s only the second F1-set one I’ve read, although I know there are more out there) which is what attracted me to…
If you love smart hockey romances with leads that act like grownups and writing that shows a commitment to excellence, you, like me, will not enjoy this book. Our heroine, Astrid, is yet another romance heroine with zero interest in romance. Five years ago, she was left at the altar by a hockey star and…
Looking for a very fun time? Here you go! Simply The Best combines a sexy romance, a perplexing murder mystery and loads of humor. It’s the latest book in the Chicago Stars series and my favorite of the series so far. Rory wakes up from a one night stand to find $500 laying on a desk in her hotel…
Delay of Game is the second book in Ari Baran’s Penalty Box series of hockey romances, and it’s a complete change of tone and pace from their début, Game Misconduct. That book was full of raw edges, an angry, sometimes violent, antagonists-to-lovers romance in which the characters were struggling with addiction, trauma and self-destructive behaviour….
Publisher’s note: This book, an AAR top 100 romance from our last poll, has been re-released with extra bonus content. This review was originally published on August 12, 2018. One of my favorite things about the Top 100 Romances reader poll is all of the suggestions that come in. When I first started reading romance…
Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns to the world of the Chicago Stars with When Stars Collide, a road romance between the Stars’ backup quarterback Thad Owens and opera singer Olivia Shore. Being hired to endorse the male and female models for a French luxury watch brand has thrown them together, but someone is sending Olivia threatening…
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