The Rebound Play by Kate O’Keeffe

 

The Rebound Play
Kate O’Keeffe
(Love on Thin Ice, #2)
Publication date: August 29th 2024
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

If you get a second chance at love with your hockey star ex, should you take it?

Keira
What do you do when your NHL superstar ex skates back into your small town? Drop to the ground and hide behind the bleachers, hoping he doesn’t see you. But Lady Luck must be in a bad mood today because Dan spots me, my hood over my eyes, pretending I’m not there.

Mature? No.

Necessary? Oh, yes.

Humiliation washes over me, and the wall around my heart stands firm. Dan might be back, but I can’t afford to let him in again. Not after the heartbreak of losing him once before.

When he offers to coach my nephew, I reluctantly agree. Every smile he flashes at me, every kind word, threatens to crack my resolve. But I can’t go through that again. I have to protect my heart.

Dan
I want Keira back. End of story.

The Rebound Play is part of the Love on Thin Ice sweet hockey romcom series. It’s a second chance at love story about a jock and a nerd who get a second chance in this small town romance with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.

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EXCERPT:

“I get it. Hockey’s your world right now,” Troy replies. “Which is why coming back to your hometown to play is so perfect for you. I can work things out with your team management to get you the time off, and we’ve got an excellent PT. She’ll get that wrist back into shape before you know it.”

“I’ve got to admit—it’s tempting.”

And besides, there’s another reason for going back home, and it’s kind of a big one. Keira Johnson. My Kiki. Only she hasn’t been my Kiki for ten years now.

Just the thought of my high school girl—the girl I left behind—has my pulse kicking up a notch or ten.

Keira is the girl I’ve never been able to forget.

Sure, there’ve been other girls. It’s been a long time and I’m no saint. Women tend to throw themselves at you when you’re an NHL player, particularly when you’re known as the pretty boy of the team. Those puck bunnies, as they’re sometimes called, simply come with the territory—and it’s fun territory, believe me.

Of course, the fact that my kid brother is the current heartthrob on the hit Netflix fantasy show, It Came One Winter, doesn’t exactly hurt, either.

But here’s the thing: Most of the women I meet are only interested in me because I’m Dan Roberts, center for the Chicago Blizzard, brother to the guy they love to watch on TV. Relationships for me tend to last a few weeks, a month, tops. My lifestyle means it’s hard to hold down a relationship. And besides, those women aren’t interested in plain Dan Roberts, the hockey-obsessed kid from Maple Falls, who worked his butt off to make it to the NHL.

So, my heart has been safe, never forgetting my first love. Keira.

Author Bio:

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Kate O'Keeffe writes exactly what she loves to read: laugh-out-loud romantic comedies with swoon-worthy heroes and gorgeous feel-good happily ever afters. She lives and loves in beautiful Hawke's Bay, New Zealand with her family. When she's not penning her latest story, Kate can be found hiking up hills (slowly), traveling to different countries, and eating chocolate. A lot of it.

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THE TYCOON'S OBSESSION Lykaios Family - Book One by D.A. Lemoyne

 

THE TYCOON'S OBSESSION

Lykaios Family - Book One

by D.A. Lemoyne

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Release Date: September 25, 2024

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Genre: Billionaire Romance Standalone
Tropes: Age gap, second chance, alpha hero, mistaken identity

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Synopsis

He is Greek, CEO, and almost twenty years older.

She is a young American on her first international trip.

He became her protector when she needed one.

She became the obsession he didn't plan for.


Christos

Until I met her, there was only room in my life for inhuman work hours and casual sex.

I never had addictions until I found Zoe, a waitress on one of the ships in a fleet I intended to buy.

My desire was instant, as well as my determination to bring her to my bed.

She gave me one night and then fled from me.

No, she thought she could escape from me, but there was no way I would let her escape while my desire for her remained unsatisfied.

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Zoe

The office door is closed, as usual, but I can hear music inside.

A saxophone.

He mentioned once, at our only date in Spain, that he played the instrument—usually when he was stressed.

The soft melody takes over the house, calming the anxious beat of my heart. In a sort of trance, I walk towards the sound. It’s almost like a calling.

The music gets louder as I approach. I don’t know if he wants to see me, but we’ve spent too much time apart. I feel hungry for him after what I found out today, guilt-free.

I look down at my feet, working up the courage to touch the doorknob. I take a deep breath and slowly open the door.

I lift my head, and he’s playing with his back to me, apparently lost in his own world. I feel like an intruder and turn to leave.

“Don’t go.”

In my head, it’s like a replay of when we first met, as if life is allowing us a fresh start.

“I’m sorry for interrupting you,” I say, watching him place the saxophone on top of an armchair. “No, it’s a lie. I don’t regret coming in. I’ve been away too long, Christos. I want you.”


Christos

I’ve waited a long time for this.

The time when I would make her mine again.

I know that despite what she said, she’s nervous, but she’s also turned on. Her eyes sparkle and her cheeks have a brighter shade of pink.

I get closer, overwhelmed by her beauty. “You’re perfect.”

Zoe shakes her head and raises her burnt hand. “Not anymore.”

“You will always be perfect for me.”

“I don’t usually believe compliments. People seem to say what we want to hear, but I feel beautiful next to you.”

We are close but not touching.

“You said you want me. Taste me.”

“I don’t know how to seduce anyone.”

“Just breathe, Zoe. Just one breath from you makes me horny.”

She glues our bodies together, then closes her eyes for a few seconds. “Just like last time.”

“What?”

“The same tingle. The shivers. Being close to you is like being able to touch the sun, Christos.”

I can’t resist moving my mouth down the silky skin of her face. Soft and feminine. Her fragrance . . .

She places her hand on my chest and, like me, breathes in my scent. At that moment, we are two animals, male and female, recognizing their partner.

A hand comes to my face.

“I remember everything from that night. I wanted to forget, but I couldn’t,” she says.

“I won’t let you forget. This time, I’m going to mark you so deeply that you won’t be able to leave.”

I take her mouth in a needy kiss, even more urgent than the one we shared in my office.

Licking, sucking.

An erotic, wanton, immoral contact.

Soon, kisses are no longer enough; I want to feel her skin.

I want to see and touch her. I want to taste her with my tongue and my teeth. Hear her groans and screams for more.

I pick her up and head upstairs to the room I’m staying in.

After I lay her down, I take a step back, my eyes devouring her sexy body, covered by a light dress.

She doesn’t seem willing to wait, so she comes to me. She bites my chin and runs her finger along the collar of my shirt. She opens a button and kisses the patch of skin there, then bites once more.

“I missed you so much,” she says.

Uninhibited now, she opens the rest of the buttons. But because she does it with one hand, it takes time, so I take the opportunity to watch her.

“Look at me, Zoe.”

“I dreamed of touching you,” she says. She finally gets rid of the shirt.

“I can’t allow that today. I can’t take it easy or wait.”

I run a finger along the neckline of her dress and then run my tongue along the valley of her breasts.

“Oh . . .”

“Too much fabric.” I pull the garment over her head, and she lifts her arms to help me.

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PERFECT PURSUIT (Midas Series #7) by Tracey Jerald

 

PERFECT PURSUIT

Midas Series #7

by Tracey Jerald

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Release Date: August 22, 2024

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Genre: Billionaire Romance Standalone
Trope: Age-gap, friends to lovers, best friend's uncle, secret relationship, long distance relationship, family secrets, small-town

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When a desperate graduate seizes a job using her voice as a commodity to evoke happy endings, she never expected the man she's been crushing on to become one of her clients.

Fallon Brookes believes there should be no limits on love regardless of whether that love is of family, friends, or her fantasy crush—Ethan Kensington, her best friend's older uncle. After high school, he ordered Fallon to contact him if she needed help. Before Ethan, Fallon never relied on a man. But despite how autocratic he could be, he kept his word.

Ethan's been just a text away from the young woman for five years. Over time, he's developed more than just friendly feelings for the unforgettable blond. As the years advance, so does Ethan's unease about their age difference until that's swept away with one night when they indulge in each other with no idea every problem is ahead of them.

Then, Fallon's life is upended. She needs money fast, and she has limited ways to acquire it. While Fallon's motives are pure, not everyone will see them that way.

Including Ethan.

His past is about to put him on a collision course with discovering her secret before she's ready to share them.

Will he be able to accept her reasons, or will their relationship be over before they can move past years of pursuing a life where they no longer need to hide their feelings?

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Tracey Jerald knew she was meant to be a writer when she would re-write the ending of books in her head on her bike when she was a young girl growing up in southern Connecticut. It wasn’t long before she was typing alternate endings and extended epilogues “just for fun”.

After college in Florida, where she obtained a degree in Criminal Justice swearing she saw things she’ll never quite believe and never quite forget, Tracey traded the world of law and order for IT.

Her work for a world-wide internet startup transferred her to Northern Virginia where she met her husband in what many call their own happily ever after. They have one son.

When she’s not busy with her family or writing, Tracey can be found in her home in north Florida drinking coffee, reading, training for a runDisney event, or feeding her addiction to HGTV.

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Redeeming by Bella Matthews

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From USA Today and Amazon Top 5 Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes a Brother’s Best Friend, Surprise Pregnancy, Spicy Sports Romance.  

  

  

Callen Sinclair has been the bane of my existence since I was six years old.   

  

You’d think that would have been my first red flag.   

I mean . . . you’d be wrong, but you could think it.  

  

In my defense, my brother’s best friend also happens to be the scorching-hot tight end for the Philadelphia Kings football team.   

  

He’s cocky and confident, with a sinfully sexy smile that could make a good girl do very bad things.  

Lucky for me, I’ve never been a good girl.  

  

He tried to tell me I was as off-limits as they come.  

But when one night and one birthday wish end in one big pink plus sign, all bets are off.  

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FOREVER FOR US (The Wilder Brothers Book 8) by Carrie Ann Ryan

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FOREVER FOR US 

(The Wilder Brothers Book 8) 

by Carrie Ann Ryan 

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What to Expect:

Enemies to Lovers
Single Mom
Workplace
Boss/Employee
One Night Stand
Oops…more than once. 

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The Wilder Brothers series from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with an enemies to lovers, workplace romance where Wyatt Wilder meets his match.

The moment I found out my ex-wife was cheating with my former best friend I knew I’d hit rock bottom, and it was time for a change. With the freshly signed divorce papers in hand, I want nothing to do with my old life as I start my new one with my brothers and our new distillery and bar on the Wilder Retreat.

Only when I see my former best friend’s ex, Ava, in need of a job, I can’t say no. Not when she has their eight-year-old daughter in tow and nowhere to go.

Now I’m forced to work with the woman from my past I’d rather forget. We both want to move on, but every time we’re near each other, the fire hadn’t known we could have burns between us even brighter.

We should say no. The complications would break us. Yet we can’t walk away.

Even when it would be safer for all of us if we do.

My rating: 5 out of 5 stars

My review:

Forever for Us is the eighth book in The Wilder Brothers series. Reading the series in order is unnecessary since they are standalones. But I love this series and can’t get enough of this family.
This enemy-to-lover romance was a second chance for Wyatt and Ava. After being betrayed by their exes, they find themselves fighting the attraction between each other. Working together makes it hard for them to avoid each other and eventually, they give in to their feelings. The chemistry between Wyatt and Ava was off the charts. They made the perfect couple. I absolutely loved this book and cannot wait for the next book in the series!
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Fearless by Kimberly Kincaid

My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Fearless by Kimberly Kincaid

Training a rookie firefighter so he can move up the ranks? No problem. Right up until the “new guy” turns out to be a woman who seems determined to wreck every shred of his composure…the hard way.

Firefighter Cole Everett eats, sleeps, and breathes the job. So, when his captain offers him a promotion to the coveted Fairview Rescue Squad, Cole can’t say “yes” fast enough at the chance to prove his skill and save lives. All he’s got to do is train the rookie who will replace him on engine.

Enter Savannah Nelson, a female firefighter who’s stubbornly determined to get the job done by jumping in with both boots first. Her headstrong ways get her in hot water with the squad lieutenant—a.k.a. Cole’s potential new boss. Her dedication? Turns Cole on even more than her curves.

Firefighting is in Savannah’s blood, and she’s not going to let the fact that she’s Station Eight’s first female rookie keep her from fulfilling her family legacy. Keeping her mind on the job instead of her sexy, serious mentor isn’t always easy, but she won’t give up—not even when the house’s most seasoned lieutenant seems bent on trashing her reputation.

To stop a string of possible arsons, Savannah and Cole will need to eliminate every distraction. But the temperature’s rising. Can they stand the heat between them before someone gets burned?

My review:

Fearless is the sixth book in the Pine Mountain series and it is now my favorite in the series.  I loved Cole and Savannah and the chemistry between them was off the charts. This book had so many twists and turns in it.  The ending was unpredictable, and I have to say the “villain” in the book was someone I really liked in the previous books.  I am so sad about this particular character turning out to be the bad guy because I was really hoping for them to have their own story.  You will need to read the book yourself to find out who the arsonist is!  I absolutely loved this book and cannot wait for the next book in the series!

 

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SOMEONE YOU DESERVE by Harlow James

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SOMEONE YOU DESERVE 

by Harlow James

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Rule number one of bro-code: exes, sisters—and of course, wives—are off-limits.

Don’t think about them and sure as hell don’t kiss them.

But what if your best friend dies, and suddenly you want the woman who has always been his?

Four years ago my childhood friend lost his life serving our country, and Astrid and her kids

became my responsibility.

But before I knew it, something started to shift between us.

Her smile started to make my stomach twist. Our conversations gave me something to look

forward to. And working with her made me appreciate just how strong she truly was.

But then one night, I did the one thing I shouldn’t have but couldn’t fight any longer—I kissed

her.

She pushed me away, told me it was a mistake, and begged me to forget it ever happened.

And then she shoved me deep and fully into the friendzone, where I’ve resided since then.

Until one instance changes everything and I know for certain she’s the woman I want.

Just when I think we’re on the same page, a secret from our past threatens to destroy our

future.

I shouldn’t want my best friend’s widow. I shouldn’t care what other people think.

But in the end, the only thing that matters is being someone Astrid deserves, and I’ll stop at

nothing until she believes that too.

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ENTICING HER LOVE by Melissa Foster

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ENTICING HER LOVE

(The Steeles at Silver Island)

By Melissa Foster

Blurb 

Pro: Stuck sharing a bed with my hot, broody boss

Con: He’s trying to get me fired 

Discovery Hour reporter Sutton Steele spends her days trying to keep her job, while her insanely hot, infuriating boss, Flynn Braden, would love nothing more than to see her gone. When their assignment goes awry and they’re stuck in a remote location with only one bed, the only thing hotter than their emotions is their explosive chemistry. Come along for the fun, sexy ride as Sutton and Flynn discover there’s a fine line between love and hate.

 If you love dislike-to-love, forced proximity romances, you won’t want to miss Enticing Her Love. Loaded with heat, humor, and heart, and a happily ever after that will leave you breathless. Fall in love on the sandy shores of Silver Island, home to coffee shops, boat races, midnight rendezvous, and the sexy, sharp-witted Steeles. They have a penchant for pranks, a passion for loyalty, and a trunk full of secrets. All Steele novels may be enjoyed as standalone romances.

My rating: 5 out of 5

My review:

“…You’re it for me baby.  The sun and the moon and the stars all pale in comparison to you.”

“I love you with everything I am, Glamour Girl, and I know I will love you with everything I grow to be until the day I take my last breath.  Will you be my it girl, baby?”

Enticing Her Love is the sixth book in The Steeles at Silver Island: Love in Bloom series.  This book was full of the witty banter and large family drama I always expect when I read one of Ms. Foster’s books.  Flynn and Sutton had wonderful chemistry together and watching them struggle to get along for three days was fun.  Sutton and Flynn were such loveable characters.  Their adventures will have you laughing until the end.  This was a perfect book to end the series with and I absolutely loved it.  I am sad to see the series end, but I know we will see them again. 

I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Melissa Foster is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.

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THE WILDER BROTHERS SERIES

 Introducing the Wilder Brothers.   

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Ten sexy, built AF, slightly overprotective brothers.
Ten women who won’t back down in order to protect those they love.

When the Wilder brothers return home after leaving the military and the lives they fought to build, they’ll have to start from scratch and create roots when they had none before. They’re moving to a new state, a new town, and with a new set of problems they never expected. Falling in love along the way isn’t in the cards, but the Wilder brothers should know by now—you don’t choose your fate, fate chooses you.