The only thing that annoys me more than the grumpy goalie is
how much I think of kissing him. But rule number one of
working in sports PR is no dating the players.
The Romance Line
Love and Hockey, Book 2
By: Lauren Blakely
Narrated by: Vanessa
Edwin, Teddy
Hamilton
Series: Love
and Hockey, Book 2
Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 10-02-24
Language: English
Publisher: Lauren
Blakely Books
Publisher's summary
Performed with duet narration by
Teddy Hamilton and Vanessa Edwin!
The first rule of handling PR for
a hockey team? Never hook up with a player.
That shouldn’t be a problem since
the last man on earth I want to give an image makeover to is our goalie. He’s
infuriatingly hot, famously grumpy and lives to spar with me after every game.
But shining up his rough edges is my path to landing the promotion I
desperately need, so I grit my teeth and do my job. No matter how hard he makes
it (especially with that sexy smirk and cool blue eyes.) As we travel from
pose-with-a-pet photo opps to cuddle-a-kitten fundraisers, we bicker like it’s
foreplay. Turns out it is. Because as I get to know the man behind the broody
iceman exterior, it’s me that melts–right into his arms as he devastates me
with a kiss that turns into the hottest, most forbidden night of my life.
Only once turns into every night
as Max shows me how much he wants to take care of me. His possessive touch
makes me feel adored for the first time in my life.
But the man is entirely off limits
and I can’t risk my job for more of those soul-deep kisses.
Because the only thing worse than
hooking up with a player is falling head over heels for him.
Audiobook Review: I enjoyed listening to every word of this
book. The dual narrators are perfect for
the characters and the story. The story
is perfect for a listener who likes to listen to fun, sexy, and sports…a sports
romance!
Hockey is my go-to
reading/listening sport and Lauren Blakely wrote a great sports romance. She had the cockiness of a professional
athlete, the cautiousness of the women who is to help his publicity, and the
way they would fall for each other written out perfectly. I loved seeing them circle each other and
try to follow the rules. Rules were
made to be broken!
The Romance Line has sexy banter,
instant attraction, dislike-to-like, and sports. So many things that I enjoy in a book.
Thank you to the author for a copy
of the audiobook in exchange for my honest review.
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READ THE EXCERPT:
“Just let me walk you to the door.”
“Fine,” she says, her palms raised in surrender.
I set my hand on her back again. A slight shiver seems to
run through her when I
touch her. I try not to let that go to my head. Or my dick.
But as we go, I spread my fingers wider across the silk of
her shirt. Press a little
harder. Rub a little more. Curl my thumb around her waist.
Register every hitch of her
breath.
go. “I’m not sure I have made my point, Everly.”
She turns to me, facing me, so I have to drop my hand from
her back. Her gaze is
wary but intrigued, her eyes flickering with questions.
“What’s your point exactly?”
“Like I said earlier, if this was a date I’d walk you to the
door.”
“But it’s not. You keep telling me it’s not.” It’s like
she’s trying to catch me on a
technicality, or maybe to push me into admitting something.
She doesn’t make a move
to go inside. Her gaze is locked on mine, and the air is
charged between us. It crackles
with anticipation.
“You’re right. It’s not,” I say, weighing how far I’ll go.
What it’ll cost me.
She rolls her lips together, then breathes out, like she’s
centering herself. “And you
did it anyway.”
“True,” I say. Like I could do anything else with her. I
couldn’t have stopped myself
from showing up at The Spotted Zebra tonight if I’d tried. I
couldn’t have resisted driving
her home. I couldn’t have refrained from walking her up her
steps. Now we’re standing
in the warm October air, the Golden Gate Bridge in the
distance, the ocean hugging us.
And I’m not walking away—not with her closer than she’s ever
been. I look at her lush
mouth one more time, then her gorgeous eyes. “And if this
were a date I’d kiss you at
the door.”
She’s quiet, but her lips curve up. “That’s not what you
said at the restaurant.”
Wait. I’m confused now. “That is what I said,” I point out.
She crosses her arms, shaking her head, but she’s smiling
and it’s flirty. Inviting. “No,
Max. You said you’d devastate me with a kiss.”
And that’s it. That’s enough. Just f*&k it.
F*&k everything. “I guess I’d better start.”
ABOUT LAUREN BLAKELY:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal
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Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her
contemporary romance style that’s cute
but spicy. Lauren likes dogs, cake, and show tunes and is
the vegetarian at your dinner
party.
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