Monday, November 11, 2024

REVIEW: Home Game by Ginger Scott


OUR REVIEW:

It's been toooo long since we've been in the Reed and Nolan universe, so you can imagine our delight when we saw that Ginger was revisiting them, with the added extra fun of the story being focused on their daughter, Peyton, as she meets and falls for Wyatt, the quarterback for the new, rival high school in town. 

Home Game had all the things you love about a Ginger Scott novel about young love: drama, tension, laughter, and of course, love. In the case of Peyton and Wyatt, there was the obvious source of tension (him playing for the rival team), but throw in a bunch of bruised egos, amped up by teenage testosterone, and a dad (Reed) who is suspicious of Wyatt, and their path wasn't easy. Naturally, that didn't deter them and despite the forces working against them, they figured it all out. I loved that Nolan seemed to be all for it, from the beginning, as evidenced by the gleam in her eye she always seemed to have when it came to these two. I also loved that Reed was initially such a hard ass, which cracked me up, honestly, when I think back to his story. 

Home Game was just the read I needed--a little sweet, a little spicy, a little nostalgic all wrapped up in the perfect package of Peyton and Wyatt. 

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SYNOPSIS:

Football has been my life. Not that I ever had a choice in the matter. When your dad is a retired, future Hall-of-Fame quarterback, the gridiron tends to weave its way into your DNA.

I always loved the game, but I could do without the spotlight that comes with being Peyton Johnson, the great Reed Johnson’s daughter. To make matters worse, when my dad retired from the NFL, he decided his second calling was to take over the head coaching gig at my high school, where he has coached my boyfriend for the last three years.

Correction—my 
ex-boyfriend.

While the fairytale high-school sweetheart story may have worked for my parents, I have other plans. And following a self-absorbed athlete to college is not part of them, no matter how hard my dad tries to push me and my ex together.

Thankfully, a new high school opens and draws a line through the center of our town, sending half of my dad’s players to a new team. And apparently, their new quarterback is breaking all of my dad’s old state records. It’s the ultimate distraction, giving me the chance to land myself a spot on the cheer team at any college that isn’t close to home.

But then I meet him. Wyatt Stone. The guy my dad considers our enemy. The best quarterback I’ve ever seen. A complete jerk who I can’t quit thinking about. And running into. And rooting for.

Now, I’m the one who is distracted. And repeating my parents’ love story doesn’t sound so bad after all.



 

Monday, November 4, 2024

NEW REVIEW: My Darling Jane by Ilsa Madden-Mills

 


OUR REVIEW:

I've had fun reading this series and I was very curious about how she'd write Jasper. He'd always come off as such a player and sometimes a little arrogant or smug and even though that can be fun, I wasn't sure how it would turn out. Turns out Jasper is so much more than I thought he'd be--he's warm and caring and has a lot more depth than I suspected, which makes him a great match for Jane--sister of Emmaline, owner of a matchmaking service, and mother to a precious daughter. It shouldn't work--he comes off as a player and she has zero time for all of that, and yet it totally works. 

It starts off innocuously enough--she needs clients for her service and he does her a solid and agrees to try it out--but after one terrible date...and then several not great ones, they become closer and closer as she tries to get to know him better to find him the perfect girl. Of course neither of them are really interested in him finding someone through the dating service, because what they both want is each other. From late night talks to missions to find his nieces and everything in between, Jasper and Jane find that they truly do like each other and find love in the other. 

Sweet, fun, romance that you'll read in just a few hours and I am eager to see who on this team or in this family goes down next. 


SYNOPSIS:

On an ordinary day, Jane Darling wouldn’t be caught dead in a sports bar wearing a toga with angel wings. But she’s desperate to launch her matchmaking business to secure her young daughter’s future. Her to attract new clients at any cost.

Her Cupid outfit catches the eye of New York’s beloved star quarterback, Jasper Jannich. She and Jasper have always clashed, but when a pushy admirer goes too far, he steps in as an unexpected knight in shining armor.

He offers a tantalizing to be Cupid’s Arrow’s premier client. Reluctantly, Jane agrees, aware of the business potential despite her reservations about Jasper and his playboy reputation.

As she sets him up on date after date, it grows clear that Jane’s the only woman he wants.

She is his goal, his endgame.

She’s not not interested…but her heart has been burned before. To get anywhere, they’ll need courage and faith, not just sizzling chemistry.

He’s ready to make the pass. Is his darling ready to catch it?

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