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Wingman Score (For Puck’s Sake 5) by Crea Reitan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 18, 2024

Itā€™s time to score.

Zak

When you fight for so long, sometimes itā€™s just easier to give in. I want to give in to the god before me. Sent to me from the heavens, Owen is the very definition of divine perfection. But he doesnā€™t know my truth. If he did, heā€™d know that I donā€™t belong in his world.

The shame of seeing the disgust on his face when he figures it out keeps me running from him. Even though fate or destiny or something cruel keeps throwing us together. Maybe heā€™s the motivation I need to get my shit in order.

But can I do it before he figures out Iā€™m nothing but a street rat?

Owen

The person who was made for me turns up at the New Yearā€™s Eve party I didnā€™t want to go to. Weā€™ve been serendipitously thrown together a handful of times since and though I know Zak wants me, he keeps walking out my door and refusing to call.

I canā€™t figure out why and itā€™s driving me insane. When I canā€™t take it anymore, I chance him thinking that Iā€™m a stalker and show up at the address I dropped him off at last. Zak doesnā€™t live there but I finally learn his secret.

Now all I have to do is figure out how to convince Zak that Iā€™ll give him the world if heā€™ll let me. Should be as easy as winning that elusive Stanley Cup.

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REVIEW:Reading the blurb had me wondering if this would be as good as the rest of the series. Let me tell you it was, it took me a little longer than usual to warm up to the characters, but as usual the author puts so much into these stories, itā€™s hard not to fall in love with them and their story.

Zak hasnā€™t got two cents to rub together, sleeping on his friends couch and ducking into parties that he canā€™t afford! Heā€™s not lazy, he wants a better life for himself, but as a struggling fashion designer, he knows heā€™s never going to make it big! He just needs motivation or a chanceā€¦.

Owen is a god amongst his peers (well thatā€™s what all the media says!) heā€™s loved and lived his best life to the fullest so far. But not having anyone to share it is becoming boring. But people are only usually nice to him because of his status.

Fate puts them in the right place. And are struck by how right they are together, but Zak canā€™t get past the fact they are from two different worlds ā€¦. Owen has money behind him, and Zak feels he just isnā€™t good enough to be with Owen! I loved Owen such a caregiver. He never let Zak think any less of himself. If he could he would have given him the world.

The angst comes mainly from Zak, his inability to let go of his inadequacies, not thinking more of himself. Owen never gives up, but it does get a little close at times!

And seeing Orson again šŸ˜Š that brings back happy memories, and a few of the other characters have books (look them up and give them a read, you wonā€™t be sorry šŸ˜‰)

So can Owen convince Zak to give them a chance? Or will Owen not be able to give his trust and love to the only man who will love him back unconditionally?

Again another original story that will have you thinking of Owen and Zak long after you put them down.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Shiver
Starting Line
Lucky Shot
The Crease

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Reviewed by Julie BšŸ¦‹

Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous ā€“ meaning itā€™s not just all the men for one woman. Thereā€™s also some M/M action going on. When she canā€™t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center ā€“ and utterly swoon-worthy! Donā€™t ask her how many book boyfriends she hasā€¦

When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (donā€™t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!

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The Crease (For Puck’s Sake 4) by Crea Reitan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 7, 2024

Always protect the heart of the ice.

Max

This wasnā€™t supposed to happen to me. Iā€™m supposed to be at the top of my career. Untouchable. Worshiped. Finally proving to all the jerks in my life that I made it. Iā€™m at the top.

Then a video that shouldn’t exist leaks and everything comes crashing down. Iā€™m about to lose it all and I canā€™t seem to get out of my own way. My agent banishes me to a place that technology canā€™t touch while he tries to salvage my career.

Iā€™m caught between rage and deep depression, lashing out at everyone and everything around me. I have myself to blame but right now, all I want is to drown in my misery. Even when something unexpected and good comes along, all I can do is push and push until Iā€™m once more drowning all alone.

Deryke

I donā€™t know whatā€™s come over me. Why does this disaster of a hockey player suddenly call to my heart and everything inside my body and mind? I mean, the world knows whatā€™s in his pants and Iā€™ve never been even slightly turned on by that! Why now? Why him?

Even when heā€™s bratting so hard I want to break him, I can see that he acts the way he does because heā€™s hurting somewhere deep inside. He wonā€™t let me in, but for some unknown reason, I canā€™t let Maximus Latham go.

He needs me. He needs someone to believe in him and not disappear the minute he messes up. He needs someone to love him for him, not for being the hockey god he is. Except Iā€™m not sure I can reach him in time before he self-destructs.

But damned if Iā€™m not going to try.

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REVIEW: Iā€™m hoping this series goes on forever. Another story smashed off the ice and into the back of the net ? this authors ice hockey/mm romance series has to be one of my all time favourites.

The characters are so 3 dimensional that I tend to forget they arenā€™t real. That the text messages that send to one another arenā€™t on my phone!! The books in this series hold not only a place in my heart, but also a place in my head.

This book focuses on the bad boy, the player, the trouble maker and his name is Maximus Latham (Max to friends)

Heā€™s popped up in a few books (but you donā€™t have to read them to understand his character,) and in all of them heā€™s acted up, played the fool and will do anything for attention! But this time it backfires spectacularly and Max is facing the horrifying threat of losing the only thing heā€™s good at ice hockey!

Taking himself off to a remote island sounds like a good idea, but Max suffers a boat load of self doubt and insecurities, and begins to withdraw from his surroundings and in fact life itself!

Itā€™s so sad reading how he slowly stops caring, how the voices in his head batter him about, until heā€™s just a husk, a shell of the man he once wasā€¦.

Deryke is on the same island as Max, but for different reasons. He comes to the island to visit friends and recharge before the start of the season (yes, Deryke is a hockey player too) ? Seeing Max in the bar on the island has Deryke approach him to say hi. They arenā€™t on the same team but they do recognise each other enough to say hello. But Deryke gets no response!

I love the whole idea of someone out there just for you. And although Deryke isnā€™t gay, and Max is bi (although probably prefers men to be honest) they just click. Deryke doesnā€™t really question why heā€™s attracted to Max, he just knows he is suppose to be there to care and support Max ?

And so starts the whole story of Deryke bringing Max back to life. Showing him that he is worth the time and effort. Maxā€™s backstory is a sad one, it certainly contributes to his mental health and the way he sees himselfā€¦.

This book is about redemption, recognition and caring for someone enough to put your own life on holdā€¦..But with the start of the hockey season, and Max still hasnā€™t heard from his manager or coach and Deryke is heading back to the mainland to start training how will Max cope on his own? Deryke is his lifeline!!

I liked how we get to see previous characters from previous books in this series. I liked how Deryke dealt with Max ? and I just wanted to wrap Max up and deal with all of his heartache.

Another highly recommended read from me.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Shiver
Starting Line
Lucky Shot

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Reviewed by Julie B ?

 

Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous ā€“ meaning itā€™s not just all the men for one woman. Thereā€™s also some M/M action going on. When she canā€™t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center ā€“ and utterly swoon-worthy! Donā€™t ask her how many book boyfriends she hasā€¦

When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (donā€™t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!

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Pierre and Bill Now by Patrick Doyle-a sequel review

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Pierre and Bill Now by Patrick Doyle-a sequel review

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A novel about gay men as lovers, parents, children, and friends.

Pierre and Bill have been together for 35 years ever since Bill was a kid. Neither related nor romantically involved, their relationship began with a third man who has long since passed. Like everyone, they face challenges. Theirs, though, are acute as are anyone’s who lives outside the norm. But they overcame those obstacles and in the end, each found a partner and all four men settled down togetherā€”along with one little girl.

‘Pierre & Bill Now’ opens several years later and Pierre and Bill are alone once again. Lifeā€™s rollercoaster ride has taken its toll. Thereā€™s been a separation, a custody loss, and a death. Age, too, has become an issue and, for Pierre, new challenges arise. Bill, on the other hand, is at his peakā€”professionally, at least. While he engages in sex on occasion, heā€™s given up on love. So when his job is threatened by insidious allegations, his world falls apart. Until he fights back. And that fight gives Pierre new life. Even now, heā€™s a scrapper.

Litigation, illness, and ghosts from the past rise up to destroy them. Some will be defeated and others held at bay. There will be losses, though, but they wonā€™t face them alone. Pierre isnā€™t the center of only Billā€™s world. Heā€™s the center of many. Bill, too, has a following. Some of his colleagues may believe the claims made against him, but his students do not. Neither does the new caregiver assigned to take care of Pierre. He cares a lot.

With elements of mystery, erotica, and romance along with a good dose of humor, the novel follows many trails. But love takes center stage. Whether as parents, children, lovers, rivals or friends, everyone wants love, fears losing it, and struggles to make room for more. This is a story about family, too. The family that you choose.

[‘Pierre & Bill Now’ follows an earlier novel, ‘Pierre & Bill: A Love Story’, but can be easily read on its own. The story is new and events from Pierre and Billā€™s earlier years are fleshed out so that the reader will have no trouble entering their world.]

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REVIEW:PIERRE AND BILL NOW by Patrick Doyle is the sequel to the authorā€™s contemporary, adult PIERRE AND BILL: A LOVE STORY, a LGBTQ+ erotic, love story of family and friendships. This is the continuing story of octogenarian Pierre Tremblay, and forty year old, high school teacher Bill Harris. PIERRE AND BILL NOW can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading PIERRE AND BILL: A LOVE STORY.

Told from single omniscient third person perspective (Bill) PIERRE AND BILL NOW focuses on the relationship between Pierre Tremblay and Bill Harris. Pierre Tremblay had helped raise Bill Harris from the time the young man was five years old but the death of Billā€™s father left Pierre Billā€™s only ā€˜guardianā€™, a position he would hold until the end of his life but all was not well with Pierre, and Bill was struggling with the inevitable. A high school art teacher Bill found himself the at the centre of a scandal, and Pierre would be targeted by a ghost from the past. In desperate need of help, Bill reconnected with, and sought help from an unlikely source, another young man whose life once revolved around Pierre Tremblay.

Most of the previous story line characters return as secondary and supporting players including Pierreā€™s one-time love Danny, and his ā€˜granddaughterā€™ Ruth, as the ā€˜familyā€™ must take up proverbial arms against those striking where it hurts the most.

PIERRE AND BILL NOW is a love story of family and friendships, relationships and love; betrayal and vengeance, greed and obsession, homophobia and lies. The premise is captivating, edgy and thought provoking; the characters are desperate, animated and tragic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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For Your Forever (For Your Love 4) by Crea Reitan-review tour

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For Your Forever (For Your Love 4) by Crea Reitan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: January 25, 2024

Wishes on a star just donā€™t come true.

I used to believe in fairy tales, but Iā€™ve kissed far too many frogs that never turn into Prince Charming. The glass slipper never fits. Iā€™m always the ugly step-sibling; never the princess. Theyā€™re the same crushing blows every time.

When will you grow out of this phase?

Why canā€™t you be normal for once?

This was cute but now youā€™re just embarrassing me.

Why is it so difficult to accept that I like myself the way I am? With my pretty dresses, pastel tattoos, and sparkly nail polish, I like to feel beautiful.

All I want is my happily ever after. To be cherished and adored and loved for who I am. I desperately want to find my forever person.

Why am I always left with a broken heart instead?

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REVIEW:Sad to see this mini series end as Iā€™ve loved every book.

But what a way to finish a series. This book was never meant to be written, but Iā€™m so glad it was.

Vulcan was never meant to have a story, but Iā€™m so glad he did. He was a side character that fell in love with and wanted him to have a happy ending.

Heā€™s described as a huge walking teddy bear, heā€™s also covered in tattoos. But heā€™s not your usual bearded/tattooed giant. Oh no, Vulcan is a gentle giant who loves to dress in skirts, sparkly tops and his tattoos are all pastel coloured. His best friend loves him for who he is and reminds him of this on a daily basis. Because not everyone gets Vulcanā€™s sense of fashion. Heā€™s had dates and relationships that start ok, then after a while they want him to change, to leave the ā€œfadā€ behind and be ā€œnormalā€. Vulcan wonā€™t change for no one, but it does dim his sparkle for a while ?

So when he meets a stranger in a queue and he comments on his attire and tattoos, Vulcan doesnā€™t hear the positive only the negativeā€¦.

Luca canā€™t believe what is in front of his eyesā€¦ A beautiful man covered in pastel tattoos and a cute skirt and top. Now Luca loves big men, and heā€™s instantly smitten with this man, he needs to know his name and is he single.

This is a insta love for Luca. It takes longer for Vulcan to believe him and trust it wonā€™t disappear.

Wren/Zvi/Oscar are already a family, but theyā€™ve come to know the signs when Luca has a new obsession. Itā€™s been Oscar and Luca forever, then they both bring in a new partner into the fold. But Wren and Zvi are feeling a little insecure, does that mean a new addition or will one (or both) have to leave?

This story will stay with me for a long time, itā€™s different from most stories Iā€™ve read. It has role playing moments that were sweet if not a little cheesy (i did chuckle out loud at those parts).

Children were just so darn cute. They were brought up in the family by all the men (the females that gave birth didnā€™t have a huge role in the book!)

Itā€™s a book and series that I recommend highly. You donā€™t need to read the previous ones to enjoy this. But characters from the said books do make appearances.

Reading Order and Previous Review
For Your Time
For Your Heart
For Your Mind

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Reviewed by Julie B ?

 

Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous ā€“ meaning itā€™s not just all the men for one woman. Thereā€™s also some M/M action going on. When she canā€™t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center ā€“ and utterly swoon-worthy! Donā€™t ask her how many book boyfriends she hasā€¦

When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (donā€™t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!

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Lucky Shot (For Puck’s Sake 3) by Crea Reitan -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 14, 2023

The entire game can be determined by a lucky shot.

PrettyInLace

Even a gay athlete has an appearance to uphold. There are a handful out in every sport and while every trashy magazine wants to get the scoop on what the gays are up to, looking for a scandal and a way to ruin us, every one of us is constantly on our best behavior. Acting a certain way; dressing a certain way; speaking a certain way.

If the world knew the real me, it’d shudder. Lace. Pearls. Dresses. Collars. All I want is to be someone’s pretty little doll that they dress up and tell me how pretty I am. I want to be loved for the real me; not the image I’m forced to show to the world just so I can keep my spot on the ice.

The only place I find that escape is in an online role playing game where I can be the sexy femme mage and get my flirt on. Find the man of my dreams.

And I do. He’s a big, hot druid ready to sweep me off my feet. Now if only I could find the courage to tell him who I am and trust that he won’t share it with the rest of the world. I’m not ready to end my career yet.

DemiDefenseKip

I’m known for my defensive plays. Aggressive. Precise. Quick. Strong. On the ice, I’m an icon that the world loves to put on a pedestal and worship. I’ve carefully cultivated everything about my public appearance to capitalize on my short career. Considering I’m a noted ‘queer athlete’ – a title that never strays too far from any article – I’m truly living a charmed life.

What the world doesn’t know is that it’s not just my sexuality that makes having a relationship in the spotlight difficult. It’s also because I’m demisexual. Finding someone interested in me and not my jersey or bank balance has proven especially challenging.

So how does someone with a recognizable face the world over find love? If you figure it out, let me know.

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This is a LGBT+ story with content not intended for those under 18 years of age due to graphic scenes and situations.

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REVIEW:You think youā€™ve read your favourite book by this author. Then she throws another contender into the ring.

I absolutely loved this one, and didnā€™t put it down until I finished itā€¦.

Noah and Elixon (Lix) have known each other for a few years. A nod or a ā€œhow are you?ā€ have really been their only form of communication.Noah is a great hockey player, but sometimes feels like they only see his face! Heā€™s tired of being called ā€œprettyā€ he is well aware of what he looks like, he just wants someone to notice him, and to dress him upā€¦.. Noah really wants to be someoneā€™s treasured possession, for someone to see past his face and to get to know the real himā€¦. And so far no luck!

Elixon (Lix to friends and family) might be a gay hockey player, but he hates the fact that people assume heā€™s always up for a one night stand! Heā€™s selective in who he spends time with, but unless he makes an emotional connection with someone, Elixon just isnā€™t interested. So if Elixon and Noah know of each other through their sport, why havenā€™t they hooked up before? And this is where this book is different from the rest of the hockey romances Iā€™ve been reading recently.

They meet onlineā€¦. Nope, not a dating app, but a Role Playing Game. You create a character, do challenges and basically have fun and do stuff you wouldnā€™t do in the real world. They meet, they hang out, they accept and do challenges together, and along the way find out about one another, whilst remaining anonymous.

Both Noah and Elixon spend every waking hour in this pretend world, they are both drawn to one another and tell each other their hopes/dreams and darkest desires. Whilst in the real world not having a clue theyā€™ve just spent time with one another (there are moments in the book that will have you laughing) The role playing game leads them to exchanging phone numbers, that lead to texting one another, that lead them into phoning each other. Until a date with a FaceTime meeting changes their whole relationshipā€¦..

Over the few months theyā€™ve grown to love one another, and both Noah and Lix canā€™t wait to finally see each overā€¦.. So can you imagine their shock and surprise that theyā€™ve literally known one another and not known who they were interacting with! So meeting up is just a matter of a plane flight away. But Noah canā€™t get his head around it, and is worried it will all fall apart once the hockey season begins again!

Can Lix convince Noah that what he feels for Noah is real, and it wonā€™t go away?

I loved both Noah and Lix for different reasons. Their characters were so different from both one another and from characters Iā€™ve read about. This author brings to life their struggles that happen in the real world. I got so excited when they finally saw each other for the first albeit over a FaceTime. And couldnā€™t wait for them to meet in person. The airport scene was so touching.

So another fantastic read from one of my favourite MM authors.

A highly recommended read from me.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Shiver
Starting Line

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Reviewed by Julie B ?

Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous ā€“ meaning itā€™s not just all the men for one woman. Thereā€™s also some M/M action going on. When she canā€™t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center ā€“ and utterly swoon-worthy! Donā€™t ask her how many book boyfriends she hasā€¦

When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (donā€™t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!

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Starting Line (For Puck’s Sake 2) by Crea Reitan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 9,2023

Every game begins with a good starting line.

Ethan

Iā€™ve been secretly married for eight years. Why is it a secret? Because having an open marriage splashed all over headlines isnā€™t a good look. Weā€™d constantly be under the spotlight; our lives and relationships judged. Thatā€™s not the kind of hockey player I want to be known for. Especially because we play for different teams.

Although most of my relationships outside of my marriage are passing, Iā€™ve been pining over my best friend and teammate for years. YEARS! Just as I decide that maybe itā€™s time to see where this leads, management throws an unexpected play in our faces.

It might be over before it begins and Iā€™m not sure what to do about it.

Creed

Since the day I was swapped to Buffalo, Iā€™ve been in love with Ethan Wilder. Heā€™s an intense player, breaking records every year. But heā€™s also fun, sweet, thoughtful, and gorgeous. Heā€™s everyoneā€™s perfect dream.

When he tells me he wants to be more than friends, I almost jump him right there in the locker room. Things between us heat up quickly and Iā€™ve never been happier. Everything is perfect.

Except our starting line. Weā€™ve been through four right wingmen in the last three seasons but no matter who management brings on board, they just donā€™t gel with me and Ethan. Now theyā€™ve thrown us a trick play that Iā€™m not sure weā€™re going to be able to work around – on the ice or off.

Itā€™s not just the starting line we need to worry about. In fact, this complication could put the entire team – and our new relationship – on ice.

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REVIEW: Yay, one of my favourite authors has another book out. Itā€™s an MMM read and another book to add to her ā€œFor Puckā€™s Sakeā€ series. You donā€™t need to read book one to get this story. (But itā€™s my favourite so far, so if you havenā€™t read ā€œShiverā€ and you like this type of book, then go grab it, you wonā€™t be sorry)

Ethan doesnā€™t hide who he is, and thatā€™s a gay man playing ice hockey. Heā€™s good at his sport. Heā€™s also known in the press as a bit of a player, always with a new manā€¦..
But Ethan has a secret, and if it ever got outā€¦. Well it could be bad news for anyone associated with himā€¦..

But since meeting and playing with his teammate Creed, Ethan hadnā€™t looked at another manā€¦. He wants Creed, but dating a teammate can get messy and Ethan feels if he lets go then his feelings for Creed could turn into something more!

Creed has crushed and loved his teammate Ethan almost as long as heā€™s known him. He knows his feelings would be reciprocated, but something is hold Ethan back. He just wants a change at a happiness he never had as a young man. Will Ethan ever love him back?

And the third person in this story ā€¦. Jakub. Also a hockey player, and Ethanā€™s secret husband! Heā€™s the caregiver in this long distance relationship, he loves Ethan with every molecule in his body. Heā€™s also aware of Ethanā€™s attraction to Creed.

Creed has known about Jakub, and vice versa. Ethan is the center of both their world. But as the book continues, you get the sense that Jakub would spoil and care for Creed as well.

I loved how the three of these wonderful characters held each other up. I liked how vastly different they are, but gel so well when they are together. The chemistry between Ethan and Creed is strong and fierce, between Ethan and Jakub itā€™s loving and a power exchange. And even between Creed and Jakub there is a tentative relationship growing. I loved how understanding Jakub was with Ethan. A long distance secret relationship couldnā€™t have been easy on them, but you get the intensity of their love for one another clearly coming across the pages.

Then the sh!t hits the fan!! And the unthinkable happens!! It pops their bubble and has the potential to tear their worlds apart!! Can they really be together, or will the media/family and friends pull them apart?

I loved this story. I also liked the explanation given in this book by the author. itā€™s a little heavy on the politics of gender and sexuality. But you can see where the author is going, they are her views, and I might not agree with everything, they are still out out there and not rammed down your throat.

I adored Ethan and Creedā€™s teammates, and hope they all get a story ?

If you like sports romance, MMM romance and a tangled love story then grab it now.

Click HERE for Julie’s review of book one SHIVER

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Reviewed by Julie B ?

Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous ā€“ meaning itā€™s not just all the men for one woman. Thereā€™s also some M/M action going on. When she canā€™t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center ā€“ and utterly swoon-worthy! Donā€™t ask her how many book boyfriends she hasā€¦

When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (donā€™t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!

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Best Friend Temptation (Montgomery Ink Legacy) by Carrie Ann Ryan

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 30, 2023

I fell for my best friend long before I knew what that meant. Only I know heā€™ll never love me back.

Heā€™s stuck in his head and his past demons and canā€™t see what is right in front of him.

But when Greer loses her home and needs a place to stay, both Noah and I know the only place she belongs is with usā€”in every way possible.

Now Iā€™m falling for both of my roommates and trying to keep the people I protect safe.

Only someone is coming for them, and I canā€™t stop the inevitable fall.

I just have to hope that we made the right choices and that one day soon Noah and Greer will finally see who we can be.

Before we lose it allā€¦or I finally walk away for good.

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REVIEW:Best Friend Temptation is the fourth installment in the Montgomery Ink Legacy series. Ashley always, I recommend reading the series in order, but the majority of CAR’s books can be read as a standalone. Think of this book as a best friends fall in love meets why choose sweet romance. If you’re a reader into that, well this is gonna be right up your alley!

Noah and Ford are best friends and roommates, but are completely in love with one another, but they’re men, and can’t see what’s in front of them. Neither can understand that they want one another, not until her.

Greer is the newbie in town, after opening her bakery in town she is on top of the world. That is until her house burns down and she is left with nothing but ashes. Noah and Ford are friends of hers and when she calls them for help afterwords, she is beyond grateful. Then they offer her their spare bedroom, and then things take a twist. Greer thinks Noah and Ford and together, and they are , but they just can’t seem to get that figured out. They want to be together, but Noah keeps pulling back. When the tension finally breaks between the three of them, they finally give into their desire and WOW!

CAR never disappoints with her books and this is no different. I love this series, the Montgomery’s are a family that sticks together. Noah, Ford and Greer are a fun, intriguing, faced passed and real. I can’t wait to see what comes next next.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Bittersweet Promises
At First Meet
Happily Ever Never 2.5
Longtime Crush

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasnā€™t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When sheā€™s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, sheā€™s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.

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For Your Mind (For Your Love 3) by Crea Reitan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 28, 2023

The mind is a terrible place to live.

Simon has more or less moved out, Damon is burying his rage, and me? Iā€™m in misery, trapped in the dark hole of unrequited love. I donā€™t know where to turn. Entire days disappear where I have no idea how much time has passed. Just when I think my brother and I are doomed to our collective pain, we work out a truth that could patch up our friendship with Simon.

He comes home and itā€™s as it always was, except now itā€™s a little bit more. While we may push boundaries, weā€™ll never cross the line into too much.

Even though I wish we would.

I still struggle with one thing. Simon might have found someone who will accept our unconventionalā€”probably inappropriateā€”friendship, but what about me? Will I find someone that can accept that part of me, too? Or am I destined to be alone, with the only relationship I have being the one in my mind, where itā€™s my best friend and me, forever?

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REVIEW: My favourite author hit it out the park again ?

This is book three and the last book in this series (Iā€™m hoping for one more ?)
You really need to read the other two books in this series, it stands on its own. But reading books one and two before this one will add more background, and make things a little clearer (although things are explained)

This book is Declanā€™s point of view. And if youā€™ve read the first two books, youā€™ll understand his sadness/frustration and anger. His beloved friend (and in Declanā€™s eyes house husband) no longer has anything to do with them! And itā€™s killing both Declan and his twin Damon! They wander from moment to moment lost! They have each other, but their heart is missingā€¦.

Zarek is a teacher in the college Declan works in (Declan is a therapist and nutritionist for the sports department) and once sighted Zarek is smitten (but so is half the students and teachers ?) but catching his attention is proving challenging, but Zarek loves a challengeā€¦..

Iā€™ve read both books before leaping into this one. There are triggers (you are warned by the author) but I needed to find out how Declan and Zarek get together and for me the triggers werenā€™t a problem.

The relationship starts out as just $exual (Declan canā€™t think further than that) Zarek is happy with that (for the moment anyway)
But when Simon gets back in touch, poor Zarek has to compete for his loverā€™s attention!

I loved Zarekā€™s sisters (they were a riot) they fully supported Zarek and one another (their parents had preconceived notions on how their children should grow up!) Zarek is bi and one of his sisters wasnā€™t a sister to begin with!

By the time Iā€™ve read this book, Iā€™d forgiven Declan and Damon for the way they treated Simon and his new partner) I see how they revolves their lives and world around Simon (he lost his mother at a young age, and his father became an absent parent!) It also explained their relationship in more detail than the first two.

This book will have you wiping tears, smiling till your face hurts and shouting at your kindle. The journey Zarek and Declan travel isnā€™t a smooth one, it has so many bumps I had bruises (Zarek knows all about bruises ?) Zarek has so many issues with himself, but also the relationship the twins have with their BFF, itā€™s hard for him to accept and grow with it, it doesnā€™t help that there are people in this story that are waiting in the wings for Zarek to walk away so that they can swoop in and take Declan away!

The only person missing (and I hope gets his own book one day) was Vulcan, who stole the show in book one ?

It says itā€™s a HEA ending (I think it felt more of a HFN Happy For Now) they are still finding there way, Iā€™d love for the author to come back and do a novella in the future (just an update that all us good in the Whittaker World)

So my recommendation is to read the first two books then read this one (my opinion)

Another emotional, but amazing read.

Reading Order and Previous Review
For Your Time
For Your Heart

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Reviewed by Julie B ?

Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous ā€“ meaning itā€™s not just all the men for one woman. Thereā€™s also some M/M action going on. When she canā€™t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center ā€“ and utterly swoon-worthy! Donā€™t ask her how many book boyfriends she hasā€¦

When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (donā€™t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!

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