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Seal the Deal (Colorado Storm #1)
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If you’re looking for a sweet romance without a lot of tension or drama but lots of heartwarming moments and tons of hot, steamy scenes - this is definitely the book for you!
✦ single mom + hockey player
✦ second chance romance
✦ MCs in their 30s
✦ he falls first
✦ found family
✦ “good girl”
✦ dual POV + flashbacks
Charlie and Jake met at just 18, while serving as camp counselors together. The connection was instant and heartfelt, but they were both young with so much life ahead of them. Being torn in different directions, fate brings them back together 12 years later. Now in their 30’s, Jake is an NHL superstar, and Charlie is a Marketing Exec plus a single mom of 2. Starting over after fleeing an emotionally toxic relationship with the kids’ dad, Charlie is afraid of love. Jake lets her know he’s all in and continues to show it and show up for her and her kids. This man is why the word swoon exists. He would burn the world down for her but also takes charge in the bedroom. The spice is spicy!
"𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳."
Told in alternating POV’s and with flashbacks sprinkled in, we get a good look at how their relationship evolved 12 years ago and now. This is the kind of second chance romance you can root for. It’s the right person, wrong time. No one was in the wrong - there was no cheating or miscommunication. Just two young kids figuring out where they belonged in the world.
During the dual POV’s, we’d sometimes get a look at the same scene but through the other character’s perspective. At times this was cute, and other times it felt repetitive. This is a debut romance from an incredibly talented indie author. She put so much heart and emotion into the story. You can feel it! If I had one critique, it’s that the book could have been considerably shorter. The story drug on in areas, and while I understand why she carried on the storyline as long as she did, it was hard as a reader to stay fully engaged throughout. I think this is an area she’ll learn over time with future books, but I’m definitely excited to read more from her! I’m also hoping that book two features the feisty-as-fire Zoe finding her love. This side character/best friend is so much fun!!
Thank you to Hailey Rodger and Luna Literary Management for the opportunity to read this digital ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.
✦ single mom + hockey player
✦ second chance romance
✦ MCs in their 30s
✦ he falls first
✦ found family
✦ “good girl”
✦ dual POV + flashbacks
Charlie and Jake met at just 18, while serving as camp counselors together. The connection was instant and heartfelt, but they were both young with so much life ahead of them. Being torn in different directions, fate brings them back together 12 years later. Now in their 30’s, Jake is an NHL superstar, and Charlie is a Marketing Exec plus a single mom of 2. Starting over after fleeing an emotionally toxic relationship with the kids’ dad, Charlie is afraid of love. Jake lets her know he’s all in and continues to show it and show up for her and her kids. This man is why the word swoon exists. He would burn the world down for her but also takes charge in the bedroom. The spice is spicy!
"𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳."
Told in alternating POV’s and with flashbacks sprinkled in, we get a good look at how their relationship evolved 12 years ago and now. This is the kind of second chance romance you can root for. It’s the right person, wrong time. No one was in the wrong - there was no cheating or miscommunication. Just two young kids figuring out where they belonged in the world.
During the dual POV’s, we’d sometimes get a look at the same scene but through the other character’s perspective. At times this was cute, and other times it felt repetitive. This is a debut romance from an incredibly talented indie author. She put so much heart and emotion into the story. You can feel it! If I had one critique, it’s that the book could have been considerably shorter. The story drug on in areas, and while I understand why she carried on the storyline as long as she did, it was hard as a reader to stay fully engaged throughout. I think this is an area she’ll learn over time with future books, but I’m definitely excited to read more from her! I’m also hoping that book two features the feisty-as-fire Zoe finding her love. This side character/best friend is so much fun!!
Thank you to Hailey Rodger and Luna Literary Management for the opportunity to read this digital ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.
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