Skin in the Game

Skin in the Game

Jackie Barbosa 

3 Stars

So this happened forever ago, but relax …

THEY GET ME EVERY TIME!

FOOTBALL! BASEBALL! HECK I MIGHT EVEN DIG A HOCKEY PLAYER!

Okay maybe not a hockey player, I have seen a few hockey players in my day and there is a reason they wear full face masks. Rude??? Sorry…. Don’t stone me if you know a hot hockey player… just send me a picture *winks*

The stuff you find on a book cover ----

Angela Peterson was always the quiet, shy kid growing up in Harper Falls, crushing on the high school quarterback and honing her football strategy skills. Now grown up and coaching the high school team, she’s shocked when that same sexy quarterback returns to Harper Falls asks her back to his hotel room. And then tries to steal her job.

Injured NFL quarterback Cade Reynolds is in Harper Falls to take over as interim head coach, and he never thought the tall, blond bombshell he propositioned would offer up any resistance. Not to a repeat of the amazingly wild night they shared and certainly not to his coaching position.

But the Harper Falls High Eagles are Angie’s team, and even the hometown hero won’t take that away from her, no matter how hot he is. As the two engage in a battle of wits and wills, this is one game neither is prepared to lose.

CHARACTERS:

Pretty awesome lady Angela with confused intentions in the beginning but no biggy. For a women in her dirty thirties (I hate that terminology but I had to use it) she had her life where she wanted it and knew her limits… Until…

Cade, super hot (and super hot) but I wanted….no, I needed him to be more ALPHA! Take charge do something, but instead he was bit passive for me.

All secondary characters in my opinion were vanilla.

Over/Under:

18 + book with a plot that was “ok”. A bit anti-climatic but definitely had some fantastic swooning moments.

I was a fan, but I wouldn’t necessarily but this one on the top reads list just yet.

I will however read another novel by Ms. Barbosa… because her writing has the ability to pull you; it just needs to keep us bound ;) 

Well, well... Woods

Twisted Perfection 

5 Stars!

I loved this story!
The world Abbi Glines creates is such so... snotty (for one) and absolutely nothing close to reality! And this my friends... is why I love it! 

Life outside of her house was a new experience for Della Sloane. The dark secrets of her past weren’t something she ever intended to share with anyone. They would never understand. No one would ever get close enough to find out. There was always a chance she’d go crazy sooner than they expected…

Woods Kerrington had never been one to be attracted to fragile females. They seemed like too much work. He wasn’t in it for the work just the pleasure. A night full of naughty fun had been exactly what was on his mind when he’d laid eyes on the hot little number that didn’t know how to pump gas and needed some help.

What he didn’t know was she was as fragile as they came.
The carefree girl who spoke her mind and didn’t care what the world thought of her was more breakable than he could ever imagine…

Thinking thoughts and ponderations:

I was always, always drawn to Woods in the Fallen to Far series! I actually was like - Rush, move your ass aside - Woods - come in for the landing! 

But that obviously did not happen and I am 110% completely okay with the outcome ---- Because Della and Woods are perfections! 

Storyline is super unique and takes place in the ever beautiful Rosemary by the sea... 

Far fetched at times but hey that might just be because I have NEVER lived such an extravagant life ;) Well, of course, unless vicariously through my many fictional crushes. 

Ending was like BAM CLIFF HANGER! BUT not the ones that make you want to set you kindle on fire --- so relax --- *smiles*

Have fun reading this one --- Absolutely for a mature audience! So, don't say I didn't warn you if you begin having vivid Woods dreams. *winky*