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***4 Stars*** I gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised by this baby. Based on the tease we got in Player Hater, I was all kinds of geared up for some heavy drama, but while there was drama ~ hard not to have been any considering the situation ~ it wasn’t OTT in anyway, that was kinda left for another character (The OTT-ishness, not the drama) and I really enjoyed watching Jack and Penn work through their past and present to have a future together with Skipper. I loved Jack and Penn. Jack is just a good guy. There’s an openness and an honesty to him that drew me in and a vibrancy that made me laugh, and at times roll my eyes, but mostly laugh and smile. Penn is a good person with a good heart. She’s got spirit and is stronger than she realizes. She has her faults and insecurities, but as she comes to terms with them she becomes the woman she was always meant to be. As I said at the start, this one surprised me. I honestly thought there’d be more angst when the “Surprise! You’re a Dad” th...

***4.5 Stars*** This was a fun read, not that I’m surprised by that, it’s just fact. I was hooked from the start and when I tried to “put it down” I couldn’t and instead found a way to read it while still doing that work thing. I ended up loving both Juliette and Davis in equal measure and I also found myself highly annoyed, but not at the main characters ~ strange, I know, but it’s the truth.And I found that I really didn’t want to say good-bye to Juliette and Davis (and am happy that I won’t have to…at least not fully). As I said already, I loved Juliette and Davis. Both are really good people, with big hearts, but where one is a bit more open to things, the other is a bit more wary. Both have their own brand of honesty and they give as good as they get. Their journey to their HEA was a fun and interesting one, considering the circumstances, but in the end, I really liked how everything worked out for them. This was a fun, light on the angst, with just enough craziness to keep things...

***5 Stars*** After meeting Roman at the end of Jock Reign and witnessing his reaction to Lilly, I was all in to find out just what would happen between the two of them and I was not disappointed. This was a quick, adorkably awkward, sweet read with lots of heart and two characters I totally fell into adoration with. So, yeah, ADORed Roman and Lilly. They are both good people with huge hearts and a good dose of confidence issues ~ for one reason or another. But what I liked about their journey was that Lilly was a bit more of the Alpha. Roman was by no means a doormat, but it was kind of nice to see the female take the lead. But even though there were awkward moments, they flowed really well together and just enjoyed being together. This was a fun addition to the series. Low on the angst, though there is some drama tossed in to the mix, but high on the heart and humor ~ Rome’s family is definitely one of a kind and I really enjoyed hanging out with Jack and Eliza and seeing how their o...

***5 Stars*** I loved, or ended up loving, Ash and Georgia from Jock Royal, so finding out that Ash’s baby brother Jack was going to get his HEA? Well, grabby hands happened and I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed the ride Jack and Eliza took me on. It was fun, sweet, a little geeky and adorkable with a touch of drama that definitely kept things interesting and me turning the pages until the very end. Jack and Eliza. Jack honestly surprised me, especially considering how Ash is, but it was a good kind of surprise. He’s a little goofy, a little charming and despite doing things that he doesn’t really want to do, he is a really good man. Eliza was a lot of fun. She’s sweet, sassy and totally comfortable with who she is and what she’s into and doesn’t feel the need to do something just because everyone else is. Their journey to their HEA was a lot of fun to experience. Their first meeting wasn’t a huge collision or anything, but there was interest and a spark. The second meeting, well tha...

***4.5 Stars*** To say I was all kinds of excited to jump back into the Jock Row is no lie.  I love this world. But finding out I was about a rugger?  Done. Just. Done. Because rugby is my fav sport (as are rugby men) and well, they are something of a different breed. So, I dove in and boy did this one take me on a ride I wasn’t all that prepared for. I still loved and adored the majority of it, but man, there were some parts…lemme just say the eyes hurt from all the rolling But as for Ash and Georgie. Overall, I really did adore these two. Ashley is basically blunt and to the point and his humor is all kinds of dry Brit goodness. He’s determined, stubborn and is focused on his goals. Georgia is sweet, sassy and just an all around good person. When she is focused, she definitely gets things done, but when things slide into a gray area...well, all bets are off. Their journey was definitely an interesting one. Their first collision was definitely not a meet-cute, but everything ...

***5 ‘My Eggo is Preggo’ Stars*** I freakin’ ADORED this book! From start to finish, ADORED!  And though I know both Buzz and Tripp will throw not so manly tantrums over this next statement, it needs to be stated: This IS my FAVORITE book of the series (Thus far, obviously, because if there are more coming and one just so happens to have Molly or Glory as the MC’s ~ well, things may need to be adjusted, but for now FAVORITE). I honestly never wanted the book to end, I didn’t want to say good-bye to True and Mateo, I wanted to be with them every step of the way...but alas, that isn’t the case and I will just have to cross my toes that even if there are no more books in this series, that there may be a spin-off series or a novella where they will appear. Now: True and Mateo. These two were awesome. Even when the freak outs happened, they were awesome ~ though, admittedly, meeting True for the first time while she was puking was a less than stellar introduction, they were still awesom...

***4.5 ‘Team Chewy & Molly’ Stars*** I’m not even sure where to begin with this one. I mean. I expected the craycray ~ Hello, Hard Fall? Buzz anyone?. So the OTT was expected, but this one…. So Tripp. Tripp was a Trip. This man. The author said that he would give Zeke (my absolute fav DB) a run for his money and she wasn’t lying.  I don’t want to spoil it for anyone but OMG, the desire to take Gibbs smack him with a 2x4 was intense. But what kept me from totally writing him off was Chewy and his extreme cluelessness.  Chandler was awesome. She’s one of those people that many assume they “know” but come to find out that they have no clue as to how sweet, sassy and strong she really is until it’s too late.  Their journey to their HEA was crazy. That’s the only way to put it. Crazy. From all of Tripp and Chandler’s crazy collisions to the meddling of the Wallace family in general...it’s amazing they all came out of it alive. But I will say that it was quite apparent that...

***4 Stars*** I was totally looking forward to watching Buzz be brought to his knees and this baby gave me everything I was looking for and more. It was a sweet, swoon worthy, eye rolling and yet fun ride and had me wishing I could spend more time with Buzz and Hollis because they were just that good together. I loved Hollis and Trace. Hollis is sweet, down to earth, a bit snarky and, depending on the situation, can have no edit button which simply shows that she is comfortable in her own skin. I’ll be honest and say that I didn’t expect to love Trace as much as I did in the end. I knew we’d get a deeper look into why he does what he does, but he definitely had me swooning in the end. He is OTT , doesn’t have an edit button and has a penchant for acting like a prepubescent tweener, but he has such a good heart, it was hard not to fall for the man. As for their journey to their HEA, it was a lot of fun. While their first collision wasn’t all meet cute goodness, I mean we are talking abo...