Series: None
Author: Amy Andrews
Published November 7th 2024 by Boldwood Books
Goodreads Synopsis
A bookshop face off!
NHL hot shot, Nick Hawkeye Hawke has 4 months to recuperate from a potentially career ending injury. All he has to do is take it easy and keep things low key. So, looking after his grandmother's beloved second hand romance bookshop and working very closely with the ruthlessly efficient Samantha Evans is just what he needs right? Wrong!
Career driven Sam has impulsively decided to swap her highly stressful corporate job for a slower pace in her favourite bookshop at the exact time her biological clock has started to tick. And she wants absolutely none of that. But when your boss is a hot hockey superstar and you can’t stop daydreaming of him being your baby daddy, forced proximity takes on a whole new meaning.
With temptation around every book shelf, Nick and Sam find themselves skating on thin ice until they put themselves firmly in the friend zone. But the more they try to resist their slow burn, the more they want each other. How long can they stay in the zone until one of them breaks the ice?
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.
Samantha Evans has always been career driven, but when her biological clock raised it's head, and with the death of a beloved friend, and owner of her local bookshop, she is now reconsidering it all. Quitting her job when she is overlooked for promotion in favour of the boss’s inept nephew, Sam needs a change of pace, and luckily there’s an opening at the store. Though he may be a NHL hot shot, Nick Hawke is recovering from an injury, and grieving his grandmother. At a loose end, he has until the season starts again to reorganise the store, and find a competent manager to take his place. Working with Samantha is both a dream and a nightmare, but not one he wants to end any time soon.
Well, this book was as fantastic as Amy's previous one, if not better. When I saw she had another book releasing soon, I was desperate to get my hands on it, and Sam and Nick were the perfect couple for this story. Samantha was such a strong character, who knew that as a woman in a male dominated industry she had to fight for what she wanted, but she didn't realise that the corner office and car was not that, but rather a family instead. I loved seeing her embrace her vulnerability and the way she found true friendship, and then love, with Nick. Nick may have been an NHL athlete, but his injury and losing his grandmother had made him really think about what he wanted from the future. He and Sam hit it off right away, and their banter and quips were excellent. I was just hooked on this book, and had to read it in one sitting because I needed to see our couple get their happy ending. Such a perfect book, and one everyone needs to get their hands on!
Dates Read:
November 3, 2024
Rating
5 Stars
Amy Andrews is an award-winning, USA Today best-selling, Aussie author who has written eighty-nine contemporary romances. Her books bring all the feels from sass, quirk and laughter to emotional grit and steam. She loves frequent travel, good books and great booze. For many years she was a registered nurse which means she knows things, anatomical things, and she’s not afraid to use them! Amy lives in a pretty little coastal town where she gets to stare at the ocean all day.
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