Hat Trick
Blades
Hockey, #3
by
Maria Luis
Release Date:
February 8th 2018
The Book Junkie
Reads . . . Review of . . . HAT TRICK (Blades Hockey, #3) . . .
I found
a reason to connect with Gwen. The book was not he first time we hear about Gwen
or Marshall. They both have had less than stellar reputations that have
proceeded their introduction as main characters. I personally recommend that if you have not,
you stop and go back read the previous books in this series to see how much growth
there has been in the characters, Gwen in particular. You get to see a different
aspect of her life and her as a person. Or you could just jump right in and
enjoy a budding romance that will show you there are possibilities sometimes we
just have to explore.
Maria Luis have found a way to balance the
angst of life, sports, pain, and romance. She gives a story that makes you want
to step back and visit with the other characters that you see glimpses of in
this read. I enjoyed her writing, her story, her characters, and the way she
put it all together.
Blades
Hockey series:
Power Play – Blades Hockey, #1
Sin Bin – Blades
Hockey, #2
Hat Trick – Blades Hockey, #3
BLURB
The
NHL’s most charming player is ready to score a hat trick on and off the ice...
As the
star forward for the Boston Blades, I’ve earned a reputation for no-strings
attached hookups and a mean slapshot that has all the ladies purring -- but
it’s never been the one woman I want to see all fired up and ready to score.
Boston’s
own Ice Queen Gwen James has had my emotions all tangled up for years. I’ve
played the games. I’ve sat on the sidelines.
No matter
her reasons, I’m done being benched.
When she
approaches me for a second chance, I accept on one condition: she’s got to
prove she’s all in.
No
kissing. No sex.
It just
might kill me to keep my hands to myself, but it’s time Gwen knows what it’s
like to beg.
At the end
of the day, I play to win, and I want what no other man has ever had…her heart.
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EXCERPT
“And here I was thinking you were
bringing me back to Cheers.”
“Not
today,” I murmur, taking the two pairs of skates from the attendant. “Have you
ever skated in the Boston Commons?”
Marshall’s
pewter gaze darts to the ice rink behind me. Every year, the city decks out the
gardens with a temporary rink. The trees are draped with vibrantly colored
lights. Vendors line the pathways, offering everything from sugar cookies to
hot chocolate to little holiday trinkets for purchase.
It’s
enchanting, and, until tonight, my experience with the festivities has been
relegated to only what I’ve read online.
With
a firm hand, Marshall takes both pairs of skates from me. “Can’t say that I
have. Anytime I play hockey, it’s for a team. Don’t think I’ve skated
recreationally since my younger years.”
I
lift a brow. “Younger years?”
He
tips his head back with a laugh, and the sound is contagious, sexy-as-hell.
“One of these days you’ll get over the age thing.” He gestures for me to take a
seat at a bench near the open rink. “Just think, when we’re old and gray,
you’ll be thankful I’m always younger and good-looking.”
Stealing
the smaller-sized skates from him, I slip off my boots and draw on one
cream-colored skate. “You are pretty.”
I cast a quick glance his way to see if he caught my teasing comment.
His
mouth flattens, just slightly, as he grunts, “I accept handsome, hot, sexy, and
tear-off-my-panties-with-your-teeth-Marshall.”
The
last option sends the skate lace missing its appropriate hook. Because with his
words comes a very hot
visual of him tearing my underwear off with his teeth. Not that I’ll admit to
picturing him between my thighs—yet.
“You’re
pretty, Marshall,” I repeat, eyes down on my lacing job. “Why deny it?”
His
thigh presses against mine as he undoes his sneakers. “Makes me sound
feminine.”
“There’s
nothing feminine about you.”
“Is
that a compliment?”
“Depends
on whether you’ll let me tell you all the ways that you’re pretty.”
Marshall
grins, his dimples indenting his cheeks as his blunt-tipped fingers string up
his laces in the same amount of time it takes me to unzip my boot and cast it
to the side. “How about this? You can tell me how pretty I am, but each time
you do so, I have the option to remove a kiss from your tally.”
I
whistle low. “You’re heartless.”
“Evil,
honey.” He winks playfully. “Don’t be mistaken.”
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ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE BLADES HOCKEY SERIES
Power
Play, Book 1
(FREE
FOR FEBRUARY 8TH AND 9TH, 2018)
US: http://amzn.to/2mIrGLh
Amazon Universal: myBook.to/PowerPlayBlades
Sin Bin,
Book 2
US: http://amzn.to/2BbKmrM
Amazon Universal: myBook.to/SinBinBlades
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books are free in Kindle Unlimited!
AUTHOR
BIO
Maria Luis is the author of sexy
contemporary romances, though she may or may not have a few historical romances
hiding in the cobwebs of her computer.
When she’s not writing about strong
men and the sassy women who sweep them off their feet, Maria is a historian who
specializes in medieval England and 19th century New Orleans. What do the two
eras have in common, you ask? Not much, except for disease, scandalous
activities and crime—Maria’s favorite topics.
Maria lives in New Orleans with her
better half, where she can generally be found hiking with her two dogs, Zeus
and Athena, kayaking in Louisiana’s inter-coastal waterways, or curled up on
the couch with a good book.
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