Review: LOVED IT
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2014
SUMMER'S BOOK BLOGThis is a complete series of five love stories all about athletes. I loved them all and can't say I have a favorite they were all great. The author did a great job bringing you in to all of the stories so you can actually feel the emotions in them.Ready to Rumble - Demetria Stavos was a female professional wrestler who held the title for almost two years until a shoulder injury and her parents made her stop wrestling. They asked Demi to scout out the new talent for their family owned wrestling business. Nikolai Sascha Petrov also known as " Granite " was the biggest and best wrestler they had. Demi and Granite went looking for new talent when one of the guys punched her and knocked her out when she wasn't looking. While Demi was in the hospital her family asked Granite to watch after and protect their daughter. He agreed with no problem but will he be able to look after her or will the sparks fly? I loved this one and how protective Nikki was of Demi.Breaking the Ice - Diesel Leblanc spots Mckenzie Rhodes ice skating one day while he was practicing hockey. One look and he was done for. He tried for weeks to get her to talk to him but his bad boy reputation was messing things up. The Leblanc boys were know to get around town. Two days before he was due to leave town and go back to college he spots McKenzie broke down on the side of the road. He takes her back to his place because it was closer and he finally gets what he wants but the next morning when. He woke up she was gone. Diesel went on to play professional hockey and got traded to the Boston Bruins where McKenzie and her brother made a home. In a chance meeting he sees McKenzie again and has to have her forever but will she let him? I liked this one a lot. There was a lot of emotions going on in this story and you felt every one of them.Time to Make the Donuts - Max Grant was a star receiver for the Steelers. He was walking around one morning when he smelled donuts and his mouth was watering for one bite. The diet he was on would not allow him to have any but he couldn't help himself. He followed the smell and stumbled upon Josie's bakery. He looked inside but saw no one. As he went to grab the closest donut he was met with a gun. Josie had a hard life. She put away three Steelers players for trying to rape her so she changed her appearance and tried to stay away from the threats. When Max saw her he was instantly in love but there was no way Josie would let a football player into her life or would she? Will Max be able to gain her trust and steal her heart?Win, Lose or Raine - Raine Storm was tired of being the only virgin in her sorority. She decided when her and her sorority sisters went out that night she was going to pick a hot guy and go back to his hotel room and finally lose her virginity. She did just that but the next morning she woke up and snuck out of his hotel room without even knowing his name. Huge mistake on her part. Five years later she was graduated from college and worked in her family owned physical therapy office that specialized in sports medicine. Raine was alone one day when in walked Jake Forrest a professional baseball player and the guy who has clouded all her thought for the past five years. He had stolen her heart that night and she was never able to get it back. I absolutely loved this story.The Three Pointer - Harley Jamison grew up with her brother Hart and best friends Bailey, Dex and Beck. She started dating Beck and was very much in love with him. When he went off to college Harley kept hearing rumors that Beck was cheating on her but she didn't want to believe it. She had to see it for herself. She climbed in her car and drove to campus only to find him banging two chics. She stormed out realizing her best friend Dex and her brother had been hiding this and protecting their friend instead of her. She packed and headed to college in North Carolina. She wasn't there long when she realized she was pregnant but she made everyone swear they wouldn't tell Beck. She wound up having a beautiful baby girl. Harley was a very strong woman and didn't want to give up her dreams so she continued college and swore she would pay her rents back anything they gave her. Fast forward six years later. Harley decided it was time to visit her hoe. She has been avoiding for so long. She hoped to boys would not be there since they all three became professional basketball players and played in Phoenix which was far from Florida. She picked her daughter up from school and out of nowhere a truck hit her. She was in the hospital for months recovering. While there Dex and Beck showed up and wanted to do everything to make things right again. Harper has loved both guys since she was very young but can she ever let them into her heart again? The only downfall to this one in I really wanted to know what happened with Bailey and Hart.I absolutely loved this collection. It all fit perfectly together. This is the first book that I have read by Shayne and I can promise it won't be my last.