Review: Fun Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2013
Offside is the first book in the Barker Triplets series by Juliana Stone. This contemporary romance author is new to me. This is the first book that I have read of hers and I thought it was good. The story is focused on one of the Barker triplets, Billie-Jo. After her professional hockey career overseas came to a heartbreaking end she returns to her small town home where she was raised. She is left with the heartache of never playing as a pro-hockey player, the painful reality that her family faces and boredom...so she signs up to play in a local hockey league. The only problem is it seems this is an unofficial men's league. Billie Jo being very much female decides not to let that stand in her way. This starts rumors and conflicts all over her small hometown. However things aren't all bad because Billie finds herself playing on the same team as Logan Forest. She has had a crush on Logan since she was young and he didn't know she even existed since she wasn't the wild Barker triplet or the sexy Barker triplet. She has always been the athletic - hockey loving triplet that didn't draw much attention from the local boys. Now she has everyone's attention it seems, including Logan's. Logan and Billie can't seem to resist each other but the past and present secrets collide and this situation may have been doomed from the start.First off, the characters are great. Billie Jo Barker is the perfect balance of tough and feminine in my opinion. She is a strong female lead which is always a bonus but with a tender side to her. I also LOVED Logan. He is sweet and tough as well and protective of Billie but still stubborn.Secondly, this story emerged so evenly and developed at a good pace that nothing really seemed rushed or forced.In my opinion this book is a fun read. It is set for adults though due to the sexual scenarios in the storyline. But the story is still a cute and easy read. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series because I want to know what will happen with Billie's sister Bobbie and Logan's best friend Shane!