Review: Love and Other Games
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2014
Reviewed by Juliefor Read Your Writes Book ReviewsWorth More Than Gold ~ REVIEWWorth More Than Gold is the story of Amy Pierce who used to be a competitive figure skater but quit at the age of thirteen when her younger sister, by four years, showed much more promise than she did. Amy now manages her sister's olympic path. When Amy's best friend talks her into going to a party the first night after arriving in Switzerland, she ends up meeting Erik Andresen, a Norwegian ski jumper. This is his last year for the games and he knows that he's not a contender for the gold but wants to help his teammates.After spending the night together, Erik’s first qualifying jump lands him in a top position to actually be able to medal. Now he thinks Amy is his good luck charm. It was love at first sight for both of them. Eventually, Erik asks Amy to spend time with him both personally and professionally.********************Trouble with Gold ~ REVIEWNadia Hoffman is a volunteer for the Olympic games trying to obtain a real position with the games at her father's insistence. She is from Switzerland and falls head over heels in love with Ty "Trouble" Madsen, a US snowboarder.Nadia is very serious about her job and doesn't know how to have fun. Ty is the perfect person to help bring her out of her shell. Nadia saves Ty when his fellow teammates play a prank on him and leave him in only his boxers, in the cold, handcuffed to a pole. Known for his playboy ways, it's love at first sight when Nadia comes to his rescue.Nadia and Ty engage in fun antics while they try to find the rumored miniature olympic torch that's supposed to bring good luck. In the end, Ty moves to Switzerland in order to have a real relationship with Nadia.********************The Girl Behind the Gold ~ REVIEWLia Milonas is a Greek aerialist. If she doesn't win the gold and obtain a sponsorship, her family will lose their farm so she's very serious about her reason for being at the Olympics. She's been told she's not likable even if she is pretty and a contender to win the gold. When she meets Brandon James, a magazine reporter from the US, they instantly fall head over heels in love with each other. Brandon helps Lia to become "likable" and sets up a lot of interviews for her. He writes a very compelling article for his magazine about her that comes straight from his heart. They look for the rumored mini olympic torch for good luck to help her win the gold. But they end up winning each other's hearts.********************Ice Gold ~ REVIEWBrenna Jessup is a photographer from the US sent to Switzerland to cover the US hockey team. She tries to get out of it because she hates everything related to the Olympics. She and her mother were forgotten about in her father’s and brother's quest to get her brother to the Olympics years ago. Unfortunately, she's the best photographer so she ends up going to Switzerland. It's love at first sight for her when she meets Colton “Cole” Campbell, the star hockey player for the US team.Cole is a playboy and finds it amusing when they end up next to each other on the plane ride to Switzerland and knows that Brenna is attracted to him. But then again, he's extremely attracted to her too. Brenna tries to keep their relationship professional but ends up falling in love with him anyway. Their antics also include trying to find the miniature olympic good luck torch. They continue to pursue their relationship during and after the games are finished.OVERALL ~ All of these stories were feel good-type stories. They made me believe there actually is such a thing as love at first sight. If it can happen at the Olympics, it can happen anywhere.Source: Blog Tour Host/Author