Review: buy for the cause and the variety of stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
There are a lot of marquee names contributing, but it's the lesser-known authors who shine here. Catherine Gayle's TAKING A SHOT is sweet and touching, with a lovely balance between the hockey and romance aspects of the story. This m/m fanatic wished for more than one piece in that genre, but VL Locey's HEIR APPARENT fits the bill nicely with its touches of humor and sympathetic characters. The heat level for most stories is roughly New Adult level (even Bianca Sommerland's BDSM seems slightly gentler here), and most (except for Toni Aleo's story) will work as standalones (at least if you don't mind HFN endings). I'd probably give the book a 3.5 overall as a reading experience, but the wonderful cause merits at least half a star extra!