cherryredsreads's review
5.0
Love Hockey Players with accents?
Go grab this book and be ready for Georg to melt the ice out from under you with his Bad boy sexy ways.
[a:Raine Miller|4930653|Raine Miller|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1360444710p2/4930653.jpg] writing as [a:Brit DeMille|18069579|Brit DeMille|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1559773905p2/18069579.jpg] in this Vegas Crush series, delivers another Hockey hunk to add your book boyfriend collection.
Georg is rough around the edges and then some but when he sees Pam again, she sparks something in him that makes him want to be a better man for himself & for her.
I love the progression of seeing Georg come to terms with wanting Pam that he will do whatever takes to get himself to be the man she deserves. Pam has her own insecurities and terms to come to and these two together have such an electric chemistry that connects instantly.
There is a good dose of angst, heartache, learning experiences as well as sexy times that makes this story flow so good that once you start reading, you won't be able to put this book down.
Go get this book and find out if Georg & Pam get their HEA while breaking the rules.
**ARC provided by Author for honest review**
5
Go grab this book and be ready for Georg to melt the ice out from under you with his Bad boy sexy ways.
[a:Raine Miller|4930653|Raine Miller|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1360444710p2/4930653.jpg] writing as [a:Brit DeMille|18069579|Brit DeMille|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1559773905p2/18069579.jpg] in this Vegas Crush series, delivers another Hockey hunk to add your book boyfriend collection.
Georg is rough around the edges and then some but when he sees Pam again, she sparks something in him that makes him want to be a better man for himself & for her.
I love the progression of seeing Georg come to terms with wanting Pam that he will do whatever takes to get himself to be the man she deserves. Pam has her own insecurities and terms to come to and these two together have such an electric chemistry that connects instantly.
There is a good dose of angst, heartache, learning experiences as well as sexy times that makes this story flow so good that once you start reading, you won't be able to put this book down.
Go get this book and find out if Georg & Pam get their HEA while breaking the rules.
**ARC provided by Author for honest review**
5
mehsi's review
5.0
I received this sexy book for a Blog Tour. My opinions are my own and not influenced because I got this book for free.
I was just absolutely delighted when I got the chance to read this book, I haven't read Vegas Crush #1 yet, but after this one? I am sure will see if I can get it for my Kindle very soon. I want to read how Holly and Evan got together.
In this book our MCs are Georg, a sexy defensive line guy with tons of muscle, and Pam, a sweet girl with a dark past who works at Crush as a physical therapist (yep, she gets to massage and touch tons of hot dudes). These two apparently already met in the previous book we get quite a few reminders of that through the book. On the one hand I was happy that we got those reminders as it gave me a better view on the characters, on the other hand it made me feel like I missed something/missed out. Which is another reason why I want to read book 1.
Georg is a tough guy but I loved him from the start. Yes, I wasn't approving of his drinking, but he shows great promise from the start and I was cheering for him to improve several things in his life. He wants to eat better, drink less (or not at all), exercise more. And sure, it doesn't always go well as he tends to go to the bottle if things go wrong, but I could see he was trying. I loved reading about him playing on the ice/field and see how he fought hard for his team. Defending, being a duo with Evan, then there was Victor and how that all ended. And I am normally not a fan of hockey or any sports. But in this one I was eagerly waiting for the matches to happen.
Pamela is a sweet girl who has her first job and it is at Crush! She massages the guys, helps them out with physical therapy, makes plans for them if they are injured or need more help. She is a great addition.
Learning of her past, oh boy. Normally I wouldn't read a book featuring that, but I didn't know, and luckily it is only mentioned very little, and I could skip most of it. I just can't read books featuring that. I feel very uncomfortable reading it, not sure how to otherwise explain it. Hope it makes sense.
I was a bit frustrated with their romance though, at least in the beginning. They both wanted the other but they kept going on and on how the other wouldn't be interested or talk about the job and how that may get in the way (which I can understand but still argh) or talk how the other would have gone for it if they really wanted them. I was just shaking my Kindle and telling these two to just go for it. That they are both thinking it and that they want each other equally.
But the romance picks up eventually and WOW those sex scenes are steamy and graphic. I am still not entirely feeling comfortable reading them (mostly to do with that it is something so intimate and I feel like a voyeur reading about these things), but I am getting more and more used to it and I feel less embarrassed reading them.
I loved how Georg acted when he learned of Pamela's virginity, how he took his sweet time, waited until she was really ready (which didn't take too long, but that may have been just a feeling we do know that time passes). He was truly sweet and respected her wishes and also made sure that she was comfortable the entire time.
Of course, as I had expected though it was something totally different from what I had expected, things go dramatic and I was just groaning in frustration. However, I could also understand why Pamela did what she did. Why she decided on that. It made me happy to see things go back to OK and all she did for Georg. Holy, that is just so sweet. I was in tears during that one big moment and then later on some more.
I was delighted with the epilogue and can I just say I am happy with that the author didn't end it on that note. While it would be nice, it just wouldn't fit, in my opinion. Too soon, too fast.
Of course I also loved Holly and Evan and reading about them, seeing them be freaking adorable together. Their cute little baby and Holly carried that little one around so she could work. Aww!
All in all, I had so much fun reading this one. It was cute, swoony, sexy, and oh my so hot at times. Recommended to all!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I was just absolutely delighted when I got the chance to read this book, I haven't read Vegas Crush #1 yet, but after this one? I am sure will see if I can get it for my Kindle very soon. I want to read how Holly and Evan got together.
In this book our MCs are Georg, a sexy defensive line guy with tons of muscle, and Pam, a sweet girl with a dark past who works at Crush as a physical therapist (yep, she gets to massage and touch tons of hot dudes). These two apparently already met in the previous book we get quite a few reminders of that through the book. On the one hand I was happy that we got those reminders as it gave me a better view on the characters, on the other hand it made me feel like I missed something/missed out. Which is another reason why I want to read book 1.
Georg is a tough guy but I loved him from the start. Yes, I wasn't approving of his drinking, but he shows great promise from the start and I was cheering for him to improve several things in his life. He wants to eat better, drink less (or not at all), exercise more. And sure, it doesn't always go well as he tends to go to the bottle if things go wrong, but I could see he was trying. I loved reading about him playing on the ice/field and see how he fought hard for his team. Defending, being a duo with Evan, then there was Victor and how that all ended. And I am normally not a fan of hockey or any sports. But in this one I was eagerly waiting for the matches to happen.
Pamela is a sweet girl who has her first job and it is at Crush! She massages the guys, helps them out with physical therapy, makes plans for them if they are injured or need more help. She is a great addition.
Learning of her past, oh boy. Normally I wouldn't read a book featuring that, but I didn't know, and luckily it is only mentioned very little, and I could skip most of it. I just can't read books featuring that. I feel very uncomfortable reading it, not sure how to otherwise explain it. Hope it makes sense.
I was a bit frustrated with their romance though, at least in the beginning. They both wanted the other but they kept going on and on how the other wouldn't be interested or talk about the job and how that may get in the way (which I can understand but still argh) or talk how the other would have gone for it if they really wanted them. I was just shaking my Kindle and telling these two to just go for it. That they are both thinking it and that they want each other equally.
But the romance picks up eventually and WOW those sex scenes are steamy and graphic. I am still not entirely feeling comfortable reading them (mostly to do with that it is something so intimate and I feel like a voyeur reading about these things), but I am getting more and more used to it and I feel less embarrassed reading them.
I loved how Georg acted when he learned of Pamela's virginity, how he took his sweet time, waited until she was really ready (which didn't take too long, but that may have been just a feeling we do know that time passes). He was truly sweet and respected her wishes and also made sure that she was comfortable the entire time.
Of course, as I had expected though it was something totally different from what I had expected, things go dramatic and I was just groaning in frustration. However, I could also understand why Pamela did what she did. Why she decided on that. It made me happy to see things go back to OK and all she did for Georg. Holy, that is just so sweet. I was in tears during that one big moment and then later on some more.
I was delighted with the epilogue and can I just say I am happy with that the author didn't end it on that note.
Spoiler
PregnancyOf course I also loved Holly and Evan and reading about them, seeing them be freaking adorable together. Their cute little baby and Holly carried that little one around so she could work. Aww!
All in all, I had so much fun reading this one. It was cute, swoony, sexy, and oh my so hot at times. Recommended to all!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
monicasalor85's review
5.0
Sexy, Beautiful and Hot. A must read even if you are not a Hockey fan, believe me you gonna become one! Georg and Pam to my favorite couples list!
Well done Raine (aka Brit), and as always this two characters at the end <3 love the their intervention in this story!
Well done Raine (aka Brit), and as always this two characters at the end <3 love the their intervention in this story!
amz101's review
5.0
Sin Shot is book two in the Vegas Crush series by Brit DeMille and I have read other books by her under her other pen name and LOVED. This series so far has taken me by surprise. I haven't been much of a sports romance fan, it's not a trope that grabs my attention all that much, but every so often I will read a blurb and get intrigued enough to read the books, and this is one of those cases. I loved Crushed (Book 1) and when I had finished it, I was so eager to start this! Raine Miller aka Brit DeMille has always had a way with words. She strings them together to create a hot, steamy and intense romance that you just can't get enough of.
After reading about Pam and Georg, the two main characters in this book in book 1 as secondary characters, I knew I needed to know more about them. I was smitten with them in book one and could read that they had major chemistry together, so when the author announced that they were getting their own book, I was over the moon! I wanted to know how things went down after Pam joined the Crush organization, I wanted to know how they were going to make things work with this no-fraternization rule if they could make it work.
I loved how the author played these characters out. Georg was the party boy, the ladies man, and he never took life too seriously, but when it comes to this one woman, he is willing to change it all, to be the man for her, and Pam is the new team therapist. She's smart, feisty, witty, and a little reserved, she has her own demons that she is fighting and struggling with, she sees herself as broken, and often steps back when it comes to relationships and getting close to anyone. Her childhood and her past played a big factor on why. But Georg sees her for who she truly is, and how incredible she is. She is strong, and she's been through a lot, but she hides it well and even though this thing between her and Georg is something that she normally never let's happen, and goes against everything she believes in, for the first time ever, she can't help but want more, she wants more than a casual root and boot, she wants something deeper with Georg and she was just the girl he needed to tug him back from his partying ways. They bounced off each other perfectly and it was hard not to cheer for them to get a HEA. But will actually get this perfect happy ending? When things start to deepen between the two of them, something keeps getting in their way.
I also loved how well the author wrote the hockey side of it. As I mentioned, I'm not massively into sports romances, but I found myself so hooked on this one. Also mixing in the life outside of the sport... It was fantastic and extremely well written and I can't wait to see where the author takes us next in this series!
5 stars!
After reading about Pam and Georg, the two main characters in this book in book 1 as secondary characters, I knew I needed to know more about them. I was smitten with them in book one and could read that they had major chemistry together, so when the author announced that they were getting their own book, I was over the moon! I wanted to know how things went down after Pam joined the Crush organization, I wanted to know how they were going to make things work with this no-fraternization rule if they could make it work.
I loved how the author played these characters out. Georg was the party boy, the ladies man, and he never took life too seriously, but when it comes to this one woman, he is willing to change it all, to be the man for her, and Pam is the new team therapist. She's smart, feisty, witty, and a little reserved, she has her own demons that she is fighting and struggling with, she sees herself as broken, and often steps back when it comes to relationships and getting close to anyone. Her childhood and her past played a big factor on why. But Georg sees her for who she truly is, and how incredible she is. She is strong, and she's been through a lot, but she hides it well and even though this thing between her and Georg is something that she normally never let's happen, and goes against everything she believes in, for the first time ever, she can't help but want more, she wants more than a casual root and boot, she wants something deeper with Georg and she was just the girl he needed to tug him back from his partying ways. They bounced off each other perfectly and it was hard not to cheer for them to get a HEA. But will actually get this perfect happy ending? When things start to deepen between the two of them, something keeps getting in their way.
I also loved how well the author wrote the hockey side of it. As I mentioned, I'm not massively into sports romances, but I found myself so hooked on this one. Also mixing in the life outside of the sport... It was fantastic and extremely well written and I can't wait to see where the author takes us next in this series!
5 stars!
fsmeurinne's review
5.0
Book two in the series, one that I am enjoying way too much. I love sport romance and this one rocked it. Georg and Pam story is amazing. Georg has a reputation, Pam finds herself wanting him more than on the casual side. Their chemistry is off the charts. This hockey romance will have you reading about the hockey player and the physiotherapist, where lines should not blured, never mix business with pleasure.
reading_with_2_book_lovers's review
4.0
This is my first read by this author and I highly enjoyed this story
lauraanne9's review
1.0
DNF at 29%
I am just going to say that this one didn't work for me. I usually love this author, and I have no doubt I will love the next title.
I am just going to say that this one didn't work for me. I usually love this author, and I have no doubt I will love the next title.
monadh's review against another edition
3.0
Exciting overall idea, poor execution and writing that somehow doesn’t quit gel
This was the first book by the author (Brit deMille/Raine Miller) that I have read. It’s a Hockey Romance, book two in the Vegas Crush series, centered around a fictional hockey team, but it also works well as a standalone.
I was seduced by the description: hot bad boy NHL player with a sexy Russian accent falls in love with the gorgeous physical therapist of the team. Both have some issues and baggage, but they are it for each other. I also liked the critical interrogation of the non-fraternization rule that seems to be applied differently to athletes and support staff.
So why then do I only give 3 stars? It’s actually quite difficult to pin-point, but for one I did not like the “voice” of the author; at times it felt a little immature and inane. The story is told in first person narrative with changing viewpoints from the perspective of the two main protagonists and their thought processes (inner monologue) felt at times (most of the time) quite superficial, sometimes repeating stuff that was obvious from the story and that seemed to reflect more the standpoint of a third person narrator than that of the person experiencing those feelings…
This also made the main protagonists appear superficial and not complex and well-rounded enough, a bit on the cartoonish side.
The sex scenes were quite explicit (which I don’t mind), but to my feeling also over-idealized. They had like perfect sex right from the beginning, with no hint of awkwardness or anything, which seems even less believable considering it was her first time.
Another problem for me was imagery, the way things were described, they way words were combined that seemed just somehow slightly off.
So 3 stars for a great overall outline and some exciting detail ideas which didn’t live up to their promise due to poor execution in the writing part and some deficiencies in characterization.
This was the first book by the author (Brit deMille/Raine Miller) that I have read. It’s a Hockey Romance, book two in the Vegas Crush series, centered around a fictional hockey team, but it also works well as a standalone.
I was seduced by the description: hot bad boy NHL player with a sexy Russian accent falls in love with the gorgeous physical therapist of the team. Both have some issues and baggage, but they are it for each other. I also liked the critical interrogation of the non-fraternization rule that seems to be applied differently to athletes and support staff.
So why then do I only give 3 stars? It’s actually quite difficult to pin-point, but for one I did not like the “voice” of the author; at times it felt a little immature and inane. The story is told in first person narrative with changing viewpoints from the perspective of the two main protagonists and their thought processes (inner monologue) felt at times (most of the time) quite superficial, sometimes repeating stuff that was obvious from the story and that seemed to reflect more the standpoint of a third person narrator than that of the person experiencing those feelings…
This also made the main protagonists appear superficial and not complex and well-rounded enough, a bit on the cartoonish side.
The sex scenes were quite explicit (which I don’t mind), but to my feeling also over-idealized. They had like perfect sex right from the beginning, with no hint of awkwardness or anything, which seems even less believable considering it was her first time.
Another problem for me was imagery, the way things were described, they way words were combined that seemed just somehow slightly off.
So 3 stars for a great overall outline and some exciting detail ideas which didn’t live up to their promise due to poor execution in the writing part and some deficiencies in characterization.
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