A review by dinoqueenreads
The Romance Line by Lauren Blakely

4.0

please note that the trigger warnings and topes/themes may contain spoilers
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: HFN
POV: dual 1st person
spice: a few open-door spicy scenes
TWs: blackmail, car accident (fatal), cheating, death of a family member, death of a friend, dementia, grief, PTSD
Kinky Content: dirty talk, eyes on me, fingering, hair pulling, irrumatio, lingerie kink, masturbation, oral, praise, public sex, queening
standalone: book 2 in the Love and Hockey series
final thoughts: this was a super cute forbidden workplace romance between the good girl publicist and the grumpy goalie. Their banter was great and the side characters were entertaining. I love the world Lauren Blakely has created. I really wish we got to see more of a HEA with next steps in their relationship but I love what we’ve been given so far!
I loved getting to know the MCs beyond just their job and seeing their relationship blossom from work rivals/hate to lovers!
The duet narration between Teddy Hamilton and Vanessa Edwin was so good. They fit the characters perfectly and had such great voices.

read this book if you love
😆 banter
🍿 celebrity
🍪 super secret cinnamon roll MMC
🥵 dirty talk
💬 epistolary
😳 forbidden lovers
🏝️ forced proximity
🫦 girl next door/playboy
🎁 grand gestures
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 great side characters
😡 grumpy/sunshine
🤫 hidden secrets
🙏 praise
🤐 secret relationship
👦 she falls first, he falls harder
💓 slowburn
🏒 sports romance (hockey)
🌍 world building
💼 workplace romance