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Hard Hitter by Sarina Bowen

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Sarina Bowen burst into my romance reading life in 2015 with her Ivy Years series and my discovery happily coincided with her career taking off. This has provided me with lots of reading material. Though none of her more recent books have captured the magic of those first ones I read (Blonde Date is a perfect novella), I am continuing to buy her books; however as the prices have gone up, my interest has gone down. It’s one thing to be a $5 author, it’s […]

Better than the first

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This is book 2 in the Brooklyn Bruisers series, and coming right out of the gate I enjoyed it way more than book 1. If you’re already a Sarina Bowen fan this book will not disappoint you.  If you aren’t familiar with Bowen’s work, this is actually a pretty decent one to start with.  This book stands on its own and you do not need to read the series in order. This is Patrick O’Doul’s story.  He is the Bruisers ‘enforcer’ and a veteran of […]

Solid, Mediocre Sports Romance

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This is the first book in the Brooklyn Bruisers series, and came out Fall 2016.  Bowen has stuck with hockey, but moved on to the NHL from college stories.  I never finished the Ivy Years series, but apparently this hero is the older brother of the hero in The Fifteenth Minute (which I will NEVER read based on the reviews and BethEllen’s warnings). Georgia Worthington is the interim PR head for the Brooklyn Bruisers, an NHL team.  On the same day that it is announced […]



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