Title: Clipped by Love (Bellevue Bullies #2)
Author: Toni Aleo
Publication Date: April 27th 2015
Plot: Things are heating up for the Sinclair boys! With one already in the NHL, Jayden Sinclair is hoping to be next!
This has been the toughest year of my life. I watched my brother go into the draft without me, my mom got divorced, and the weight of my family’s issues is heavy on my shoulders. I feel like it’s my job to fix everything while working my butt off in school and trying to make my game better. I have to go into the draft. It will give my family the support they need, and it will prove that I’m good enough. But to get there, I have to show I can be the best captain for the Bellevue Bullies. The spot is mine—no one can take it. First though, Jude is making me go on a brother’s weekend. Innocent enough, I guess…until I see her. She’s the biggest competitor I’ve ever faced. Not only for my spot but also my heart. It’s hard to ignore someone like Baylor Moore.
I don’t lose. I can’t. My dad has bred me to be the best in anything I do. I am driven, I am smart, and I am going to be the first woman in the National Hockey League. No two ways about it. I’ve worked too hard. I’ve been through too much not to have what I want. I know I can do it. I will make my dad proud, and no one will stand in the way of that. That is, until I let him in. He scares me. He makes me feel. And he could very well be the one person who can make me want more than just to win.
We both have the same goal. Victory. But how do you compete against the person you want to win? It’s not easy. Love isn’t something you can control. It isn’t like a puck that can be handled by a stick. No, it has a mind of its own and does what it wants.
Neither of us saw it coming, and we really don’t know if there is a way to score, especially when you’re being Clipped by Love.
This has been the toughest year of my life. I watched my brother go into the draft without me, my mom got divorced, and the weight of my family’s issues is heavy on my shoulders. I feel like it’s my job to fix everything while working my butt off in school and trying to make my game better. I have to go into the draft. It will give my family the support they need, and it will prove that I’m good enough. But to get there, I have to show I can be the best captain for the Bellevue Bullies. The spot is mine—no one can take it. First though, Jude is making me go on a brother’s weekend. Innocent enough, I guess…until I see her. She’s the biggest competitor I’ve ever faced. Not only for my spot but also my heart. It’s hard to ignore someone like Baylor Moore.
I don’t lose. I can’t. My dad has bred me to be the best in anything I do. I am driven, I am smart, and I am going to be the first woman in the National Hockey League. No two ways about it. I’ve worked too hard. I’ve been through too much not to have what I want. I know I can do it. I will make my dad proud, and no one will stand in the way of that. That is, until I let him in. He scares me. He makes me feel. And he could very well be the one person who can make me want more than just to win.
We both have the same goal. Victory. But how do you compete against the person you want to win? It’s not easy. Love isn’t something you can control. It isn’t like a puck that can be handled by a stick. No, it has a mind of its own and does what it wants.
Neither of us saw it coming, and we really don’t know if there is a way to score, especially when you’re being Clipped by Love.
☆✮ My Review ✮☆
☆ I received an ARC GCR PR in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!! ☆
Clipped By Love follow’s Jude’s younger brother Jayden and his ladylove, Baylor.
Two individuals.
So different. And yet, so alike.
Driven.Passionate.And unyielding to failure.
Jayden--- the mature, middle Sinclair bro with the weight upon his shoulders.
Baylor--- the only woman on a men’s hockey team with a chip on her shoulder and something to prove.
Both with hopes and dreams of earning the coveted captain’s seat of the Bellevue Bullies and being drafted into the NHL.
But there is catch…. for women like Baylor, no female has ever skated in the National Hockey League. Ever.
And with this male dominated world with not so fond views and animosity of women in their testosterone filled rink, and a brewing love developing between her and Jayden, how will everything turn out?
Can Baylor break the mold and rise above her past to let Jayden into her jaded heart?
Will Jayden follow his big brother’s footsteps and Baylor in her father’s? Will they have their day in the big league?
And even if they were both to make it, how would they make things work?
How can two people, a couple more less, keep a relationship in a tangled web such as this? And can both set a path of their own?
Is this love meant to be? Or is it simply meant to be nipped in the bud? Read and you will find out!
#Wah. I LOVED Jayden Sinclair!! He was by far, the most patient, persistent, optimistic, and alpha of male characters that you can’t help but adore and fall in love with. Not to mention! Make you gals envy Baylor for such a hardworking and responsible young man taking such immense interest in her. Man, did he not give up on her!
As for Baylor... boy, was she a stubborn gal! Sometimes her stubborn personality, her insecurities, and that pride of hers got the best of her and got in the way of things!! I wanted to strangle her at times and knock some sense into her! XD lol
I’m really hoping that Jace’s story is up next, and perhaps, even Markus! Even though he is not a Sinclair bro! I adored him!
Can there be a SinclairXMoore love match in the mix while we're at it?!
Pretty please?!
One-click this one ladies!! You will definitely be 'clipped' by this book of a gem! ♥
☆ I received an ARC GCR PR in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!! ☆
Clipped By Love follow’s Jude’s younger brother Jayden and his ladylove, Baylor.
Two individuals.
So different. And yet, so alike.
Driven.Passionate.And unyielding to failure.
Jayden--- the mature, middle Sinclair bro with the weight upon his shoulders.
Baylor--- the only woman on a men’s hockey team with a chip on her shoulder and something to prove.
Both with hopes and dreams of earning the coveted captain’s seat of the Bellevue Bullies and being drafted into the NHL.
But there is catch…. for women like Baylor, no female has ever skated in the National Hockey League. Ever.
And with this male dominated world with not so fond views and animosity of women in their testosterone filled rink, and a brewing love developing between her and Jayden, how will everything turn out?
Can Baylor break the mold and rise above her past to let Jayden into her jaded heart?
Will Jayden follow his big brother’s footsteps and Baylor in her father’s? Will they have their day in the big league?
And even if they were both to make it, how would they make things work?
How can two people, a couple more less, keep a relationship in a tangled web such as this? And can both set a path of their own?
Is this love meant to be? Or is it simply meant to be nipped in the bud? Read and you will find out!
#Wah. I LOVED Jayden Sinclair!! He was by far, the most patient, persistent, optimistic, and alpha of male characters that you can’t help but adore and fall in love with. Not to mention! Make you gals envy Baylor for such a hardworking and responsible young man taking such immense interest in her. Man, did he not give up on her!
As for Baylor... boy, was she a stubborn gal! Sometimes her stubborn personality, her insecurities, and that pride of hers got the best of her and got in the way of things!! I wanted to strangle her at times and knock some sense into her! XD lol
I’m really hoping that Jace’s story is up next, and perhaps, even Markus! Even though he is not a Sinclair bro! I adored him!
Can there be a SinclairXMoore love match in the mix while we're at it?!
Pretty please?!
One-click this one ladies!! You will definitely be 'clipped' by this book of a gem! ♥
My Rating:
♥♥♥♥
☆✮ Book One of the Bellevue Bullies Series✮☆
Jude Sinclair here, hockey player for the Bellevue Bullies and lover of all ladies. Hockey’s in my blood, and not to sound full of myself, but I’m good at it…really good. The draft is within my reach—it’s mine to take—but that’s not the only reason people know my name. They know me because of my way with women. They know the score, and I aim to please. I just tend to stay away from repeat performances. In other words, I don’t do relationships beyond my family and friends. I’m happy with life. However, I should warn you that my story and how I see it playing out is about to change due to a certain redhead on campus.
She’s beautiful. Stunning. Breathtaking.
She’s my game changer.
He’s trouble from the moment I see him. I don’t know what I’m thinking, but from the moment I meet his gaze, I’m his. It’s a scary feeling.
I’ve never trusted anyone outside my aunt and uncle—and even that took months. I didn’t have it easy growing up. My mom was usually strung out, and she didn’t give me a second thought. Drugs and the men who paid her were more important to her. It was horrible, but I’m stronger today. Because of my past, security is what I need most. Money assures me that I can take care of myself today, tomorrow, and next month. I don’t want to ever be hungry or go without again, so I work hard for every penny.
Oh, by the way, I’m Claire Anderson. I’m a hard-studying sophomore at the University of Bellevue, dancer for the school dance team, and a burlesque dancer at a club, but that’s my secret.
You may think you know how our story ends, but you have no clue. It’s not easy falling in love… or living happily ever after. At first it may seem so, but when is anything worth having ever won without a fight?
Especially when you’re boarded by love.
She’s beautiful. Stunning. Breathtaking.
She’s my game changer.
He’s trouble from the moment I see him. I don’t know what I’m thinking, but from the moment I meet his gaze, I’m his. It’s a scary feeling.
I’ve never trusted anyone outside my aunt and uncle—and even that took months. I didn’t have it easy growing up. My mom was usually strung out, and she didn’t give me a second thought. Drugs and the men who paid her were more important to her. It was horrible, but I’m stronger today. Because of my past, security is what I need most. Money assures me that I can take care of myself today, tomorrow, and next month. I don’t want to ever be hungry or go without again, so I work hard for every penny.
Oh, by the way, I’m Claire Anderson. I’m a hard-studying sophomore at the University of Bellevue, dancer for the school dance team, and a burlesque dancer at a club, but that’s my secret.
You may think you know how our story ends, but you have no clue. It’s not easy falling in love… or living happily ever after. At first it may seem so, but when is anything worth having ever won without a fight?
Especially when you’re boarded by love.
☆✮ About the Author ✮☆
Toni Aleo is the author of the Nasvhille Assassins series: Taking Shots, Trying to Score, Empty Net, Falling for the Backup, and Blue Lines.
When not rooting for her beloved Nashville Predators, she’s probably going to her husband’s and son’s hockey games and her daughter’s dance competitions, taking pictures, scrapbooking, or reading the latest romance novel.
She lives in the Nashville area with her husband, two children, and a bulldog. Read more about Toni here.
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