Title: Puck Love
Author: Carmen Jenner
Genre: Sports Romance
Genre: Sports Romance
Publication Date: October 3 2017
Plot: Stella Hart is the hottest thing in country music. For ten years, she’s been Nashville’s darling. She’s pure, sweet, and a positive role model in an industry rife with scandals, sex, and sequins. Men want to own her, women want to be her—everyone wants a piece of her, and Stella? Well, she wants out.
As the center for the Calgary Crushers, Van Ross isn’t afraid of the spotlight, but he doesn’t much like it either. Despite his reputation as a player, the NHL’s bad boy lives for only two things: the game, and his younger brother. That’s why when he comes across a country music superstar seeking refuge at his home in the Canadian Rockies, he’s not too happy with the media shitstorm this surprise houseguest brings.
With a nationwide manhunt, paparazzi dogging their every move, producers of a reality TV show baying for blood, and a record label desperate to see their “good girl” returned safely home, Van and Stella’s lives are snowballing out of control.
While Van would like nothing more than to show the purest of them all how well he handles his er ... stick, Stella is no puck bunny. Nor is she as innocent as she’d have the world believe.
With chemistry like theirs, tension runs high on and off the ice, but the end game is the same for both players: line up the puck, take the shot, and score. If only their hearts understood the play.
Puck fame and fortune.
Puck right and wrong.
Puck love.
As the center for the Calgary Crushers, Van Ross isn’t afraid of the spotlight, but he doesn’t much like it either. Despite his reputation as a player, the NHL’s bad boy lives for only two things: the game, and his younger brother. That’s why when he comes across a country music superstar seeking refuge at his home in the Canadian Rockies, he’s not too happy with the media shitstorm this surprise houseguest brings.
With a nationwide manhunt, paparazzi dogging their every move, producers of a reality TV show baying for blood, and a record label desperate to see their “good girl” returned safely home, Van and Stella’s lives are snowballing out of control.
While Van would like nothing more than to show the purest of them all how well he handles his er ... stick, Stella is no puck bunny. Nor is she as innocent as she’d have the world believe.
With chemistry like theirs, tension runs high on and off the ice, but the end game is the same for both players: line up the puck, take the shot, and score. If only their hearts understood the play.
Puck fame and fortune.
Puck right and wrong.
Puck love.
☆✮ My Review ✮☆
This was not like Carmen Jenner's usual writing style that I'm accustomed to. I think those of you who have kept up with this author's novels well know that this lady is not afraid to dip her hand in grit, madness and mayhem but somehow Puck Love did not venture into those recurrent themes.
Being the first ever sports romance for Jenner, I thought that Puck Love was witty, refreshing, and very steamy. I loved the banter and rapport between Van and Stella. It was obvious that these two were made for each other.
Oh, Van. Can I have this man to myself? His personality, oh how I loved how comical he could be and yet have this no holds barred kind of stance towards his sport, his family, and his new lady love, Stella.
As for Stella, I liked seeing Van bring a new side of her and allow her to grow and find herself. Growing up in the spotlight and always having your every move scrutinized, I appreciated that themes of self-identity, anxiety attacks, feeling out of control and suppression were brought out into those novel. This felt very realistic as I can only imagine what goes on in an celebrities mind from day to day and how they keep themselves sane.
Van is the hockey super star and Stella is country's golden gal. You can only imagine the world's microscopic eye and wanting to see some kind of scandal... or downfall.... or even a fairy tale ending between two celebrities.
Definitely would recommend!
Being the first ever sports romance for Jenner, I thought that Puck Love was witty, refreshing, and very steamy. I loved the banter and rapport between Van and Stella. It was obvious that these two were made for each other.
Oh, Van. Can I have this man to myself? His personality, oh how I loved how comical he could be and yet have this no holds barred kind of stance towards his sport, his family, and his new lady love, Stella.
As for Stella, I liked seeing Van bring a new side of her and allow her to grow and find herself. Growing up in the spotlight and always having your every move scrutinized, I appreciated that themes of self-identity, anxiety attacks, feeling out of control and suppression were brought out into those novel. This felt very realistic as I can only imagine what goes on in an celebrities mind from day to day and how they keep themselves sane.
Van is the hockey super star and Stella is country's golden gal. You can only imagine the world's microscopic eye and wanting to see some kind of scandal... or downfall.... or even a fairy tale ending between two celebrities.
Definitely would recommend!
My Rating:
♥♥♥♥
☆✮ Excerpt ✮☆
“What are you running from?” I say, echoing the me from several months ago when this strange and beautiful creature had arrived on my doorstep, lost, and seeking refuge from a world that might have destroyed a lesser woman.
She takes several steps back until there’s nowhere left to go but on top of the counter. “I’m not running from anything.”
I press against her. She’s stiff as a board. That makes two of us. “I miss you, Stella. I jack it every day thinking about you, sometimes twice a day. I want you.”
“You can’t have me, Van.”
“Bullshit,” I hiss. I slide my hand into her hair, and pull her closer. I lean in, but I don’t kiss her. “Tell me you miss me. Tell me you’re thinking about me, too.”
“I don’t . . .” She shakes her head, but her breath is hot and heavy against my face. “I’m not.”
I close my eyes and rub my cheek against hers. My stubble is likely scratching her delicate skin, but she doesn’t pull away, and I slide my hand under her shirt. She’s braless. I groan. All those long days and nights she tortured me at the cabin by wearing only my flannel shirts with no bra, and probably no panties either, for all I knew. This little cock tease needs a taste of her own medicine.
☆✮ ++Other Works to Date ✮☆
☆✮ About the Author ✮☆
Carmen Jenner is a thirty-something, USA TODAY and international bestselling author of the Sugartown, Savage Saints, and Taint series.
Her dark romance, KICK (Savage Saints MC #1), won Best Dark Romance Read in the Reader’s Choice Awards at RWDU 2015.
A tattoo enthusiast, hardcore MAC addict and zombie fangirl, Carmen lives on the sunny north coast of New South Wales, Australia, where she spends her time indoors wrangling her two wildling children, a dog named Pikelet, and her very own man-child.
A romantic at heart, Carmen strives to give her characters the HEA they deserve, but not before ruining their lives completely first … because what’s a happily ever after without a little torture?
Author's Links:
No comments:
Post a Comment