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Icing on the Cake
Sometimes, being the charismatic ‘Mister Popular’ of hockey just isn’t enough. For Quinn Dawson, star right winger for the Carolina Oak Leaves national hockey team, there was no truer statement. Caught in the middle of a sex scandal involving the owner of his team’s wife, Quinn soon finds himself public enemy number one. Guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time more than actually being a bad guy, he bears the brunt of public humiliation.
Journalist Hellon Masters is also a fan favorite, both in the medium market that broadcasts her weekly magazine program, and in the national market that broadcasts her monthly road trip series on CBS Sunday Morning. When she fills in for her station’s sports reporter one morning on her way to the Governor’s Mansion, where she’s set to cover the State’s annual financial summit meeting, Hellon discovers that the Mighty Quinn is harmless when he’s out of his pads. He’s dreamy, and sweet and gentle.
But in the face of adversity, it seems the budding romance between Quinn and Hellon is doomed before it can ever take root. She’s got a choice to make, and it’s now compounded by the fact that Quinn is reaching out to her, soul to soul, heart to heart. Their introduction may have provided an instant connection, burning hot enough to melt the ice on any surface, but their geographical distance is hell on a sketchy relationship.
Quinn’s exile is not only making Hellon cranky and unbearable, but it’s wreaking havoc on his psyche, affecting his time on the ice, and killing his charismatic openness that legions of fans found so compelling. Taking a leap of faith, Hellon accepts Quinn’s challenge to close the continental divide and finds her efforts to be the icing on the cake.
Journalist Hellon Masters is also a fan favorite, both in the medium market that broadcasts her weekly magazine program, and in the national market that broadcasts her monthly road trip series on CBS Sunday Morning. When she fills in for her station’s sports reporter one morning on her way to the Governor’s Mansion, where she’s set to cover the State’s annual financial summit meeting, Hellon discovers that the Mighty Quinn is harmless when he’s out of his pads. He’s dreamy, and sweet and gentle.
But in the face of adversity, it seems the budding romance between Quinn and Hellon is doomed before it can ever take root. She’s got a choice to make, and it’s now compounded by the fact that Quinn is reaching out to her, soul to soul, heart to heart. Their introduction may have provided an instant connection, burning hot enough to melt the ice on any surface, but their geographical distance is hell on a sketchy relationship.
Quinn’s exile is not only making Hellon cranky and unbearable, but it’s wreaking havoc on his psyche, affecting his time on the ice, and killing his charismatic openness that legions of fans found so compelling. Taking a leap of faith, Hellon accepts Quinn’s challenge to close the continental divide and finds her efforts to be the icing on the cake.
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May 29, 2015
So I LOVE the sport of Ice Hockey... I mean I'm a rabid fan love... but I swear to the sweet baby Jesus that if Quinn busted out in tears one more time... I would revoke his man card.
I want my hockey guys to be tough and alpha. Quinn acted like such a pansy I couldn't figure out how he was able to take the hits that hockey gives out. I mean I swear that he didn't stop blubbering the entire story!
We are told in the beginning that Hellon is this tough as nails journalist who doesn't take any crap from any body but she meets Quinn and his eternal blubbering and she just what melts? It just rang false the entire time.
I do know that if a player is traded and then performs badly, then his butts benched. Teams have to gel together in order to win and if you have a reclusive whiny brat of a player (especially since he is in his 30's and should be able to act like a grownup) then it's an unwanted cancer in the locker room and on the ice. He would have been scratched in lieu of someone who actually wanted to function as part of a team. I also have a hard time believing that when a new addition is brought in, the other players would leave him out hanging on the ice to take an abnormally heavy pounding like this author wrote. Finesse players are generally protected by the enforcers but like I said, if someone isn't pulling their weight on the ice, they sit. End of story. They get sent down to the minors too.
So yeah, I was hoping for a sweet hockey read but I got this mountain of a man who cries like a little kid who skinned his knee for the first time any time ANYTHING happens! You get a pseudo insta-love thing happening which reads more like insta-lust but he ends up proposing after 3 weeks... yup... THREE FUCKING WEEKS!!!
This one does not go in the to be read again pile... nope not at all.
I want my hockey guys to be tough and alpha. Quinn acted like such a pansy I couldn't figure out how he was able to take the hits that hockey gives out. I mean I swear that he didn't stop blubbering the entire story!
We are told in the beginning that Hellon is this tough as nails journalist who doesn't take any crap from any body but she meets Quinn and his eternal blubbering and she just what melts? It just rang false the entire time.
I do know that if a player is traded and then performs badly, then his butts benched. Teams have to gel together in order to win and if you have a reclusive whiny brat of a player (especially since he is in his 30's and should be able to act like a grownup) then it's an unwanted cancer in the locker room and on the ice. He would have been scratched in lieu of someone who actually wanted to function as part of a team. I also have a hard time believing that when a new addition is brought in, the other players would leave him out hanging on the ice to take an abnormally heavy pounding like this author wrote. Finesse players are generally protected by the enforcers but like I said, if someone isn't pulling their weight on the ice, they sit. End of story. They get sent down to the minors too.
So yeah, I was hoping for a sweet hockey read but I got this mountain of a man who cries like a little kid who skinned his knee for the first time any time ANYTHING happens! You get a pseudo insta-love thing happening which reads more like insta-lust but he ends up proposing after 3 weeks... yup... THREE FUCKING WEEKS!!!
This one does not go in the to be read again pile... nope not at all.
October 31, 2011
Reviewed By: Molly
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I love a good romance novel. I love a good author. I loved this story! It's a short story, just 59 pages, but Becky Moore packs it full of passion and awesomeness.
I won't go into a big long to do with this story, as it's so short, I'm bound to giveaway the plot. But, I will say that I instantly fell in love with hot, lovable Quinn. Hellon, well, I enjoyed her character but I just couldn't get enough of that Quinn! Two people who feel the heat, feel the attraction, yet, know it can't ever work out. They're too far apart distance wise, and emotionally, but they can't deny what's raging in their hearts. All this emotion distracts Quinn in the rink, and Hellon, well she really brings out the term “hell on wheels” when she can't get over her feelings for Quinn.
I totally recommend this with 4 stars. It's a fun, captivating, quick read that will leave your heart pounding and a smile on your face. I went back and looked at Becky Moore's other works, and I can't wait to get started on them! Great job, Becky!
Review Copy Provided By: Author
I love a good romance novel. I love a good author. I loved this story! It's a short story, just 59 pages, but Becky Moore packs it full of passion and awesomeness.
I won't go into a big long to do with this story, as it's so short, I'm bound to giveaway the plot. But, I will say that I instantly fell in love with hot, lovable Quinn. Hellon, well, I enjoyed her character but I just couldn't get enough of that Quinn! Two people who feel the heat, feel the attraction, yet, know it can't ever work out. They're too far apart distance wise, and emotionally, but they can't deny what's raging in their hearts. All this emotion distracts Quinn in the rink, and Hellon, well she really brings out the term “hell on wheels” when she can't get over her feelings for Quinn.
I totally recommend this with 4 stars. It's a fun, captivating, quick read that will leave your heart pounding and a smile on your face. I went back and looked at Becky Moore's other works, and I can't wait to get started on them! Great job, Becky!
June 16, 2012
Great read! Loved Quinn....such a softy and sexy to boot!
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