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Hot Shots Trilogy #1
Breakaway
Team enforcer, Chase Hudson, is used to being penalized on the ice. But when his wife throws him out of their bed, he's willing to do whatever it takes to get back in the game.
Taylor Hudson still loves her husband but she's tired of competing with the puck bunnies who are constantly vying for his attention. After eleven months apart, she's ready to end their ten-year marriage, but Chase isn't ready to let her go.
Will this tough guy be able to convince his wife that some things are worth fighting for?
Taylor Hudson still loves her husband but she's tired of competing with the puck bunnies who are constantly vying for his attention. After eleven months apart, she's ready to end their ten-year marriage, but Chase isn't ready to let her go.
Will this tough guy be able to convince his wife that some things are worth fighting for?
117 pages, ebook
First published January 12, 2012
2 people are currently reading
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About the author
Cher Carson
11 books15 followersI have always been passionate about books, but it wasn't until several years ago that I decided to quit my day job to follow my bliss. Since then I have written eight book under two pen names, all have the requisite HEA endings, but some are just a little naughtier than others.
I'm obsessed with writing. In fact, being handcuffed to my keyboard sounds like fun. Did I mention the fact that I write erotic romance? Enough said. When I do take a break, it's to spend time with the two, that's right, two men in my life... my husband and son.
I'm obsessed with writing. In fact, being handcuffed to my keyboard sounds like fun. Did I mention the fact that I write erotic romance? Enough said. When I do take a break, it's to spend time with the two, that's right, two men in my life... my husband and son.
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August 30, 2015
Not one of the great ones, I'm afraid. In fact, Taylor is hypocritical and two-faced. I kick 'friends' like that to the curb pretty quick, I can't even imagine a man wanting to marry someone like this.
Only reason I bump this to a 2-star review instead of 1, is because it's well written. Well written as in good language, not a whole lot of grammatical errors or other things like typos and punctuation mistakes. But as far as plot or good characters goes, not a whole lot to jump up and down for.
First of all, where is that love the author keeps writing about? I know I was told there was a great love in there somewhere, but I never saw it. All I saw was sex, sex, sex. Taylor and Chase do have great sexual chemistry, but I didn't get warm, fuzzy vibes from them. I wanted to smack Taylor upside the head so many times I lost count, and I wanted to give Chase a good hug. He deserves better than the idiot he married.
The list of Taylor's sins is long, let's see if I can recapture it.
- She kicked him out of the house because she was afraid he'd want to divorce her somewhere down the line, then she is the one filing for divorce.
- Even though she was the one to kick him out, she takes none of the blame. She keeps believing he must've cheated on her but she refuses to let him talk to her.
- She claims to wanting to have saved her marriage, but she never let Chase close enough to get any saving done. She did this for 10 months...
- She has a boyfriend, has had for months, while still married - and she throws a fit when he tries to drown his sorrows in booze and women after she told him she'd filed for divorce.
- Somehow they make up and promise to stick together no matter what comes their way, and literally five minutes after making this declaration, trouble comes knocking and she bails. Doesn't show up for days.
Taylor is a self-centered bitch who is more hung up on her looks than making her marriage work. She is not a strong heroine. She's an annoying egoistic brat. And she kept changing her mind so many times it made my head hurt. She never took any responsibility for anything, and woe him if he placed any of the blame with her. No, it was all his fault because he was the 'star athlete'. Talk about shallow. In any other book, Taylor would be the ex, and Chase would have spent the book looking for a better woman.
Only reason I bump this to a 2-star review instead of 1, is because it's well written. Well written as in good language, not a whole lot of grammatical errors or other things like typos and punctuation mistakes. But as far as plot or good characters goes, not a whole lot to jump up and down for.
First of all, where is that love the author keeps writing about? I know I was told there was a great love in there somewhere, but I never saw it. All I saw was sex, sex, sex. Taylor and Chase do have great sexual chemistry, but I didn't get warm, fuzzy vibes from them. I wanted to smack Taylor upside the head so many times I lost count, and I wanted to give Chase a good hug. He deserves better than the idiot he married.
The list of Taylor's sins is long, let's see if I can recapture it.
- She kicked him out of the house because she was afraid he'd want to divorce her somewhere down the line, then she is the one filing for divorce.
- Even though she was the one to kick him out, she takes none of the blame. She keeps believing he must've cheated on her but she refuses to let him talk to her.
- She claims to wanting to have saved her marriage, but she never let Chase close enough to get any saving done. She did this for 10 months...
- She has a boyfriend, has had for months, while still married - and she throws a fit when he tries to drown his sorrows in booze and women after she told him she'd filed for divorce.
- Somehow they make up and promise to stick together no matter what comes their way, and literally five minutes after making this declaration, trouble comes knocking and she bails. Doesn't show up for days.
Taylor is a self-centered bitch who is more hung up on her looks than making her marriage work. She is not a strong heroine. She's an annoying egoistic brat. And she kept changing her mind so many times it made my head hurt. She never took any responsibility for anything, and woe him if he placed any of the blame with her. No, it was all his fault because he was the 'star athlete'. Talk about shallow. In any other book, Taylor would be the ex, and Chase would have spent the book looking for a better woman.
April 18, 2012
Am I reading the same book? I'm sorry, but this story just had me so frustrated. It wasn't the story itself, but the characters in the story, especially Taylor who is the main female character. She makes me want to throttle her, as she's not likable in the least. I don't even see why Chase would still be in with love her, which is another thing I found lacking in this story. There's no basis for their love. Sure, they keep thinking to themselves that they're still in love with the other person, but there's not much background given of their previous years as a married couple or before they became a couple. Their relationship seems to be based on one thing, and one thing only: sex.
Overall, I just did not like Taylor, and as the story continued, I liked her even less. She's the one that wanted the separation due to her insecurities, yet she took no responsibility and placed all the blame on him. And when the going got tough, she bailed on him. I ended this story thinking of her as hypocritical and shallow and whole bunch of other negative adjectives! I'm sure that's not what the author wanted, but that's how she came across to me.
My immense dislike of Taylor greatly affected my reading of this book, as I couldn't go more than a few paragraphs without a frustrated sound coming out. I would recommend you save your time and money and not purchase this, unless you like frustrating/annoying female characters.
Overall, I just did not like Taylor, and as the story continued, I liked her even less. She's the one that wanted the separation due to her insecurities, yet she took no responsibility and placed all the blame on him. And when the going got tough, she bailed on him. I ended this story thinking of her as hypocritical and shallow and whole bunch of other negative adjectives! I'm sure that's not what the author wanted, but that's how she came across to me.
My immense dislike of Taylor greatly affected my reading of this book, as I couldn't go more than a few paragraphs without a frustrated sound coming out. I would recommend you save your time and money and not purchase this, unless you like frustrating/annoying female characters.
March 19, 2012
“He thought she was just bored, so he suggested she get a hobby instead of fixating on getting pregnant. She suggested he find a new place to live.”
Their marriage fell apart because of her insecurities and his unwillingness to give her the one thing she wanted. Taylor thought after nearly a decade of marriage, it was time to have a baby, but Chase’s priority was hockey career first and family second. When it became clear that he wasn’t going to budge, Taylor took charge of the situation and separated from him. It’s now been eleven months of separation and each are questioning whether the marriage is beyond saving.
The opening scenes reveal the depth of emotion Taylor and Chase have for one another as things escalate very quickly from ballroom to bedroom. It’s clear they have a history, but in relating to that deep connection the reader must be prepared for their rollercoaster emotions of need, anger, love, sadness, as well as insecurity. I enjoyed their tug-of-war, but felt at times that Taylor took too little of the blame when it came to their crumbling marriage. Chase tries hard to right the wrongs and perhaps went about it the wrong way, but had faith in them as a couple regardless. Their marriage woes notwithstanding, the story reads quickly and the characters are believable.
Unfortunately, the story is a bit selective with abrupt scene endings, which hindered the overall flow and had me craving a more fleshed out ending. However, the first in the Hot Shots Trilogy is off to a great start with a hockey theme that doesn’t overshadow the developments of the relationship at the core of the story. The heat level is erotic with a sensuality that had me rooting for Chase and Taylor from the beginning. I will definitely be picking up more from this author!
Review soon-to-be posted @ Night Owl Reviews
Their marriage fell apart because of her insecurities and his unwillingness to give her the one thing she wanted. Taylor thought after nearly a decade of marriage, it was time to have a baby, but Chase’s priority was hockey career first and family second. When it became clear that he wasn’t going to budge, Taylor took charge of the situation and separated from him. It’s now been eleven months of separation and each are questioning whether the marriage is beyond saving.
The opening scenes reveal the depth of emotion Taylor and Chase have for one another as things escalate very quickly from ballroom to bedroom. It’s clear they have a history, but in relating to that deep connection the reader must be prepared for their rollercoaster emotions of need, anger, love, sadness, as well as insecurity. I enjoyed their tug-of-war, but felt at times that Taylor took too little of the blame when it came to their crumbling marriage. Chase tries hard to right the wrongs and perhaps went about it the wrong way, but had faith in them as a couple regardless. Their marriage woes notwithstanding, the story reads quickly and the characters are believable.
Unfortunately, the story is a bit selective with abrupt scene endings, which hindered the overall flow and had me craving a more fleshed out ending. However, the first in the Hot Shots Trilogy is off to a great start with a hockey theme that doesn’t overshadow the developments of the relationship at the core of the story. The heat level is erotic with a sensuality that had me rooting for Chase and Taylor from the beginning. I will definitely be picking up more from this author!
Review soon-to-be posted @ Night Owl Reviews
February 21, 2013
Breakaway by Cher Carson was a fast, super steamy, but frustrating read. This novella centers around Taylor and Chase. They've been separated for eleven months and Taylor is determined to end their ten year marriage. However, Chase doesn't share the same views as her and isn't ready to let her go without a fight.
In all the story was ok, but there were things that irritated me. I liked the plot and storyline, but I felt there was no relationship between Chase & Taylor with the exception of sex. I enjoyed reading about Chase though; he was sexy, possessive, vulnerable, yet strong. He was willing to do anything to save his marriage. I just wanted to give him a good hug throughout the story. He sure needed one.
Taylor, on the other hand, was just a completely unlikeable heroine. I just wanted to throttle her! She was hypocritical, full of insecurities & jealousy, and had no faith in her husband whatsoever & she's been married to this man for ten years! Come on, woman! I could go on for days about Taylor's actions in the story that disgusted me, but I won't. If the heroine was characterized differently, I would have enjoyed this story a lot more & this would have been a higher rating for me.
In all the story was ok, but there were things that irritated me. I liked the plot and storyline, but I felt there was no relationship between Chase & Taylor with the exception of sex. I enjoyed reading about Chase though; he was sexy, possessive, vulnerable, yet strong. He was willing to do anything to save his marriage. I just wanted to give him a good hug throughout the story. He sure needed one.
Taylor, on the other hand, was just a completely unlikeable heroine. I just wanted to throttle her! She was hypocritical, full of insecurities & jealousy, and had no faith in her husband whatsoever & she's been married to this man for ten years! Come on, woman! I could go on for days about Taylor's actions in the story that disgusted me, but I won't. If the heroine was characterized differently, I would have enjoyed this story a lot more & this would have been a higher rating for me.
April 28, 2012
Man, I am glad this was free. Started reading, then as the heroine began to act like a real pissy ass, I started skimming it.
The heroine was a passive aggressive hypocrite who wouldn't know the meaning of a marriage vow if it bit her on the ass.
The entire little novella was a whiplash of bad decisions by and even worse motivations of the heroine. It was a tedious, frustrating little story even to skim because it had a really unlikeable heroine.
Bleh.
The heroine was a passive aggressive hypocrite who wouldn't know the meaning of a marriage vow if it bit her on the ass.
The entire little novella was a whiplash of bad decisions by and even worse motivations of the heroine. It was a tedious, frustrating little story even to skim because it had a really unlikeable heroine.
Bleh.
March 8, 2017
I rarely give a book a rating because I think all books have their own merit that can't always be quantified. But the heroine in this book was so annoying that I actually want to rate this book. If only to remind myself to never accidentally read it again.
April 2, 2012
I enjoyed this book, although at times found Taylor's insecurity to be annoying. They both made mistakes in the marriage, but her insecurities were the main reason for the separation. She hardly took any of the responsibility for the breakdown of the marriage & continually mistrusted him, even though there was no reason.
I look forward to the rest of the series.
I look forward to the rest of the series.
April 19, 2012
Umm, I thought this was a book about a hockey player? Geez, none of 'em that I know would be such a pansy. And really after being together for 10 years he never saw a photo of her from before he met her? Get real.
May 14, 2012
I liked this book. I guess because I stayed mad at Taylor during the whole book. I know she had her insecurities..but my gosh she was so hard headed! Love books that provoke feeling but still have a happy ending!
April 12, 2012
3 ½-4 stars Contemporary Erotic Romance
April 17, 2012
novella dilemma ...not enough time to develop the characters. In this case, I didn't know enough about Chase and Taylor to care.
April 17, 2012
Loved the book
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September 17, 2012Good story line, easy read.. enjoyed this entire series
September 23, 2012
I stopped reading this book at chapter 3 because it didn't hold my interest & the main characters got on my nerves.
September 25, 2012
Another story that shows you that without communication relationships do not work.
January 1, 2013
Good hockey romance!
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