Brutal Score

Hawkeyes Hockey #3

by Kenna King

It was only supposed to be one-hot-night in Vegas with a total stranger. We even agreed not to exchange names or occupations. So how in the hell did I end up in Seattle standing on the front stoop of his mansion as the new live-in nanny two weeks later?

Well, turns out Karma works quick because I stole something that night off the sexy stranger's nightstand before I snuck out of his room without saying goodbye and now, I'm going to pay for it.

I never steal! I'm practically an honorary Eagle Scout but he said it was his lucky charm and as of lately, my life has seemed void of any luck for quite some time. But now with his ruggedly handsome face sporting a brutal scowl that's usually reserved for his opponents on the ice, I think I'm going to need that lucky charm to do it's magic.

I'd happily turn right around and walk back down the driveway but unfortunately... I need this job to buy me a little more time after completing draining my savings to avoid my ex-fiancé and his new girlfriend.

Kaenan only needs help until the end of the hockey season and then I'll head back to face the music and return to my old life in Colorado...

Genres: Sports Romance, Hockey, Romance, Hockey Romance, Sports, Forced Proximity, Contemporary

359 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 2023

About the author

As an avid reader myself, and a Westcoast girl, I love two things: swoon-worthy pro athlete book boyfriends, and writing stories about them living in the beautiful Northwest where I'm blessed to call home.

I do my best work late at night after I’ve tucked in my three littles, and my hard-working husband.

Reviews

[Delaney · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was painfully bad. The storyline seemed rushed and the book was filled with large typos. The timeline didn’t really match up with what had already been written in the first two books. Unfortunately I’m emotionally invested in the characters now and I don’t learn from my mistakes so I’ll probably still read the next one.

[nadine · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh, I was hoping for more from their storyline after all the buildup in the previous books. The timeline didn’t line up with what had been written in the first two books, and it was a huge letdown. also, why was the audiobook so different from the actual book? I was so confused

[Hpitcher · Rating 2 out of 5]

So after reading the first couple of books in this series, I assumed there may be a couple of spelling/grammatical errors but I was able to look past them in the first two. I actually enjoyed them quite a lot.

But how does a book completely remove the word “ok”? There were an excess of spelling and grammatical errors and I was pulled out of the story soooo many times. Also, the whole timeline didn’t make sense and felt very rushed.

The book had potential in the plot and characters but it definitely could have used a bit more work before releasing it.

[Cassie Jubinville · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love the plot, hated the end. Why did it just end with literally nothing lol. Also in the other books it felt like isla was around a lot longer than she actually was so that felt confusing. Also he was a dick to her so much also didn’t like that

[Christa Lemos · Rating 3 out of 5]

this one took FOREVER to set up and then ended really quick with little description and a lot of telling without showing, but it was still enjoyable and cutesy

[soph ⋆༄ · Rating 2 out of 5]

this is one of my favorite tropes but it was executed so poorly. the first half of the book was boring, the second half was paced so quickly it felt super rushed? there was literally no plot and didn’t include any scenes of isla that we saw in previous books. extremely disappointing.

there were also multiple scenes of isla saying how it would be difficult to leave the daughter at some point but we hadn’t seen them interact more than one time before that—so why would she find it hard to miss her if all she does is take her to daycare everyday, and by the time she gets back from daycare, the guy tells her that she’s done for the day? like errrr ok…

don’t get me started on the typos and missing words. a shame because i liked the first two books

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best in the series so far

[Erica Williamson · Rating 3 out of 5]

lol erica strikes again reading the fourth book in a series first 🤣

[Julia Backus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anotha one, as DJ Khaled would say. What can I say, I love a palate cleanser and I love a good smut! This surely did the trick. Were there a couple of spelling errors? Sure. Did that stop me from kicking my feet when Kaenan didn't get in his own way? Not at all!

Single dad trying to find his way meets girl trying to move on from her past. We love to see it.

[Chaelynn McCullough · Rating 4 out of 5]

I need more of Kaenan and Isla’s story now.

[CoRN · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5/5⭐️
2.5/5 🌶️

This book had so much potential and just fell short for me…

My first issue was that you meet Isla and Keenan in the previous books but the overlap hardly makes sense or happens.

I love Islas friendships with the other women (Penelope, Tessa, and Autumn), and you hardly get to see it, but they reference it as if you just accept the friendship.

And then I felt like the whole book was soooo rushed.

Their one night stand in Vegas had so much backstory and detail (which I loved), and then once in Seattle everything happens way too fast.

The roots are good, but the execution just wasn’t there for me. Hoping for better for the next book of the series 🤞

[Shannie's ⭐️Lookin' 4 My Next BBF⭐️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to write a review after some of the reviews I saw on here. There is an ending that is happy and you’re not left wondering what’s going to happen. There’s slight grammar errors or words that were left out but I’ve found that even in a popular author’s book by a big publisher I still find errors that should have been caught in editing. Maybe I should have been an editor or have it be a side hustle.
Back to the story……it was just as good as the others.

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes:
- single father x nanny
- one night stand
- hockey player
- grumpy x sunshine
- 3rd act breakup



Okay so ultimately I liked this book, and enjoyed Isla and Kaenan’s relationship, but there were definitely times I wondered how well they even know each other. Isla keeps so many secrets for the majority of the book, and I didn’t blame Kaenan for his reaction.

[Audrey Shaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn’t like how the timeline overlapped with the previous books and the ending was rushed and lazy. That being said, I have enough anxiety in my job I don’t need it in dumb plot lines so I appreciate the author recognized her ending was bad and wrapped it up quickly.

[Jacie Buck · Rating 1 out of 5]

A lot of typos and issues with keeping timelines and other details consistent. I need to stop reading books that TikTok recommends.

[Jasmine Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is lowkey addicting. I’ve read the first 3 books in 3 days🤗

[brianna💛 · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is definitely my least favorite in the series. The grammar was terrible in this book. Words, even sentences were missing throughout the entire book. The punctuation was off. It needed to be heavily edited. The whole story felt rushed and the vibe was off. It felt like a completely different book than the other two in the series. Isla was mentioned so much in the first two books and this book we saw NONE of that. Nothing happened in this book. There was no plot. The main characters were a nightmare. All they did was have sex and then fight and not talk for weeks. Also what was the point of Isla being a nanny? All she did was take the daughter to daycare and pick her up. There was zero connection shown between them. Highly disappointed in this one

[Sam Dunphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars rounded down.
I was so excited for this one. Nanny and hockey player single dad sounds like a perfect book. The spice was there and I liked it but I wanted more. The ending seemed rushed and the relationship between the main characters didn’t really develop it just was there one night and the kid wasn’t even really involved in the story. I also wish the characters from the other books were involved more. The other books were longer and I think this one needed to be as well.

[len · Rating 2 out of 5]

why was this whole book rushed with a timeline that made no sense. tell me why the first third was fleshed out and well written than we get time skips that make no sense and characters that are completely changing my their demeanor in two seconds. also wtf why does isla not get any screen time with any character other than kaenan? so much potential im disappointed. will prob still read the next one tho.

[Erika Langlais · Rating 3 out of 5]

Underwhelming. Quite frankly, the reviews made me scared to read it, it’s not bad but it’s not as good as the 2 firsts. It is also quite short, not even a full 3 hours to read. Both characters lacked something, though I can’t seem to figure out what exactly. All in all, 3 stars is as best as it gets.

[Sierra Stuckey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ughh love a good single dad romance 🤣😍

[Carly Amendolare · Rating 4 out of 5]

this couple is five stars but the writing was three stars so i decided to give it four. she really did my favorite couple dirty.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ignore the cover because I love Kaenan oh my

[Hannah Zeller · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somehow too much plot and not enough plot, and also I’m bored and don’t believe these two care about each other.

[Kaity · Rating 5 out of 5]

Single dads are just so damn hotttt!!!

[Sienna · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was mid but not good enough to be 3 stars

[Mayah Wahl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh man. I don’t know if anyone else from this series is going to beat Keanan. They seem to just keep getting better.

[Haley · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75. This series is so bad, yet I can’t stop reading them

[Sabrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Get it here:
Amazon US * Amazon UK

[Sydtheexplorer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the SECOND book I’ve read by Kenna king where the woman gives up her WHOLE ASS CAREER for these men that didn’t even like them until 83% into the book. I CANNOTTTTT

ALSO WHY ARE ALL THE MAIN CHARACTERS BLONDE

Okay now I’m done