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Minnesota Raiders #9
Crack Shot
I’ve finally achieved my dream of moving back to my hometown and playing for the NHL team I’ve loved since I was a boy: the Minnesota Raiders. It’s a big deal uprooting my daughter Summer but being in the old family home with my sister will help.
Except a lot has changed since I left.
Such as my sister no longer being my number one fan and moving her best friend into our basement. Not that there’s anything wrong with Caitlin. She’s sweet as the wedding cakes she bakes for a living and sexy as hell to boot. Oh yeah, and she’s completely off limits because she’s also the daughter of my coach.
Living close to Caitlin is torture for multiple reasons and while we get off to a bad start—turns out I can be an arrogant jerk—she’s still amazing with Summer, who has more than a little crush on her. I know how the kid feels.
I haven’t been in a relationship since my wife died and if I give into temptation, then I’m risking my career and my daughter’s happiness. Once I get a taste of Caitlin, keeping from falling for the one girl I can’t have becomes impossible. How am I not going to crack?
Crack Shot is book 9 in the Minnesota Raiders series.
Except a lot has changed since I left.
Such as my sister no longer being my number one fan and moving her best friend into our basement. Not that there’s anything wrong with Caitlin. She’s sweet as the wedding cakes she bakes for a living and sexy as hell to boot. Oh yeah, and she’s completely off limits because she’s also the daughter of my coach.
Living close to Caitlin is torture for multiple reasons and while we get off to a bad start—turns out I can be an arrogant jerk—she’s still amazing with Summer, who has more than a little crush on her. I know how the kid feels.
I haven’t been in a relationship since my wife died and if I give into temptation, then I’m risking my career and my daughter’s happiness. Once I get a taste of Caitlin, keeping from falling for the one girl I can’t have becomes impossible. How am I not going to crack?
Crack Shot is book 9 in the Minnesota Raiders series.
247 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2022
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September 30, 2022
I finished this book by the skin of my teeth. I struggled to get into it, and once it was going, I kept wanting to DNF the book. Seriously, there is not one likable character in this story. Actually, Cailtin, the FMC, is tolerable, but she lets so many people in her life get away with treating her like garbage, and her lack of standing up for herself soured my opinion on her. Caitlin's "best friend" Phoebe got me so angry every time her name was mentioned. She's completely immature, and adds nothing but frustration to the plot. She's a terrible friend and does nothing to rectify the situation.
And Jack? Are we kidding? Talk about one of the worst love interests I've ever read. He has gotten everything in his life handed to him. I know he struggles with being a single father, but the way he messes up constantly, feels bad, but doesn't do anything to change his behavior. It. Drives. Me. Crazy. He makes me want to sympathize with his terrible sister, because of his behavior and the way he just expects everyone to take care of his daughter and drop everything without asking. I was so turned off by him that any time Caitlin showed interests I wanted to scream GIRL! RAISE YOUR STANDARDS!
Safe to say this book wasn't for me.
To each their own, I guess.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
And Jack? Are we kidding? Talk about one of the worst love interests I've ever read. He has gotten everything in his life handed to him. I know he struggles with being a single father, but the way he messes up constantly, feels bad, but doesn't do anything to change his behavior. It. Drives. Me. Crazy. He makes me want to sympathize with his terrible sister, because of his behavior and the way he just expects everyone to take care of his daughter and drop everything without asking. I was so turned off by him that any time Caitlin showed interests I wanted to scream GIRL! RAISE YOUR STANDARDS!
Safe to say this book wasn't for me.
To each their own, I guess.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 26, 2022
The ninth book in the series has Jack being traded to his hometown NHL team and playing under one of the best coaches in the league. He's a widower with a seven year old daughter. When he moves back he meets Caitlin. They have an immediate attraction and chemistry and I enjoyed watching them come together despite trying to deny their feelings. It's well written, moves fluidly and is an entertaining story.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.
October 24, 2022
Crack Shot by Pippa Green is the 9th book in the Minnesota Raiders series which tells the story of Jack McMaster, an NHL player traded to his hometown team to play for the man who took him under his wing in high school because he was without a father figure in his home. Coach Winston was one of the best coaches in the NHL and now Jack realized his dream of actually being able to play for the coach he idolized, as well as return home to the place he grew up. Jack is a widower with a 7 year old daughter and no support system to help him care for her. He moves in with his little sister and her best friend Caitlin Winston who just happens to be the daughter of his coach. Caitlin has grown into a beautiful and desirable woman who shows such kindness and care for Jack’s daughter Summer that she ignites all kinds of feelings in Jack that he thought died with his wife years ago. Things don’t go as Jack hoped they would because there is great enmity between Jack and his sister Phoebe that causes everyone to become anxious, combative, and unkind. Summer gets the brunt of this negativity and anger because the adults fail to recognize and take care of her emotional needs unless Caitlin steps in to intervene. I have to say I was quite disturbed and sad reading this novel. One day after another there were so many arguments and fights going on which seemed to trickle down to feed and exacerbate Summer’s already insecure feelings of her new surroundings. The constant fighting from the first pages of the novel added to the isolation and loneliness Summer must face while it fostered more hard feelings between the siblings and their friend. Every character in the novel was depressed, angry, frustrated or sad and exhausted from all the toxic emotions which is made worse when ugly family history is dragged from the protagonists’ memories. It became very difficult for me to read this novel to the end. But please, do not mistake this critique as a rejection of the novel, because it is a very well-written story with compelling characters and a thoughtful and well-executed story line. My criticism is that I chose this novel to read based on the book’s description which led me to believe it would be a flirty, lighthearted tale of a single dad and his daughter who find love. Well written but sad….
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 18, 2022
I really hate saying this, because I have loved the series so much. But, this book is not anywhere near the feel-good storyline that comes with reading the Minnesota Raiders books. There was less about the hockey player interacting with the secondary characters, the team family, or his own child like the rest.
It seemed odd that none of, the wives ever stepped in, to help. Although some did for the school situation, which was nice. They never ask if, he needs help navigating the pressure cooker, alone. With being a widower, single dad, and coming in mid-season. I found myself waiting for that same thread of kindness to happen.
Jack is the newest member of the Raiders coming in mid-season after Liam traded to the Rattlesnakes to be nearer his wife. Jack is a widower with a seven-year-old daughter, Summer. He finally made it back to Minnesota to the team he always dreamed of playing for as a kid.
With coach, Winston Perdue as a mentor growing up, he played his heart out on the NHL Miami team. Still with the hopes, that one day his dream, to play in his hometown with his mentor, who coaches the Raiders, would come true. That is what has always driven him. Now, he’d be moving into his childhood home, temporarily. Somehow his greeting was less than enthusiastic as far as his sister, Phoebe is concerned.
Apparently, a lot of resentment has built up over the years, that he has been gone. She is angry at him, for stealing their mother away when his wife passed away, and never giving her back. She was left, to deal with the house, and the bills. On top of that, their mom signed over the house, to her without her knowledge. Meaning she now had upkeep and taxes. So, her best friend Caitlin moved in with her to pay the mortgage.
Jack was not expecting, Caitlin, to be living there or being there for that matter. He had no clue she was living in the basement. The one, he assumed he and Summer would take over. His sister is being hostile toward him and Caitlin is trying to mediate between them both. Let's just say, some things fly out of all the adult's mouths, that they should never have been saying.
This book had me in knots compared to the other books. Phoebe’s immaturity, selfishness, and lack of disregard for the safety of her niece were awful. How she kept playing the poor me card well she needs to get over herself. But, also putting, Caitlin in danger, no way. Sister of the man you love or not. A flake is a flake.
It seemed odd that none of, the wives ever stepped in, to help. Although some did for the school situation, which was nice. They never ask if, he needs help navigating the pressure cooker, alone. With being a widower, single dad, and coming in mid-season. I found myself waiting for that same thread of kindness to happen.
Jack is the newest member of the Raiders coming in mid-season after Liam traded to the Rattlesnakes to be nearer his wife. Jack is a widower with a seven-year-old daughter, Summer. He finally made it back to Minnesota to the team he always dreamed of playing for as a kid.
With coach, Winston Perdue as a mentor growing up, he played his heart out on the NHL Miami team. Still with the hopes, that one day his dream, to play in his hometown with his mentor, who coaches the Raiders, would come true. That is what has always driven him. Now, he’d be moving into his childhood home, temporarily. Somehow his greeting was less than enthusiastic as far as his sister, Phoebe is concerned.
Apparently, a lot of resentment has built up over the years, that he has been gone. She is angry at him, for stealing their mother away when his wife passed away, and never giving her back. She was left, to deal with the house, and the bills. On top of that, their mom signed over the house, to her without her knowledge. Meaning she now had upkeep and taxes. So, her best friend Caitlin moved in with her to pay the mortgage.
Jack was not expecting, Caitlin, to be living there or being there for that matter. He had no clue she was living in the basement. The one, he assumed he and Summer would take over. His sister is being hostile toward him and Caitlin is trying to mediate between them both. Let's just say, some things fly out of all the adult's mouths, that they should never have been saying.
This book had me in knots compared to the other books. Phoebe’s immaturity, selfishness, and lack of disregard for the safety of her niece were awful. How she kept playing the poor me card well she needs to get over herself. But, also putting, Caitlin in danger, no way. Sister of the man you love or not. A flake is a flake.
October 27, 2022
Dysfunctional group of people
Do some parents have favorite children? Yes. And in the McMaster family it was Jack, who had become a star hockey player. He’d married his high school sweetheart and they’d had a child, Summer. His wife had died shortly after Summer was born and Jack had never remarried, believing he had lose the love a a devoted good woman.
His Mother had even moved to Florida to take care of the baby, leaving her 19 year old daughter, Phoebe, to fend for her self in there family home, which her Mother had later signed over to her. To help her friend out, Caitlin had moved into the house and helped pay the bills, also doing most of the cleaning and cooking.
Now seven years later Jack and his daughter have returned to Minnesota to join the Raiders hockey team, expecting to stay in the family home, as well as expecting his sister to cover babysitting duties when he played hockey. But by now both Caitlin and Phoebe had their own businesses to run. Caitlin, had long been in love with Jack, who was so wrapped up in his own self importance, and being lead around by the nose by his manipulative girl friend he hardly noticed her.
Caitlin, whose father was the head coach of the raiders, and Summer are for the most part the best of the lot as far as characters go, with a few miner players that are happy to shore up Caitlin when she is blindsided by Phoebe’s attitude towards her, when Phoebe started dating a man, who again is wrapped up in himself. Caitlin didn’t get along with Phil, Phoebe’s boyfriend.
Phoebe and Jack are at odds because in all the time he was gone he hardly ever considered how his sister was coping, without parental or sibling concern. It will practically take a village to open Jack’s eyes to the problems he has caused, recognize his own self absorption and see Caitlin as a beautiful, hardworking, loving young woman who would make a grand life partner for him.
There is a lot going on and I can’t say many of the characters were my favorite, however in all fairness they are probably more realistic in their attitudes. The was heat and some spicy moments be Jack and Caitlin. The story had it’s moments and it was a quick read. If you like your romances on the more realistic side with flawed characters and with a bit of mystery as to where some of the situations will play out, this is one to check out.
Do some parents have favorite children? Yes. And in the McMaster family it was Jack, who had become a star hockey player. He’d married his high school sweetheart and they’d had a child, Summer. His wife had died shortly after Summer was born and Jack had never remarried, believing he had lose the love a a devoted good woman.
His Mother had even moved to Florida to take care of the baby, leaving her 19 year old daughter, Phoebe, to fend for her self in there family home, which her Mother had later signed over to her. To help her friend out, Caitlin had moved into the house and helped pay the bills, also doing most of the cleaning and cooking.
Now seven years later Jack and his daughter have returned to Minnesota to join the Raiders hockey team, expecting to stay in the family home, as well as expecting his sister to cover babysitting duties when he played hockey. But by now both Caitlin and Phoebe had their own businesses to run. Caitlin, had long been in love with Jack, who was so wrapped up in his own self importance, and being lead around by the nose by his manipulative girl friend he hardly noticed her.
Caitlin, whose father was the head coach of the raiders, and Summer are for the most part the best of the lot as far as characters go, with a few miner players that are happy to shore up Caitlin when she is blindsided by Phoebe’s attitude towards her, when Phoebe started dating a man, who again is wrapped up in himself. Caitlin didn’t get along with Phil, Phoebe’s boyfriend.
Phoebe and Jack are at odds because in all the time he was gone he hardly ever considered how his sister was coping, without parental or sibling concern. It will practically take a village to open Jack’s eyes to the problems he has caused, recognize his own self absorption and see Caitlin as a beautiful, hardworking, loving young woman who would make a grand life partner for him.
There is a lot going on and I can’t say many of the characters were my favorite, however in all fairness they are probably more realistic in their attitudes. The was heat and some spicy moments be Jack and Caitlin. The story had it’s moments and it was a quick read. If you like your romances on the more realistic side with flawed characters and with a bit of mystery as to where some of the situations will play out, this is one to check out.
October 27, 2022
An amazing story when Jack McMasters returns to Minneapolis, Minnesota to play hockey with the Minnesota Raiders. Coach Winston Perdue had lived down the street from where Jack grew up with Coach help with Jack's hockey training from a young age. As a result Jack spent some time with Coach's daughter, Caitlin who was also Jack's sister, Phoebe's bestfriend. While Jack was away trying to live his best life after the unexpected loss of his wife leaving him with an infant daughter, and his mom moved to Florida to help him, but she decided not to come back as she was enjoying the warmer weather. He planned to live with Phoebe not realizing that Caitlin lived there too. Also, he thought Phoebe would be more than happy to watch Summer while he was at practice and away for games. Evidently, Jack did not make any of these arrangements ahead of time, but he had his mom talk to Phoebe. That was the wrong thing to do. Phoebe had big chips on her shoulder. They were big as mountains. All she wanted to do was yell at Jack and tell him how inconsiderate and self-centered he was. Phoebe left most of the work of taking care of Summer to Caitlin. Jack tried not to depend on Caitlin or get attached to her, because she was the Coach's daughter. They had a chemistry that was hard to deny, but it seemed like every time Jack turned around, he was messing things up between him and Caitlin. Unfortunately, it always showed on the ice, when it happened. He needed needed to man up and get his head out of his a?? fast. Enjoy this fantastic read as three adults feel the growing pains of moving into the a new stage of their lives leaving their childhoods behind.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 25, 2022
Complicated reasoning
I have enjoyed reading the books in this series. This book is different in that there are 4 main characters and they each have a bad side to them.
Caitlin lives n the basement of her best friend Phoebe, whose mother assigned the family home to her when she took off to Florida to care for her son and grandchild. Caitlin is articulate, charming, caring, supportive, successful in her bakery. However she avoids conflict and calm in difficult circumstances but allows her kindness to be used and abused, and at times she is wearisome because of it. She only reacts when disappointed.
Summer is Jack's 7 year old daughter. Jack is Phoebe's brother and he has returned to the house having been offered a position on the team..his ambition. However he is thoughtless and crass. His mother cared for the child and him following the loss of his wife shortly after childbirth. He is self absorbed and clueless.
Summer craves attention and Caitlin is the focus, but Jack refuses to do anything about it, happy to accept it all as life reward.
Phoebe is rude, thoughtless, hurt, ill tempered, selfish and arrogant. Her manner is curt and directed at Caitlin, taking and throwing everything she is self absorbed with her.
The atmosphere is toxic. It seemed slow to explode, but when it did it all came to a seemingly hurried, anticlimactic ending, which is disappointing. It felt like a laboured effort to bring it all together and a bit loose, hence my rating.. to be 3*
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I have enjoyed reading the books in this series. This book is different in that there are 4 main characters and they each have a bad side to them.
Caitlin lives n the basement of her best friend Phoebe, whose mother assigned the family home to her when she took off to Florida to care for her son and grandchild. Caitlin is articulate, charming, caring, supportive, successful in her bakery. However she avoids conflict and calm in difficult circumstances but allows her kindness to be used and abused, and at times she is wearisome because of it. She only reacts when disappointed.
Summer is Jack's 7 year old daughter. Jack is Phoebe's brother and he has returned to the house having been offered a position on the team..his ambition. However he is thoughtless and crass. His mother cared for the child and him following the loss of his wife shortly after childbirth. He is self absorbed and clueless.
Summer craves attention and Caitlin is the focus, but Jack refuses to do anything about it, happy to accept it all as life reward.
Phoebe is rude, thoughtless, hurt, ill tempered, selfish and arrogant. Her manner is curt and directed at Caitlin, taking and throwing everything she is self absorbed with her.
The atmosphere is toxic. It seemed slow to explode, but when it did it all came to a seemingly hurried, anticlimactic ending, which is disappointing. It felt like a laboured effort to bring it all together and a bit loose, hence my rating.. to be 3*
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 27, 2022
Very Depressing . . .
Jack McMaster is moving back to his hometown as a player for the Minnesota Raiders. He and his 7-year-old daughter, Summer, are planning to move into the family home with his sister Phoebe who is not acting pleased to see him. She has moved her best friend, Caitlin Winston, into the basement where she makes wedding cakes for a living, which also helps Phoebe pay the bills. Caitlin is also the daughter of Jack’s coach, so off-limits to him in TWO ways (sister’s friend and coach’s daughter). The tension in the house makes everyone a bit uncomfortable. Even Summer is caught up in this emotional misery.
And poor Jack suffers that he can’t lure Caitlin into his clutches. It seems he might have been an arrogant jerk to her. (Why is that so easy to believe?) He doesn’t want to risk his career by giving into a relationship. (Did someone invite him to do so?) Will he decide to give in? Will he move somewhere else?
This story doesn’t have very pleasant characters. It was difficult to find someone to like. Even Caitlin lets people walk all over her, although she does help Summer. The whole tone of the book was so negative that I did not enjoy any part of it. Grab your copy and find out how they resolve all of this angst.
Jack McMaster is moving back to his hometown as a player for the Minnesota Raiders. He and his 7-year-old daughter, Summer, are planning to move into the family home with his sister Phoebe who is not acting pleased to see him. She has moved her best friend, Caitlin Winston, into the basement where she makes wedding cakes for a living, which also helps Phoebe pay the bills. Caitlin is also the daughter of Jack’s coach, so off-limits to him in TWO ways (sister’s friend and coach’s daughter). The tension in the house makes everyone a bit uncomfortable. Even Summer is caught up in this emotional misery.
And poor Jack suffers that he can’t lure Caitlin into his clutches. It seems he might have been an arrogant jerk to her. (Why is that so easy to believe?) He doesn’t want to risk his career by giving into a relationship. (Did someone invite him to do so?) Will he decide to give in? Will he move somewhere else?
This story doesn’t have very pleasant characters. It was difficult to find someone to like. Even Caitlin lets people walk all over her, although she does help Summer. The whole tone of the book was so negative that I did not enjoy any part of it. Grab your copy and find out how they resolve all of this angst.
September 17, 2022
Jack is an ice hockey player who got transferred back home to Minnesota and he and his daughter Summer move in with his sister Phoebe. Jack and Phoebe are not close so he had no idea that Caitlin lives with Phoebe. Things get tense very fast as Phoebe is bitter about things that Jack, his wife and their mother did in the past, and the way he just sort of expects her to help with childcare because they're family. Caitlin and Phoebe have been best friends forever but now that Phoebe is acting out and taking her anger out on everyone their relationship cools off too. When Jack is away for games, the bulk of babysitting duties fall on Caitlin. She loves Summer but Caitlin has her own business to worry about. Jack and Caitlin are attracted to each other but her dad is the coach of the team and trying and failing to make it work is not an option as it would affect so many people, not the least Summer. People keep telling him he needs to act more intentionally so he doesn't end up hurting others by just floating along. I enjoyed this story but uhh, Phoebe needed slapped.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 27, 2022
It takes a village!
Finally living his dream of playing for his hometown NHL team, this story is about Jack, a widower with a 7 year old daughter named Summer and Caitlin, his hockey coach's daughter and best friend of his sister Phoebe.
I LOVE Caitlin and her wonderful interactions with Summer. She's just a very sweet character to everyone she meets, but Jack takes advantage of her kindness when his sister Phoebe doesn't welcome him back home. Jack needs to get his head out of his butt and open his eyes to reality. I know Phoebe has been seriously hurt by his past behaviors, but she has to be the WORST best friend in any book I've ever read. Thank goodness the Raiders' teammates and wives come to the rescue with their advice and friendship. It truly takes a village to redeem Jack and I'm looking forward in hopes that he'll be part of the positive interactions in the books to come. Caitlin and Summer deserve more!!!
Finally living his dream of playing for his hometown NHL team, this story is about Jack, a widower with a 7 year old daughter named Summer and Caitlin, his hockey coach's daughter and best friend of his sister Phoebe.
I LOVE Caitlin and her wonderful interactions with Summer. She's just a very sweet character to everyone she meets, but Jack takes advantage of her kindness when his sister Phoebe doesn't welcome him back home. Jack needs to get his head out of his butt and open his eyes to reality. I know Phoebe has been seriously hurt by his past behaviors, but she has to be the WORST best friend in any book I've ever read. Thank goodness the Raiders' teammates and wives come to the rescue with their advice and friendship. It truly takes a village to redeem Jack and I'm looking forward in hopes that he'll be part of the positive interactions in the books to come. Caitlin and Summer deserve more!!!
October 27, 2022
This is the 9th book in the “A Minnesota Raiders Series”. Jack is an NHL hockey player and he finds himself being traded to his hometown team the Minnesota Raiders. Jack is a widow and a father to 7-year-old daughter Summer. Jack and his daughter Summer move in with his younger sister Phoebe. Caitlin who is Phoebe’s best friend also lives in the basement of the home that belongs to Jack and Phoebe’s mom. Caitlin is the daughter of Jack coach Winston. When Jack’s wife passed away leaving him to raise his infant daughter; Jack’s mom moved with him to Florida to help him out. When Jack was traded to the Minnesota Raiders his mom stay in Florida. Jack thought that his sister Phoebe would be more helpful with his daughter but she was not. Caitlin was more helpful but Caitlin has her own business to run. Even with all of the drama that is surrounding Jack, Caitlin and Phoebe things work out.
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I received an ARC via Booksprout and I am leaving my review voluntarily.
November 14, 2022
This is Book 9 of the Minnesota Raiders series. It is a standalone book but includes many of the characters from previous books in the series. This entertaining hockey romance is worth the time to read.
You can't go home again (or maybe you can). Single dad, Jack, has wanted to play for his hometown hockey team all his life. Now he has finally achieved his dream, but will it become a nightmare? He and his daughter move back to his family home where his sister and her best friend share the house. Phoebe, his sister, resents his moving in. Caitlin, Phoebe's best friend, has a room in the basement and tries to keep the siblings from fighting.
Jack finds he is drawn to Caitlin but she is off-limits because she is Phoebe's BFF and his coach's daughter.
Love the HEA.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
You can't go home again (or maybe you can). Single dad, Jack, has wanted to play for his hometown hockey team all his life. Now he has finally achieved his dream, but will it become a nightmare? He and his daughter move back to his family home where his sister and her best friend share the house. Phoebe, his sister, resents his moving in. Caitlin, Phoebe's best friend, has a room in the basement and tries to keep the siblings from fighting.
Jack finds he is drawn to Caitlin but she is off-limits because she is Phoebe's BFF and his coach's daughter.
Love the HEA.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 27, 2022
Crack Shot: Book 9 of Minnesota Raiders was a decent read. Jack is a single father who has come back home to play for mentor who also happens to be Caitlin’s father. Caitlin is Jack’s sisters best friend. They are all living together with Jacks daughter. It’s a lot of confusion in my opinion. Jack doesn’t know if he wants a relationship. The relationships of these people really aren’t great. They don’t treat each other well. I feel like there was jut to much going on in this book. Like why would a rich hockey player be staying with his sister? I think if you have read this series you would want to read this book just to keep in order.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 1, 2022
Jack is a widower, trying to raise his daughter while following his dream. Being traded to his hometown team seemed like a blessing, but not expanding his focus beyond himself leads to turmoil in the family.
Caitlin is Jack's Coach's daughter, who is living with Jack's sister, Pheobe. Things take a turn when Jack assumes he can crash at Pheobe's and that his sister would help with his daughter. In turn Caitlin steps up to help.
Strong feelings and emotional swirl around this story - not only between Caitlin and Jack, but Pheobe towards her brother. Good story that takes your heart up and down.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Caitlin is Jack's Coach's daughter, who is living with Jack's sister, Pheobe. Things take a turn when Jack assumes he can crash at Pheobe's and that his sister would help with his daughter. In turn Caitlin steps up to help.
Strong feelings and emotional swirl around this story - not only between Caitlin and Jack, but Pheobe towards her brother. Good story that takes your heart up and down.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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October 16, 2022Good read
Jack finds out you can't come home again, well it's not the same anyway. Bring his daughter home to get to know her aunt while he settles in with his dream team should be easy, but truths smack him in the face and live doesn't fall into place. Caitlin has been her best friend's support for seven years and when her friend's brother and her high school crush move into the house, well she has the job of peacemaker. Working long hours at her business, used as a convenient babysitter for the the warring siblings shows Cait that they all need adjusting and growing up. Heat, family and heart!
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Jack finds out you can't come home again, well it's not the same anyway. Bring his daughter home to get to know her aunt while he settles in with his dream team should be easy, but truths smack him in the face and live doesn't fall into place. Caitlin has been her best friend's support for seven years and when her friend's brother and her high school crush move into the house, well she has the job of peacemaker. Working long hours at her business, used as a convenient babysitter for the the warring siblings shows Cait that they all need adjusting and growing up. Heat, family and heart!
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October 19, 2022
new member just as clueless
New to the team but not to the area, jack finds himself falling for his sisters best friend who is also his coach’s daughter.
Oh man did Jack have to earn my like. That man was so out of touch with everything in his life it was like a comedy of errors. Caitlin was so helpful and loving. Those two struggled with admitting their feelings, acting on their feelings and well even knowing they had feelings. These two had me yelling at my phone in a good way so many times.
I’m sad to say goodbye to the Raiders but so excited to meet the rattlesnakes.
New to the team but not to the area, jack finds himself falling for his sisters best friend who is also his coach’s daughter.
Oh man did Jack have to earn my like. That man was so out of touch with everything in his life it was like a comedy of errors. Caitlin was so helpful and loving. Those two struggled with admitting their feelings, acting on their feelings and well even knowing they had feelings. These two had me yelling at my phone in a good way so many times.
I’m sad to say goodbye to the Raiders but so excited to meet the rattlesnakes.
October 22, 2022
I gave up at 20% - this is not a typical Pippa Green story.
Jack is a single father to a 7 year old daughter, recently signed a contract mid-season to play for the NHL Minnesota Raiders making good money. He moves into his childhood home with his witch of a sister who has all kinds of pent up frustration she takes out on her young niece by doing less than the bare minimum while her brother travels with the team in his first road trip.
Why wouldn’t a professional athlete at least rent his own apartment for him and his daughter and hire a nanny? It’s clear that he has been a parent in absentia leaving the care of his daughter in her grandmother’s hands.
Jack is a single father to a 7 year old daughter, recently signed a contract mid-season to play for the NHL Minnesota Raiders making good money. He moves into his childhood home with his witch of a sister who has all kinds of pent up frustration she takes out on her young niece by doing less than the bare minimum while her brother travels with the team in his first road trip.
Why wouldn’t a professional athlete at least rent his own apartment for him and his daughter and hire a nanny? It’s clear that he has been a parent in absentia leaving the care of his daughter in her grandmother’s hands.
October 24, 2022
This book is about the couple “Jack and Caitlin”. Jack learns quickly that you can’t just come back home and everything will be the same. Jack is transferred to Minnesota and so he moves back home with his daughter summer, and expects to move into the house with his sister,phoebe. He doesn’t know she lives with her friend Caitlin. The attraction and connection is immediate. They fight it and try to live without each other. They eventually are able to come together and know that should be together. The story flows well and keeps a readers attention. I would recommend this book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 26, 2022
I thought this romance was entertaining. Jack moves back with his daughter to the family home. He ends up living with his sister and her best friend who also happens to be his coach's daughter. Caitlin is a sweetheart but not too strong willed. Jack is attracted to Caitlin but not sure if he wants to get into a relationship. One thing leads into another, and these two have a lot of work to go through to get to their HEA. I found this series to be fairly fun to read and can definitely be a standalone.
I received a free advanced reader copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving my fair and honest review.
I received a free advanced reader copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving my fair and honest review.
October 26, 2022
Jack is back in Minneapolis, with his seven year old daughter, Summer, to play for the Raiders, he's moving back into the family home, except things have changed, dramatically. His sister, Phoebe, owns the house and is resentful that her life has to change, again, because of him.
He thinks he's going to move into the basement, but her best friend, and the coach's daughter, Caitlin, is living there. He's blown away by how she's grown up.
Turns out he's been rather selfish and not Bury communicative.
Can he work it out with everyone? What about his feelings for Caitlin?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A great read from Pippa
He thinks he's going to move into the basement, but her best friend, and the coach's daughter, Caitlin, is living there. He's blown away by how she's grown up.
Turns out he's been rather selfish and not Bury communicative.
Can he work it out with everyone? What about his feelings for Caitlin?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A great read from Pippa
October 27, 2022
Jack is a widower with a young daughter. He transferred from Florida back to his hometown hockey team. He moves in with his sister and her best friend Caitlin. But his sister is resentful of him moving back. She feels he is self-centered. Caitlin is tired of being the middle person between her best friend and her self-centered spoiled brother.
Caitlin had a crush on Jack in school but know she sees he is a man-child. He expects everyone to cater to him. However, she still notices how attractive he still is.
Has a HEA.
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Caitlin had a crush on Jack in school but know she sees he is a man-child. He expects everyone to cater to him. However, she still notices how attractive he still is.
Has a HEA.
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October 26, 2022
Will Jack let Cailtin drift away?
If you love ice hockey romance then I can't recommend this book highly enough. Caitlin & Jack's story will take the reader on an emotional roller coaster ride. Jack's career is going gangbusters but his personal life is a whole different kettle of fish + he has his daughter to think about as well. Amongst the drama & tension the desire between Jack & Caitlin is undeniable. Can Jack get his head out of his ass in time before he loses his chance at a HEA with Caitlin?.
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If you love ice hockey romance then I can't recommend this book highly enough. Caitlin & Jack's story will take the reader on an emotional roller coaster ride. Jack's career is going gangbusters but his personal life is a whole different kettle of fish + he has his daughter to think about as well. Amongst the drama & tension the desire between Jack & Caitlin is undeniable. Can Jack get his head out of his ass in time before he loses his chance at a HEA with Caitlin?.
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October 26, 2022
Crack Shot: A Sister's Best Friend Forbidden Romance Novel: A Minnesota Raiders Novel by Pippa Green. Good addition to a great series, fun way to catch up with old characters and connect with new ones. Forbidden romance with all the feels, drama, and witty banter I’ve come to expect and appreciate from this author. Jack and Caitlin bring heart, heat, and much deserved HEA with their story. I enjoyed it and would recommend to others.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 29, 2022
Another great book by Pippa Green in the Minnesota Raiders series.
Jack has come home to Minnesota to play professional hockey for the Raiders. Caitlin is Jack's sister's best friend and his coaches daughter and totally off limits. When they finally share their first kiss, will it lead to more or just heartbreak? Not only do they have to worry about their own hearts but his daughter loves Caitlin as well.
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Jack has come home to Minnesota to play professional hockey for the Raiders. Caitlin is Jack's sister's best friend and his coaches daughter and totally off limits. When they finally share their first kiss, will it lead to more or just heartbreak? Not only do they have to worry about their own hearts but his daughter loves Caitlin as well.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 30, 2022
Jack is traded to his hometown team and is playing with a great coach. Jack is also raising his daughter on his own. He meets Caitlyn and sparks fly between them. However, he fights his attraction because she is the coach's daughter. Caitlyn is drawn to Jack and his daughter also. Will they get a chance to be together?
This is a great story that will captivate you from beginning to end. This is a well written and very entertaining story. Its a book that any book lover would enjoy.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is a great story that will captivate you from beginning to end. This is a well written and very entertaining story. Its a book that any book lover would enjoy.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 12, 2022
This is the 9th book in this series. Jack is a widower with a 7-year-old daughter Summer, and when he is traded back to his hometowns NHL team, he moved in with his sister Phoebe. These two are not close, and Phoebe has some issues to grind. Phoebe has moved her best friend Caitlin into her basement, and she is the coach’s daughter. This is a good story which has family, friendships, undeniable chemistry, challenges, emotions, and love, which leads to a compelling page turner.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 29, 2022
This is Book 9 in the Minnesota Raiders Series and my first read by this author. It is an off limits romance between hockey player Jack and his sister's best friend and coach's daughter, Caitlin. These likeable characters and the unique plot make for an entertaining read. It is a love story with enough drama, humor, steam, sweetness, family dynamic, frustrating moments, twists and turns, and engaging secondary characters to keep the reader interested. It can be read as a standalone.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 29, 2022
This novel was not only a sister’s best friend trope but a coach’s daughter storyline as well! Jack moves back to his hometown to play for the NHL team that he worshiped as a kid and the coach that helped him get to the big league. Enter Caitlin….sweet, thoughtful and she is basically treated like a doormat. The storyline is a push and pull between Caitlin, Jack, Jack’s sister Phoebe and Jack’s young daughter Summer. There is spice, love, and conflict with more feelings than sports.
October 25, 2022
I enjoyed this because the characters were lovely. Caitlin, Jack, Phoebe and Summer were very easy to love. I liked the storyline. I loved the single father and the hockey player storyline. It was interesting. It was different to have the man as the single parent. I also loved the dialogue. It came across as real.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 27, 2022
This was a wonderful hockey romance story and the ninth book in the series. It’s Caitlin and Jack’s story. He’s so widower NHL player has been traded to his hometown. He has a seven year old daughter and they move in with his sister and her best friend. I enjoyed watching their relationship grow it was a well written entertaining story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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