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Blurb

From the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off This is…

Zara Stone

All my life, I’ve said I will never date a hockey player. I know better because I’ve seen and lived it all. My father is a hockey god, my brother is the captain of the most successful NHL team in the world, and my brother-in-law also plays in the league. Their lives are complicated, so I went in the opposite direction.
I fell in love with a scholar. But instead of proposing marriage, he broke up with me.
Three months later, I saw his engagement picture on Instagram. I couldn’t let him get away with that. No, it didn’t matter what, I was going to make that man see that I did not need him.

Evan Richards
I was in the running to pass my point record from last year, ready to claim the number one spot in the league. On top of my game, I was riding my career high wave.
Then, Hockey’s Princess, Zara Stone tweeted me. She wanted me to crash her ex’s wedding.
The worst that could happen? A PR nightmare. The best? A fun night with a beautiful woman.
It started out as a game—something I’m good at. Her crazy idea twisted into something I wasn’t looking for, something neither of us wanted.

When push comes to shove, one thing runs through my mind:
This is Crazy. Also, this is crazy right.

 

 

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Review

4 ‘falling for the good guy’ stars!

I love this book! A sweet, fun and funny romance with very little angst and drama, and a fantastic cast of characters. It’s the first in the This Is series, a spin-off from the Something So series, and a wonderful re-entry into a world of sport romance that I absolutely love!

If you’ve read the Something So series, then you will know Zara Stone. She’s the daughter of Cooper and Parker from Something So Right, and the younger sister of Matthew and Allison who also have books in the series. She’s one of the trouble-making twins (along with her sister, Zoe), and having grown up in the world of ice hockey, she has zero interest in the sport – unless she’s supporting her brother or brother-in-law – and she has created a great life for herself as far away from the sport as possible, including finding herself a serious, scholarly boyfriend.

Unfortunately, said boyfriend has just dumped her, and three months later she sees on social media that he’s already engaged. Hurt, angry, and desperate for revenge, she decides to crash his wedding on the arm of her ex’s biggest idol, NHL star, Evan Richards. And with a simple tweet, the plans are set.

Zara Stone @ZaraStone
When your ex-boyfriend gets engaged, you ask his idol @EvanRichards to be your date to crash his wedding. What do you say? Wanna be my date?
#myexhasapencildick

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Evan Richards @EvanRichards
Sounds like a plan. DM me.

Evan is the superstar of the Dallas team. He’s a regular, sweet guy and given her family name, he knows exactly who Zara is. He also figures that a night out with a beautiful woman could be fun, so he has nothing to lose by accepting her date. But he also takes the opportunity to reach out and get to know her before the big day, and from the moment he actually meets her for real… it’s all on!

OMG, this romance is so gorgeous! It’s intense and full of chemistry and it’s really fast moving. There’s no game playing or stupid behaviour – they meet, they are attracted, they act on it and they go with it, and I love watching them come together!

“I’m not going to hide that you’re mine,” he says, looking straight at me.
“First thing, I’m my own person,” I tell him. “Second, we aren’t hiding anything. We are being private.” I grab another chip and dip it, waiting for him.
“You kissed me,” he states. “You kissed me. You made yourself mine when you did it.”
“Oh, for the love of everything,” I say out loud, looking up at the ceiling. “What is it with hockey men?”

Zara is smart, sensible and successful, and though she’s initially a little taken aback by Evan’s enthusiasm, she’s brave enough to follow her heart which I really liked. And Evan is such a good guy! He’s sweet, considerate and polite, and he’s such a gentleman! But on the flip side of that, when his sexy alpha is unleashed… holy freaking hotness, the man is a beast!

These two are hot and sexy, lots of fun and all kinds of sweet, the swoon is off the charts, and their romance is absolutely gorgeous!

I love her with everything I have. I love her like I have loved no other.
That moment you see the person who owns your heart, who can destroy you. Knowing that without her, you are going to be half the man you should be. Knowing that only with her, your heart beats normal; knowing that only with her, everything is going to be okay.

I enjoyed the sport aspect of the story, and I adored catching up with characters from the Something So series – especially seeing Matthew and Max in the protective big brother roles. Freaking hilarious! But when the whole clan is together and all up in Zara and Evan’s business (all the girls, and Cooper and Parker included), it’s absolute gold!

“Matthew is freaking out,” Karrie says, trying not to laugh with the phone by her ear. “Hold on, let me put him on speaker.”
“Zara.” His voice fills the room. “Are you out of your mind?” he asks in one breath and then continues. “No, don’t answer that. We all know you are out of your mind.”
“Hey, Matthew,” I say, and he stops talking. “Is it true you threw out Karrie’s vibrator?”
“Who told her that?” he hisses. “I have to be on the ice in twenty minutes. I don’t have time for this today.”
“Who asked you to get involved?” Zoe says. “I mean, you won’t even let your wife have a vibrator. She looks deprived.”
“She isn’t deprived,” he says, “and the date with Evan is never going to happen.”
“Matthew Grant,” Karrie pipes in, “don’t you dare. Your sister is brokenhearted.”
“This is going to end up on SportsCenter,” Matthew grumbles. “I have to go. Kiss the kids for me, and you twins …” I look at Zara, and she looks at me. “I’ll liquidate some stocks to make sure I have bail money.” He laughs, but my father groans.

I loved being back in this world! Natasha has created an amazing group of characters, and she’s given Zara and Evan an absolutely beautiful love story that is fun, sweet and sexy with no unnecessary drama. This book melted me, and I loved it!

4 stars!

An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

 

 

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About the Author

When her nose isn’t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she’s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It’s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn’t listen to her…

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