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Rachel Goodman gives readers a fun, romantic, and heartwarming tale that will draw readers in. What happens when you hit rock bottom and are forced to start over? Gwen finds herself at a crossroads after watching her career and love affair go up in flames. She returns home to Denver and takes a job as an executive chef in Logan Stonestreet's restaurant. Logan is the quarterback of the Colorado Blizzards and her brother's teammate. Sparks begin to fly between Gwen and Logan and things are heating up both in and out of the kitchen. Both of them are trying to find their way through life and have their own battles to overcome. Both have fathers who on push and pull Gwen and Logan in the direction they feel they should go and Gwen and Logan feel the strain. Gwen is trying to rebuild her career and Logan is trying to capture glory by winning the Super Bowl for the first time. The stress and pressure is intense. Will they buckle under and miss out on their dreams and a chance at love or will they be able to have it all? Readers will be eager to find out. Definitely recommend!
A little bit of a different take on sports romance.
I enjoyed that they both had good careers instead of just the one having a good career and the other being portrayed as the plain Jayne or girl next door.
I also really like the fact that the romance took time dispite the undeniable connection between the pair. It wasn't just thrown in your face, you had time to build connections with characters before they started getting it on.
As a whole I liked Gwen's characters, she was very feisty and driven to better herself. But I found her to be very selfish sometime unintentionally so but nonetheless selfless. I do understand that due the her past she's traumatised. She has a wall build sky high with no intentions of letting herself feel or be loved. But she irked me a few time throughout the story. However she was funny!, the girl pulls some serious sarcastic wit that had me sniggering and fist bumping "you go girl!" She also had good intentions and when she let her guard down, was extremely loveable.
Logan I just loved!. What a freaking a sweetheart he was. I loved his determination to win Gwen over and show her how she's meant to be loved. I loved that he never strayed nor did he have that shocking past you expect with sport players. I felt for him he was put in a position where everything was his fault no matter what he done. He dealt with constant blows for his team and his father and didn't complain which amazed me. The one time he was selfish in the book I kind of understood why and even knowing the risks he took rooted for him because he was selfless in doing so. Yup he was just that yummy.
I loved that even though Logan and chris(Gwen's twin brother) are best friends there is none of the don't touch my sister bull you get with most stories. I enjoyed the pace of the story and how things aren't rushed or glossed over but also aren't to dragging and boring. The story itself is catching and the characters are enjoyable and all add something to the story. The chemistry between h/H is palpable and your rooting for them from the start. The ending was perfect and finished the story of just right though I wouldn't of minded an epilogue further along with a little bit more of them in the future but beggars can't be choosers eh;)!.
All in all I really enjoyed this I definitely would recommend it to others.
I kindly received this ARC from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.