Who doesn’t love a great sports romance? I know I do. Zara & Caleb’s story was a great hockey romance!

Zara & Caleb had some great banter! I loved how they challenged each other. Zara & Caleb brought out the best in each other. I just loved how their relationship flowed from five dates into so much more.

I look forward to more by Avery Flynn!

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After reading her previous series, I was excited to be able to read this book, Parental Guidance. It certainly did not disappoint and I so enjoyed it. It made me laugh in parts and made me sad in parts. Great story.

This book had such a perfectly hilarious and adorable meet-cute. The banter, the situations, all of it were so much fun! I couldn't help but really fall in love with both main characters as well as the side characters that helped to make everything happen. Like I loved Zara's dad and his little commercials he wrote for different companies and schools, etc., whenever he would go on the interviews about Zara and Caleb's dates. I had a little trouble at times getting Caleb's mom, but I did like how she could tell that really he was interested in Zara. And I also liked that Caleb was pretty good at dealing with stuff with Zara because of his own family full of sisters.

Technically this is the second book I've read or started to read by this author. I tried to listen to Butterface on audio, and I don't know if was the narrators or the way the author writes, but I had trouble keeping my attention with the audio. But I now know that I do like to actually read her books, and will continue to do so in the future!

While reading this book be prepare laugh and feel good! Avery Flynn delivers all the smexy, fuzzy feel-good that I was hoping for. Smart, sexy, and thoroughly entertaining with a huge range of colorful side characters, Zara and Caleb’s story proved to be a thrilling ride. I was so excited and could not wait for this book – Ms. Flynn definitely did not disappoint. Another truly amazing story from Ms. Flynn!

I was thrilled that the Ice Knights get their own series after being introduced to them in Tomboy. Parental Guidance kicked off an amazing series with the usual sweet, funny rom-com that Avery Flynn is famous for. It has everything that I love – a sassy heroine, a swoon-worthy hero, witty banter, sweet romancing, and rules that are meant to be broken. I loved this easy and quick read which is perfect for a lazy day under the summer sun.

Caleb has been focused on his career as a defenseman for the Ice Knights and isn’t looking for love or a relationship. When a faux pas goes viral even though Caleb wasn’t part of the problem, he also wasn’t part of the solution, so he finds himself taking one for the team. He now needs to improve his image and that means agreeing to five dates with the same woman that his mother has chosen for him using the dating app Bramble.

Zara is determined to ensure the success of her miniature business and that means working long hours. In order to get her best friend to stop complaining about how she is all work and no play she agrees to take part in the Bramble dating app with her potential date being chosen by her father.

When Zara and Caleb started the five dates they were doing it to appease the people in their lives and just wanted to put in their time and be done but sometimes the best things in life happen when you least expect them.

Zara is feisty and fiery while there is so much more to Caleb than first appears. Hot chemistry and humorous banter add up to a winning combination.

This series is off to a great start! Five dates, fun, and no feelings right? I loved Caleb and Zara and every bit of their road to love. Parents, friends, teammates, banter and chemistry make this a great must read!

Tons of laugh out loud fun, wonderful snark, sass, and witty banter along with a good amount of sizzling sexy times. Yep I'm reading an Avery Flynn book and it's great! Caleb just wants to play hockey but trouble just seems to find him. He's dealing with a PR nightmare when his hurricane of a mom comes into town adding even more chaos to his life. Before he knows what hit him she has him signed up to an online dating app. Nothing can go wrong with this idea right???? Zara can't believe she agreed to this crazy dating plan but here she is so let's get this done. Five dates is all she needs. Surely she can handle five dates. There is no way hearts will get involved in that short amount of time. Yeah, right!

For a fun entertaining read grab this one and get ready to laugh and swoon. I definitely recommend it.

Reading the review had me chuckling. It sounded like a right laugh .....

Caleb is in deep bother, it wasn’t really him, but he should have stopped it. His team mates were moaning about the team, the lack of female groupies “puck bunnies” and everything else. Someone posted it and it’s gone viral, and now people are lip reading and posting what they said. It’s a PR’s nightmare...... they need to limit the damage the team have done to the image. And Caleb is going to have to step up and create a new interest for the fans.

Zara makes models, she has a shop on Etsy, but she wants to create one off’s, and show her work in a gallery, so Zara needs publicity. So when her friend puts her on a dating site, a drunk Zara thinks it’s a good idea. Until she meets her “date”......

Together they have to “survive” five dates, those dates are to be public and then will go online. Easy ......
Except there is a problem, Caleb finds the more time he spends with Zara, the more time he thinks of doing naughty and none public things with her, it’s not in the contract, but he really wants more. And Zara wants the publicity for her art work, but being around Caleb is bad for her libido, she wants Caleb, but wanting and having is two different things.

It’s a fun read, laughing at the hilarious predicaments they find themselves in. The characters are likeable, and the situation they find themselves is hilarious, the research the author put in was shown with great enthusiasm, I could almost see myself there.

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When parents became the matchmakers in charge of your dating life, you know something went wrong.
When you are a famous hockey player who needed to clean the mess part of team made and sacrifice yourself by doing what the PR wanted, well you know this is bad.
When your best friend made your online dating profile with such a straightforward description of yourself, you don’t know who you’re going to meet.
Mostly, parental Guidance is in order!

Zara and Cole were thrown into the experience of online dating but only with a little glitch; to report all their dates on TV, with their parents.
Here comes the trouble… by trying to make an arrangement; five dates that’s all, they finally found that it would be more at stake and maybe left heartbroken in the end.
I appreciated seeing some of my favorite characters and also meeting new ones. Cole and Zara’s upfront personalities was quite refreshing,
It was fun, sweet and entertaining!

What a great start to Flynn's new Ice Knights series! After Caleb was caught up in a PR nightmare for his team, he takes responsibility and agrees to allow his Mom/manager pick a date for him. The idea is to show that he is a team leader and respects women. Zara has been talked into participating by her best friend and also her dad. Zara is a miniature artist who is straightforward, honest and unapologetic. She isn't looking for a relationship and neither is Caleb. They set rules for their dates that they will have fun, no intimacy and they will separate after last date. But the more dates they go on the more they realize they are perfect for each other. They have an easy and fun rapport, are both competitive, and their chemistry is palpable. But Zara is used to being in control because every man she has relied on has let her down. How can she trust that sexy Caleb, who travels so much with his team, won't leave her as well. This sweet, and steamy romance was so heartfelt and fun. Flynn has a wonderful way of creating fun and quirky characters, snarky humor, and lots of steamy sexual tension in a heartwarming story. I also loved getting to know more of the Ice Knights hockey team, who give each other a hard time but are totally loyal and supportive. This promises to be a romantic, sexy and entertaining series and I can't wait for more from these hockey Hotties!

I received this book as an ARC in return for an honest review.

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I first found Avery Flynn when I ran across her book Butterface. I fell in love with her witty but emotional writing style and how she wrote something that made me cry but made me laugh in the best way possible too. So when I saw a sign up for Parental Guidance, I jumped on it.
The idea of a single adult man forced to have his mother pick his dates via a dating app was a refreshing and fun storyline. I loved Caleb and Zara together; they were different but had great chemistry. Parental Guidance is adorable read that makes you smile from beginning to end. I keep coming back to Avery Flynn and she hasn't disappointed yet.

Parental Guidance by Avery Flynn was a fun and adorable read. What would you do if your mom had taken over your dating app? Caleb, an Ice Knights veteran player, gets himself in a situation that goes viral which requires an image change from his team. That is how he meets Zara Ambrose. Now they find themselves with a plan. Five dates and then they go their separate ways. Easy, right?

I loved Caleb and Zara so much. They were great together and I loved their interactions. Neither was looking to get into a serious relationship but plans never go as planed! Caleb was strong and determined and loved hockey. That was his priority until Zara entered his life. Zara was strong and full of sass. I enjoyed reading Parental Guidance by Avery Flynn and look forward to reading more of this series.

4 Setting the Ground Rules Stars!!

I just finished this newest book by Ms. Flynn and while I had a little bit of a tough time getting into the story at the beginning, the more I read the more I fell in love with Caleb, Zara and her lovable horse of a dog Anchovy!

Caleb and Zara are brought together because they both need something, albeit different things, but equally important to each of them and the only way to get what they need is to agree to five dates on the new dating app Bramble. The kicker is that Caleb's mom is in charge of picking his match and with Zara he's getting more than he bargained for!

Having been on a few blind dates both from fixups and internet matches I could totally relate to what Zara was feeling as she made her way to first date, with no help from Anchovy! I absolutely loved how Zara was her authentic self. She is quirky and funny and smart and she doesn’t let how extremely hot finds Caleb to be deter her from speaking her mind and Caleb is shocked by happy because he feels like he can be who he really is and so begins their 5 dates!

This book moves at a great pace given they’re both motivated to get in their 5 dates to reach the end of their time together. Except something happens along the way and they become friends and find there’s a mutual attraction and soon it’s clear there’s more going on than just fulfilling an agreement. Zara’s not experienced someone like Caleb before in or out of bed and let’s just say, it’s zing, zang, zoom HOT between these two. Throw in Anchovy who has ways of making his presence known and life as they know it changes.

I loved how we got a surprise appearance by a Hartigan, secondary characters that I’m completely on board with getting their own stories and two people who find love when their least expecting it and it’s a total Hat Trick! I cannot wait for the next book in this series!

i really enjoyed this one! this is my 4th Avery Flynn book and i feel like i know exactly what i am getting with one of her books. they are so enjoyable and so readable. i thought this was a ton of fun, super cute and steamy to boot. i liked both characters, i liked the story. i can't wait to read the next one!

Parental Guidance is a cute fun read. Zara and Caleb are both kind of forced into using a dating app where they are matched up. Zara is on the dating app as part of wanting to win a bet with her friend. Caleb is on the dating app as part of a PR stunt to make his hockey team look better. Neither really wants to lasting relationship at of it, they just want the five dates so this should be easy for them but of course feelings get involved. They are very likeable character. These two are so cute. I loved reading this one.

Cute concept with this story. I always love an Avery Flynn novel as it is always more than just a cute rom com. Loved the characters of Zara and Caleb. When Caleb doesn’t take a leadership role with his fellow hockey players, PR steps up and tells him he has to go on a dating app where his mom can pick his date. Zara thinks the whole idea is crazy but also fills out the app too, and her father helps her. Caleb and Zara agree to the 5 date rule but agree there will be no relationship! Ahhhh, famous last words. Ms. Flynn always has a way with her storyline and makes her characters so real. Really enjoyed this story!

Parental Guidance was my first book by Avery Flynn, and I loved it. It was a lovely, different book with great characters that melted my heart. In fact, all of the characters were so likeable and relatable that I found myself quickly engrossed.

Caleb melted my heart, and I really wanted to give him a big hug so many times. He is a big softy and had a few issues to deal with that just made me love him more. Zara is a straight talking, feisty little firecracker who made me laugh and gave me all the feels. Although these two don’t think they could work, it’s soon obvious that they are perfect; they just have to realise that, too.

Caleb and Zara both have difficult parents who have given them some anxieties to deal with in adulthood. That makes for a real page turning plot; the plot was unique and flowed at just the right pace. Who would even think to let their parents handle their dating life? Not me!

When I first read the blurb for Parental Guidance, I thought it sounded funny. I’m so glad I took a chance on this book!

Parental Guidance was basically Kim catnip. Fake dating, meddlesome parents, sassy heroine and sexy hockey player? Hello, right up my alley. This is 100% a literally-laugh-out-loud-with-a-cheesy-grin-on-your-face book. The sexy times were pretty darn hot, too. All of that, combined with characters that were relatable and easy to root for made it the perfect book for me. 

I loved Caleb and Zara, both separately and together. The unlikely pairing worked so well for me. I was totally hooked from their early banter and agreement to play along with this parent-driven dating app and show. They totally made me smile. Reading along as they got to know each other better and formed a friendship that turned into more was such a joy. Their dates were fun and creative and their chemistry sizzled.

Parental Guidance was a super fun read. If a hockey romance with a "bad boy" hero in need of an image makeover and a sassy heroine who is most decidedly NOT looking for a relationship sounds like something you might enjoy, look no further. This'll be your next favorite read. I'm so happy to have discovered Avery Flynn this year. I can't wait to see what she gives us next.

Favorite Quotes:

"I don't want to date. Anyone. Ever. I like being in full and complete control of my life."

"You're not into being creative? I guess that's expected for someone who has probably had women throwing themselves at him for years. You haven't ever had to work for it."

"I solemnly swear that I'm only trying to get into your pants and not your heart."

"If you think we're stopping with one, then you have the wrong guy, because I'm going to fuck you until you are wrung out, satisfied and too dick drunk to ask for one more orgasm."

This was a cute read,light hearted and fun read!I really enjoyed it I just felt it was too short in my opinion.I wish we had more.The concept behind the dating app was fun,refreshing and interesting.

I really liked Caleb and Zara they were a great match!She was sassy and he was sexy and cute!

It was an easy and quick read, perfect for summer!