Gloves Off is one of the BEST enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience books I’ve ever read. They really hate each other, and it makes for the banter and tension to be OH so perfect throughout the whole book! Alexei HATES that he wants Georgia so bad, and it had me SAT. He is one of the best MMCs I’ve ever read. The growth he had throughout this book was truly amazing to see. This man actually apologizes, and it eats him alive when he realizes that he was wrong about Georgia. It was refreshing to see. I put off everything I needed to do to read this book. I needed to see them finally give in, the tension was killing me in the best way. I have no complaints, only praise for Gloves Off. Easy 5 stars from me.
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Thank you so much Penguin Random House and NetGalley for this ARC!

5 FREAKING STARS!!

Did I just receive this ARC last night? Yes. Did I immediately start reading it and stay up until 3 a.m. to finish it? Also yes. This is officially my favorite book of the series. We get a marriage of convenience between Alexei and Georgia and they LOATHE each other. I truly ate this up. The loathing, the TENSION, the flirtatious baiting, and the ongoing war of who can get at the other person the most was everything. I am 100% an Alexei girly. He is a possessive and HOT hockey player with a filthy mouth. At first he does anything he can to make Georgia miserable, but the more he gets to know her the more he is so soft and sweet to only her. Georgia is a favorite fmc for me. She is full of fire and god did I love her perspective and attitude for life. She has worked her way up to be an amazing doctor and didn't let anything get in her way. I loved seeing her be so protective of Alexei even when she didn't want any emotions showing.

Gloves Off has:
- Hockey romance
- Enemies to lovers
- Spicyyy
- Filthy mouthed hockey player
- Fiery doctor fmc
- Hate to love
- Marriage of convenience

I will quite literally be screaming about this one forever.

Stephanie does not miss with these books! I am honored to receive another arc for this series! I love the fake marriage trope in this book! You can really see the characters learn who eachother are without their own biases. Thank you NetGalley, Stephanie and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Dell