4.25⭐
Genre ~ contemporary romance
Series ~ Cyclones Christmas, #1
Setting ~ Georgia
Publication date ~ book ~ December 1, 2023, audio ~ February 27, 2024
Est Page Count ~ 262 (31 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 7 hours 38 minutes
Narrators ~ Austin Rising, Melissa Moran
POV ~ dual 1st, present tense
Featuring ~ nutritionist, NHL player, fake relationship, forced proximity, no steamage
My review:
Maddie (25) & Seb (27) meet when she’s crying in the men’s bathroom. Flash forward a bit and he needs a wife in order to keep playing hockey and she wouldn’t mind making her ex jealous by marrying his favorite hockey player of all time.
This was really adorable. I loved them together from the start. Even though they were married already, their growing feelings for each other seemed realistic. I’m so happy there wasn’t any 3rd act drama! Whoop whoop!! This is a series that I would continue for sure.
Narration notes:
They both did a fine job overall. Austin could work on his lady voice though.
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Book blurb:
‘Tis the season to get even…
When Maddie Grainger’s longtime boyfriend dumps her on TV for the entire world to see, she thinks she’s hit rock bottom.
Until her parents announce that they’re spending the holidays with her ex’s family… And he’ll be bringing the woman he left her for.
All Maddie wants for Christmas is to stick it to her cheating ex. But how?
Enter Sebastian Slater, the NHL’s most infamous player.
On a drunken night out in Vegas, Maddie asks the superstar athlete to pose as her new boyfriend. She’s kidding, mostly. But Seb shocks her by making a counter offer: he doesn’t want to date Maddie for the holidays… he wants to marry her.
Show up at her ex’s cabin alone, or with a surprise new hockey-playing husband? Maddie opts for the ultimate level up.
Because maybe, just maybe, revenge is a dish best served betrothed.
Sparks fly and Christmas cheer is abundant in this festive marriage of convenience rom com. Season’s Schemings is a closed door/fade to black romance that includes mild language, innuendo, and tons of sizzle without the spice.
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No steam, sign me up. This sounds like a good one.