Sure Shot by Sarina Bowen Series: Brooklyn Bruisers #7
Published by Tuxbury Publishing on May 12, 2020
Pages: 307
Format: ARC
Genres: Sports Romance
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A new stand-alone hockey romance from USA Today bestseller Sarina Bowen.
On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, sports agent Bess Beringer is ready to make some changes. Armed with a five-year plan—indexed and color coded—she’ll tackle her personal life with the same zeal that she brings to her successful agency.A big, tall, ripped hunk of hockey player who’s just been traded to the Brooklyn Bruisers is not a part of that plan. Mark “Tank” Tankiewicz has a lot of baggage. He’s a ride-or-die loner with a bad reputation. He’s on the rebound. He’s also the sexiest thing on two legs, and for some crazy reason it’s Bess that he wants.
She knows better. But then she falls stupid in love with him anyway. And for a while it seems like maybe he’ll do the same.
Until she asks him for the one thing he can never give her…
Sarina Bowen is like my sports romance fairy godmother. Whenever I’m feeling down, she is there to wave her fictional magic wand and — poof! — I’m transported to a wonderful place where hockey players have soft hearts and and the women who love them share a tight bond. Sure Shot is exactly the sweet escape I needed.
Bess Beringer is a sports agent with a solid reputation and one firm rule: never date athletes. With a successful business well in hand, Bess decides it’s time to pursue a fulfilling personal life. She is on the right path to making her dreams a reality until a blast from her past threatens to derail her plans.
Mark “Tank” Tankiewicz is disillusioned with life. Following a sudden trade to a rival hockey team and an acrimonious divorce, Tank finds himself alone in a new city. An encounter with Bess has him finally feeling something other than anger or apathy. Although he’s a hockey player, he is determined to be the exception to Bess’s rule.
Bess and Tank have explosive chemistry, but it is clear very early on that their attraction is more than just physical. Bess helps Mark shed his grumpy persona and gives him a sense of optimism. Tank shows Bess what it means to be desired and respected. He is 100% #husbandgoals as far as she is concerned, so it’s heartbreaking for her that he isn’t in the market for a long-term relationship.
I was caught up in Tank’s struggles to bond with his new teammates as well as Bess’s efforts to find close girlfriends. I loved their romantic journey and the fact that major conflicts aren’t drawn out or resolved in predictable ways. One resolution seems overly rushed, though, and I would have appreciated lingering on the moment longer. The story, while lighthearted, also touches on the important issues of gender equality and stereotypical masculinity. Sure Shot has the sweet, sexy, and sentimental combination that make it a very refreshing read.
Recommended for fans of:
Hockey
Second chance romance
Breakfast
** I received an early copy of this book to voluntarily read. **
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About Sarina Bowen
Sarina Bowen is the award-winning author of more than thirty contemporary novels. She has hit the USA Today bestseller’s list nineteen times and counting. Formerly a derivatives trader on Wall Street, Sarina holds a BA in economics from Yale University.
Sarina is a New Englander whose Vermont ancestors cut timber and farmed the north country since the 1760s. Sarina is grateful for the invention of indoor plumbing and wi-fi during the intervening 250 years. She lives with her family on a few wooded acres in New Hampshire.
Sarina’s books are published in over a dozen languages on five continents.
I loved this book so much! It was exactly what I needed from Bowen. I we get another soon-ish.