Title: Secret or Shutout
Author:
Leah Brunner
Ch: 42
plus epilogue
Pg:
338
Series:
DC Eagles
Genre:
Rom Com Hockey Rom com
Rating:
5 stars
Publisher:
indie
I
thought Wes and Mel’s story was sweet, Mitch tugged out my heartstrings. Colby
made me swoon. Ford melted my heart. But Bruce, well Bruce stole my heart. And
at the beginning of the series, I didn’t see the goalie being my favorite or
that he’d still my heart. Bruce was easy to see as the friend but not the love
interest. However Secret or Shutout changed that. I started falling for
Bruce in the first chapter when I realized that my high school French hadn’t
little me down and I knew what he was calling her. And that tidbit a lone made
me realize there’s more to Bruce than meets the eye. The dual chapters make the
story so much better. As you get to see them get to the same page. And watching
Bruce fall was so sweet. Though Bruce did break a big hockey rule when it comes
to teammate’s sister.
Now I
knew Farrah was going to be my favorite heroine when I meet her in Betrothal or
Breakaway. But it was in Secret and Shutout that I saw how much I related to
her. Farrah was the first time I’ve seen a heroine with PCOS on the page. And
as someone with PCOs I loved seeing a heroine with the condition in a rom com.
There was plenty of times in this one where my heart broke for Farrah. But
there’s literally a moment in the book that Bruce not only starts healing
Farrah’s heart and starts her trusting but I think a fictional hero
started mending mine. And it’s this quote, “Farrah, I don’t want to build a
life with you because of what you can give me someday. I don’t cherish you for
your ability to have children or not. And I don’t love you based on any
conditions.” All I can say is where’s the real-life Bruce’s at?
Bruce
and his old truck remind me of something my grandma use to say if a man drives
an old truck he knows how to stay when things get tough because he’s got
patience and he’s stubborn. Which I think sums up Bruce perfectly.
I loved
that even though it’s Farrah and Bruce’s story we still get closure for the DC
Eagles.
I will
say Leah’s books on the steamy side of clean as there is some language,
innuendo and a fade to black scene with married couple.
#secretorshutout
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I
received a copy of this book from the author as part of a blog tour
I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine
alone.
Tropes:
Hockey
romance
Teammate’s
sister
Reverse
age gap
NHL
goalie
Curvy
heroine
