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Chasing Stanley (New York Blades #5)

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What do a New York City dog trainer and a pro hockey player have in common? They both love Stanley, an adorable but naughty Newfoundland...

When dog trainer Delilah Gould spots a rambunctious Newfoundland disobeying orders, she can't help but stepping in and teaching the gentle giant to heel. But it's his hunky owner she's really like to teach a few tricks. Too bad he's cle...more

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Published February 6th 2007 by Berkley Sensation (first published January 1st 2007)

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Mar 16, 2009 Isis FG rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Isis FG by: continuation of a series

Shelves: series-blades, 2009, info-full, reviewed, genre-romance-contemporary, published-2007, stars-3

Rating: 3.5 / 5

This book started off really good for me. The first 150 or so pages were great, but as the book progressed I ended up getting annoyed with the heroine and finding something lacking in the relationship between Jason and Delilah. It wasn't that I got bored or anything, more that relationship stumbled while the rest of the storyline kept me reading.

Chasing Stanley is the sixth book in Deirdre Martin's light-hearted-romance Blades series about the fictional New York Blades hockey team...more Rating: 3.5 / 5

This book started off really good for me. The first 150 or so pages were great, but as the book progressed I ended up getting annoyed with the heroine and finding something lacking in the relationship between Jason and Delilah. It wasn't that I got bored or anything, more that relationship stumbled while the rest of the storyline kept me reading.

Chasing Stanley is the sixth book in Deirdre Martin's light-hearted-romance Blades series about the fictional New York Blades hockey team. Jason Mitchell, a left winger, was just traded to his dream team, the Blades, and so moves to NYC with his huge Newfoundland dog, Stanley. Stan's been used to open space and doing as he pleases, but in NY, things aren't so easy. While at the park one day, Stan's misbehavior catches the eye of dog trainer/walker/boarder Delilah Gould.

Delilah is horrified at Stan's lack of training and takes Jason to task. Jason is amused by her spitfire attack. Soon, she is training Stan, walking him during games, and boarding during road trips. And she's finding her attraction to Jason isn't one sided. The two hit it off. It's not long before Jason realizes that the plucky Delilah he first met only comes out when there's an animal in need. The rest of the time, she is painfully shy, prone to babbling or blurting when in social situations. More than once her nervous habit has caused him embarrassment. Even worse is the fact that they discover they have little in common and have different ideas for fun. Neither is sure they can find a way to mesh their lives together.

I put off reading this book for quiet a while. I've read a couple of Martin's book and while they weren't bad, they sometimes tend to be a little too light and fluffy for me. I like books with a bit more meat on their bones. So I just didn't feel like reading this one. But I finally figured I needed to read it.

Overall, the book was good. Not something I loved or would want to read again, but enjoyable enough. Hey, any book with a big, goofy dog will get my attention. Stanley was definitely that. I liked reading about him. And it was sweet how Jason and Delilah bonded over pets.

Being a hockey fan, I also liked the sports aspect of the story. It's definitely fun when something I like in real life is incorporated into a book I read. I can't say how realistic Martin's portrayal of a player's life is, but for a fun, light, romance, it worked for me.

Where this book lacked, in my opinion, was with the character of Delilah and the relationship between Jason and Delilah. At first, I thought she was a very cool character, more average woman than you typically read about. Pretty, but not stunning, not a fashion plate, not afraid walk around with dog hair on her clothes, troubled by some nervous habits, etc. I just found it nice to read about someone more typical. But her social phobias got annoying. The woman had some serious neuroses. If I were Jason, I'd be afraid to take her anywhere because you never knew what would pop out of her mouth. It was a pretty big issue in their relationship and when the book ended, I didn't feel like it was resolved. There was just a small part where she said she was going to try and get help.

I also hated that by the end of the book, it seemed like Jason was shouldering all the blame for what went wrong between them. No, he wasn't perfect, but I didn't like how he was thinking how he shouldn't have done this or that or whatever. To me, Delilah was more to blame, but that's just me. I also thought she came off a bit selfish...I mean, Jason made an effort to understand her and her job, but Delilah put in almost no effort to understand his life. Not until the very end did she even bother to learn anything about hockey. That doesn't say much about a relationship, in my opinion.

And overall, I felt there was a bit of a lack of passion and chemistry between the two. They had almost nothing in comment except for the dog. I almost felt they were better friends than lovers. I even skipped a love scene or two because I just wasn't interested in reading them.

Basically, I found the story of the book more interesting than the romance and the character of Delilah. At least for the second half of the book. If the book had ended with Jason and Delilah being very good friends, I'm not sure I would have minded. Which says a lot.(less)

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Nov 07, 2012 Jillian rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

Delilah is a drug trainer who can't stand to see a dog that is abused or not properly trained, she is obsessed with dogs. Jason has recently been traded to the New York Blades; he moves into a great apartment and brings his dog with him. His dog is having problems and when he meets Delilah in the park, he believes his problems are solved. While Delilah trains his dog Jason keeps messing up. When Jason and Delilah start dating and Delilah makes a fool of herself and Jason at a party they think it...more

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Apr 01, 2012 Nath rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, read-2007, romance, sport-romance

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 3/5 (C)

Review: I have to say I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I liked how this book was different than other sport romance - as in, Jason is not your typical mature, playboy professional sportman. Also, it seems that the focus was more on Delilah's problems than Jason's. However, I have to say the romance was bleh and there was very little chemistry between Jason and Delilah... So even if the settings were refreshing, it couldn't save the book with the love story offered.

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Review: I have to say I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I liked how this book was different than other sport romance - as in, Jason is not your typical mature, playboy professional sportman. Also, it seems that the focus was more on Delilah's problems than Jason's. However, I have to say the romance was bleh and there was very little chemistry between Jason and Delilah... So even if the settings were refreshing, it couldn't save the book with the love story offered.

The Characters - Let's start with Jason. As I said, he's not the typical hockeyplayer you normally see in sport romance. Yes, he's good-looking and he's probably had his shares of women, but he is not portrayed as a playboy. He doesn't act as if all the women throw themselves at him and he knows it. Instead, he's pretty normal when it comes to women... So that was the refreshing part. Also, his love and devotion to Stanley was endearing... he's definitively not conceited and arrogant like many. I liked his relationship with his twin brother Eric, who is older by 3 minutes and has already won a Stanley Cup with his New Jersey team. You can see a definitive rivalry between the two brothers, which is understandable because not only they're twins, but they've gone into the same business. My problem with Jason was his lack of maturity. I guess he's still young and sometimes, it really shows... so much that I wouldn't consider him "manly" or "alpha." Actually, in some occasions, he reminds me of a boy... Also, he's too concern with what other thinks - and this had jeopardized his relationship with Delilah a couple of time. Lastly, he did a couple of things that were totally unacceptable...

What to say about Delilah... She's not a heroine many will bond with, in my opinion. She has her shares of problems, especially self-esteem, due to her parents always quarelling. During her childhood, she seeks refuge with her dogs, training them and had turned this into a business at which she's very successful. In addition to training dogs, she also boards them. She has a good sense of responsibilities; however, she's completely socially inept. The latter being a big problem when you go out with someone who's high profile. As a whole, she left me cold... I definitively didn't bond with her...

The biggest problem of this book was probably the fact that Jason and Delilah didn't have any chemistry between them. Yes, opposite attracts each other and of course, they have some sweet moments together, but it's not enough to build a lasting relationship. I mean, they both acknowledged the fact that they weren't good together, but when apart, they missed each other. In normal circumstances, i would be happy the main couple got back together... but I just can't imagine it working out...

Other characters includes Jason's brother, Eric, his teammates, Delilah's parents and some others... nobody was really important, save Eric. Eric is more the typical sport professional you read about in sport romance... My problem with him was that he went after Delilah's father's fiancé. Yeah, so Delilah's father and his fiancé weren't the perfect match and actually, shouldn't have ever hooked up... but it's not an excuse to develop a relationship with her... talk about an awkward situation for Delilah... Oh, of course, there was also Stanley :) Liked him :D

Story & Writing - The writing was all right... the problem was more with the story. This book was more about the characters than the story, which is okay if it's well-written... but in this case, it left a lot of blanks for the author to fill with subplot which weren't really relevant to the development of Jason and Delilah's relationship. Also, in the end, I couldn't see that much change in Delilah...

The Cover - it's a cute cover :D and it fits the book :D

Am I keeping this book? Not sure... probably because I keep almost everything. However, i'm pretty sure that in a couple of years, I'll be able to part with it to make place for new books.(less)

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Mar 26, 2012 Smut Junkie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, library, read-in-2012, series, sweet-vanilla

This is one that didn't get great reviews on GR, but I kind of liked it! Better than the third book in the series, for sure! Maybe Stanley - the adorable Newf made it for me! LOL! Anyway - I think this series is predictable and the recipe is the same for each book, but sometimes that's ok, right?
Poor Delilah is such a mess - and I really feel badly for her anxiety, which is clearly caused by her obnoxious parents. And Jason - oh Jason - I was really worried there for a bit! It was clear that he...more

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Feb 21, 2011 Erin Kern rated it 3 of 5 stars

I love Ms. Martin's New York Blades series. She writes some of the best in sports romances (with the exception of Susan Elizabeth Phillip's Chicago Stars series). "Chasing Stanley" is an enjoyable read but not quiet as good as some of the others in the series.

The book opens with the heroine, Delilah Gould, walking dogs (which she does for a living). She spots the hero, Jason Mitchell, fumbling around with his dog, Stanley, and struggling to control him. Delilah chastises Jason for his poor way o...more

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May 04, 2010 Lori rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary

I try really hard not to post really negative reviews. But I had to say something about this book. And I'm not really quite sure what to say about it. Except this. I really wanted to like this book. I really did. I loved Martin's first book. I liked her second book. I reluctantly liked The Penalty Box. But I don't know why I continue to read books about Jewish heroines. It's like I'm on a continuous quest to find a book that doesn't totally stereotype either the heroine or her family. Yet at the...more I try really hard not to post really negative reviews. But I had to say something about this book. And I'm not really quite sure what to say about it. Except this. I really wanted to like this book. I really did. I loved Martin's first book. I liked her second book. I reluctantly liked The Penalty Box. But I don't know why I continue to read books about Jewish heroines. It's like I'm on a continuous quest to find a book that doesn't totally stereotype either the heroine or her family. Yet at the same time, something keeps me reading. And I apologize in advance for the rant that is sure to come, because I try hard not to make my reviews a forum for my own personal views. So, having said all that...

Delilah Gould is a painfully shy dog trainer who meets and falls in love with Jason Mitchell, one of those hunky hockey players that Martin is so fond of writing. Jason hires her to train his Newf, who is himself a supporting character. Along the way, we meet Jason's over-confident twin (also a hockey player), Delilah's gay best friend (didn't we see this in the last book?), both families, and a host of teammates and old couples from past books.

What I liked: I liked that Jason wasn't your typical stuck-up athlete. He seemed very down-to-earth, and very sweet. He did have a few (ok, several) dumb jock moments, but that is to be expected when reading a book about, well... jocks. I loved that he beat the crap out of his teammate for calling Delilah a derogatory name. He stood up for her not just out of principle, but because he honestly couldn't believe what came out of his teammate's mouth.

Martin did try very hard not to make Delilah into your stereotypical Jewish heroine. She wasn't a JAP, but she did have very stereotypical parents. Why can't there just be normal Jewish families out there?

What I didn't like: I practically peed in my pants and keeled over when I read the word "kike" in this book. One of Jason's teammates is an anti-Semite, and called Jason a Kike-lover, as well as spouting every other stereotype in the book. I wonder if Martin realizes that were this a book about African-Americans, she couldn't have gotten away with calling the hero an "N"-lover. Her editor would have drawn the line. To Jews, the "K" word is the same thing. So why is this ok? I almost put the book down right there, but I wanted to see how she resolved the situation.

Sorry to say, Delilah never once stood up for herself with Denny (the teammate). She let Jason do it for her, even when he was rude to her face. It's a difficult situation to be in, but man oh man, she was a doormat. I don't know what else I can say about this, except I'm still utterly floored at the chutzpah displayed by both Martin and Berkley in publishing the racial slur in this book.

Now on to the families. Why are Jewish families so stereotyped? Delilah's family was totally dysfunctional. Her parents were divorced, always yelling at each other. Her mother picked at her, and she was "daddy's little girl". Mom was always concerned with makeup and obsessed with Delilah's weight and appearance. oh, and "Do you have a boyfriend?" Dad is the local TV "Mattress King," complete with the bad toupee and the 20-something girlfriend. Even their names - Mitzi and Sy? Oy. Jason's parents, on the other hand, were loving, normal folks who showed Delilah what a normal functional family should feel like. They embraced her into the family fold, never once seeming to care that their son was dating a girl who would likely raise their grandchildren Jewish. Let me tell you, people, as one who has lived that situation... it matters. (Although Martin did give them laughable names, too, I must admit - Dick and Jane. But she had them acknowledge the silliness of their names right off the bat, of course.) And Jason, of course, was totally thrown by Delilah's family. Freaked out and felt totally sorry for her.

So as I got angrier and angrier about this stereotyping, I began to think about it a bit more. My own hubby felt a bit overwhelmed when he met my family. Jewish families do tend to be a bit... louder?... than other families. And compared to mine, Bob's family is totally laid back and seemingly "normal". So is stereotyping ok? No. Or is it over the top? Yes. I certainly haven't met any Jewish families as crazy freaky as any that I've read about in a romance novel. Yet, I know why she wrote this NY Jewish family the way she did.

I can't give this book a thumbs up. Yet I kept reading. Like watching a train wreck, I had to see what would happen next. Martin's book is no worse than any other book with a Jewish heroine (the K word notwithstanding). I guess I just read it at a time when I was ripe to jump on this topic. Jews are not a freak side show, people (authors, editors, publishers). In fact, they even came first - remember?

So, here's my challenge to all you authors out there. Please... somebody write a book about a H/H who just happen to be Jewish, just like in most novels they happen to not be Jewish. No stereotypes, no loud, obnoxious parents, no dysfunctional Uncle Arthurs or Aunt Selmas. Just normal people falling in love, who go to temple on Friday night instead of church on Sunday morning. Why is that so flipping difficult?

NB: This is in no way meant to start a discussion on racial stereotyping in books or race at all. It is simply my own opinion.(less)

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Dec 20, 2009 Carrie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, read-2009, sports-related

I've enjoyed all of the previous hockey-centered romances that Ms. Martin has written, but this one simply doesn't come up to the mark. I agree with many of the one and two starred reviews on Amazon.com--the reader just doesn't buy that these two people are in love, or that they can ever have an HEA. And I agree also with the opinion that there was no real conflict in this book other than the two main characters. The main conflict was that they were so different and mostly unwilling to compromis...more

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Mar 26, 2012 Jen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-romance, adult-fiction, library, library-read-it, read-in-2012, series, sweet-vanilla-romance

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Feb 08, 2012 Candace rated it 3 of 5 stars

I do love a good series and this one keeps me coming back. Chasing Stanley is the story of Jason Mitchell, player for the New York Blades hockey team and Delilah Gould, dog trainer/walker.

Delilah's character was a little out there sometimes and hard for me to really like, but I enjoyed getting to know Jason and his twin brother Eric. I know one of the later books in the series is about Eric so I'm looking forward to that one.

My favorite part about a series is the chance to look back at prior cha...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Beth Cato rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: in, 2008, romance, no-longer-own

I needed a light and fluffy read after my past few books, and this one was perfect. It's a hockey romance. I picked it up because my husband loves hockey, and oddly enough the male romantic interest in the book had my husband's name. Go figure.[return][return]Delilah is a dog walker and boarder in New York City. When she sees a young man with an unruly Newfoundland, she steps in to help and finds out the guy is a newly-arrived hockey player for the New York Blades. As Delilah helps Stanley the d...more

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Jan 23, 2010 D.L. rated it 2 of 5 stars

I found Chasing Stanley to be a disappointing book. The first few chapters leading up to Delilah and Jason getting together were fun, light-hearted, and amusing. Jason had hero potential- I loved that he was attracted to Delilah despite her being shy and always covered in dog hair. However, once they got together it was all downhill from there.

Neither Jason nor Delilah showed any character growth throughout the novel. Delilah is painfully awkward and shy, interacting better with dogs than people...more I found Chasing Stanley to be a disappointing book. The first few chapters leading up to Delilah and Jason getting together were fun, light-hearted, and amusing. Jason had hero potential- I loved that he was attracted to Delilah despite her being shy and always covered in dog hair. However, once they got together it was all downhill from there.

Neither Jason nor Delilah showed any character growth throughout the novel. Delilah is painfully awkward and shy, interacting better with dogs than people. Whenever she is in a social situation she ends up babbling and embarrassing herself. Neither of these are particularly horrible traits, except that she has no spine. Not only is she socially awkward, but she spends most of the book on the brink of tears about one thing or another. She’s overly vulnerable. She doesn’t have a lot of common sense. She runs out of parties the minute she thinks someone doesn’t like her. She’s been traumatized by her parents fighting and bickering, so it makes some sense that she’s hesitant about relationships, but she literally becomes a nervous wreck just thinking about her parents. The only character who is less mature than her is Jason.

Jason is essentially a little boy now living in the big city playing hockey. He’s impulsive about everything. He buys digital cameras before furnishing his apartment. He goes out to get drunk with his teammates and his brother. And he’s about a zero on the maturity scale. I had major issues about Delilah and his first major public outing. Jason wants to go have dinner with some of his teammates. Delilah was clear she didn’t want to go and that her social anxiety would probably cause some problems. They go, and she babbles. It wasn’t much of a shock, but at the same time it wasn’t a major deal. Yes, she embarrassed herself, but she didn’t say anything offensive or anything that should have embarrassed Jason. Jason, however, gets really angry about what happened. In the car ride home he starts lashing out that she needs to get help about her social anxiety problems at that she hasn’t been doing anything to fix it. Hello! Delilah clearly stated that she didn’t want to go, that it would be hard on her, then Jason pressures he into it and gets mad when it doesn’t go the way he wanted? I was so annoyed by the whole incident I had to put the book down for a while. I wasn’t sure I was ever going to bother to finish it.

Jason spends a lot of time in the book considering Delilah a liability, which makes me really doubt that they belong together. She’s a homebody, and he likes to go out and party the night away. A lot of couples can overcome this, except Jason wanted Delilah to start partying and Delilah wanted Jason to stay in more. They weren’t very good at compromising. For a few months, they take a break from dating and stay friends. They work way better this way, and even though they get back together at the end, their future as a couple appears doomed. I’m not sure what it says about Jason’s character that the moment he and Delilah break up he starts going to Victoria Secret fashion shows and clubbing with models- to “distract him from missing Delilah”. I had trouble seeing him as long-term relationship material. (Why were they together again?)

Jason’s twin brother Eric isn’t particularly likeable either. I know he has a book later on in the series, but I had trouble ever seeing him as a hero. He’s smooth and charming, but mostly uses that to cause trouble for everyone else. During the book Eric starts a fling with Delilah’s father’s fiancée, which isn’t resolved by the end of the book and feels like a loose plot thread.

Almost every other character was a two dimensional stereotype. You have the high strung Jewish mother. The gay best friend. The father with the midlife crisis, horrible fake tan, and blonde bimbo on his arm. The darling parents from Minnesota who love each other, live on a farm, and don’t worry what people think of them. The list goes on. There are several large group interactions which involve the team, coaches and past players. I could sort of guess which characters were in past book in the series, but consider how uninteresting they were, I doubt I’ll be reading their books. They were generally described as beautiful people with beautiful children who are beautifully happy. Yay.

I think the biggest problem with this book is that there is absolutely no tension. I’m not a sports person, but I really like hockey which is one reason I chose this book. But not even the hockey was interesting. There was no suspense built up. The descriptions of the games didn’t convey at all the adrenaline rush the players would be having. They won the Stanley Cup before I even realized they were in the finals. The sex was basically the same. There was no spark. It would have been better if those scenes were never included- they were so bland.

The only thing I really liked was Jason’s dog Stanley’s connection to everyone. He brings most of the humor to the book with his antics. He’s a very lovable dog and eventually becomes the team mascot. However not even a big lovable Newf could save this book. 2 out of 5 stars, and I doubt I’ll be reading anything else in the Blades series.(less)

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May 24, 2011 Ann Lorz rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary

As always Deirdre Martin's books are an easy read. But sometime some of the characters bug me. I feel at time the characters go around and around a point before the book is over. Now, saying that doesn't mean I won't read anymore of her books because I will, it just means sometimes I frown when reading them. Poor Delilah Gould has some many social issues. So who does she choose to date? An outgoing hock player. Delilah's whole world is all about her dogs and the ones she's in charge of. Jason ta...more

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Feb 02, 2010 willaful rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: bye, special-needs-emotional-or-mental

This book reminded me a fair bit of the last Martin book I read, Total Rush. Although the characters are different, the conflict and arc of the relationship are quite similar. Unfortunately, I wound up feeling pretty much the same about it as that one: likable book, well-written, engaging, but on the lukewarm side if you're looking for romance. It's not bad just as a story about two badly matched people, though way doggier than I'm really interested in, but it was hard to care much about whether...more

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Apr 04, 2010 Justin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: at-library, doggies

Ever the sucker for a good romance that includes a dog, or in this case doggies, I couldn't resist reading Chasing Stanley. And I must be on a sports theme lately.

The book was a fun, fast read. I of course loved the dogs, and now want one just like Stanley, the 150 pound Newfie, who becomes the mascot for the New York Blades, his owner/daddy's professional hockey team.

The human characters are amusing, the main two, Delilah and Jason are a bit frustrating at times because they just can't seem to...more

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Nov 23, 2008 Alissa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008

I discovered this author on another vacation and was drawn to the romances because the first one featured a hockey player and a public relations exec. Two of my favorite careers. In a romance. What a fun read. Anyway, the author has produced a few more of these and the stories center around either a New York Blades hockey player or a member of the Dante family. So the other thing I like about these is that the characters from other stories usually make appearances so you can kinda keep up on how...more

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Feb 02, 2009 Dorri rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-adult

I read this one first, the fourth one second and the fifth one third. I still haven't managed to read the first two! I'll get there though!

This book was very entertaining if you enjoy dogs or hockey. It's a real treat if you like both! If you don't know anything about hockey, that's ok too. It's a good comedic romance. Lots of things go wrong, but in the end it all goes right. This is one of those light hearted books that you want to curl up with on a cold night or rad while sunning on the dock....more

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Shelves: trashy-romance-novels

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Jun 11, 2010 Kerste rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: hockey/romance fans

Shelves: at-the-library, contemporary-romance, hockey

I did like this book, but Jason was a bit too in touch with himself emotionally for me, for a hockey player. Not that this guy doesn't exist...but he's american, from the mid-west, a dairy farmer and pro-hockey player who sees this woman, who is a complete mess and immediately decides that she's the one for him. Sure. It could happen, but not very likely. The dog story is cute, the dialog is witty as usual. Some of the emotional turns on a dime are a bit confounding, but overall a good, quick re...more

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Mar 14, 2010 Lindsey rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, adult-fiction, first-read-in-2010

At one point in time I actually enjoyed this author’s books … not so much anymore. Her earlier stuff appealed to me mainly because her heroes tended to be hockey players (like one of my other all time favorite authors, Rachel Gibson!) I LOVE hockey and hockey players! The characters in her last several Blades series installments have infuriated me, though, and now that I have cracked her writing formula (which definitely doesn’t take a genius) I am now mostly bored with her predictable plots and...more

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Sep 19, 2011 Elke rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lits-romance

This is the best 'Blades' story I've read this far. I often found myself getting teary because of the differences and emotional struggles these 2 characters went through. It felt the closest to life, in my opinion. Loved every word of it, although I don't like dogs. At all. Except for a hot dog :)

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Dec 19, 2007 Samantha rated it 2 of 5 stars

I was so disappointed with this book. I usually love Deirdre Martin's books but this one wasn't her best. I'm not going to write a plot summary since so many on here already have. The character development in this book is awful. It's like they just wake up one day and change. You have to suspend so much about reality just to get through it. I felt that the secondary characters detracted from the main story instead of helping support it. I was just really disappointed that Ms. Martin didn't take...more

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May 25, 2012 Eileen rated it 3 of 5 stars

I don't know how I feel about this book. While it was good enough to finish, I had a hard time liking Jason since he was very immature through a lot of the book. It came together in the end, but still...

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Aug 28, 2012 Toni N rated it 4 of 5 stars

It took a long time for the main characters to get it together. So, I couldn't give this book a 5 star rating. But, it was still a cute read. The Blades series has been a good read overall.

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Apr 17, 2011 Renee rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked this book, not quite enough to give it 4stars but pretty close! Both characters were interesting and attractive although, the heroine's problem with socialising wore a little thin in the end. Nevertheless, i enjoyed this book.

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Apr 01, 2011 Katy Rustemeyer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, i-adore-you

This was one of my favorites I loved it almost as much as Ty and Janna. Whenever I'm in a bad mood I can totally just read a Blades book and feel better.

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May 09, 2012 Emily rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: humorous, series, athletes-hockey

Dog trainer Delilah Gould knows enough about dogs to see that the owner of a Newfoundland is in a lot of trouble where the dog is concerned. The dog is spirited and has the owner by a leash, when Delilah offers her help he readily accepts.

Hockey player Jason Mitchell is thrilled to be in New York, but his dog is throwing fits regularly displaying his unhappiness. Forming a new relationship with Deliah is advantagous in all areas, especially his heart. His main focus though needs to be on winning...more

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Jul 28, 2010 Bookgirl89 rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: author-rushed-it, sport-romance

i was inneed of a good sport book and i read some of the other Blades books so i had high hopes for this one but it was lacking when it came to the plot.

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Aug 08, 2009 Vickie rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is a great fun book & hard to put down. Even if you don't like hockey you'll like this book. If you like hockey you'll love this books

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Jul 03, 2011 Katherine ang rated it 3 of 5 stars

One time read. It was funny but the protagonists had a lot of petty issues that appeared to be a huge thing in the book.

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May 07, 2013 Siti Sarah Aslah rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book make me want to date a hockey players. Really in love with the characters.

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New York Times Bestselling Author Deirdre Martin was six when she wrote her first "book,”a Peanuts parody. In addition to penning bad, maudlin poetry in junior high school and serving as the Arts Editor on her high school newspaper, she was also the Arts Editor at her colleg...more Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

New York Times Bestselling Author Deirdre Martin was six when she wrote her first "book,”a Peanuts parody. In addition to penning bad, maudlin poetry in junior high school and serving as the Arts Editor on her high school newspaper, she was also the Arts Editor at her college newspaper at the University of New York at Buffalo, where she earned her BA in English in 1985. While writing for the student newspaper there, she sold her first freelance magazine article and won a city wide play writing contest. Her play, Spin Cycle, about two lonely people at a laundromat, was subsequently performed in a theater space in downtown Buffalo.

Ater graduating college, Deirdre worked at a series of trade magazines before landing a job at Soap Opera Digest. While she says it was fun working in a place where she got to watch TV all afternoon, she longed to branch out, and after two years, left to begin freelancing full time. Over the course of her twelve year freelance career, her work appeared in a wide variety of publications, including Seventeen, YM, McCall's, Fitness, New Woman, Bride's, Bridal Guide, Inside Sports, Woman's World, Modern Maturity, Islands, Newsday, and the New York Times. In 1998, her first non fiction book was published: Investing for Retirement (Avon). She also contributed to Lifescripts for Managers, Lifescripts for Employees, and Lifescripts for the Self Employed. (MacMillan, 1999).

A fan of the romance genre and of soap opera ("If Dickens were alive today, he'd be writing for a soap," Deirdre maintains), she decided to try her own hand at writing a romance novel. The result, BODY CHECK, was published in March, 2003, followed by USA Today Bestseller FAIR PLAY in 2004, TOTAL RUSH in 2005, THE PENALTY BOX in 2006, and USA Today Bestseller CHASING STANLEY in 2008.

2008 also saw the publication of JUST A TASTE, which made The New York Times Bestseller List. Deirdre returned to the world of the Blades in 2009 with POWERPLAY. 2009 was also when she launched a new series, The Wild Hart Saga, centering around a large Irish American family who own a pub in Manhattan. The first book in the series, WITH A TWIST, was quickly followed by STRAIGHT UP in 2010, and there are plans for at least two more. But the New York Blades keep calling her back: her next book, ICEBREAKER, will be published in 2011.

A resident of Ithaca, NY, Deirdre enjoys hiking and biking with her husband, Mark Levine, co author of the financial bestsellers, Die Broke and Live Rich. When not busy lavishing affection on her beloved Newfie, Rocky, she also enjoys reading, baking, listening to music, yoga, photography, and hanging out with her friends from acting class. She's had the same best friend since she was ten and adores the color purple.(less)

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