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Sep 30, 2009 Auntee rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: part-of-a-series, sports-romance, made_me_cry, contemporary-romance, 2011_reads, rachel_gibson

Although this book was not perfect, something about it made it very, very hard to put down. Maybe it was the sports (hockey) theme--which I thought came across as very authentic (the author must be a fan with all the name-dropping she did), or maybe it was the soap opera-ish plot that spanned 7 years and reminded me a little bit of Lisa Kleypas's Sugar Daddy, or maybe it was the snappy/sexy/funny dialogue and the love/hate relationship between the H/h...

I didn't always like the hero (sexy hockey Although this book was not perfect, something about it made it very, very hard to put down. Maybe it was the sports (hockey) theme--which I thought came across as very authentic (the author must be a fan with all the name-dropping she did), or maybe it was the soap opera-ish plot that spanned 7 years and reminded me a little bit of Lisa Kleypas's Sugar Daddy, or maybe it was the snappy/sexy/funny dialogue and the love/hate relationship between the H/h...

I didn't always like the hero (sexy hockey star John "The Wall" Kowalsky) who was often rude, crude, and disrespectful towards the heroine--voluptuous Seattle-by-way-of-Texas caterer Georgeanne Howard. And I didn't always like "Georgie", who started out as sort of a dependant, flighty, "bimbo" character looking for a man to take care of her. But Georgie was young (22) when she first met John (after she ran out on her future husband-to-be on her wedding day), spent one wild night with John that ended up changing her life, but managed to grow and mature in this story and admirably turned herself into an independent woman.

John...

John matured too, and wasn't quite the lout he was in the beginning of the book (although he still had some ass**** moments with Georgie). These two had the whole lust/hate thing going on through most of the book.. .they had combustible physical chemistry (plenty of steamy hot scenes in this one), but they weren't that good at communicating outside the bedroom. I was never fully convinced that John had the ability to fall in love with any woman, and when he finally (out of the blue) claimed to love Georgie near the end of the book I can't say that I 100% bought it.

What I loved most about this book were the scenes between John and his adorable little 6 year-old daughter Lexie. He was just wonderful with her, and some of the scenes between him and Lexie brought tears to my eyes (the lost fish scene) or made me laugh out loud (playing Barbies together). There's something about a man who obviously loves his child... I had no doubts that John was just wild about his daughter. If only I was as convinced that his relationship with Georgie was more than just uncontrollable lust.

Despite my doubts about John and Georgie, I still enjoyed reading this page-turner and loved the author's writing style (plenty of details and back story for the characters and lots of humor). I'm looking forward to continuing with this series and I'm dying to read the next book (See Jane Score)---if only I could find it in the TBR pile! 4 1/2 stars ...more

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Feb 15, 2008 Pamela(AllHoney) rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1st-in-series, laugh-out-loud, contemporary-romance, athletes-sports, enemies-to-lovers, secret-baby, chefs-cooks-bakers-etc, one-night-stand

The first book in the Chinooks Hockey Team series by Rachel Gibson. I'm not a hockey fan. Really not much of a sports person at all. But Rachel Gibson put together a delightful story that enchanted me from the beginning. The hero, John Kowalsky, wasn't the most ideal hero. He was a jerk at times but he grew on me through the story. Georgeanne wasn't the normal, stereotypical heroine. At first, she came across as a flake or a bimbo. But I guess everyone can't be rocket scientists. Loved the bante ...more

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May 29, 2010 Wendy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, part-of-a-series, sports-bad-boy

This is a fun book that will have you laughing and crying. Rachel Gibson is a talented writer with a flair for writing realistic and deep characters that you want to meet in real life.

John Kowalski plays hockey for the Seattle Chinooks. He is big and more than a little full of himself. When he goes to the wedding of the owner of the team he is curious to meet the woman that will be the next Mrs. Duffey. But on second thought he decides to skip out on the wedding and hit the road. But just a min This is a fun book that will have you laughing and crying. Rachel Gibson is a talented writer with a flair for writing realistic and deep characters that you want to meet in real life.

John Kowalski plays hockey for the Seattle Chinooks. He is big and more than a little full of himself. When he goes to the wedding of the owner of the team he is curious to meet the woman that will be the next Mrs. Duffey. But on second thought he decides to skip out on the wedding and hit the road. But just a minute, A striking young woman in a really tight strapless mini dress comes out of the house intending to leave and asks for a ride. What the hell. He'll do his good Samaritan duty for the day and drop her off somewhere. But upon leaving the estate he figures out that she was to have been the bride and is skipping out on the wedding. Crap! This could cost him his contract with the team.

Georgeanne Howard is a Texas girl with a lot to prove. She is searching for her place in the world and mistakenly thinks that if she marries Virgil Duffey she will find someone that will take care of her and she will mean something. But she can't make herself go through with it. So she grabs her makeup case and runs out of the mansion only to find a handsome man just about to leave. She begs a ride from him and then when he asks if she is a friend of the Bride she drops her little bomb, that she was the intended Bride. She just needs some time to get herself together and make some decisions about her life. If John will let her stay for a few days then she will be on her way. But that isn't what ends up happening. She and John end up in bed together and have a great night, but the next morning John takes her to the airport and dumps her there with a ticket back to Texas. Well, that didn't work out the way she had planned.

Georgeanne decides not to go back to Texas. She has nothing there for her. So she finds a position at a Catering Business and starts her new life right there in Seattle.

One night while attending a charity banquet John spots Georgeanne and approaches her. She panics and hardly speaks to him before she leaves him standing there confused. But She dropped her checkbook and he is curious about her and why she is back in Seattle. So he takes the checkbook to her the next day at her home. But Georgeanne isn't the one that answers the door, a little girl about six years old does. She says that her Mommy is in the shower and will be done in a while. She invites him in and then proceeds to charm his socks off. But while he is getting to know the child he realizes that she looks just like he did as a boy. Could she be his? Had it really been Seven years since their night together?

John is understandably upset to find out that he has a daughter that he didn't know about. But while he is getting to know his daughter he finds that he is still very attracted to her mother. Can they work through all of the hurt and betrayal? Can they find a solution to their wild attraction to each other? Pick up this book and find out what happens.

I give this one 4 out of 5 stars. ...more

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Apr 26, 2010 Jenny Rebecca rated it liked it

Shelves: romance-novels, contemporary

Another Rachel Gibson goodie. I'm not a huge fan of children in romance novels so that's why I didn't give this one 4 stars. However, it's still great. It also gave me one of my favorite sayings. "Crying all night in a bucket" I love anything with the word 'bucket' in it. ...more

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