I loved how she gave Garrett grief, and how he loved every second of it. There were tropes in The Deal I usually don’t like but, through Garrett, Elle Kennedy brought a vulnerability and grace that was really wonderfully executed. (Funny how Elle and Sarina turned me into a hockey fiction fan.) Fictional hockey players are my favorite these days, and Garrett was one of the good ones.

The Deal had the best aspects of all my favorite romances. I don’t know why I tried Dystopian and Romantic Suspense. I finally enjoyed one of Ms Kennedy’s books. Her hockey books are full of wonderful, kindhearted, and gentle alpha men. I know they say they created and wrote together, but I recognize Elle’s style specifically in that cocky tattooed hockey player. Finishing The Deal, I realized Elle Kennedy was all Ryan Wesley. However, I now recognize exactly where Elle meets Sarina in writing together. I’m pretty sure I will always believe Sarina and Elle together are romance magic.

The Deal didn’t really change my opinion. While there was one Sarina Bowen book I enjoyed, I didn’t like anything I’d read by Elle Kennedy alone. While I love Him, Us, and Good Boy, I wasn’t blown away by either author on their own. Before reading this, I had written Elle Kennedy off as “not for me”. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.Ĭonfession. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn’t take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn’t going to cut it. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he’s all for it. If she wants to get her crush’s attention, she’ll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice… even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date.Īll Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he’s worked so hard for. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she’s carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. About the Book: She’s about to make a deal with the college bad boy…

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