Atlanta Edge’s hottest Russian hockey star made a big mistake. Now he must find a way to apologize big time to the girl he left behind in the States. KittyI’ve been a puck bunny most of my life. So when Roman Volkov, up and coming hockey star with the Atlanta Edge, takes me home and treats me like a queen, I believe I’ve found the man I can love. Then one morning, I wake to the news that Roman … found the man I can love. Then one morning, I wake to the news that Roman has left me behind while he plays in Russia. His agent takes pleasure in kicking me out of Roman’s house. I don’t believe anything the sleazy man says. Roman is good to me. No way will he treat me like this. So I go in search for the truth and I discover so much more.
Roman
I’m suffocating on the third line when the season ends. So when I get a call from Russia in the middle of the night to participate in a high-profile tournament, I go for it. I’m certain a gold medal will launch me into the top line with my team back in the States. No sooner than I arrive, I call Kitty Summerville to explain why I left without waking her. She’s not answering. Has my ambition destroyed any chance of a future with her? When I return, my sexy kitten and I will have a long conversation.
Only, I want to know why is she living with my Coach, and his wife and family?
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Will The Perfect Guy Be Left Out In The Cold When She Gets What She Needs?!
After a Great Night at a FundRaiser & some Fabulous S€X,
She’s left Alone, Abandoned, & What’s Worse…
Propositioned by a Sleazy Agent then Kicked to the Curb like Used Up UnWanted Trash…
How Hurtful, HEARTBreaking, & DownRIGHT Rude!
She thought their Relationship was MORE than THAT…
SomeThing’s Fishy Here… When just doesn’t know WHAT!
With NoWhere to GO, She Heads to the Safety of the Team…
But… She finds Sooo Much MORE than She Bargained For when the Head Coach takes HER HOME!
I received Carla Swafford’s ARC of “Crossing The Line: An Atlanta Edge Hockey Novel” via B00|{$P®0UT; I recommend this book to others based upon its own merits. All opinions expressed within this review are uniquely my own & freely given!
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This is a really cute story. Roman and Kitty have amazing chemistry. She’s adorably naive and he’s so predictably alpha male. As the story unfolds, certain things start to make sense. You wonder how any two people could be so dense about their relationship but it all comes together in the end.
5 stars!
What drew me to this book, was the Atlanta Hockey team. While originally from Philadelphia (Go Flyers!), most of my life has been in Atlanta and I have witnessed both the Flames and the Thrashers come and go. While Atlanta has beautiful Springs (accept for the Extremely high pollen counts), and hot summer, we do not have the kind of winter weather where kids can go outside and skate in playgrounds, ponds or even backyards where hosing down can create a think coat of ice (my husband’s cousins did that in Chicago.) to practise on, so it is not a surprise that hockey is not big here.
Roman is a Russian enforcer of the Atlanta team. He has a terrible agent, who is not doing much for his career. Kitty was “raised” by a mother who was verbally abusive when she was not ignoring her daughter, who grew up with no self esteem or education and only knew the life that she learned from her mother, a puck bunny. Abandoned by her boyfriend in a Nashville restaurant, Roman and his team walk in, he sees her crying and feels the need to rescue her, inviting her to stay at his Atlanta home. They become lovers, but between her lack of self esteem and his big ego, he doesn’t realize how fragile she is. When he takes a trip to Russia, he leaves her at the mercy of his horrible agent, who throws her out of the house. Bewildered, she finds her way to the stadium, and is taken in by Roman’s coach and his family. And there she finds what she has always dreamed about. When Roman comes back, he finds his woman has changed. Will he have the smarts to win back the woman who he now realizes that he loves?
I found the characters interesting, more so as they were developed. The provocative plot written with an appealing voice made this an engaging read. The sex scenes are graphic, but if that bothers you, they can be skipped, without destroying the story line.
I received a free, advanced copy of this book from NetGalley.com. This is my unbiased and voluntary review.
Carla Swafford has a breakout with CROSSING THE LINE, the first book in the Atlanta Edge Hockey series.
When I first started reading this story, I wasn’t sure how I would like it. Kitty’s character rubbed me wrong. I didn’t understand why she did the things she did. I didn’t like that she considered herself a puck bunny. She didn’t seem like a stereotypical puck bunny to me. As I continued to read the story, I respected her more and felt bad for what she went through. At times, I felt she was too hard on Roman. She wasn’t blameless in the situation. I liked Roman Volkov’s character. He is a good guy. It was admiral whom he took Kitty in. He made a mistake. He realizes that he took Kitty for granted and tries to make amends.
Carla Swafford did a great job with the plot. It was clever how things played out. The story was thought-provoking and heartfelt. This is the first book that I have read by Carla Swafford. I enjoyed her writing style. I am interested in continuing to follow this series. I recommend this book to people that enjoy sports romances. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.
When Kitty wakes up to her boyfriend’s manager kicking her out of Roman’s home, she’s devastated. Not only does Roman appear to be gone, but now he’s kicking her out of his home, too? What’s a poor puck bunny to do?
Well, in Kitty’s case, she pleads with Roman’s coach and he takes her in. And it’s a good thing, because the two of them discover something neither of them had known before about each other, and suddenly, Kitty’s life is looking up. Now if only Roman would come home and explain to her why he dumped her so rudely.
I liked the premise of Crossing the Line, but I just had a hard time with both Kitty and Roman. Roman because he was a self-centered douche and Kitty because she was so insecure and timid and had no self-esteem. Ugh. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I felt badly for her when her story finally came out and I found out how horribly her life had gone before meeting Roman, but she was just so timid that I couldn’t connect with her. I guess I didn’t like either of them til close to the end when both finally grew a little. So 3 stars because they finally grew some, but not more stars because they were pretty unlikable for most of the story.