Her ex needs a reality check…In the blink of an eye, I charm Maisy’s kids, and arm wrestle her lying POS ex-husband to straighten up and fly right.What kind of guy asks the mother of his children to quit high school and work multiple jobs so she can cater to his lazy ass? She had dreams, and he stomped all over them.Meanwhile, every single dream I ever had blossomed. Hall of fame career in the … Hall of fame career in the NHL. Check. Friends and family. Check check. A woman who held my heart in the palm of her hand.
Triple check.
But my world came crashing down the day I lost my first love along with our unborn baby. I closed up my heart and surrounded it with an impenetrable wall of ice. And for years, no one got through.
Until the day I read a Facebook Market ad that changes everything. She needs me. Her kids need me. And once again, I have a mission in life.
There is someone to save.
One look…
One touch…
One kiss…
That’s all it takes to melt the frost clutching my soul.
And now I see my future within her eyes.
*****
CHECKED is a full-length steamy sports romance from USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles. It has a small-town feel, a second chances theme and some seriously adorable and funny kiddos. It’s the last book in the gripping MINNESOTA CARIBOU hockey series but can be read as a standalone.
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4 stars
I purchased a copy of the three novel collection the Minnesota Caribou Digital Boxed Set 1-3 by Colleen Charles and this review was given freely.
This is not your usual sports related steamy collection as each Hockey player is injured and towards the end of his Caribou playing career. This steamy collection contains plain language and focuses more on broken family relationships and becoming stronger and happier when finding their significant other.
4 stars
I purchased a copy of the novel Checked in the Minnesota Caribou Digital Boxed Set 1-3 by Colleen Charles and this review was given freely.
An steamy modern Cinderella and an attraction at first sight novel with a retired billionaire hockey player and a struggling single mother. While a good story on its own, the beginning was a little disappointing because I was expecting this to be Milo and Tania’s happy ever after with their own children but, the book begins with a retired and injured Milo mourning the death of a pregnant Tania. Milo’s heart opens to love when a little boy contacts him through social media and after his body responds to his first sight of the Kwik Stop’s cashier, the divorced mother of three Maisy.
Another great story with a hockey backdrop. This one is about Milo and Maisy. Milo a retired hockey player current hockey camp coach and Maisy a waitress/store clerk mother of three. What do you do when you answer a FB market place ad that states your mother works two jobs and is always exhausted. Will you be my dad. Well you find about mom so you can advise her. The rest is history. Great characters, great chemistry, so caring and complimentary to each other.
OMG! I loved this story! Such a heartwarming romance! It grabbed me from the start and I couldn’t put it down! Milo and Maisy were a perfect match! Brayden was adorable! The characters were love able and relatable! Maisy has had struggles in her past as well as her ex but Milo is just what she needs! There are some drama due to Milos ex but it all works out in the end.
Checked was a beautiful love story that I loved! I recommend Checked to everyone!
I absolutely loved Checked! Retired hockey player, struggling single mom, precocious children and chemistry out the wazoo – it all adds up to a fantastic book! I loved reading it from the first page to the last and had a hard time putting it down! Not only do I highly recommend Checked but also the first two books in the series: Benched and Played.
Colleen Charles never disappoints and in Checked, she delivers a story of second chances, the kind you give yourself in order to get it right. Maisy Watts and Milo Adamski are two people who have had love but had their hearts shattered when it didn’t last. For Maisy, she married right out of high school, had a family, but her husband became uncaring, abusive and was unfaithful. Even though she divorced him, it left her believing that no man could ever want her or love her again. Milo Adamski is the best defenseman that the Minnesota Caribou have ever had. He’s headed to the hall of fame and is still famous in the town of Duluth, but his heart was ripped out of his chest the night his wife and unborn child were killed. All that’s left is an empty hole that he doesn’t think will ever be filled again. Maisy’s 7-year-old son, Preston, is so worried about his mom and how tired she is when she comes home after working 2 jobs that he puts an ad in Facebook’s Marketplace “Need dad fer good kids.” Milo is so surprised and concerned that he writes back, asking for details. He needs to talk to Preston’s mom and get to the bottom of his story. When they meet, there is an electric current that surprises Milo because he never thought he’d feel anything again. Maisy is immediately suspicious and embarrassed when she finds out what Preston did for her. In my eyes, Preston is the hero of this story because he opened the door and gave Maisy and Milo the chance to walk toward another chance at love. Maisy has built such strong walls around her that Milo has to really work to make her believe that he does have feelings for her. Checked is a wonderfully written and deeply moving story of opening your heart and finding love one more time.
Milo was featured in the last book as his friend found love. Now he gets his chance with Maisy when her 7 year old posts an ad asking for a dad for his overworked mom. He just intended to let her know what her son was up to on the internet, but it just took one look. Milo and Maisy were terrific together. I liked how the book showed the daughter’s reluctance to let go of her dad until she sees his true colors.