I’m the fastest and most feared skater in the NHL.With a temper like mine, I can’t afford to make mistakes.But one insane night in Vegas, and I wake up married to the biggest mistake of all:Persephone VanDoren—the head of our team’s charitable foundation.Sure, the petite blonde is sweet enough to give the entire state of South Carolina a toothache, but I’ve never been one for the debutantes.She’s … the debutantes.
She’s everything I’ve fought against my whole life—wealthy, perfect, gorgeous, and her sharp little tongue presses every single one of my buttons.
Our fights are almost as electric as our chemistry and there is no denying the tension sizzling between us. But I’m a monster with a dark past that will ruin a princess like her.
She needs this marriage to appear real.
And I need to remember it’s fake.
Because the longer we stay hitched, the more I want to be her forever.
The whole world views me as her personal Hades, but I’ll go to war with both our demons to save her happily ever after.
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This is a modern day Beauty and the Beast Hockey story, with a twist. She’s a southern belle from a long line of old money and he worked his way up from the depths of despair. But no matter how beastly he tries to be, she sees right thru his exterior cover. This was my first Samantha Whiskey book and I actually stalked her to help promote this book. The story-line intrigued me so much, and it did NOT disappoint. Great characters and such a fun and emotional story. It was really hard to put this book down. Definitely a MUST read for 2020!
Just loved this book…. another brilliant one from the queen of hockey romance Samantha Whiskey in the Carolina Reapers series.
This is the typical story of opposites attracting. Cannon the big, bulky, tatted tough guy and Persephone the southern belle…
This book has it all, the tough on the outside Cannon who thinks he is not whorty of being loved by such a fragile southern belle…. can she free him of his demons so they have their happily ever after!?
Oh my god, I just had my heart stolen lock, stock and barrel by Cannon and Persephone. These two were like igniting a flame to the hottest passion and the strongest love that you could ever imagine. A story that was feisty, heartfelt, emotional and breathtaking. Two people who stood on opposite sides of the track but found common ground that only their heart and soul recognized. Theirs was a passion that was uninhabited and one that took your breath away. It was about sacrifices, inner strength and letting your guard down. This fifth book in the Carolina Reapers series will consume your thoughts, your heart and your soul. Samantha Whiskey brought out the big guns with Cannon because this man with his hard attitude and stone cold facade had an absolute heart of gold.
What happens in Vegas typically should stay in Vegas but not for Cannon and Peresphone. After a wild night with there friends in Vegas one thing leads to another and these two wake up the next morning too find out that they got married and through out the book they try to deny there feelings for each but have no luck. This book sucked me in right away and I couldn’t put it down. The chemistry and attraction between these two is off the charts. Each book in this series gets better and better and I can’t wait for the next one to come out.
As a longtime fan of Seattle Sharks series and now the Carolina Reapers series, I was eagerly awaiting the story between Cannon and Persephone. After being disappointed with Logan book (super annoying heroine), I was crossing my fingers that the series would redeem itself with Cannon. And I gotta, say I was not disappointed!
This was a fun and easy read that had the right amount of steaminess, great dialog/banter, and a nice pace that kept me interested from beginning to end. I liked both main characters and their development through the storyline. Though it felt like there were some loose ends that didn’t really get tied up (for example, Persephone had several internal dialogues about how her old friends and life don’t fit anymore, and I expected there to be some action later in the book to tie up that loose end but it never happened).
Overall, if you’ve read any of the Sharks or Reapers series, you’ll likely find this an enjoyable read!
The chemistry that was ignited the moment Cannon and Persephone met became combustible in the pages of this novel. Cannon had so much confidence in every aspect of his life, except his ability to love and be good enough. Persephone was the perfect match for him, from her sassiness to her big heart. They made each other the best versions of themselves. These 2 are my new favorite Carolina Reaper couple.
Gah… Cannon is just…gah! There really is no other way to describe him. I’ve been waiting for his and Persephone’s story forever!! And then when Samantha dropped tbr marriage bomb at the end of Logan I was straight up twitchy for the book.
From the very first chapter Cannon had me all sorts of swooning and it didn’t stop. He and Persephone are just perfection!!!
I loved them and this book and if I could give it more than 5 stars I would!!!!
This is Book 5 in the Carolina Reapers Series.
This is the story of Cannon & Persephone. They met when he caught her falling in the hallway of the ice hockey rink two years ago. They’ve had a sassy banter since then. This story is full of emotion and self-loathing. There is happiness and there is sadness. It’s truly a surprise the way they came together. The sexual tension is over the top between them. This book is so much, and more. I didn’t want it to end. I’m so looking forward to the next book in this series. Samantha Whiskey is one of my favorite writers. I highly recommend this book, and I know you will enjoy every word as much as I did.
Cannon and Persephone finally get together!
Cannon Price and Persephone VanDoren get married on a whim in Las Vegas and Cannon offers Persephone an annulment because he feels that he isn’t good enough for her and her friends think the marriage won’t last. Things changed when Persephone knew the thought of a formal wedding would raise her mother’s spirits while she was waiting for a kidney transplant so they decided to stay married.
Cannon met Persephone when she was first hired to run the Reaper Foundation for the team but he asked her to make sure the winner of fundraiser was someone he liked so she bid on him herself and that led to the trip to Las Vegas where the whole story starts.
I love both hockey romance series that Samantha Whiskey has written but each book adds to the Reapers stories with the ties between the players and all the characters in the stories.
P.S. The team’s reaction to Cannon’s first name by the team is worth the whole story!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Oh where to even begin. First let me give you a bit of advice if you have not read Samantha Whiskeys other books (Seattle Sharks and the previous Carolina Reapers) go do that before you read this book. They are all AMAZING. REAL TALK: You don’t really have to read them in order but the stories are intertwined in a way that it makes it even more fun to have read all of them. You get the visit with other characters and kind of check in to see what they are doing.
This book might be my new favorite Samantha Whiskey book. I have been looking forward to Cannon and Persephone’s story since they were first introduced in this series. From the moment she fell into Cannons arms you knew they were bound for a good story and they did not disappoint. In the previous book you are left on a little cliff hanger so you get to explore that and get details on how that all came to be which is quite hysterical. I laughed and smiled throughout the entire book and I was so sad when I finally finished it, I was not ready for it to be over. Since I have finished this book I have been in a bit of a book slump. So I am looking forward to the next book in the series!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
4.5 Amazing stars
When Cannon and Persephone marry in Vegas, it comes as no real surprise to their friends. It is however a huge surprise to them!
Persephone’s mother is overjoyed by the romance of it all (as she sees it)and offers to throw them a ‘real’ wedding. Worried about her poorly mother, Persephone asks Cannon to agree to stay married.
What transpires is a beautiful friends to lovers tale, where Cannon shares some stories from his abusive childhood that has shaped the man he has become.
But the challenge of convincing him that he is worthy of love is the hardest job Persephone has ever undertaken which makes their HEA all the sweeter.
Cannon, the newest ‘Reapers’ installment cannot be missed!
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas that’s not the case with Cannon and Persephone . After waking up beside the woman that Cannon had been fighting to stay away from for the past 2 years, will he be able to walk away or will his sense of trying to protect everyone keep him from filing the annulment that he promised . This book had me from the start and I couldn’t put it down. Cannon will make you fall in love with him without even trying. Absolutely love this series.