He needs more than a killer glove save to defend his heart…No one knows the real Carter Donovan. They only see the goalie with a chiseled body and the fake smiles I reserve for the camera. I hide behind my past and bury my story in the ink on my skin. But my secrets are causing my game to fall apart.Not until I meet a famous romance author who likes to play games of her own do I consider … play games of her own do I consider sharing a part of myself I’ve kept hidden from the world. Except she wants to know my secrets and the meaning behind my tattoos. All I want is sex.
So, she tortures me with her dirty words and pictures, thrives on the steamy conversations that give me a never-ending case of blue balls. But the more I get to know her I realize she could be the light to my darkness. As long as she can accept me the way I am.
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I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy, This series just gets better and better each time a book comes out, Another brilliant book from Jillian Quinn, This is Carter and Sydney story, the chemistry between them is 100% HOT. Let me just say Donovan a rough up bring and Sydney had a privilege upbringing. so grab a copy now to see how the relationship unfolds and if they get there HEA. Its a must read you will not be disappointed. Cant wait for Jameson story!!!
Fun and enjoyable story. Not sure how I felt about Sydney, she was a little too much but I guess that is why she is perfect for Mr. Carter Donovan.
Donovan is the third installment in the Face-Off Series. Its just as good as the first 2 books. Carter Donovan is the starting goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team. He is a tough player who had been one of the best in the game but for the last season he has struggle with his focus. Carter is use to getting his way with the woman usually choosing to use them one night at a time being a rough lover. Sydney Carroway is a famous erotic author who was raised with a silver spoon in her mouth. She is smart, head-strong & loves control in all aspects of her life. When Carter & Sydney meet on a set up planned by mutual friends both are completely hot for each other. But Sydney likes to play games & make men work for the chance to sleep with her. I don’t know what there is to love more than a great hockey romance. Can’t wait for the next one!!
3.5
I’m putting my (probably) unpopular opinion out there. I really hated Sydney at first. I couldn’t figure out if she was immature, stuck up, or a plain old brat. Carter seemed like a broken man and I love the misundstood guy. Now, I didn’t love all of him, but it was a 90%+ for me, lol.
As I got further into the book, Syd grew on me, and I learned more about why she was acting that way. I thought there could have been a little more expansion (the timeline gets a bit confusing) to the book, but I did enjoy the plot overall.
This is a HEA romance and I loved watching the characters grow.
Donovan is the third book in the Face-Off Series and dare I say the books just get better and better. That is crazy to say because the first two books Parker and Kane were great too! I must admit I’ve actually never watched Hockey before but I am definitely a puck-bunny! Carter Donovan and Sydney’s story is fun and humorous but also emotional and painful. Sydney’s games were hard to get at first but in the end she won me over. Donovan, well lets just say he had me from the start. They are perfect for each other and their chemistry was hot. This is a well written book from start to finish, an excellent read with the perfect amount of heat. I highly recommend this book and this series.
Carter donvan will leave you breathless and needing a change of panties. He is hot a puck as the ladies would say. I enjoyed Syndey’s character, but she is not the princess that she has to made herself out to be. Deep down both Carter and Sydney have issues that the must deal with in order to be together.I really like Syndey’s no nonsense attitude as well as Carter’s softer side. I can’t wait to catch up with everyone in the next book.
Sydney Carroway is a master at playing games, and while most of the time games are fun, this time she has bitten off a little more than she can chew, and the game is getting serious. In the past she was burnt, so she decided from then on that she would be doing the walking away when the relationship started to go south, and decided to make men work for her affections, rather than giving them away so freely. She figures if they are willing to put in the work then they just might be worth keeping around, but when she meets Carter he totally rattles her world, and he isn’t so willing to play all her little games. Well, maybe for a bit, but then he grows tired of being strung along, and Sydney begins to realize she may have went too far this time, she knows her and Carter are great together but she just can’t bring herself to go all in with him. What if he walks away breaks her heart?
The moment Carter Donovan meets the sinfully sexy Sydney Carrington he is ready to follow her to then end of the earth just to get a taste of her… she pushes him, entices him, and drives him crazy with need. But she wants to play games, and for a while he plays along with the hope that he will be rewarded, but after a while he starts to doubt her intentions and so he walks. But it damn near kills him, he wants her more than he has every wanted anyone else, but she doesn’t seem to be a “all-in” kind of girl, and he isn’t willing to settle for less. So, now he either needs to change her mind about him, or move on… and he really hopes it isn’t the latter!
Once again I have fallen madly in love with one of Ms. Quinn’s irresistible hockey players… I have to say I think Donovan might just be my favorite… so far! The moment he wandered onto the page I was smitten with him, there is just something about a sexy hockey player that gets to me, and Donovan GOT TO ME!!! He was alpha to the bone, but had a soft side lingering just below the surface, and a naughty streak a mile long, and when it made an appearance my knees instantly went weak. While I understood Sydney having her reservations about him, I have to say her games were a little much at times, and frustrated me a little… but I loved the story nonetheless! If you like your fairy tales a little on the spicy side, and with a sexy hockey star at the helm than I highly suggest you meet Donovan… he’s sure to leave you satisfied!!