They call me The Mad Russian for a reason.—Viktor Demoskev, VEGAS CRUSH My reputation as an Enforcer was earned one game at a time. Fighting on the ice for my team is something I take very seriously because I came to the USA to play hockey, not be a celebrity.Unfortunately, this logic has my public image taking a beating—not that I care very much how others think of me.Except for her.Scarlett.A … beating—not that I care very much how others think of me.
Except for her.
Scarlett.
A woman as gorgeous, and fiery, and sexy, as that long red hair of hers. Which would look even more stunning spread out on my sheets with my hands tangled in it all night long while naked of course.
It is unfortunate that she also works for the team. In Public Relations… So yeah, the no-fraternization policy is an issue, but hardly my main concern. The biggest hurdle is Scarlett thinking I am part of a gambling ring for the Russian Mafia.
Crazy, right?
I can deal with setting her straight about her ridiculous suspicions, but cracking through that hard shell she has built around her broken heart? This is my real challenge.
But oh how I love a good fight. Winning is everything to me.
Especially when the prize is the Las Vegas beauty I named the Red Rocket…
**RED ROCKET is a sexy STANDALONE sports romance about a Russian hockey enforcer with a bad reputation and the feisty redhead from the PR department who just might be the one person who can help him shine up his tarnished image. ‘Public Relations’ is about to take on a whole new meaning!
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Scarlett and Viktor’s story was so hot and sexy I loved everything about it. I love cavemen and how much they Love their women and Viktor was a prime example of that. I’m a huge Raine Miller fan and this series is amazing. This is a 5 star must read
Author Raine Miller aka Brit DeMille is on fire with these hockey romances!
Just when I thought I had a favorite in her Vegas Crush series, Viktor and Scarlett’s story won me over just like the rest and had me swooning hard.
Viktor is my new Hot Book Boyfriend I want to come to life and be mine.
Scarlett brings out the soft swoony side of Viktor that had me falling head over my hockey skates in love for him.
This story had me fully entertained and can be read as a standalone.
Get ready to fall hard for Viktor who is such an alpha male to the 100th level but when him and Scarlett get together, their chemistry is on fire!
Go One Click it!
5 popped!
I have to confess that I haven’t read the first 2 books in this series but I’ll asap. Raine Miller wrote an extraordinary sports romance. Viktor and Scarlet are amazing together, a very loving and invigorating story. The plot has love, banter, humor, Hockey, Russia, Mafia, Las Vegas? What more could you want? A must read!
Red Rocket is the third installment in the Vegas Crush series by Brit DeMille aka Raine Miller. I’m a huge fan of sports romance books in general – but the hockey ones are my absolute favorites. I’ve read and loved everything this fantastic and versatile author has ever written – from her amazing historicals to her famous contemporary romance series. Red Rocket was another winner by Brit DeMille. I was highly entertained by the well-paced, engaging plot and great dialogue and totally enchanted by the endearing characters.
Viktor Demoskev is the Enforcer for the Vegas Crush. He is an ambitious and world-renowned hockey player who has earned the nickname The Mad Russian. Viktor loves playing hockey but he doesn’t see himself as a celebrity. That’s why he doesn’t take selfies with fans or gives autographs – much to the public eye’s dislike. He never cared about his reputation until he mets the gorgeous media coordinator of his team. Scarlett Woods is his wet dream come true but she’s not interested in a fling. She has once been badly burned and let down by the people she loved most. The strict no fraternization policy at the Crush is a small issue compared to her conviction that Viktor is part of a gambling ring for the Russian Mafia. Earning her trust is going to be the biggest challenge he’s ever faced. But Viktor won’t give up until he has won the heart of the red-haired Vegas beauty.
Viktor Demoskev was still a bit of a mystery to me in the previous book. He seemed like a very arrogant and self-absorbed person. I’m so glad that my first impression of him was wrong. This hunk of a man may not be the chattiest and most outgoing guy but he had many great qualities. He was very protective and caring and showed with many small and big gestures how much he loved his Red Rocket. Viktor is a professional athlete who’s no stranger to hard work. For many years hockey has been his top priority in life until he met and fell hard for a feisty, flirtatious redhead. I was imagining his thick, sexy Russian accent in my head all the time while reading. And boy is this one a dirty talker who gives his all in order to keep the woman in his bed happy and satisfied.
Scarlett Woods is smart, funny and honest. Life has taught her to only rely on herself. She’s been on her own for a very long time. Scarlett craves stability and safety. In Viktor she will not only find an excellent lover but also a kind, attentive and respectful partner. She truly adored his cultured gentleman behavior and commanding caveman personality since both appealed to her. Scarlett has early found out that the big mean brute image was only a facade he kept up on the ice. Their sexual chemistry was combustible and could have set the Crush hockey stadion on fire. Their funny banter made me laugh. These two were a match made in romance land heaven.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Red Rocket and highly recommend it to all lovers of this genre who appreciate a strong heroine and intriguing Alpha hero. Thank you Brit DeMille for another great story in this addictive series. I’m giving this one 5 stars and am shelfing it as a 2020 top favorite.
I don’t often read sports romance but when I heard Raine Miller was writing a hockey themed romance as Brit Demille I jumped at the chance to get on that one. As a Canadian, hockey is part of my blood and I thoroughly enjoyed Raine’s take on the NHL with Russian comrades all playing for the same Las Vegas team.
Viktor and Scarlett may be from different worlds but now that their lives are revolving in the same circles, life is throwing them together. Scarlett isn’t looking for a man, she has her guard up trying to keep her broken heart from shattering further. He is an enforcer on the ice but clumsy with the ladies, except in the bedroom. This is the place where talking is left to the bare minimum and the temperature in the room rises quickly.
While Scarlett works to earn Viktor more points in the public eye, Viktor goes to work turning up the charm as best he can to soften Scarlett’s edges. His broken English is adorable. He made me giggle a little and swoon a lot. Her ridiculous suspicions and accusations make him laugh but he goes to work proving to her he is clean as a whistle and ready to be the man she needs in her life.
Raine takes us on a sweet romantic journey while we travel from the USA to Russia visiting the sights of Moscow and Sochi. Some crazy things have happened in Scarlett’s life and Viktor turns out to be just the man who can put all the puzzle pieces together for her. I would have liked a little more suspense, drama, and or angst to this story. There was definitely opportunity to bring those elements into the book. At times I felt like that is where the author was taking us but it never really got too deep into anything major. While I enjoyed the story, it only gets a 3.5 from me.
This was my first book in the Vegas Crush series. It was obvious that other characters in the story already have a past but there was no issues reading this book first. Now I just have a little sneak peak into what the future holds for those characters. It was nice to read another Raine Miller story. It has been a while for me.
I’m a die hard Raine Miller fan for years. She’s one of the most talented and versatile authors in this business. Whatever she writes turns into pure gold. No matter if it’s contemporary romance, historicals or hockey romance she always manages to put me under her spell.
Having loved the previous two books in the Vegas Crush series, I couldn’t wait to dive into Red Rocket. Especially after Raine gave us a hint about whom this story will be about. My excitement was frankly speaking as huge as my expectations. Luckily my queen Raine didn’t let me down! She delivered a sweet, sexy and highly entertaining read that made my heart soar! I loved the two main protagonists beyond words. They were perfect for each other. I already thought that I had a favorite couple in the Vegas Crush series, but Viktor and Scarlett came along and changed my mind!
Viktor Demoskev has never been a fan favorite. Being called the Mad Russian, he’s earned his bad reputation by being Vegas Crush’s brutal enforcer on the ice. Posing for pictures or signing autographs is not something he looks forward to. He prefers to concentrate on the game and doesn’t care what others think about him. But everything changes the moment he runs into feisty redhead Scarlett who works in the team’s PR departement. Now all he wants is to get a taste of the beauty he’s named Red Rocket and can’t stop thinking about. Unfortunately there are two things standing in his way: the strict no-fraternization policy of the club and Scarlett’s suspicion that Viktor must be part of a gambling ring for the Russian Mafia. Luckily Viktor enjoys a good fight and nothing is going to stop him to win her heart.
Despite Viktor’s tarnished reputation, I knew that there is much more to this broody, intense alpha male than meets the eye. I loved watching Scarlett bringing him out of his shell. She was the only one who dared to look behind his mask and discover qualities inside him that nobody else has ever before. Who would have thought that Viktor could be a romantic and protective gentleman? It made me love him even harder!
Scarlett was a fierce, sassy heroine who despite being dealt terrible cards in life chose to fight for a better future. All the heartbreak she suffered at a young age made my heart break for her! She had a bad dating history and really deserved a great guy who would protect and cherish her like Viktor did. I loved watching them slowly fall for each other. They were inevitable because their chemistry was out of this world!
Now everyone go and pick up this book, you won’t regret it. But be warned, this series is highly addictive! Don’t worry if you haven’t read any of the previous books. Red Rocket can be read and enjoyed as a standalone. Thank you dear Raine Miller for giving me another favorite book of yours which I’m putting straight on my top reads of 2020 shelf. 5 stars!
My review is for an ARC of Red Rocket.
I have to say that I’m a big fan of InstaLove stories and I love Brit DeMille books, which makes every book I get out of Vegas Crush players become a favorite one.
And this could not be the exception, the story of Viktor and his Red Rocket is simply intense.
Many believe that InstaLove stories feel superficial and unbelievable, but the author’s ability to make each chapter intense and well structured is fascinating.
In previous books Scarlett didn’t like so much, so when I saw her “paired” with Viktor I worried a little because he caused me a lot of curiosity, well, Viktor is Viktor, his bad english and frown make him extremely charming (I know, it’s weird), however the combination of those two was explosive!!
On the one hand you have this girl who doesn’t trust anyone, who fears for everything and suspects anyone, and on the other is this hockey player who has been trained for one thing all his life; keeps his eyes on the ice, He rarely speaks and curiously seems suspicious.
Well, they flirt openly and everything could go well, if it weren’t for that not-fraternizing policy between the staff and the players and those two huge Russians who follow Viktor everywhere.
And this is when things get intense, because there is nothing more exciting than phoibited, right?
It’s a story full of dangerously sexy hockey players, a very vulnerable redhead, high voltage scenes and extremely sassy dialogues.
If you are fans of hockey players romance stories, huge and sensual Russian men and an absolute and InstaLove that grows with every page you leave behind, this is a book that you cannot miss.
Red Rocket, third book of the Vegas Crush series that can also be read as standalone BUUUUUUUUUUT I suggest you not to lose the previous books
I am a huge Raine Miller fan and she is the only author I have ever fangirled over. Whatever she writes I am there for ASAP! She is so versatile in her writing from historical romances to hot hockey books!
The Vegas Crush Series is one of the best sports romance series I’ve read and Red Rocket the third book in the series keeps it going. It can be read as a stand-alone, but I always want to read the entire series to get to know the characters as a supporting cast.
Vicktor and Scarlett! This couple brought all sorts of things to the table. Past hurts. Denial. Misunderstandings. Not a good combination for building a relationship, huh? Well trust Raine to make all that work, and boy did she. I loved their story and their journey to forever. It held me in suspense, it made me shed a few tears, it caused me to laugh out loud and it gave me hope. GREAT JOB!
Hockey romance and Raine Miller are a great combination! I do have to admit it took me a little time to warm up to Viktor and Scarlett, but they did eventually grow on me and I was fully loving them by the end of this story. Viktor, known as the Mad Russian, caught Scarlett’s eye when he first came to the team. Rather than being frightened of the big surly enforcer, she finds herself attracted to him but she can’t bring herself to act on it. Scarlett is very insecure at the start of this book but with very good reason. Her ex-fiance was a professional gambler who got involved with Russian mob, and she paid the price of his failure to pay his debts only to be notified of his alleged suicide during the aftermath.
Viktor has played hockey since he was 3 years old, and the drive and mentality of the Russian hockey program has been pretty much all he has known. He is reserved, direct to a fault and doesn’t have many social graces, but for some reason he finds himself wanting to try to find his game off the ice too when it comes to Scarlett aka his Red Rocket.
There were plenty of rocky moments but they were accompanied by plenty of funny and moving moments too- oh and let’s not forget the tons of hot and steamy moments either because these two are combustible once they get it together! For a large part of this book, I was stressed out right along with Scarlett as she always waited for the other shoe to drop with another piece of bad news, but Viktor helps her learn how to let go and move on from the painful experiences of her past with pretty smooth moves and a few amazing surprises. He definitely fell into the swoonworthy category before all was said and done! Although I own both of the previous books in the series, I have to admit they are staring at me from my Kindle screen wondering what I am waiting for to crack them open at the moment. Now that I have had the opportunity to read Red Rocket, those books just got moved to the top of the TBR pile!
ARC received from author
I am in lust with Viktor Demoskev and Scarlett Woods. This couple complements each other perfectly. Viktor the oh so big Russian we’ve been waiting to meet and Scarlett the gorgeous adorable girl who gets to sample the whole package and what a package!!! Viktor plays for the Vegas Crush and Scarlett is one of their PR girls and we all know that the staff aren’t allowed to fraternize until they do. The attraction is instant. Could it be love? Red Rocket is an entertaining read from start to finish. It’s not heavy or complicated. It’s a romance and it’s a fun read. There is a little mystery along the way but alls well that ends well. What I really like about this series is we get to catch up with the other couples from the two previous books and it’s just not a brief encounter. It gives the books a kind of family feel if that makes sense. If you love hockey players and a good romance this is the series for you and I would add that Brit DeMille aka Raine Miller is a saucy little minx and long may she be one.
Red Rocket is so far the steamiest romance in Crush series. Viktor is coldhearted bastard, which does´t care about anything, except hockey. He doesn´t pose for fans, he isn´t polite to other player, he beat the shit of his opponents on ice. The transfer to Crush team softened little his hard egdes on ice, but still he is pretty scary.
Scarlett works in PR and knows, that the affair with the hockey player could cost her the job. And she has also her dark secret from past, who can destroy her future. Can she overcome her fears and try to find happiness second time?
The author gave us another great and heartouching story, which I really loved.
My Review for an ARC of Red Rocket.
Well well well, our Mad Russian Viktor may be that on the ice, but he’s a tiger between the sheets and a pussy cat when it comes to Scarlett.
Viktor and Scarletts chemistry is instantaneous and no amount of ice is going to cool them down. Fraternisation Policy be damned.
You can just picture the big gorgeous Russian with his broken English trying to get across what he means and having a smile on your face while you do. Then there’s Scarlett, she’s had it tough but she is fun loving and quite the rambler. They are like chalk and cheese but when they get together they are a scream.
A light and fun read that will have you giggling like a school girl one minute then fanning yourself the next. Raine Miller writing as Brit DeMille has put together a fantastic read and an equally awesome series with Vegas Crush.
My ARC review for Red Rocket and also my first book by Raine Miller
Viktor Demoskev, (The Mad Russian) a NHL hockey enforcer for the Crush with a bad reputation.
Scarlett Woods a smart and beautiful young women who has unfortunately had to deal with some rather horrible situations, and learn to only depend on herself.
Ok so this is my first book by Rain Miller, I won the ARC in a giveaway. Now that I’ve read it I have to go back and read the other two for this series. This book was amazing. The chemistry between Viktor and Scarlett was out of this world, they are perfect together. The banter between them was funny, and boy at all the steamyness all throughout this book. I loved how sweet he was with her at all times completely the opposite of what she expected. There was a great mix of sweet, sexy, sad, funny and flat out amazingly lovey dovey moments all rolled into one fantastic book. All in all I am in love with this story. I am so happy to have won the book and get to fall in love with a new series and Author. Its is a must read I highly recommend it.
I absolutely adore this newer side of Raine Miller! Red Rocket features great characters in Viktor and Scarlett with the heat and chemistry only Miller can deliver. But yet it’s a bit lighter than the Blackstone series, in particular, and what transpires is a delightful read that is very worthwhile.
The Mad Russian and his Red Rocket have that glorious fascination with one another right from the start. The primal stares from Viktor had me all hot and bothered, I now know how Scarlett felt most of the time. Theirs is a romance that has a bit of a difficult start with Viktor’s brutal honesty and oft-times difficulty with the English language giving mixed signals to the woman he desires. And Scarlett is hesitant with her troubled past always in the shadows, her viewing the sexy hockey player as nothing more than a way to scratch an itch. Ah, but these two have a passion that only the other can unleash and their numerous trysts were insanely erotic while at the same time could bring out a tenderness that neither of them ever counted on. A really beautiful mix of emotion and feels.
There is great camaraderie with fellow members of the Vegas Crush with their significant others providing much needed levity when things got a bit too heavy between our couple. I really enjoyed all of them, even Tyler, the lovable manwhore. This is one incredible crew who have each other’s back no matter what. Then with a bit of a side story concerning Scarlett’s past, this story has all the elements of a wonderful reading experience.
This book truly pleased me and look forward to going back and reading the first two in the series, with the anticipation for more as these handsome hockey men and the women they love keep me smiling.
4 solid stars!
Red Rocket is book 3 in the Vegas Crush Hockey Series but like the previous books it can certainly be read and enjoyed as a stand-alone although I’m sure once you get a taste these extremely hot and caring players you will want to read the previous books.
I have to be honest and say Raine Miller is and will always be a go to author for me I love her writing and I love her characters so I was excited to get book 3 which is Viktor Demoskev and Scarlett Woods story and let me tell you it was everything I expected and so much more.
Viktor is the enforcer for the Vegas Crush, hockey is the first priority in his life no time for social media or taking selfies with fans because to him he is just doing the job he loves but when he meets the teams stand-in social media coordinator he finds his life turned around as he finds himself wanting more with the drop dead gorgeous woman who wants to make him a celebrity…..
Scarlett is not looking for a fling, the team has a no fraternisation policy and even without this rule she is worried about being burnt again. It’s not just the rules keeping her away from the man who sends her weak at the knees it’s his Russian background that has her convinced he is part of a gambling syndicate for the Russian Mob…..
A hot mysterious hero and a funny strong heroine are just a little part of this amazing read, it’s when you put the plot, the chemistry, the friendships, the love and the banter together that you get a great read. This was a book I did not want to end , that makes it special read and I’m looking forward to what’s coming next from this very talented and diverse author. I highly recommend Red Rocket.
5 star Review Red Rocket (Vegas Crush #3) by Brit DeMille
The third book in the series and can definitely be read as a stand alone, although since this is only the third book, why not one click the first two as well.
Viktor Demoskev, what a hot and sexy hockey player this man is. I think I may have a new crush, he really ticked the boxes for me and the woman that tamed him, Scarlett Woods was the perfect partner for him.
I loved everything about Viktor and Scarlett, both separately and together. I loved how sassy Scarlett was and Viktor, there is so much more to him than just a hockey player.
Seeing familiar faces just added to my reading enjoyment. The banter and the chase as Viktor and Scarlett dance around their feelings was addictive.
Hockey series have become my all time favourite sport to read about and Raine Miller writing as Brit De Mille has certainly raised the bar. I love her style of writing and the story she wove had me captivated from the first to the last chapter.
I loved Red Rocket and cannot wait to see which Vegas Crush player is next to get a book.
Well I loved Red Rocket! Viktor and Scarlett’s story was just as amazing as the other two stories in the series, a little more so I think because Scarlett’s past really touched my heart.
As always, Raine wrote an entertaining and heartfelt story that kept me engrossed from the beginning to the last page. I was so invested in Viktor and Scarlett, rooting for them the whole way. Would these two unlikely people find a way to build a future together? Viktor comes across to the world as an iron machine, “the Mad Russian” enforcer who buries his opponent on the ice and never smiles in public. Scarlett is a red headed beauty whose past has been fraught with tragedy and bad luck. She’s doing everything she can to get ahead in life and hopefully leave her sad past behind her.
The attraction between Viktor and Scarlett is mutual, their chemistry undeniable. Can she crack his icy exterior? Can he get his “Red Rocket” to take a chance on him? The intimate scenes with Viktor and Scarlett were my favorites of the story. And I’m not even talking about the sexy scenes, although those were delicious too. I’m talking about when the curtains are drawn and these two people can just be themselves with each other. Viktor was quite the swoony charmer, in addition to be a dirty, sexy talker. Scarlett is a lucky, lucky girl.
I loved seeing the whole gang from the previous two books intertwined in this story. If you haven’t met the others yet, I guarantee you will want to grab their books and start reading as soon as you finish Red Rocket.
I was sad to see the story end! I want so much more of Viktor and Scarlett! Luckily there are more books to come and I know that the Mad Russian and his Red Rocket will be popping up in those as well.
I loved reading about the Crush, this book reminds me so much of my beloved Vegas Golden Knights! And with them being on their bye week right now, Red Rocket satisfied my hockey craving while we wait for the teams to hit the ice again.
Another amazing story Raine! I loved it!
I was super excited to read Red Rocket. I’ve read all of Raine’s Blackstone books, so I had a high expectation with this series. I was not disappointed. This book can be read as a standalone or in order with the other books in the series. You are given enough backstory for the other characters that you don’t feel like you are missing information.
I love how independent Scarlett is, and how we are given insight into her vulnerabilities. Viktor is seen as a tough guy who has the nickname “Mad Russian” for a reason. Once he and Scarlett begin getting to know each other, thanks to Georg and Pam’s engagement/wedding parties, Viktor begins to soften.
I truly enjoyed seeing this relationship unfold. I look forward to reading more books written by Raine as Brit DeMille!
My review is for an ARC of Red Rocket.
The sports trope is not one of my go to reads but a Russian hero and Raine Miller have me excited.
The path these two take to their HEA is full of ups and downs for our heroine and our hero is pretty hesitant at first; so it keeps you engaged and invested. Viktor’s accent comes across loud and clear with the clever writing of Ms Miller and made me really enjoy the book.
Although this is a sport trope it’s not a majority of the read and only enhances the storyline.
Amazing characters, great flow and steamy as all get out.
Raine Miller wrote a great sports romance with this one! Hockey, Russia, Mafia, Romance, Vegas? What more could you ask for? This easy read was about PR “Red Rocket” Scarlett and her Russian enforcer hockey player Viktor. Together they navigate life trying to find love after loss. I could only wish for more! I especially loved Viktor and all his gruffness turned softy!