Fighting. Blackmail. Scandal. And they say rookies don’t have fun.JackJack Ruby is a fighter – literally.At 19, he’s gotten into more fights than he remembers. It probably has to do with the fact that since he was a child, he’s been angry. His mother’s a drug addict who only talks to him when she wants money, he lives with his best friend since he has nowhere else to go, and he’s in love with … nowhere else to go, and he’s in love with said best friend’s sister.
He’s screwed.
The only good that comes out of this is he just signed with the Newport Beach Seagulls’s minor league affiliate, the Irvine Mayhem.
If he’s good at anything, it’s hockey. And sex. And fighting.
As long as he stays away from Lily, he’ll be fine.
But Jack’s never been good at playing by the rules.
Lily
Lily Sinclair doesn’t get the opportunity to say no when her brother and his best friend move in with her. She’s trying to get ready for her first year of college while they’re partying, getting into fights, and playing hockey.
Must be nice.
It wouldn’t be so bad if her brother was friends with anyone but Jack Sinclair. The brown eyes, the high cheekbones, that mischievous grin.
God, she’s in so much trouble.
When an ex shows up in her life, blackmailing her over a video Lily hadn’t been aware of, she’s tells him to eff off.
That’s when all hell breaks loose in the form of Jack Ruby.
Will he ever look at her the same way again?
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This is book number 1 in the Minor League Mayhem series and focuses on Jack and Lily. They have been around each other for most of their lives since Jack is Lily’s brother, Alec’s, best friend. During this book they are all living together in Lily’s apartment while they all adjust to new life changes. Lily is about to start college and the guys just signed contracts with a minor league hockey team. During the guys first week living with Lily, her ex-boyfriend from when she was 17 sends her an email with a video of them having sex that she did not know he took and is blackmailing her for money because he has nothing going for him in life. She doesn’t want to tell anyone and tries to take care of the matter herself. Her and Jack share moments together and eventually realize the depth of their feelings after Jack defends her against her ex. For me, it would have easily been a 5 star read if there would have been an epilogue of some sort at the end especially since they were unsure about how things would play out in the future for them. This was a fast paced, easy read that was quite enjoyable. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
I received a copy of this book from the author for my honest review.
He may be a fighter…..but he is a lover too
Rookies Do It Better is the first book in The Minor League Mayhem series and is an enjoyable story about Jack Ruby and Lily Sinclair. These two are on a collision course fueled by sizzling chemistry. The only problem is that they should not do anything about it, as her brother Alec is Jack’s best friend and teammate. But we all know that when you are young playing by the rules and staying out of trouble are not exactly what you do….so let the dirty fun begin.
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Good story of hate towards love
4.5
The story is simple, sweet, but with twists and turns due to the heroine’s former abusive relationship, Noah. It’s a fake fiancé story, a bit predictable due to the theme to which the media rumors are added, but it remains well written and exciting once started.
I did feel, however, that the end was cut short. I would have liked an epilogue
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Lily’s brother Alec and his best friend Jack are living with Lily until things settle down after signing on with the Irvine Mayhem hockey team. The problem is that Jack and Lily have been secretly crushing on each other for years and now they’re living together. Add in some blackmail, fighting, irresponsible parents and you’ve got a great start to a new series. Lily is a smart independent woman who likes to take care of others. Jack has anger issues but will stop at nothing to protect his family. I received an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
A Must Read!!
Heather Myers novel Rookies Say It Better, is an absolute MUST read! She tells the story of Noah, a young woman who has reached out to her old best friend from school when she is being stalked and attacked by her ex-boyfriend. Her friend Lily invites her to stay with her for as long as she needs. Lily is living with her boyfriend who plays on the same professional hockey team as her brother Alec, who also lives with them and remembers Noah from school where they avoided one another because of their intense dislike. Alec asks Noah to help him out by pretending to be his girlfriend, and Noah agrees because she feels safe whenever she is around Alec. Noah’s ex-boyfriend finds her and Alec intervenes when her ex threatens to hurt her for leaving him. After this, Alec and Noah’s relationship changes and Ms. Myers handled their growing love with emotion and care, at the same time writing about their chemistry which was off the charts! The way Ms. Myers draws them closer together and binds them emotionally was very moving. This book is a MUST read! It has a wonderful plotline with great characters and enough surprises to keep the reader interested to the end. It is a really nice read…
This is a YA book so the characters are all in their late teens and there is plenty of drama and angst with mutual unrequited crushes, a nasty no-good ex-boyfriend that resorts to blackmail, episodes of street-style fighting, and lots of hockey! I mostly enjoyed it since the storyline was different and interesting. Unfortunately, there were too many inconsistencies in the overall development. There were a number of repetitive scenes from more than one perspective that had scenarios playing out with different actions and outcomes. That happened too often to allow the reader to follow the story since sections had to be reread to keep track of what was really happening. The value of a good editor would have enhanced the overall quality of the book tremendously. I did like the premise and am interested in the series as a whole if these issues get addressed properly in future books.
P.S. After I wrote this and was ready to submit it I saw where the author sent a notice through Booksprout that she had edited and revised the book so I am hopeful that the issues I noticed have been corrected because it is good and worth reading.
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An amazing hockey story that definitely scores. Jack and Lily have known each other since they were kids, because Jack was her brother’s best friend. Although she has always had a thing for Jack but nothing came about it to her dismay. When Jack and her brother move in with her after they signed on with a hockey team things started to take a turn of the unknown when her ex came back.
This is a well written book that will pull you in from the start.
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This is book one in The Minor League Mayhem series and it features Lily and Jack. These two have had feelings for each other for quite some time but never acted on them mainly because Lily‘s brother is Jack’s best friend. Feelings that strong can only be held off for so long.
Their story line was fantastic as well as the characters. It’s hard to remember the guys in this series are only 18 and 19 years old. Their lives are just beginning. Looking forward to the next book in this series!
I really enjoyed this first book in a new series. It did a great job introducing the reader to the Minor League Mayhem world. We were introduced to more characters than just Jack and Lily even though this was their story. I liked the history between Jack and Lily and the development of their feelings into being more than friends because of Lily’s brother Alec. There was some drama in the story but nothing too over the top and added just the right mix to the story. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next for this series.
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Rookies do it better is a great read!!! I was never into sport romances but this one has me wanting to explore more of them!
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Lily has a crush on her brother’s best friend Jack which complicates things when they move in with her. I liked that when Lily’s ex was threatening her Jack wanted to protect her. I liked these two in this short read.
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Friends to lovers.
Lily and Jack have known each other since they were kids, as Jack was her older brother’s best friend. She always was attracted to Jack and what she didn’t know is that he liked her. But nothing ever came of it until her brother and Jack were drafted as rookies into the NHL and they are staying in her apartment. When her past comes back to ruin her, Jack is there for her. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Wow, are their lives ever messed up! Poor Lily who tries so hard but had a terrible ex who has no morals. And Jack’s mom just is not really a good mom at all! However, Lily and Jack will weather through it all to get to their HEA. I thought that Lily and Jack has such great chemistry together., and they were so sweet with each other.
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This is book one of The Minor League Mayhem series and the main character is Jack Ruby, who has just been signed on as a rookie to Newport Beach Seagull’s minor league ice hockey team, the Irvine Mayhem. He is joined by his best friend and fellow rookie, Alec Sinclair, and they are staying at Alec’s sister Lily’s home in Irvine. Jack gets to sofa surf, but considering how he grew up, that is fine with him. Jack and Alec are a really good team together on the ice, having played and practised so much together as they grew up, and Alec and Lily’s mother was the real mother figure in his life and basically kept him from starving as he grew up with a dad who disappeared and a mother who loved her drugs and alcohol more than him! He has been hired because of his fighting spirit and skills making Alec look good. But his anger gets him in trouble before he can even start! He sticks up for his friends and doesn’t like discrimination or name calling. He also has a bit of a serious crush on Lily, but as she is his best friend’s little sister, she is out of bounds!
Lily moved to Irvine to study at the local university where she got a scholarship, but she also works part time to pay the rest of her bills. Having her brother and also Jack move in with her, with lots of late nights and drunken returns in the early hours, soon gets her riled up. Alec keeps most of his feelings inside and uses sarcasm and humour when dealing with things, especially around his sister, which winds her up. The attraction between Jack and Lily ramps up one night, while Alec is out and they end up in bed together. But Lily’s joy is soon ruined when she gets a message from an unknown number, that turns out to be the boy, Andrew Corwin, who broke her heart when she was at high school. He was her first boyfriend and he was not very nice to her. He tells her he has a sex tape of them and he has a buyer ready to pay him for it, unless she gives him thirty grand not to post it on the internet. He is blackmailing her, expecting her to be well off now her brother has been signed on as a rookie, but that’s how his contract works! She doesn’t believe Andrew, knowing he lives in his parent’s home, after they moved away as they retired, he dropped out of college and hasn’t even bothered to find a job. No wonder he wants money!
Lily doesn’t share it with Alec and especially not with Jack, wondering if he will ever look at her the same way again. She thinks she can tell Andrew where to go and just ignore things, but she soon finds he was telling the truth and posts the video, even though she was probably underage at the time, but he is only concerned with getting some money for nothing! She has to figure out how to get the video taken down, but that means she would have to face Andrew on her own. When Jack’s mother contacts him for the first time in years, she ends up at their door shortly after and worms her way into the house. She has been told about Lily’s problem and calls her some very rude names, making Jack’s anger grow out of control when she shows him the video! He storms out and causes himself more issues with his actions, but he is lucky to have a boss who believes in him and asks why he did what he did. A new ice hockey team series, with best friends signed up to play in the minor leagues and finally having the chance to go somewhere, so long as they corral their partying and Jack’s fighting! A new future beckons and I can’t wait to see what happens to the all next. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
This is book one in The Minor League Mayhem Series and it is Jack and Lily’s story. Jack has been signed to The Newport Beach Seagulls but he needs to work hard and stay out of fights which was something that he was always getting himself into but he was also protective of his best friend Alex and Alec’s sister Lily but anything can happen next. Lily is working hard as she has a scholarship plus a job so that she can pay for her flat and also put food on the table but what she wasn’t expecting was for her brother and his best friend to move into the flat with her. Jack and Lily have a strong connection and chemistry between them but they have never acted on it but no that they are in the same flat together will they be able to not give into to it only time will tell. I really enjoyed reading this book as it was so well written and definitely worth reading and I hope to read more books From this author in the future.
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I picked this book up on booksprout to read and to leave an honest review. It’s the first book I’ve read by this author. It’s an interesting story, it kept me reading. Jack and Lily are 2 young characters. Jack’s hot headed attitude gets him into a lot of trouble, but his love for Lily shows. If you like a YA sports romance then this is for you.
He was always getting into fights even when he was signed for minor league hockey team. He and his best friend move in with his sister and now he wants her her. Will she regret letting them stay? Her ex threaten her with a porn video she knew nothing about. What will happen now? Will he see her in a different life? See how they get on
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Rookies Do It Better by Heather C. Myers is Jack and Lily’s story. The characters are well-written and interesting and the storyline is very good there’s also a happy ever after ending.
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This story has a little of everything, sweet romance, sexy overbearing and frustrating alpha male and a beautiful woman who has the right heart and spirit. Thoroughly enjoying and entertaining.
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Lily and Jack have known each other for years because he is best friend’s with her brother. When her brother comes to stay with her and brings his friend Jack sparks fly between Lily and Jack. Late one night they give in to temptation and sleep together. Just as they are trying to figure out what it means for them Lily’s ex release a sex tape of her which cause everything to go crazy. Jack tries to help her deal with it all the while trying to see what he feels for her. But will they be able to be together after everything that’s happened? What will her brother say about them being together?
This is a great story that will draw you in from the first chapter. The chemistry between them is blazing hot. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.
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