Publication:
February 18, 2019
Publisher:
Elle Kennedy Inc.
Source: Author/Publisher
Synopsis:
A
sexy standalone novel from New York Times and international bestselling author
Elle Kennedy. THE RISK takes you back to the world of hot hockey players,
feisty heroines, bro banter, and steamy scenes...
Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right—I don’t let fear rule me, and I certainly don’t care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar’s head hockey coach, I’d be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team.
And that’s who Jake Connelly is. Harvard’s star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel—I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn’t making it easy for me.
I need Connelly to be my fake boyfriend.
For every fake date…he wants a real one.
Which means this bad girl is in big trouble. Nothing good can come from sneaking around with Jake Connelly. My father would kill me, my friends will revolt, and my post-college career is on the line. But while it’s getting harder and harder to resist Jake’s oozing sex appeal and cocky grin, I refuse to fall for him.
That’s the one risk I’m not willing to take.
Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right—I don’t let fear rule me, and I certainly don’t care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar’s head hockey coach, I’d be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team.
And that’s who Jake Connelly is. Harvard’s star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel—I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn’t making it easy for me.
I need Connelly to be my fake boyfriend.
For every fake date…he wants a real one.
Which means this bad girl is in big trouble. Nothing good can come from sneaking around with Jake Connelly. My father would kill me, my friends will revolt, and my post-college career is on the line. But while it’s getting harder and harder to resist Jake’s oozing sex appeal and cocky grin, I refuse to fall for him.
That’s the one risk I’m not willing to take.
******
I fell in love with Brenna. Beyond her gorgeous
looks, she is smart, sarcastic, independent, and very sure of herself. When she
wants something she isn’t afraid to go after it. Even though things in her life hadn’t always
gone to plan, she’s determined to turn things around. She’s not afraid to enter
into a profession that is mostly dominated by men. I loved her fearlessness and
determination.
Jake is smart, witty, and on track to play with
a professional hockey team once he’s finished college. He is the top college
hockey player at the moment. He lives and breathes hockey. Not only is he really
good at hockey, he is equally good looking. And he knows it too. He’s never had
to work hard to get a woman’s attention. Until now. Jake’s trying to maintain
his good grades at college and still excel in hockey. Brenna comes into his
world and shakes things up a bit. He wasn’t expecting that. Well, neither one
of them was expecting it.
I loved their back and forth banter. There
wasn’t a chapter that I wasn’t smiling or laughing at or with these two. They’re
attracted to each other from the beginning, but there was a gradual buildup to
their relationship. It wasn’t instant. Despite the fact that Brenna is against
having something real with Jake, their chemistry was off the charts. There was no way that I could do anything but root for these two to get their HEA.
The Risk is the second book in the
Briar U series, but it was the first book I read by Elle Kennedy. I will definitely
be checking out her previous books.
RATING:
4½ out of 5.
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