Thursday 7 December 2017

BLOG TOUR - SO OVER YOU by Kate Meader

So Over You

by Kate Meader Chicago Rebels #2 

Publication Date: December 4, 2017 
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sports Romance

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SYNOPSIS:

Three estranged sisters struggle to sustain their late father’s failing hockey franchise in Kate Meader’s sizzling Chicago Rebels series. In this second entry, middle sister Isobel is at a crossroads in her personal and professional lives. But both are about to get a significant boost with the addition of a domineering Russian powerhouse to the Rebels….

Isobel Chase knows hockey. She played NCAA, won Olympic silver, and made it thirty-seven minutes into the new National Women’s Hockey League before an injury sidelined her dreams. Those who can’t, coach, and a position as a skating consultant to her late father’s hockey franchise, the Chicago Rebels, seems like a perfect fit. Until she’s assigned her first job: the man who skated into her heart as a teen and relieved her of her pesky virginity. These days, left-winger Vadim Petrov is known as the Czar of Pleasure, a magnet for puck bunnies and the tabloids alike. But back then… let’s just say his inability to sink the puck left Isobel frustratingly scoreless.

Vadim has a first name that means “ruler,” and it doesn’t stop at his birth certificate. He dominates on the ice, the practice rink, and in the backseat of a limo. But a knee injury has produced a bad year, and bad years in the NHL don’t go unrewarded. His penance? To be traded to a troubled team where his personal coach is Isobel Chase, the woman who drove him wild years ago when they were hormonal teens. But apparently the feeling was not entirely mutual.

That Vadim might have failed to give Isobel the pleasure that was her right is intolerable, and he plans to make it up to her—one bone-melting orgasm at a time. After all, no player can perfect his game without a helluva lot of practice…


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My Review

4.5 stars 

This is the first book I have read by this author but she is now definitely on my radar. This book had so much depth, emotion, action, humour and steam, all wrapped up into one wonderful read. The writing flows well and the book is easy to read, written in the third person but also giving us the thoughts and emotions of the two main characters.

The heroine, Isobel, could have done with a shake at times but not in an annoying way. I found her a very likeable heroine whose dreams had been shattered by injury and who was struggling to find her path. Her father had been a very dominant force in her life, never really giving Isobel the chance to live for herself. She is still set in the 'pleasing him' mind pattern and this is why I wanted to give her a shake. I wanted to wake her up to the fact that she needed to stop worrying what her Dad would have thought. How this played out in the book felt very real, not forced, and led to some wonderful bonding between Isobel and some of the supporting characters in the book.

Vadim was simply an amazing hero. He is hot, sexy, caring, sweet - oh boy he has it all! He has his own issues, which form some of the sub-plots of the book, but through out it all he in unwavering in his care of and love for Isobel. I really liked that it was the guy who was so committed to developing the relationship and the girl with issues, that made a nice change. Vad's interactions with Mia, Alexei and Victoria really showed the true character of the man. I may have fallen just a touch in love with him too.

There are quite a few sub-plots woven through the 'romance' part of the story. They mesh together incredibly well, forming a smooth and detailed story with good pace. The book held my attention throughout and I enjoyed it all. There were humorous parts that contrasted nicely with the more angst-filled parts. There were some well written steamy scenes, enough to make this feel like a romance without spoiling the flow of the story or being so excessive you end up skipping them.

I've taken some chances recently on 'new-to-me' authors and have struggled with their books. This was not only a decent read, it was a very good read that makes me want to read more work by this author. If you like sports romances, especially ice-hockey ones, and even if you just love a good contemporary romance, then I recommend this book.

ABOUT KATE MEADER



Originally from Ireland, USA Today bestselling author Kate Meader cut her romance reader teeth on Maeve Binchy and Jilly Cooper novels, with some Harlequins thrown in for variety. Give her tales about brooding mill owners, oversexed equestrians, and men who can rock an apron or a fire hose, and she’s there. Now based in Chicago, she writes sexy contemporary romance with alpha heroes and strong heroines who can match their men quip for quip.


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