Checking Mr. Wrong

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About:  I’m sarcasm with a messy bun. He’s a sweetheart with a slapshot. Sparks were one thing—those fireworks, though? Yeah…no one warned me about those.

Mabel
Returning to Maple Falls wasn’t part of my five-year plan—or my backup plan. Or any plan, really. But here I am, back in my quirky hometown, dodging my mother’s judgment and trying not to cringe every time someone mentions the viral moment. (Yes, that one. No, I don’t want to talk about it.)

When my editor sends me to cover the NHL’s shiny new team, the Ice Breakers, I’m all in—until I meet Asher Tremblay. He’s their too-charming defenseman with a knack for wrecking my focus and my sanity. Equal parts infuriating and irresistible, but falling for him? Not on my agenda. Nope.

Asher
I’ve worked my whole life to make it in the NHL. A new team means a fresh start, and I won’t let anything distract me—least of all a snarky reporter who seems determined to hate me on sight.

But the more I see Mabel, the more I want to know what’s behind her walls. She’s fire and chaos, and I’ve spent my whole life playing it safe. Maybe she’s exactly what I need. I came to Maple Falls to chase my dream, but now all I want is her.

One (or more) Sentence Summary:  LOVED IT!  Checking Mr. Wrong is part of the Love in Maple Falls series.  I would say it is part 2 of the Love on Thin Ice series.  Seven different authors (most of my favorites) each write a different book in the both series.  It is so much fun. Of course given that the main themes romcom, hockey, cute town, wonderful people and fall.....what more could one ask for?

Mabel is a great character that comes back home to Maple Falls to an overachiever for a mother. She is working through some pretty big issues that were aired on national television. I really love how she is able to sort through everything, including her relationship with her mother.  I really do love strong female characters and Mabel is one for sure.

Asher is not what I would call your typically hockey player.  He is also suffering from OCD, which was triggered by an accident when he was a child.  I really appreciated learning more about OCD and how it affects a person.  Throughout the book Asher has different things he does to help with it and I love the team has a support group and other players notice little hints and do not judge him.  Well done, Anne! 

Of course (since it is a romcom), Mabel and Asher are able to get through it all and fall in love.  Great story and perfect for this fall (or anytime)!  I can't wait to read the rest of the series.  Checking Mr. Wrong is a 5 stars, must read kind of book!

PS - you don't have to read the books in order, but you can!!!

August 13: Fake-Off with Fate - Whitney Dineen

August 20: Offside and Off-Limits - Kate O'Keeffe

August 27: Checking Mr. Wrong - Anne Kemp

September 3: Skating and Fake Dating - Ellie Hall

September 10: Goalie and the Girl Next Door - Elsie Woods

September 17: Soulmates and Slapshots- Melissa Baldwin

September 24: The Icing on the Cake - Grace Worthington

Anne Kemp is a bestselling author of romantic comedies. She loves reading (and she does it ridiculously fast, too!), gluten-free baking (because everyone needs a hobby that makes them crazy), and finding time to binge-watch her favorite shows. She grew up in Maryland but made Los Angeles her home until she encountered her own real-life meet-cute at a friend's wedding where she ended up married to one of the groomsmen. For real.

Anne now lives on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand, and even though she was married at Mt. Doom, no…she doesn’t have a Hobbit. However, she and her husband do have a terrier named George Clooney and when she’s not writing, she’s usually with them taking a long walk on the river by their home.

You can find Anne on her website - come say hi! She’d love to hear from you: www.annekemp.com

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Fake-Off with Fate-Whitney: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHBWRN4M

Offside and Off-limits - Kate: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHMQ1KJS

Soulmates and Slapshots- Melissa: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHRFXJQB

Skating & Fake Dating - Ellie: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHNFW617

Goalie and the Girl Next Door - Elsie: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHQV2VC9

Checking Mr. Wrong - Anne: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHTGDWHZ

The Icing on the Cake - Grace: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR7L3F4R

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Risky Assets

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What's It About:  Risky Assets, the sequel to Trading Secrets in Eckles’s series featuring financier Celeste Donovan, is brimming with mystery and failed alliances. Celeste appears to have everything a modern woman dreams of—a doting fiancé, a penthouse apartment, and a supermodel’s physique with a mathematician’s mind. But all that glitters is not gold.

A high-powered finance executive with a dark past, she has experienced unspeakable loss at the hand of her abusive ex, Omar. She has healed from the trauma now and is ready to move on as one of the world’s richest women and settle back into her glamorous jet-setting lifestyle.

As Celeste sets out to plan her future, she realizes she cannot live the rest of her life in fear that Omar will strike again. She vows to get rid of him and anyone else who stands in the way of the happy ending she’s fighting for. Her plans become complicated after discovering that Omar has become an agent of the US government. When her friends approach her to finally join forces with them and rogue federal agents, she’s boxed into a corner.

Now Celeste is living with secrets so tortured that if discovered, they could destroy what she’s so carefully built. Will she be successful in making the world a safer place? Or will her appetite for vengeance jeopardize it all?

One (or more) Sentence Summary:  I loved the first book in the series, Trading Secrets.  So much so, that I have a list of "look for sequel" and was excited when I learned Risky Assets was available. 

Risky Assets picks up where Trading Secrets left us all on cliff....dangling and wanting more.  It is divided into two parts.  I did find Part I to be a tad slow, however, it is needed to set us up for Part II.  It is especially needed if you haven't read Trading Secrets (I highly recommend you read them in order). Once I hit Part II it was extremely hard to put down. I needed to find out who was behind the sabotage and questioning all the characters in my own mind had me turning page after page.  

Very engaging, keeps you on your toes, great characters, lots of different travel scenes, tons of sex, and some revenge! Celeste is my favorite character as she is a strong, smart and driven female. I like how she brings back characters from Trading Secrets and keeps the story going.  I can't wait for book 3, Blind Trust.  I have a feeling it will be a page turner.

Rachel Eckles is an amazing author (love that she is from the midwest) with talent that grabs you, pulls you in to the book and you can't (don't want to) escape.  She is a "must read one more chapter" type of author.  

An Indiana native, Rachael Eckles moved to New York City after law school. There, she worked in the finance industry, where she found inspiration for the elusive Trading Secrets world. She currently lives in Manhattan, where she is working on her next novel.

Rachael donates a portion of her proceeds to local and global programs that empower women and girls through her foundation, Aphrodite Gives.

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