Shot on Gold (Play by Play, #14)
Jaci Burton
In the new Play-by-Play novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Final Score, opposites attract when a figure skater and hockey player lace up their skates--and go for the gold... Will "Mad Dog" Madigan is making his second trip to the Winter Games, and he couldn't be happier. Hockey is his life and playing for the U.S. team is a privilege. Then he meets U.S. figure skater Amber Sloane. She's beautiful, ambitious and driven--everything Will desires in a woman. He would love to show Amber how hot life off the ice can be. Amber has skated her entire life, sacrificing everything in the hopes of one day winning gold. Now she's competing for the third and final time. She intends to win, and nothing's going to get in her way--until she meets Will. He's an irresistible charmer, and before long Amber is wondering if this sexy hockey player is the perfect guy to show her some moves outside the rink. But after all the medals have been awarded, Will and Amber will have to decide if what they have together is just a fling or a real shot at true love.
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0A few things before I dive into this one. If you’re someone who pays attention to my “dates read” section you may think this book was not engaging since it took me so long to get through it. That was not the case. I was smack dab in the middle of a couple of hectic weeks while I was enjoying this story. You may also know I wasn’t particularly enamored with The Final Score after waiting so long to read that story. I didn’t dislike it, but it sure wasn’t what I’ve come to expect from Jaci Burton. My hope was this book would rekindle my love for this series. Happily, it did!
I’m glad the author had a disclaimer at the beginning of this book regarding the Olympics and how they work and how her publishing schedule works. All of you that know me have realized by now that I’m a stickler for timeline details and fact checking. Since Ms. Burton made the effort to explain to her readers why there were professional hockey players playing for Team USA and that she, of course, had to change some details to fit the story, I wasn’t constantly being taken out of the story when things didn’t add up exactly as I thought they should. In case you forget…I’m a huge Olympics fanatic! So anything off would normally throw a red flag up in my brain.
Finally, let’s get on with the actual story. As much as I love Will, Amber was my absolute favorite in this couple. Will is sexy, kind, funny, and patient so there’s a lot ot love there. But the mixture of Amber’s inexperience, not just sexually but also socially, with her confidence when she was having new experiences made her a powerhouse. Inexperience does not equal uneducated when it comes to Amber. She knows what she wants and goes after it with all she has…be it a gold medal or a roll in the hay. She’s not afraid to admit her inexperience in the sack, but still knows how to express what she wants while she’s between the sheets. With the experience that Will has added to his confidence and Amber’s personality, this couple was meant to be.
Read my full review at https://allingoodtimeblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/shot-on-gold-book-review/
0Winter Olympics, hockey, figure skating, she’s a virgin, sex at his place in the Olympic village, her place in the Olympic village, a friends house, more sex, sex ON AN ICE SKATING RINK IN SKATES STANDING UP, SEX WEARING YOUR OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL!!!, over bearing mom, breaking up to save the other person’s feelings?
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