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domingo, 22 de março de 2026

Opinião: "Coming in Hot"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Hot in Chicago Rookies #0
Edição: Agosto de 2023
ISBN: 9781954107281
Páginas: 105


Sinopse: Best friends. A virgin firefighter hero. And a woman who knows exactly what she wants …

Hell, I love my job as a Chicago firefighter. The thrill of the save, the camaraderie of my brothers in fire, the appreciative looks from women everywhere I go. Shallow as it sounds, I can’t help enjoying that last one.

Pity I have no idea what to do with all that attention.

While I might be an experienced firefighter, I’m a rookie in the bedroom. Last of a dying breed, a virgin with absolutely no game when it comes to women. I have good reasons for holding out this long, one of which is my best friend, Evie. So, I’ve crushed on her for years and don’t stand a chance, but if anyone can help me figure out how to close the deal, it’s her. She’d make the perfect wing girl in my quest to get it done.

Only I’m about to find out that Evie has a few ideas on how to help me score … and none of them involve me with anyone but her.



Imagem criada pelo Gemini

sábado, 21 de março de 2026

Opinião: "Hot to the Touch"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Hot in Chicago Rookies #3
Edição: Agosto de 2023
ISBN: 9781954107168
Páginas: 340
Origem: Oferecido pela autora em troca de uma opinião sincera


Sinopse: The next standalone in the Hot in Chicago Rookies series features playboy firefighter, Sam Killian!

I might be a rookie Chicago firefighter, but I’m on top of the world. I’ve just earned my spot on Rescue Squad at legendary Engine 6, can get all the action I want both in and out of the bedroom, and am possessed of an enviable sneaker collection. Nothing can harsh my vibe except her—Cassandra Ferguson, my brother’s sister-in-law, or as I affectionately label her: the blister-in-law. Ever since I met her, she’s looked down her perky little nose at me, never mind that I’m a good foot taller. Apparently, I offended her with a few risqué jokes and an offer for a fun, no-strings night—crimes that have relegated me to lower than dirt in St. Cassandra's eyes.

These days we’re at a stalemate. Don’t get along, can’t get along. Only when tragedy strikes, we have no choice but to put our animosity aside for the sake of our hurting niece and nephew, who need us now more than ever. As co-guardians, Cassie and I are enemy combatants in an uneasy truce, flailing around in a no-man’s land of grief and lust, forced to work as a team.

Thing is, when Cassie and I team up—when we really work together—the results are explosive. In a sexy way. In an amazing way. Maybe … in every way. But with stakes this high, we can’t get it wrong.

Even though it feels so, so right.



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quarta-feira, 11 de fevereiro de 2026

Opinião: "Superstar"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Rookie Rebels #7
Edição/reimpressão: Abril de 2023
ISBN: 9781954107137
Páginas: 338
Origem: Oferecido pela autora em troca de uma opinião sincera


Sinopse: He never saw her coming ...

After almost a year away from hockey, Bastian Durand's return to the game should be a triumph.
 
Instead he's taken down by the Chicago Rebels mascot.
It can't get worse. Or maybe it can. Because the human inside the Rowdy Rebel costume is none other than Pepper Calhoun.

His friend's sister.
His coach's daughter.
And the woman Bastian has wanted for the longest time.

Pepper has always been a magnet for bad luck and now she's ruined superstar Bast Durand's big comeback. So that tracks. Everyone, from her father and brother to the fans and press, heck, even the NHL commissioner, hates her.

Everyone but the one guy who should.

Hiding away is the only thing she can think of, except Bast has the same idea. To her utter dismay, he's determined to protect Pepper from anyone who dares breathe a word against her.

And to convince her that crashing on the ice isn't all that different from ... falling in love.

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domingo, 7 de dezembro de 2025

Opinião: "Down in Flames"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Hot in Chicago Rookies #2
Edição/reimpressão: Dezembro de 2022
ISBN: 9781954107106
Páginas: 363
Origem: Oferecido pela autora em troca de uma opinião sincera


Sinopse: A steamy and emotional MM standalone firefighter-hockey player romance ...

It was supposed to be a random hookup.

At a crossroads, my life a hot mess, I swiped right on the guy with the washboard abs and the tree-trunk thighs. His handle was Holt (yeah, really) but as soon as he opened the door, I recognized him: Hudson Grey, the hottest prospect in pro-hockey and apparently, secretly playing for my team. Not mind-blowing enough? He needed someone to punch his V-card and I was only too happy to volunteer as tribute . . .

Then he ghosted me when it got to be too much.

A year later, my life is back on track and I’m a candidate firefighter at legendary Engine 6. While I might be new to the Chicago Fire Department, I’m a veteran in the game of steamy hookups. My No. 1 rule? No newbies. Except now Hudson has been traded to my hometown team, the Chicago Rebels, and he’s out, proud, and ready to date. And he wants my help introducing him to the local gay scene.

My messy past means I’m the worst guy to be mentoring the shy, sexy jock. But neither can I stand by and watch while others touch the man who already feels like mine.

I might have been his first, but I’m about to learn that the new guy has even more to teach me about hunger, hope, and falling hard . . .

Includes: First times, hot firefighters, sexy hockey players, meddling friends, and fighting like hell for the love of a lifetime.


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sábado, 24 de maio de 2025

Opinião: "Rebel Yule"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Rookie Rebels #6
Edição/reimpressão: Junho de 2022
ISBN: 9781954107052
Páginas: 356
Origem: Oferecido pela autora em troca de uma opinião sincera


Sinopse: She has her heart set on a hockey player. Any hockey player.

When the new general manager of the Chicago Rebels tasks Tara Becker with faking it with one of his players to help clean up the naughty jock's act, she's all over it. She'll make that misbehaving hunk of muscle look good and get her dream guy into the bargain.

Only the path from fake to real is riddled with thorns . . .

New GM Hale Fitzpatrick thinks ditzy blonde and wannabe WAG Tara is the perfect solution to his PR problem - until she isn't. Soon Fitz realizes that maybe he doesn't have control of the strings after all . . . especially when he starts to fall for his pretty little puppet.

A fake relationship hockey romance - with a twist!

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sexta-feira, 9 de dezembro de 2022

Opinião: "Up in Smoke"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Hot in Chicago Rookies #1
Edição/reimpressão: Fevereiro de 2022
ASIN: B09BXY6G8Z
Páginas: 326
Origem: Oferecido pela autora em troca de uma opinião sincera


Sinopse: Lives are on the line at Engine 6 … and so are hearts.

Running an engine crew in the Chicago Fire Department is my dream job, and between that, my awesome kid, and my nosey sister, I lead a pretty great life. Bruised and burned by my marriage, I don’t have time for dating or drama, but I always have time for pie. And when I share a slice of cherry with a sweet redhead, followed by the hottest, dirtiest, most pulse-pounding kiss of my life, I start to rethink the possibilities.

Until that same woman walks into my firehouse and upends my well-ordered world.

Abby Sullivan is now a rookie firefighter on my crew and a threat to my self-control more dangerous than a five-alarm blaze. My job is to watch her six when all I want is to watch her fall into my bed. Lust has no place in the firehouse, and a distraction like Abby with her electric blue eyes, waves of flame-red hair, and freckles I want to map with my tongue, is one I can ill afford.

Because one wrong move … and it could all go up in smoke.

Up in Smoke is the first in the brand new Hot in Chicago Rookies series about firefighters navigating the trials of new jobs and sizzling romances as they find their place in the world and the love of a lifetime.


quarta-feira, 3 de novembro de 2021

Opinião: "Rebel Yule"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Rookie Rebels #5.5
Edição/reimpressão: Outubro de 2021
ASIN: B08XN77NBM
Páginas: 159
Origem: Oferecido pela autora em troca de uma opinião sincera


Sinopse: Chicago Rebels goalie Erik gets his shot at love . . . but first he'll have to figure out what he did to offend the woman he's crushed on forever.

Casey Higgins, assistant to the Chicago Rebels owner, has a smile for everyone who comes into the front office—everyone but goalie Erik Jorgenson. And he has no idea why. For the last year, she’s refused to give him a kind word, and finally, he’s had enough. At the Rebels holiday party he’ll uncover the root of their mysterious conflict and show this woman that goalkeepers do their best work . . . on their knees.

Can a little Yuletide cheer get Erik into Casey’s good graces, warm bed, and frozen heart? Or will he fumble the puck and lose his chance? Join the Chicago Rebels this holiday season and find out if Erik is as good at saving Christmas as he is at saving goals!

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quarta-feira, 28 de julho de 2021

Opinião: "Dear Roomie"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Rookie Rebels #5
Edição/reimpressão: Maio de 2021
ASIN: B08LMXZCY2
Páginas: 354
Origem: Oferecido pela autora em troca de uma opinião sincera


Sinopse: Reid Durand isn't here to make friends.

Coming from a legacy of hockey greatness, he has games to win and things to prove. With his focus during his first season as a Chicago Rebel on his drive to succeed, every vice is off the table. No booze, no sugar, and definitely no women.

Kennedy Clark is the master of the side hustle.

She'll walk your dog, brew your espresso, and pick up your dry-cleaning, all while rocking it in Warrior pose. Standing still is impossible for her, because the moment she starts to slow down, it'll come rushing back in a torrent. The memories. The pain. The heartbreak.

Their meet-cute is more of a freeze-cute. Besides, they already know each other. He's the rude, entitled customer at her coffee shop, or what used to be her coffee shop since she just got fired—because of Mr. Extra Shot Americano himself.

Reid didn't intend to get Kennedy fired.
He didn't intend to rescue a dog after the poor thing ended up in the lake.
And he definitely didn't intend to acquire a new roommate.

A curvy, chatty, tempting roommate.
Now this perfect storm of events are about to wreak havoc on his neatly-ordered life.

Reid Durand isn't here to make friends, and he's certainly not here to lose his heart to a puppy, a team, or a chaos agent like Kennedy. But then we don't always get what we want ...

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segunda-feira, 18 de janeiro de 2021

Opinião: "Foreplayer"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Rookie Rebels #4
Edição/reimpressão: Dezembro de 2020
ASIN: B0897KT784
Páginas: 309
Origem: Oferecido pela autora em troca de uma opinião sincera


Sinopse: She’s got game everywhere but the bedroom. Enter the player who knows exactly how to grade her curves . . .

After a very public breakup and a viral post that declares him the villain, power forward Cal Foreman is taking a timeout from women and relationships to focus on hockey. When Chicago Rebels captain and old friend, Vadim Petrov, “volunteers” him to help train Vadim’s sister Mia, Cal figures he can do a favor for a pal and get ready for the season with his new team. But the imperious Russian would slice a skate blade through Cal’s internal organs if he knew what lessons Mia really wants.

Yeah, not that kind of stickhandling.

Hockey phenom and Olympics hopeful Mia Wallace needs help seducing the man of her dreams. That man is most definitely not Cal Foreman: notorious playboy, thorn in her side, and her brother's bestie. But surely a guy with his reputed skill set has a few tips on how she can nail her target—which makes him the perfect foreplayer.

Cal knows Mia sees him as merely the warm-up act in her grand plan to win another man, but as they spend more time together, he wonders if that’s enough.

If they could be more.

And if he could convince her he’s worthy of the starting line-up . . . in her heart?

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domingo, 27 de dezembro de 2020

Opinião: "Forever in Fire"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Hot in Chicago #3.1
Editor: Auto-publicado
Edição/reimpressão: Dezembro de 2017
ASIN: B07822NF4K
Páginas: 37


Sinopse: Catch up with the Dempseys this holiday season. Who's getting married? Will we hear the patter of tiny feet? Are the sexytimes still awesome? This check-in focuses on everyone's favorite Hot in Chicago couple, Eli and Alexandra, but you can bet Gage steals the show!

Forever in Fire contains spoilers for the entire Hot in Chicago series, so it’s best enjoyed after you’ve read the rest of those books and preferably, with a glass of wine!

Previously published as a A Hot in Chicago Christmas Short.

terça-feira, 3 de novembro de 2020

Opinião: "Man Down"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Rookie Rebels #3
Edição/reimpressão: Julho de 2020
ASIN: B081DQ5FSY
Páginas: 358
Origem: Oferecido pela autora em troca de uma opinião sincera


Sinopse: I’ve been texting the wife I lost, the woman I loved beyond measure ... Now someone else has answered back.

Gunnar Bond is broken.

Three years ago, he lived through the car crash that took his wife and twins away from him—though “lived” barely describes his current state. Giving up professional hockey, going off grid, and drinking himself into oblivion are his coping mechanisms. Another is texting his dead wife about his days without her. Therapeutic? Doubtful. Crazy? Definitely. But those messages into the ether are virtually the only thing stopping him from spiraling to even darker places.

Until someone texts back …

Sadie Yates is losing it.

Suddenly guardian to a little sister she doesn’t know and a misbehaving hound she’d rather not know at all, she’s had to upend her (sort of) glamorous life in LA and move back to Chicago. The nanny has quit, the money’s running out, and her job is on the line. The last thing she needs is her sister’s hockey camp counselor, a judgmental Viking type, telling her she sucks at this parenting lark. Thank the goddess for her sweet, sensitive, and—fingers crossed—sexy text buddy who always knows the right thing to say. In the same city at last, they can finally see if their online chemistry is mirrored in real life. She just needs to set up a meeting …

A ruined man who claims to have used up all his love is surely a bad bet, but Sadie’s never been afraid of a challenge … even one that might shatter her heart into a million pieces.
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sexta-feira, 20 de março de 2020

Opinião: "Instacrush"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Rookie Rebels #2
Edição/reimpressão: Dezembro de 2019
ASIN: B07XF9ZCTF
Páginas: 319
Origem: Oferecido pela autora em troca de uma opinião sincera


Sinopse: Theo Kershaw is the luckiest guy alive.
Roaring back from a life-threatening injury, he has the world at his skates as defenseman for his new team, the Chicago Rebels. Everyone adores his big personality, his on-ice talent, and his killer smile. Everyone but his prickly neighbor--or so he thinks. One chilly Christmas Eve, Theo will learn that maybe the girl next door isn't such a hater after all ...

Elle Butler is the most embarrassing person on the planet.
How else can the ex-military-now-bartender explain her crush on the hot jock who lives across the hall? True, he has gorgeous green eyes and perfect cheekbones, but the filter between his brain and too-sexy mouth is permanently malfunctioning. Yet she can't stop checking out his Instagram antics or sneaking looks at him when he's in her bar. Absolutely mortifying. Running from a past filled with damning secrets, Elle's determined that this guilty pleasure remains buried in her deepest fantasies.

Because she couldn't possibly indulge with the Theo Kershaw. Or make a mistake that draws attention to her under-the-radar life. And she especially couldn't be a mom to a pro-athlete's baby ... could she?

segunda-feira, 18 de novembro de 2019

Opinião: "Sparking the Fire"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Hot in Chicago #3
Editor: Pocket Books
Edição/reimpressão: Setembro de 2016
ISBN: 9781476785936
Páginas: 400
Origem: Requisitado no NetGalley


Sinopse: The flames of desire burn out of control in this sexy third novel in Kate Meader’s blazing Hot in Chicago firefighter series, when ex-lovers unexpectedly reunite for a sizzling affair that will have the director yelling, Quiet on the set!

Actor Molly Cade, America’s fallen sweetheart, finally has her shot at a Hollywood comeback with a dramatic new role as a tough-as-nails firefighter that promises to propel her back to the big time and restore her self-respect.

Wyatt Fox, resident daredevil at Engine Co. 6, needs a low-key job to keep him busy while he recovers from his latest rescue stunt. Consulting on a local movie shoot should add just enough spark to his day. Especially when in struts Molly Cade: the woman who worked his heart over good, and then left him in the Windy City dust.

Their story is straight out of a script: irrepressible, spunky heroine meets taciturn, smoldering hero. But these two refuse to be typecast, and when the embers of an old love are stoked, someone is bound to get burned…

domingo, 13 de outubro de 2019

Opinião: "Feel the Heat"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Hot in the Kitchen #1
Editor: Forever
Edição/reimpressão: Maio de 2013
ISBN: 9781455599608
Páginas: 384


Sinopse: IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT . . .

Photographer Lili DeLuca spends all her time managing her family's Italian restaurant, instead of following her dream of getting an MFA. When famous British chef Jack Kilroy unexpectedly challenges her father to a cook-off, Lili decides she's tired of playing it safe and vows to seduce the tempting Brit. But once a video of her and Jack kissing goes viral and her luscious butt starts trending on Twitter, Lili fears she's cooked up a recipe for disaster . . .

. . . GET INTO THE BEDROOM

Jack Kilroy's celebrity has left him feeling used and used up. While Lili's oh-so-sexy moans when she tastes his delicious creations turn him on, he's even more aroused by how unimpressed this beautiful, funny woman is with his fame. He knows they could be amazing together, if she could only see past his bitch fork-wielding fan base. Now as he's about to start a new prime time TV cooking show, can Jack convince Lili to realize her own ambitions - and turn up the heat in his kitchen?


A minha opinião: Li o segundo e o terceiro livros desta série e só agora li o primeiro... Mas acabou por ser o meu preferido!

Lili DeLuca tem sonhos. Ela quer tirar um mestrado em Belas Artes e ser uma fotógrafa profissional. Mas a doença da mãe fê-la adiar os seus planos para ajudar no restaurante da família, que está em apuros. Uma noite em que regressa a casa duma festa mascarada de Mulher Maravilha ouve barulho no restaurante (que fica por baixo do seu apartamento) e resolve investigar. E acaba por atacar o intruso com uma frigideira...

Mas o intruso não é realmente um intruso. Trata-se de Jack Kilroy, um chefe famoso que trabalha com a irmã dela, Cara, num programa de televisão. Cara convenceu-o a começar o seu novo programa de televisão no restaurante da família dela. Aí irá cozinhar ao mesmo tempo que o pai dela (que é o chefe do restaurante) e serão os clientes a votar em qual das ementas é a vencedora. Cara espera que a publicidade decorrente do programa atraia novos clientes ao restaurante.

E é por isso que Jack está no restaurante naquela noite: está a familiarizar-se com a cozinha e a trabalhar na sua ementa. Não esperava ser atacado pela Mulher Maravilha... Nem esperava ter uma reacção tão visceral a ela. Mas também Lili sente uma forte atracção por Jack, mas ela sabe que ele só namora com modelos e ela está longe de ter as medidas que a sociedade considera atraentes.

Para Jack ela tem as medidas certas. Só que a sua última relação teve consequências desastrosas e quando fotografias deles vão parar à internet, ele sabe que tem de se manter afastado dela dê lá por onde der. Mas a produção do programa implica passar tempo com ela, e quanto mais ele a conhece, mais gosta dela. E manter-se afastado parece impossível quando parecem gravitar em torno um do outro como se houvesse um campo de forças entre eles...

Lili tem problemas de auto-estima, não só em relação ao seu peso, mas também em relação ao seu valor, e é também por isso que lhe é tão difícil afastar-se dos problemas familiares e seguir o seu próprio caminho. Jack tem problemas em confiar e em aceitar que Lili gosta realmente dele e não está com ele com segundas intenções. Conseguirão eles ultrapassar as suas dificuldades e conseguir um final feliz?

A família DeLuca é deliciosa e as cenas entre a Lili e o Jack são tão sensuais, mesmo quando ele apenas a está a alimentar... Tão, mas tão bom!


Classificação: 4


quarta-feira, 31 de julho de 2019

Opinião: "Good Guy"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Rookie Rebels #1
Edição/reimpressão: Julho de 2019
ASIN: B07RF6XC4P
Páginas: 340
Origem: Oferecido pela autora em troca de uma opinião sincera

Sinopse: He's a Special Forces veteran making his pro hockey debut. She's a dogged sports reporter determined to get a scoop. She's also his best friend's widow . . .

Fans can’t get enough of Levi Hunt, the military veteran who put his NHL career on hold to serve his country and fight the bad guys. So when his new Chicago Rebels bosses tell him to cooperate with the press on a profile, he’s ready to do his duty. Until he finds out who he has to work with: flame-haired, freckle-splashed, impossibly perky Jordan Cooke.

The woman he should not have kissed the night she buried her husband, Levi’s best friend in the service.

Hockey-stick-up-his-butt-serious Levi Hunt might despise Jordan for reasons she can’t fathom—okay, it’s to do with kissing—but her future in the cutthroat world of sports reporting hangs on delivering the goods on the league’s hottest, grumpiest rookie. So what if he’s not interested in having his life plated up for public consumption. Too bad. Jordan will have to play dirty to get her scoop and even dirtier to get her man. Only in winning the story, she might just lose her heart . . .

In this standalone romance set in the Chicago Rebels world, a new generation of players take to the ice and learn that all’s fair in love and hockey.

sexta-feira, 12 de julho de 2019

Opinião: "After the Fire"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Hot in Chicago #2.1
Edição/reimpressão: Setembro de 2016
Páginas: 40


Sinopse: Catch up with the Dempseys in this free Hot in Chicago short story as one couple celebrates a wedding and another struggles to take the next step. Eli and Alexandra managed to survive the secrets, lies, and downright craziness of Chicago election season and have found their hearts-and-shamrocks happily ever after ... or have they?

Note from Kate: This special short story was originally sent to my newsletter subscribers in April 2016 and is now being released to everyone. It should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: this contains spoilers for all the Hot in Chicago books, so if you haven’t read them, don’t read this!

quinta-feira, 11 de julho de 2019

Opinião: "Playing with Fire"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Hot in Chicago #2
Editor: Pocket Books
Edição/reimpressão: Setembro de 2015
ISBN: 9781476785929
Páginas: 384
Origem: Requisitado no NetGalley


Sinopse: From popular romance author Kate Meader comes the second novel in Hot in Chicago, a brand-new, sizzling series that follows a group of firefighting foster siblings and their blazing hot love interests!

As the only female firefighter at Engine Co. 6, Alexandra Dempsey gets it from all sides: the male coworkers who think she can’t do the job, the wives and girlfriends who see her as a threat to their firefighter men, and her overprotective foster brothers who want to shelter their baby sister at all costs. So when she single-handedly saves the life of Eli Cooper, Chicago’s devastatingly handsome mayor, she assumes the respect she’s longed for will finally come her way. But it seems Mr. Mayor has other ideas…

Eli Cooper’s mayoral ratings are plummeting, his chances at reelection dead in the water. When a sexy, curvaceous firefighter gives him the kiss of life, she does more than bring him back to the land of the living—she also breathes vitality into his campaign. Riding the wave of their feel-good story might prop up Eli’s flagging political fortunes, but the sizzling attraction between them can go nowhere; he’s her boss, and there are rules that must be obeyed. But you know what they say about rules: they’re made to be broken…

domingo, 18 de novembro de 2018

Opinião: "Even The Score"

Autor: Kate Meader
Série: Tall, Dark, and Texan #1
Editor: Entangled: Brazen
Edição/reimpressão: Julho de 2015
ISBN: B00YM591DQ
Páginas: 246


Sinopse: A sexy category romance from Entangled's Brazen imprint...

He'll make her an offer she can't refuse...

Actress Tess McKenzie is performing in the Tenth Circle of Showbiz Hell-dinner theater. All she really wants is to start a theater of her own. Then Tess receives an offer she can't refuse. She'll get her funding... if she pretends to be the fiancée to her nemesis, Texan property tycoon Hunter Dade. If she's going to pull this off, she'll need all the luck she can get. Break a leg, indeed.

On the verge of a big business deal, Hunter needs to hire a fiancée. He hasn't quite forgiven Tess for ruining his wedding, but when their chemistry goes from combative to straight-up lust, the "no sex" clause in their mutually beneficial arrangement is tested. Which is a serious problem, because if Tess isn't careful, she'll go from breaking a leg to breaking her heart...


Classificação: 5


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