Rescuing the Receiver by Rachel Goodman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
* An e-galley was provided by Pocket Star Books and Edelweiss for an honest review
RESCUING THE RECEIVER, by Rachel Goodman, is the second book in the HOW TO SCORE series. It’s an entertaining romance about a too structured owner of a rescue shelter and a bad boy NFL receiver with an image problem.
Hazel Grant runs a shelter for abused and at-risk dogs in hopes that they can have a second chance at a forever home. Chris Lalonde also needs a second chance. His NFL career with the Denver Blizzards teeters on the edge of disaster after a drug test reveals traces of a substance he quit taking the minute the NFL banned it. The team owner believes Chris needs to learn a little humility and thinks making him volunteer at the rescue shelter could teach Chris about responsibility and putting other’s needs before his own. Hazel’s not too happy about babysitting the cocky NFL player, and Chris isn’t thrilled to be a lackey for the cute but uptight shelter owner. But they need each other. Chris’s popularity can bring in donations and grant opportunities that Hazel’s shelter desperately needs, and Hazel’s rescued and rehabilitated canines can improve Chris’s downward spiraling image. They encourage each other to release old held beliefs about themselves and strive for a better future together.
PROs:
1. A well-written, nicely edited, and lighthearted story.
2. Interesting main characters with realistic flaws who learn and grow throughout the book.
3. Believable dialogue and human reactions.
4. Cute canines whose rehab and building trust reflects those of the main characters.
CONs:
1. Story’s a little too short.
2. Hazel seems too tough on Chris.
FINDINGS: RESCUING THE RECEIVER is a lighthearted romance told in first person, past tense, and with alternating points of view between Hazel and Chris. It’s an entertaining, character-driven story, and I highly recommend the (currently two-book) series, particularly to take on vacation.
CAUTION: Readers should be 18 or over due to steamy sex scenes.
If You Like This, You Might Like: INTERCEPTING THE CHEF and THE BLUE PLATE SERIES by Rachel Goodman, BOOKS & BREWS SERIES by Sara Rider, THE CHICAGO REBELS SERIES by Kate Meader, BAD BACHELORS SERIES by Stefanie London, THE OXFORD NOVELS by Lauren Layne, THE CHICAGO STARS SERIES by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, THE END GAME SERIES by Piper Westbrook
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