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And the new heavyweight champion of the world is.... Those are the words that Zeus Kincaid has been waiting to hear since he first put on a pair of boxing gloves. He just didn’t think they would come with a tragedy that would change how he viewed the sport forever. Cameron Reed was in her second year at Juilliard when her childhood sweetheart, Zeus Kincaid, walked away from her. A few months later, Cam realized that she would never fulfill her dream of dancing for the New York City Ballet.
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Bad female audio recording and where's Lee Samuels
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Ainsley came into my life in a flurry of vibrant colors, lighting my world up when all seemed lost. It wasn't our quiet nights by the creek or stolen kisses surrounded by a sea of cotton that saved me. It was her. She was my comfort when life threw one ugly tragedy after another at me. Until she dealt me the greatest blow. Now, abandonment, betrayal, and death darken every corner of my life. Anger and hurt burn bright where love and trust once lived. But now she's back.
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The Vincent Boys
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Ashton is getting tired of being good, of impressing her parents and playing ideal girlfriend to Sawyer Vincent. Sawyer is perfect, a regular Prince Charming, but when he leaves town for the summer, it’s his cousin Beau who catches Ashton’s eye. Beau is the sexiest guy she’s ever seen, and even though he’s dangerous, Ashton is drawn to him. Beau loves his cousin like a brother, so the last thing he wants to do is make a move on Sawyer’s girl. Ashton is off-limits, absolutely. That’s why he does his best to keep his distance, even though he’s been in love with her forever.
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Quincy has baggage, and lots of it. After a tragic accident spins her world on its axis, she finds herself as a single mother, raising a newborn nephew she never knew she had. Between parenthood, her full-time job, and dealing with the suffocating grief of losing her sister, every day is a struggle. When they begin to cross paths unexpectedly and often, an unlikely friendship starts to evolve. Feelings change. Lines get crossed. What happens next surprises them both....
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He was my best friend since we were little. Even though he was off-limits, as we grew up, he became my forever, my everything. But I couldn’t let my selfish dreams hold him back. They say that if you love someone, you should let them go. I did. He became the world’s greatest soccer player. Money. Fame. Beautiful women. He had it all. One thing I never expected was for him to walk back into my life again.
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What do ice cream and Sadie Montgomery have in common? They're both ice cold, but one taste is never enough. I wanted to be friends - I would have even settled for her seeing me as anything but a nerd - but there was no getting through. So just like any hard-headed, red-blooded man out there, I made up my mind. I'd make my coworker fall for me.
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Hilarious
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Love and the right timing were two things I didn't believe in. Love is about walking to the edge of the cliff and taking the leap together. Timing was never on our side. My first mistake was hooking up with my best friend. My second came years later, when we met again, and I fell for her. My third was letting her go, because I had to. Because a love like this wasn't built to withstand the winds coming in our direction. Love and timing. I didn't believe in either. Then there was you....
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Reading Versus Acting
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Bryna feels his eyes on her. Hot, seductive, enticing. He's at least 10 years older than her 17 years, and he knows exactly what he's doing to her with that look. Walking away would be the smart thing to do...but she can't. Not that first night when he takes her home and claims her body. Not when he shows up in her life again with expensive gifts to win her trust. Not even when she's falling for him, and everything else is falling apart....
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Seriously....I’ve not been in high school and don’t want to go back
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He was my older brother's best friend. He was never supposed to be mine. I thought we would get it out of our systems and move on. One of us did. One of us left. Now he's back, looking at me like he wants to devour me. And all those feelings I'd turned into anger are brewing into something else, something that terrifies me. He broke my heart last time. This time he'll obliterate it.
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OMG!!! Yawn!!
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- Jordy ♡♡♡♡
- 03-01-14
Another enjoyable hockey romance
This is the second installment in the Assassins series by Toni Aleo. Lucas & Fallon’s story is very different than Elli & Shea’s. The author did a great job of making the characters unique. I’ll be honest, it took me a while to warm up to Fallon. I could see why she did what she did, but she was a bit of a brat. It took forever for her to find forgiveness. I understood why she did some of the things she did, but it still frustrated me at times. She kept something pretty big from Lucas, and he forgave her, yet it took her so long to get over the past. I adored Lucas Brooks! He was an amazing guy! Loving, patient, swoony and oh so sexy. He knows that he screwed up in the past, but he is being a better man and is willing to do anything to make it up to Fallon. His struggle with addiction and his determination to stay sober, was inspiring. I felt like he needed to go through the consequences of his addiction, so that he and Fallon could be a couple. Without giving anything away, you see how sensitive Lucas is and the relationship he develops with one of the characters made me melt! I love that he was so close to his parents too. Lucas & Fallon definitely have some serious sexual chemistry! This was another great hockey-playing, sexy, tattooed, sweet, cocky, romantic hero and more HOT sex scenes!! Trying To Score is heart-warming, romantic, sweet, sexy, funny and a bit sad. The story had a little of everything. However, it didn't have anything special that makes it stand out but still worth the credit.
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- kjkoop
- 03-03-14
Short story Longggggg!
OK story, however, it dragged on and on and on with the same cat and mouse game until the very end. It is the typical guy and girl have sex, girl gets pregnant, guy gets drunk and high and has sex with roommate of girl, girl catches them, girl doesn't tell guy about baby for 7 years. Lucas (guy) was given NO forgiveness from Fallon (girl) even though she was the one at fault, he was just a jerk a long time ago! Anyway, book needed a bit more "action" and not so much negative controversy. 3 stars only!
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- Shannon
- 09-05-14
Most annoying heroine ever
I like this author, and the series. But this particular heroine drove me up the wall with her bitchiness, whining, and never-ending negativity. I couldn't root for her at all; I just wanted the hero to dump her and find someone else! I wanted to have compassion for her - I tried, I really did - but she was too far gone for me to even like. Sorry. I had a hard time finishing this one. Bummed me out. I am feeling a little cautious about even checking the next one out.
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- Lisa P
- 05-31-19
Such a witch!
The heroine is such a judge-mental, unreasonable bitch, I felt sorry for everyone around her in this story. I actually hoped against this couple ending up together and feel she’ll make his life forever a misery. The hero deserves so much better! The narration was excellent but wasn’t enough to save this story.line from such an unlikeable female lead.
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- gina blackwood
- 05-11-19
Can’t connect with Fallon
I tried really hard to like Fallon but she is the dumbest person on Earth. And so cruel and selfish. She let her Dad run all over her but treats her baby daddy like a POS. I really just want to smack the stupid out of her. Lucas should have taken his kid and ran far and fast.
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- Annie
- 03-23-18
Omg the females in this series
This is only book 2 but I think I’m done. I can’t stand that in both books of this series so far the females have been so crazy. They totally play into the irrational woman stereotype and I honestly found myself cringing more than enjoying this series. It’s like Fallon was intentionally trying to see every situation as a way that Lucas did her wrong when it was blatantly clear that he wasn’t. I think my favorite part was when his mother gave her a tongue lashing. Seriously, grow up!
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- cbrown
- 07-16-17
stop tripping
I love the Assassins but this girl was too much. I started wishing that he would find someone else to love. I felt sorry for him . I finished the book hoping that he would leave her sorry ass.
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- Juliette
- 06-08-17
Disappointing
So I didn't enjoy the story at all, the main characters were really obnoxious and their "conflicts" were weak. On top of that, something about the narrators voice was extremely nasally and distracting and just added to my irritation of this book. Couldn't even finish it, wouldn't recommend.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-25-17
Frustrated
Is there anything you would change about this book?
I would change the Main Female Character. I have never disliked a main character as I have come to despise Fallon, and I have averaged 5-8 books a month for YEARS. The yelling/screaming and fit throwing got old fast. The pity parties lasted too long. She over reacted to everything. Hopping on a freaking plane to confront someone about a six year old singing some bad words in a song? Slapping someone over it???When is what amounts to domestic violence ever ok? What did all of her yelling and screaming teach the six year old? Verbal abuse is never ok and this is not how a strong, stable adult acts, even after heart ache and betrayal. She even left him after she found out about his history! I liked the sister better than her. I loved the male character, Lucus. I found him to be strong, caring, and patient (he had to be to put up with all that). He made a mistake and owned up to it, accepting responsibility for it. Have to have some respect for a man who can do that, even when his action was wrong. I enjoyed the first book in this series so I will give the 3rd a chance. This is the first review I have ever felt compelled to write but this female IRRITATED me.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
I enjoyed the hockey aspect, though the sport was very much in the background in this story.
What about Lucy Malone’s performance did you like?
I liked her ability to put emotion into her reading
Did Trying to Score inspire you to do anything?
No
Any additional comments?
A female can be strong without ever raising her voice. She will pick herself up when she has fallen, dust herself off, learn from what happened and grow from it. If violence is called for to protect life or limb go for it. If not, put your big girl panties on and deal with conflict like an adult.
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- Malinda
- 04-29-14
Good story, annoying heroine
3-3.5 stars
This was a good story. I liked Lucas and Fallon (at times) and liked their story. This is the first story I've read by this author and based on this I may try more of her work in the future. Obviously, since this is my first book then I didn't read book #1 of the series. I thought this book worked quite well as a standalone. I didn't feel any confusion from not reading book #1 first.
Be warned…in this review I tell what Fallon’s “devastating secret” is (because it’s pretty much a pain to do a decent review without doing it since most of the story revolves around it…). And when I say witch in the review below...I actually mean it to start with a B.
Fallon is in PR and works for the family wine company, Rocky Top wines heading up their PR department. When she was in college, she was living in California and fell in love there. Fallon and her boyfriend (Lucas) were together for 2 years when she found him in bed with another woman. Fallon was crushed and broke up with Lucas. She avoided Lucas and ended up moving back home when she discovered she was pregnant with his baby. She knew she should tell Lucas but she couldn't stand the thought of having to see him and ended up not telling him. Her father wasn't very supportive and cut her off from the family money when he found out about her pregnancy and Fallon refused to let him force her to have an abortion. Fallon's only help was her sister, Aubrey, who put her life on hold to help Fallon raise her son, Aiden.
Lucas is a good guy but he hasn't always made the best choices. Lucas met Fallon and fell for her right off. He was playing professional hockey for a team in California when they met and the best part of his life was hockey and Fallon. Unfortunately, Lucas has addiction issues and drank and popped pills and hid this from Fallon. He didn't even remember sleeping with Fallon's best friend and hated himself for ruining the one good thing in his life by losing Fallon. He eventually cleaned up and has been clean and sober for 4 years now. He ends up on the Assassins, the Hockey team in Tennessee who happens to have Rocky Top wines as one companies that of its sponsors the team. Lucas has never been able to forget Fallon and hopes to see her again (and hopes she’s single).
When Fallon hears that Lucas has been transferred to the Assassins she’s in shock and seriously considers grabbing Aiden and running. She’s scared of seeing Lucas again and the strong emotions she’s feeling about seeing him again shows her just how not over Lucas she is. Lucas moves in to town with his friend since childhood and persona assistant, Levi. To be honest, I didn't like Levi at all…he behaves like a real jerk from day one (and proves his ability to be a jerk throughout the book). Lucas wants to see Fallon (even though Levi tries to convince him just to get over her) and tries to connect with her but doesn't have much luck immediately. There’s a party coming up though and Lucas bides his time to see her then. Things don’t go well as Lucas tries to be charming and Fallon isn't forgiving of him at all and is freaked out about seeing him. Fallon’s automatic defense reflex is to act like a witch…I mean literally and she even admits it herself and Lucas is quite aware of her tendency to do it. It doesn't make it real easy to deal with though. Lucas tries over and over to get her to give him a chance and in the mean time Fallon's just freaking out about how to tell him he has a son (although she's also freaked out by the fact that Lucas still affects her very strongly). One night when Lucas comes to her place to talk to her, he accidentally (because Fallon was still trying to hide things) sees Aiden. Aiden looks almost exactly like Lucas and he knows immediately who Aiden is to him. He leaves in shock but comes back a couple days later to discuss things with Fallon. Fallon doesn't give in real easily (citing his cheating as a reason for her to be distrustful of his stability as a father for Aiden and remaining in his life long term) but eventually she agrees to let Lucas hang out with Aiden with the promise of telling him the truth after a week.
While Lucas is getting to know Aiden he stops pursuing Fallon for a bit but soon resumes his suit while seeing Aiden as much as possible. Things with Fallon's father get worse once he finds out about Lucas and I just thought he was a real jerk. Her father treats Aiden well (which is nice but surprising since he tried to force an abortion of Aiden) but treats Fallon like total crap and since he cut her off she’s never had the money to give Aiden everything he should have had. Fallon deals with that but also has to deal with Lucas’ mother, Molly, verbally beating the hell out of her for keeping her grandson for her for 7 years (not that she didn't deserve it). Also, around this time, the legal proceedings for support that Lucas started come in and it gives Fallon loads of money but she doesn't want to take it. Partially I can understand her reluctance (because jerkhead Levi bashed Fallon about her being a gold digger that only wanted a “big check” from Lucas…which is a load of crap because she didn't even want Lucas to know) but it was also partially stupid because part of the reason she didn't want to take the money is because she thought it would mean she needed Lucas. There are a couple of different times when Fallon acts like a witch about something but it’s really just her pride (and an imagined power struggle with Lucas) getting in the way. It happened at sporadic times so it wasn't too overly annoying because it wasn't constant (at first) but when she kept doing it even to the point of refusing to cash her support checks I started getting a bit annoyed. Lucas tries to get Fallon to give him a couple of weeks (when he's off from his traveling for games) to really try to make a go of their relationship. She agrees to think about it and things seem to be headed in a good direction when an argument ends up with Lucas and Fallon spending a blissful weekend together. But then Fallon runs again (and I have no clue why), leaving poor Lucas wondering if he's ever going to get anywhere with Fallon. And well he should wonder because Fallon got to the point where she had me thinking she had bi-polar disorder (no offense to people that suffer from it) because every time things seemed to be going well she'd turn in to a complete witch and mess things up with Lucas again. To be honest, after a while I started feeling bad for Lucas. Fallon ends up basically throwing Lucas' love and efforts at devotions away multiple times (and I mean after their reunion...not part of their initial breakup). In the end, Fallon comes to her senses and goes to apologize to Lucas but since this has been part of her SOP through most of this I can't help but wonder how well she'll keep to her turnaround. I hope she does for Lucas' sake because he deserves a HEA.
This was a good story. If Fallon hadn't been such a psycho witch half the time I probably would have given this story 4 stars easily. Lucas was great, as was Aiden and Aubrey. Fallon seemed like a decent person outside of her dealings with Lucas. And I could even understand her actions and attitude for a certain amount of time but after a while it got tiresome and got to the point where I couldn't even figure out why she had changed her emotional direction once again. I like the writing style and may try another of the series if I can be assured that next book doesn't have the same type of heroine.
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