BOOKWORM REVIEW: Rookie's Regret by Gina Azzi
STEAM: 🔥🔥.5
This is a story about two young people who are from two different worlds but are both trying to do too much for everyone else but themselves.
Bea Turner is back in Tennessee. Feeling like she owes her four older brothers for their support, she is stepping up to take care of their sassy grandmother. Her hockey-playing brother Beau has also hooked her up with a job at the ice rink to sell cupcakes while she tries to figure out how to make her ultimate dream come true: opening a pottery shop.
What she did not expect is meeting Colt Phillips, the team rookie who has taken interest in her.
Colt also has his own ultimate dream, but supporting the family who had his back comes before that. To prove to the club and to the NHL that he is worth the investment, he has been pushing himself via a strict training regimen. One that does not include cupcakes and a shy but fierce redhead.
Gina Azzi has an uncanny ability to draw you into the character aspect of her sport romance reads. I was emotionally invested in Bea and Colt's happily ever after since their meet-cute. I love that their development paralleled each other and centered around following your dream without losing sight of what is important.
I especially adore that Colt was a fantastic alpha-roll. He has respectful and gentle but protective and strong. His presence never overpowers that of Bea's -- who is still trying to find herself in a family of dominant personalities.
Their connection is undeniably sweet like the cupcakes Bea sells, and Gina Azzi does a great job of escalating their chemistry to nice steamy moments.
This is our third visit to the Tennessee Thunderbolts universe, and while there are references to characters from previous and future books, Azzi gives you enough context to read this as a standalone.
** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Gina Azzi and Wildfire Marketing Solutions for providing an ARC. **
With the soul of an artist and the spirit of a nomad, Bea Turner is gorgeous, quirky, and refreshing.
She’s also my teammate’s little sister.
As the Tennessee Thunderbolts' Rookie, I should steer clear. I’m here to play hockey and provide much-needed financial security for my family. To do that, I need to avoid distractions.
Bea doesn’t just distract me; she flips my world upside down.
One bad joke has me pursuing her. One date and I crave more. Calling her mine? Well, now I’m dreaming of a future.
The life of a hockey player — trades, travel, uncertainty — isn’t for the heart of a creative. Bea desires adventure and possibility, not early morning skates and strict exercise regimens.
When I’m thrust into a situation at odds with Bea’s dream career, I know I can’t hold her back.
If we’re meant to be, we’ll make it work. But what if we’re not?
What if my greatest regret is letting my lioness go?
A Jersey girl at heart, Gina has spent her twenties traveling the world, living and working abroad, before settling down in Ontario, Canada with her husband and three children. She's a voracious reader, daydreamer, and coffee enthusiast who loves meeting new people. Say hey to her on social media or through www.ginaazzi.com.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Lioness. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I see the brilliant redhead selling cupcakes at the hockey arena.With the soul of an artist and the spirit of a nomad, Bea Turner is gorgeous, quirky, and refreshing.
She’s also my teammate’s little sister.
As the Tennessee Thunderbolts' Rookie, I should steer clear. I’m here to play hockey and provide much-needed financial security for my family. To do that, I need to avoid distractions.
Bea doesn’t just distract me; she flips my world upside down.
One bad joke has me pursuing her. One date and I crave more. Calling her mine? Well, now I’m dreaming of a future.
The life of a hockey player — trades, travel, uncertainty — isn’t for the heart of a creative. Bea desires adventure and possibility, not early morning skates and strict exercise regimens.
When I’m thrust into a situation at odds with Bea’s dream career, I know I can’t hold her back.
If we’re meant to be, we’ll make it work. But what if we’re not?
What if my greatest regret is letting my lioness go?
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Gina Azzi writes emotional and captivating contemporary romance novels with heart-warming happily-ever-afters. She is the author of Boston Hawks Hockey, Second Chance Chicago Series, The Kane Brothers Series, Finding Love in Scotland Series, The College Pact Series, and Corner of Ocean and Bay.A Jersey girl at heart, Gina has spent her twenties traveling the world, living and working abroad, before settling down in Ontario, Canada with her husband and three children. She's a voracious reader, daydreamer, and coffee enthusiast who loves meeting new people. Say hey to her on social media or through www.ginaazzi.com.
Connect with Gina
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gina_azzi
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginaazziauthor
Website: https://www.ginaazzi.com
Newsletter: http://bit.ly/GinaAzziNL
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/gb346806
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00YVOGEO2
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gina_azzi
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/gina-azzi
Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/gina_azzi