Ripe For Reader: Release Blitz & Review - SECOND SHOT WITH #76 by Piper Rayne

Second Shot with #76 by Piper Rayne is now live!

My mom always said you don't get a second shot at making a first impression. I've remembered that my entire career. Especially since I'm one of the few black men who play professional hockey.

I'm calculated and respectful in the way I speak to my coaches, the owners, and the media. I've never taken a risk... until her.

I could blame it on the fact that for once I pushed away the pressure of my career for the ocean waves, the sand, and good times with my new teammates. But those are excuses because the minute I saw her at the airport, something lit up inside me and the best week of my life was spent with her in my bed.

After our week in paradise, we said goodbye, exchanged phone numbers and both assumed that unless one of us was flying through the other's city on the opposite side of the country, our vacation fling was over.

Then one night after practice I see her. She's here. In my city. Telling me she moved here for a job. If that's not fate tell me what is.

I've never wanted a second shot more than I do this time, but she's determined to leave what we were on the island we left behind.

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4 STARS

I was waiting to see if Cory and Ande would get a second shot at something that seemed so great the first time around. There was a whole different kind of Angst in this book and I can tell you that it threw off my connection with the characters just a little bit. Don't let that hold you back because this dynamic duo of a writing team will break you down a little bit and then put you back together just like they always do.

Cory found himself kind of flailing in the wind a little bit after returning from the island and his time spent with Ande. When she didn't return his messages, his heart and ego were a little bruised and he let his normal focus' slide a little bit. This getting his name in the limelight a little more than normal and not always for good reasons. Making it a little harder to achieve his goals with Ande once they connected again. He certainly did prove that he has fight and is willing to work for the prize.

Ande warned Cory from the very beginning that the hurts of her past cause her to have strong trust issues. A feeling of not being enough, and she wasn't sure she could handle the attention his job brings to his life. The temptations were too much as far as she was concerned. Though she made some bad decisions and she wasn't truthful early in the game, once she let Cory in a little there was not stopping the feelings, she knew would come fast.

There is so much more involved in this story and it is something you have to read on your own. To tell you much more would be giving too much away. I will say I enjoyed the read and was thankful to have my heart happy in the end. I am completely intrigued for the next book and can't wait.

*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***

Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write "heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle" about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they're married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they're both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!