"Hard to Lose" was nothing like I expected it to be, in the best of ways. Unlike its predecessors in this series, I wouldn't really classify it as a sports romance at all; it felt more like a small town/military romance to me. While male lead Ryan "Gunner" Camden was a former baseball player and his reasons for giving up the game were an important part of the story, his time in the military and the life he built after his discharge were just as important, if not more so. Gunner had quite a bit of survivor's guilt and other baggage to work through, but I loved that he chose to channel those feelings into helping others and living every day like it was his last, rather than withdrawing into himself and becoming a grumpy recluse.
Gunner's love interest, sports agent Chase Kincade, was a Type A overachiever who loved lists, and it seemed like a relationship between them would never work. They were drawn to each other from the moment Chase walked into Gunner's bar, however, and I adored their flirty, witty banter as their relationship blossomed. It always seemed like they were having fun together, no matter what they were doing. The problem was that their relationship was based on a lie, and deception was a total deal breaker for Gunner. Chase and Gunner were both likeable, sympathetic characters, and I found it easy to see both sides in their conflict as well as root for them to overcome the challenges standing in the way of their HEA.
I think I've said this about every book in the series so far, but "Hard to Lose" may have been my favorite one yet. I highly recommend it for all fans of emotional contemporary romance and am really looking
forward to the next book in the series. I can't wait to find out how the
author redeems Finn Sanderson's character given that he has been such a jerk up to now!
*Review copy provided by the author via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Hard to Lose"
Hard to Lose by K. Bromberg is now live!
Hard to Lose by K. Bromberg is now live!
New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg brings you a romance about love, forgiveness, and living every day to the fullest.
I know finding and signing a military vet to the agency is a long shot--but it'll be good press just letting him try out. That's what I tell my family, rather than admit I can't get the letter he wrote us five years ago out of my head.
But what I tell the bartender in his hometown is a lie. I know veterans protect each other. So I pretend to be a graduate student.
Sparks. Flame. Fire. I accidentally got in too deep.
I didn't expect to develop feelings for Gunner Camden.
And there's no way I can admit to my lies now, not without destroying what we share. So I'll keep faking it.
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There are two versions of me: before, and after deployment.
Back then I was a screwup kid. I'd lie, cheat, and steal my way out of everything. My only love was baseball.
After I started fighting, I found out there had been another path for me. One that involved my dream. But by then I had seen too much.
The old me was dead, so I put my dreams to rest, too.
Then Chase Kinkade walks into my bar and reminds me that life is meant to live. No regrets.
Fresh. Happy. Hopeful. I can start to see a new dream, with her.
But sometimes things are too good to be true... and dishonesty is the one thing I can't forgive.
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