Readers familiar with the previous books of the series will likely remember the male lead of "Hard to Love," Finn Sanderson, as the rival sports agent who broke Chase Kinkade's heart and frequently competed with Chase and her sisters for clients. I'm a big fan of "redeemed rogue" stories, so I was excited to learn that
Bromberg had decided to write a story for Finn. Even though he often acted like a jerk, I always got the sense that there was more to him than met the eye. His backstory was not at
all what I expected, but it certainly made him more sympathetic, and Bromberg did a fantastic job of changing my view of him from the "villain" he was in previous books.
Finn's love interest, professional tennis player Stevie Lancaster, was also quite sympathetic as she struggled to come to terms with the death of her father/coach. She went a little wild in her grief, which took a toll on her public image as well as her training regime for the upcoming U.S. Open. Her father's handpicked successor, Carson, asked Finn to step in and help Stevie get back on track, both because of his successful history of working with troubled clients and as a personal favor because Carson had served as Finn's mentor when he first started in the sports management business. Finn reluctantly agreed, but Stevie had no intention of making the job easy for him. I loved their banter, intense chemistry, and the way they gradually opened up to each other.
Overall, I very much enjoyed "Hard to Love" and would recommend it for all fans of contemporary and sports romance. I look forward to whatever Bromberg writes next.
*Review copy provided by the author via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Hard to Love"
New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, is back with a heartfelt, enemies to lovers romance and a hero who redeems himself to steal your heart...
He was the one-night stand that didn't exactly go as planned. Now he's standing before me as if he's never seen me naked, telling my manager he'll take the job. Reluctantly.
Finn Sanderson.
Sports agent extraordinaire. Handsome as hell. The man who just signed on to control my every move.
Sure, I'm to blame for my recent bad press, but when your whole life has been so regimented, isn't it normal to want to live it up a little?
But when the partying stops and the grief I'm running from has nowhere else to hide, reality sets in. Turns out, Finn's the only person I have left to help pick up the pieces. The only person to call.
Staying with him is a temporary thing. But when our fighting turns into laughter and our friendship turns into something more, will I fight for a man who swears he's hard to love? Or is it wiser to walk away? To follow the plan?
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Offering to help with a client is a way to repay a long overdue IOU to my mentor. Little did I know she was the woman who left my hotel room at four in the morning.
Stevie Lancaster.
Top-seeded US tennis player. Good girl gone bad. The woman currently about to throw her career away. And now my problem.
The compensation to "babysit" her is great, but she isn't worth my trouble.
But when her world falls apart and she has no one else to turn to, I try to be a good guy by gathering her up and hiding her from the media's eye.
Now she's in my house, in my space, and even though I'm enjoying the side benefits of this unexpected arrangement, surely she's better to leave when the time comes and follow her destiny. Because I'm not the man she needs. Not the man she could love. Right?
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