The past few months have been rough for professional hockey player Ian Crikey, and his team wants him to spend the off-season working on his image. Personal stylist Vera Vestini would be the perfect person to help him with that, but she's not exactly Ian's biggest fan. He recently bought the building next door to hers and noise from the renovations is interfering with her fledgling business. However, when their mutual friends Charli and Neil Drake invite them to spend two weeks vacationing together in Italy, Vera realizes that she and Ian might be able to help each other. In exchange for assisting him with his wardrobe and image problem, she asks him for lessons in seduction, hoping to prove to her ex-boyfriend that she's anything but boring. Ian agrees to Vera's plan even though the only man he wants her to seduce is him. As she gets to know Ian better, Vera is forced to admit that he's not as annoying as she first believed; in fact, she likes him more than she probably should. Can their relationship turn into something real when they return to New York or is it destined to be nothing more than a vacation fling?
Ian and Vera were incredibly likeable, relatable protagonists, and I adored their sizzling chemistry and witty banter. Ian came across as a bit of an arrogant flirt at first, but as the book progressed, I was pleasantly surprised to see his sweet, caring, and protective side emerge. He was so patient with Vera during their "lessons" and I appreciated that he never pushed her to go too far, too fast. I also loved that he was brave enough to ask for help when he realized that he was struggling to come to terms with the events of the previous hockey season.
Overall, "Love Lessons" was a charming story with the perfect amount of steam, and I highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary/sports romance and romantic comedy. I look forward to Sarina Bowen's next release.
*Review copy provided by the author. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Love Lessons"
He needs an image makeover, she needs a mojo upgrade. A new lessons-in-seduction hockey romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Sarina Bowen.
After I’m arrested for throwing a raucous party, my hockey team says I have an image problem. And I need to fix it, stat.
Charity work? Check. Haircut? Sure. But I draw the line at hiring my neighbor to style me. In the first place “style” shouldn’t be a verb. And I’m tired of people who’d judge me on appearances.
Vera and I don’t see eye to eye on anything. She wants me to try on clothes, while I just want to remove hers. She's distractingly pretty, with soulful eyes and a sinful mouth that likes to argue with me.
But when management threatens my summer vacation, I grudgingly agree to Vera’s unusual proposal: she’ll give me an image makeover. But in return, she wants lessons in the art of seduction.
It sounds a little nutty, but I know a good opening when I hear it. Besides, it’s not like I’ll ever fall for her…
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