The heroine did tone down her overzealous humor after a certain point in the book and it allowed me to see past my initial strong distaste. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to save the book for me, it was a complete miss this time around. View all comments. Sep 06, Robin Interesting point of view. I loved the whole series. Dec 10, Pucked, book 1 of 5. A Pucked Holiday - Everyone Book 2: Pucked Under - Everyone Book 5: Untitled Pucked book 1 opens up to Canadian ice hockey pro and team captain Alex Waters and recent College grad and junior accountant Violet Hall embarking on a one-night stand and goes on to follow them in the aftermath of their reckless and blissful night.
But both are ill prepared to deal with the media attention, paparazzi, fans, protective family, friends and foes. Seven words to describe Alex Waters: Private, charming, noble, romantic, conflicted, determined and loyal and. Seven words to describe Violet Hall: Quirky, witty, guarded, reflective, vulnerable, romantic and smart. There will be more of Alex and Violet throughout series and many side characters will get their own story too.
Up next, book 1. Would I re-read this series: Would I read future books by this author: View all 58 comments. One filterless girl, one hot hockey player and a whole lot of ridiculousness. Women everywhere should take a page from the man manual. Just b One filterless girl, one hot hockey player and a whole lot of ridiculousness. My day is always better when I start with a shot from the orgasm bottle. Every nerve ending is on fire in the best way possible. My muscles are tight, fingers moving at a furious pace, the vibrator—God bless the damn vibrator—is hitting the s-s-s-spot, and everything is about to go blissfully white.
She must have let herself in again, as is typical. I moved out more than four years ago—into the damn pool house. My refuge from my crazy awesome, albeit super-inappropriate mother. The door to my bedroom crashes open as I shut off the vibe and pull up the covers. My vagina is raging.
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I have something for you! I need five minutes before we have a conversation, okay? So all I have is frustration. She backs out and closes the door, leaving me in peace. Instead, I toss my vibe into the nightstand and make a stop in the bathroom to wash my hands. At twenty-two, I should be able to maintain some distance from my mother. However, she has a great deal of difficulty with the concept of personal space. In my freshman year of college, I threw out the idea of moving into an apartment close to campus. My mom and Sidney—my stepdad—had recently tied the knot.
They were worse than virginal teenagers. The third time was my breaking point. Guilt-ridden and embarrassed by the psychological damage he had caused, Sidney offered to renovate the pool house. I agreed only because it saved me thousands on rent. Seeing as the only places I could reasonably afford were shared accommodations, I chose to stay put in the pool house a while longer. As I no longer carry the burden of tuition, revisiting that option seems like a good plan. I wipe my vagina-scent-free hands on my T-shirt as I enter the kitchen.
My mom sits at the table and leafs through one of the gossip rags she loves to read while she sips a cup of coffee. I grab a mug, fill it with liquid heaven, and drop into the chair across from my mom. It certainly applies to the one hockey player I dated last year. I consider him to be like Voldemort: In a public bathroom. He appears to be devouring her face while getting her naked inside a stall—with the door open.
Hundreds of similar images can be found through an Internet search. Buck has shared his manstick with half the female population in the continental US, and probably a few up in Canada. Her name is Fran. This little incident is the reason behind his recent trade to the Hawks. I snatch it up and frown. Why does it have my name on it?
Once my mom makes up her mind, rationalizing an alternative is like slamming your head into a titanium wall—painful and futile. I need to reconsider the apartment situation. I give getting out of going to the game a last-ditch effort. How are we even going to make it to the game on time? We can go outlet shopping! After my mom leaves, I check the time.
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I have half an hour to get ready. Nabbing the magazine from the table, I rush to my nightstand, grab my vibe, and hit the bathroom—first it needs a wash—then I flip to the milk advertisement. The subject matter is a fuckhot guy who completely misses his mouth and dribbles a glass of milk down his chest. I heft my foot onto the vanity and go to town while looking at the milk porn guy. The orgasm I missed earlier takes me to the floor, and the magazine lands on my face. The jilling session takes longer than I expect, so I have to drive faster than usual to get to work.
As a recent graduate from the accounting program at the University of Illinois, I scored the job through my internship—which Sidney set up for me. Having a stepfather who scouts for the NHL does have some perks. Charlene, my bestie and colleague, sits on the edge of my desk, sipping her coffee while I frantically organize files. Apparently, we need to band together as a family to support his inability to keep his dick in his pants.
Plus, I have a hundred pages to finish for book club on Tuesday. I say we blackball her out of the club. I was happy reading mindless smut. The Hawks are having a killer season. I bet the game will be awesome. She watches every game and even participates in those pools where you create your own team.
Like Fantasy Football, except with hockey. Second, I plan to skip the after-party crap. Jimmy, whose cubicle is across from mine, raises an eyebrow and points to the phone at his ear, so Charlene lowers her voice. Just long enough to snap a pic. Then you can go be boring in your hotel room by yourself. Some of those boys are hot, but the appeal ends there. Buck is a perfect example, as is the one—and only—hockey player I ever dated.
Unfortunately, I turned out to be the owner of said leg. You can enjoy the man candy, if nothing else. She squeals and claps her hands. By nine in the evening I can no longer focus on the computer screen. Drive-thru fast food is my poison of choice. I scarf down three tiny burgers and a large fries while I drive home. Instead, I change into a T-shirt and my favorite pair of Marvel Comic-inspired boxer briefs—they fit so nicely—and channel surf.
I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I know, my mom is standing over me. Why are you still sleeping?
I try to hide under a throw pillow, but she snatches it away. Due to my complete lack of preparation, I pack in a rush, tossing clothes into a bag at random while I pull on jeans. We only have to speed-walk through the airport to make it to our gate for boarding. Sidney, being the awesome guy he is, books first-class tickets. The seats are roomy and comfortable. This allows me to pass out until the flight attendant comes by to offer drinks. Stats and more stats with a few pictures of disheveled, hot hockey players scattered within.
I abandon the magazine and pull out my copy of Tom Jones. Hell, I even took a couple of English lit classes in college purely for enjoyment. After reading the same paragraph twenty times, I give up and play mindless games on my phone for the rest of the flight. However, we run into a bit of an issue with the hotel concierge. On the upside, the suite is huge. I lock myself away and have a two-hour soak, where I once again try to read more of my book. I accidentally get the cover wet and have to lay it on the vent to dry.
Getting dressed is an adventure. I did a crap job packing. Sadly, the only bra I have is the fuchsia one, which worked with the black hoodie I wore on the plane. The pink one will have to do. I pull on the shirt and check out my reflection in the mirror. Oh yeah, the leopard print is way obvious through the thin fabric. I cover it up with a light sweater and call my outfit a success. Glasses fog in arenas, so I jam in my contact lenses. I always end up looking like someone from a 70s sitcom. As an afterthought, I check for my pack of cigarettes.
It happens a lot. The arena is packed. I settle in, appreciating the ample legroom and unobstructed view of center ice. Sidney orders a round of beers as the Hawks take the ice. Half the crowd explodes into cheers despite it being an away game. Wearing blades on my feet screams of danger.
Sidney stands and pumps his fist in the air as Buck skates onto the ice. Buck is mammoth, like a yeti.
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A huge, perverted, hairy whore of a yeti. No one gets that much money for sucking, not even extremely skilled prostitutes. Behind me, a gaggle of girls—whose skirts could double as headbands—giggle obnoxiously about some guy named Alex Waters. The name is vaguely familiar. They mention a hat trick. He must be an awesome player to pull off one of those. I assume they get their stats from personal experience. At the drop of the puck, penis conversations cease. View all 5 comments.
Mar 16, Christy rated it really liked it Shelves: Granted, a lot of the humor was immature and a little on the raunchy side, but still- very funny. If you love sports romances and you love to laugh, THIS is a book you need to read! Violet Hall meets Alex Waters while going to a hockey game to see her step-brother, Buck, play. Alex is the crazy good looking, playboy with a reputation, and team captain. Violet knows she should steer clear of him. One night though- what could it hurt? Spending one night with this hockey god changes everything for her.
That much is obvious. I loved Alex and all his persistent and thoughtful gifts. He made it clear he wanted Violet and only Violet. The banter between these two was absolutely hilarious, even if a little juvenile at times. There was also lots and lots of sexy times. I love hockey books. They are by far my favorite kind of sports romance. The audio book was very entertaining! View all 43 comments. May 03, Sleepless Readmore rated it really liked it Shelves: If you date a hockey player , raise your glass.
If you don't , then raise your standards. I need me a hockey player STAT! The plot was not what I was expecting because I didn't read the description before diving into it. I was like oh great. I was like oh great.. If anything I found Buck and Violet 's relationship to be sweet in it's own strange way. Continuing on with the plot , I enjoyed it.. Whatta bunch of perfectly crafted characters! So Helena Hunting please consider writing a continuation?
It was a first time read by this author I wouldn't consider not reading another. Sign me up for Alex Waters Anonymous. I'm pretty fast if I'm chasing after something I want. Especially with that damn beard. He's all rustic and lumbersexual looking. One physical feature that never fails to lure me in is a freaking beard. His beard is neatly groomed, unlike some of the other guys who look like they crawled out of the alleyway and decided to play professional hockey.
Some of that dialogue though.. Although she is not the only character that's got jokes.. Egg whites are full of protein. You don't see me harvesting yours so I can drink a glass of it. That's from a person? It smells like a rotting sweaty corpse was dragged through the hallway. Still a little offended over here. A lot of those stereotypes were generalizations about Canada. At points it made the story less enjoyable because writing these oversimplified ideas about Canada doesn't make it more " funny ". I could have done without them.. Despite the fact of the addition of these lame stereotypes I couldn't bring myself to judge the book as a whole as it was written well.
View all 27 comments. There was basically no story, no character personality inkling or development, and no romance growth at all. I just don't get it. I mean, if you're into hearing about a: I'm sorry, I'm usually more lenient and not harsh and critical on my reads but this one had hit a point of no return for me View all 21 comments. Even though you really can read each book as a standalone except for Forever Pucked , because every installment is about a different couple, but all of the characters show up in each subsequent story. I have loved every book that I have read so far!
I would even dare to say that this is my top fave sports romance series!! Her inappropriate ramblings and klutziness made her so endearing. Violet Hall is the stepsister of Buck Butterson who is a rookie player on the team. Once their eyes lock on to each other, they each feel a white-hot attraction. Later after the game they run into each other at a celebratory party. Alex is also very smitten with Violet and he honestly tries to be a gentleman that night.
She even makes it a superhero costume!! She has seen his pics on gossip sites and her worst fear is being thought of by him as just another puck bunny or hockey hooker. She decides to protect herself by avoiding Alex, but he pulls out all the stops to win over her heart, and boy did I ever swoon. But will a stupid choice Alex makes to secure a corporate sponsor, threaten the relationship he and Violet are just starting to build???
The way that he feels for Violet and all the things he does to care for her just solidified Alex as being a member of my top ten favorite book boyfriends list. If you love romances with Hockey players as much as I do, you definitely need to pick this one up. There are some seriously swoon-worthy heroes in this series that are sure to melt your panties off!! View all 47 comments. Mar 18, Emma Chase rated it it was amazing. Pucked is a unique, deliciously hot, endearingly sweet, laugh out loud, good time romance!
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It was the perfect read for me right now! Sweet, silly, and steamy af!! View all 32 comments. All the stars and planets aligned. For me, a book has to cross A LOT of hurdles to be a five star read. The cover must be appealing, both the hero and heroine have to be at least likable, preferably lovable and I have to get drawn into their world. Pucked ticked all my boxes. I needed a good laugh and this one definitely delivered. My son's, aged 12 and 9, kept asking me what was so funny? This is NOT one I could fudge and come up with an age appropriate explanation How do you make an age appropriate explanation of why it's so funny that her mum walks in to her room as she is "jilling" who went up the hill with Jill Pucked ended up being my own little giggle, snort party.
Violet lives in the pool house on her mum and stepdad's property. Her mum Skye, has a very bad habit of walking in whenever she feels like it. This drives Violet crazy but you can tell they have a very close relationship. Violet's stepdad is a hockey scout and stepbrother a professional hockey player. She's a little bit of a nerd and had a nasty end to a relationship with a hockey player. Both of those things and the fact that Buck the stepbrother is a manwhore, makes Violet weary of hockey players.
Then she meets Alex and decides she might make a one time exception for him. Alex is the captain of the professional hockey team Buck plays for. He has a reputation that he refuses to agree or deny about to sports reporters. His manager Dick very appropriate , thinks any reputation is a good reputation, but Alex is starting to get sick of it. When he meets Violet he is really attracted to her. She is funny and says the most inappropriate stuff.
For Alex it's a little bit of a shock when Violet doesn't jump at the chance to have a relationship with him. He must convince her that the reputation is not always earned. Pucked is a very funny sports romance with a spunky heroine and a hero that isn't as confident as he lets everyone believe. There are a lot more ups than downs, and the sexy times were steamy with great humour as well.
Alex does have a brain malfunction later on in the story, but it wasn't bad enough to reduce my like If you're looking for a very lighthearted, funny romance that's a little silly and a lot goofy Pucked is perfect. I was thoroughly satisfied. To purchase Pucked from Amazon - http: To see more of my reviews, fashion, food and pervathons View all 61 comments. May 07, Laura rated it liked it Shelves: With a famous NHL player for a step-brother, Violet Hall is well acquainted with the playboy reputation many hockey stars come with.
That is until she meets the legendary team captain—Alex Waters. In what can only be considered a complete lapse in judgment, Violet finds out just how good Alex is with the hockey stick in his pants. But what starts out as a one-night stand, quickly turns into something more. Post-night of orgasmic magic, Alex starts to call, and text, and e-mail and send extravagant—and quirky—gifts, making him difficult to ignore, and even more difficult not to like.
I didn't know that the words monster , cock and beaver could annoyed me so much but here we are and that's how it was. Guys, I tried and you know I like my hockey players but this book was not what I was expecting and I feel like I wasted my time. A terrible feeling, you know. I'm going to go with what I liked about the book.
I liked the concept. It was a good idea and one with so much potential but it was not handled well. I liked the hockey factor, obviously. I liked Violet and Buck's dynamic. I liked the book a bit more towards the end. Now, what I did not like I didn't like the chapters' titles whatsoever.
I think they were usless, dumb and most of the time they gave things away. I did not like Violet. I didn't like how childish she was. I was losing it with her, not kidding. I didn't like Alex that much, either. I hated the abuse of the words: And every single word that took after those ones. I couldn't count how many times I read those words in one motherfucking chapter.
There was so little character development in the story. The sex scenes could've been sexy but Violet was such an anti-climatic person. It was way too much for me. And I could go on and on and on, I just don't want to continue with this torture. Seriously, at the begining I thought Violet was going to end up with Buck and I was somehow okay with that but I think that what really killed the book for me was Violet and how the author wanted this story to be funny.
It was pretty much ridiculous. I, of course, won't read this book again and I only hope my next hockey book isn't this bad. View all 9 comments. Mar 16, Sabrina rated it did not like it. I couldn't get into this book at all. For me, it was like there was no actual story, just bad sex scenes.
I felt like it was really immature erotica with all the references to her "beaver" and his "wiener. The characters were lacking for me and had no character development at all. I didn't like Violet from the beginning, she just seemed really judgmental, especial Unpopular opinion coming I didn't like Violet from the beginning, she just seemed really judgmental, especially of hockey players. There were too many times where she put others down because she thought they were dumb, and that turned me off of her character.
I feel sorry for him; as much as I've grown to like him over the past five years, he got the short end of the intellectual fortitude stick Alex wasn't what I was expecting either. He wasn't alpha or sexy in any way for me. What was supposed to be awkwardly cute, I think, came out as more pathetic. He wasn't sure of himself at all, and he was a little too stalkerish and clingy. I hate giving bad reviews, and I wish I had something nice to say about Pucked, but this was just not for me. Euphemisms that should not be used: We all have friends and relatives we love to hang with They are the ones who come out with the craziest shit and just lay it out there for all to see.
Sometimes it can get a little grating and over the top Now just because you love them and enjoy their company does not mean you want to hang with them all the time. They can be over the top or a bit too much. But over all you take it in stride and always are there should they need you. Pucked was like that friend for me. From the first connection through the blurb I knew this was not any shrinking violet book. I knew it was going to be balls to the wall in its banter, sexual talk and actions. It did not disappoint. We have a couple of things happening; a very loose story premise.
A family made of of step-kids: They got together as a family when they were teens and basically got along ok.
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What the driving force of the tale is hockey. The stepbrother, Buck plays professionally and the stepdad is part of the industry, too.
Buck is a strong player and unfortunately can't seem to keep his hands off the wrong women. Due to his last bathroom stall activity caught on cell phone video, he was traded to the Hawks. This is new territory for him and he now has to click with this winning team. The family is tight knit and cater to their kids. Violet, a recent graduate of the University of Illinois snagged an internship at her stepdad's company. She has the smarts and the position has her working with people who manage the NHL player's finances. At 22, she is a leg up in acquiring a career. She is still at her parent's house It is during one of these walk ins, Violet is manipulated into doing the family thing of supporting Buck at his first away game with the Hawks.
How bad can it be Well, considering Violet Hates all Hockey players and their man-slut ways And then there is the other factor attached to Hockey Hockey Player and Puck Bunnies I am sure you get my meaning It is at this away game Violet meets Alex. I should say it is where they first make visual contact through a quick but searing, penetrating look when Alex is thrown into the penalty box for a timeout during the game.
They were drawn like two moths to a flame in that look Fast forward to meet and greet after the game You see Alex is not like all other Hockey players Instead of berating her These two become oblivious that there are other people around and the next thing that is happening is kissing This kissing gets interrupted by Buck screaming at the both of them because just like Buck Alex has a bit of a man-slut reputation too.
Buck is threatening to beat Alex up and somehow it all settles down and people separate. Violet is still in a daze from the kissing and goes to her room which is part of the suite the parents got for the weekend. Without thinking, Violet in thrown together superhero PJ's steps put into the hall and the door automatically closes. Alex is delicious; he is polite, careful, concerned and always the gentleman Yes, these two do exactly what Marvin Gay's most famous song sings about Let's Get it On So, here is the deal with this story Alex loved it and he also can be equally so The plot points are there but it is really all about Violet and Alex hooking up a lot.
So, did I enjoy the read I thought it was in your face original and had some truly terrific moments. It did have heart and conflict but sometimes I was a little confused by why Violet didn't see the reality of her situation and have some real conversations about handling what Alex was up against more But that could be just me This is a you will really dig this book or not I truly had fun with it and with the right attitude going in I think you will, too. With the hockey stick in his pants How could I turn this down. Cannot wait to meet the owner of said occupied pants, tee hee For more Reviews, Free E-books and Giveaways.
View all 39 comments. However, she has a rule of not get involved with playboys. However, Alex is persistent and starts to wear her off. Can Alex show Violet how good they could be together? Other than those details, I liked it a lot and well, I always like hockey themed books so that was a plus for me. Violet was sassy and funny In the beginning, but soon those traits started to wear off and without anything else to stand for she just became annoying.
Alex was pretty good and I loved how he evolved through the story… and despite some lame attitudes that put me a little off, I liked him. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Kevin was tired of womanizing. He wanted to settle down but with his reputation as a maverick playboy, he was finding it real hard to get any girl to trust him.
So he kept up with his ways Then he met Thecla and fell head over heels in love. Trouble was, would she accept him? Thecla had never had a boyfriend, and she was an ardent Church goer. Then she met Kevin, the notorious playboy. He had money and class, but he represented everything she hated about men. Should she give in to her heart and love this man?
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