Picking up this book was 110% a no brainer. I can't get enough of Sarina Bowen, but to get a true north novella is just the cherry on top. I will admit to a little bit of disappointment when I realised that the of the 3 stories in this edition only 1 was new. But I got over it as soon as I picked it up because omg we get more true north.

This is the first time in years that I've read a story in third person, and I thought I might struggle with that. But by the second page I was too busy asking what are you going to do next Damien? And being completely smitten by both him and Nicolette.

The passing of years had me a little impatient and I can completely see why this book is called crossroads with the number of times these guys paths crossed. I was dying for each meeting to be the time all that insane chemistry came to a head. And then it would pass, and I'd deflate a little. I literally felt like I was holding my breath for half the book, and I didn't want to put it down. Luckily it was a novella.

When they finally got on the same pages it was sweet and cute and so perfect. Followed by hot as hell. My only complaint is that it was a novella, and I want so much more. More of his family, more of them together, more of her family falling off a cliff and a certain someone being hit by a bus. But that's always how I feel when I put down a Sarina Bowen novel so now, I just have to wait for her next book. 

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Honestly, I don’t think Sarina Bowen could write anything that wasn’t amazing. I don’t even know how to put into words how truly perfect her characters are in the most genuine, real, warts and all kinds of ways. From the moment a new book is announced I just know I am going to live in it from the first page to the very last word. Because she has built the most amazing small town, with the most beautiful hearted people who are all sort of interconnected but not so much that it doesn’t feel authentic. It all just feels like she is sitting in the middle of a small-town cafe and writing the tales of all the people that live there and I am completely here for it.

Nash and Livia were no different and yet were so unique in their own personalities and problems and life dramas. I couldn’t get enough of the chemistry between them, and I love that they had this random little initial meeting that set the match for the inevitable explosion between them. The story was so sweet and there were so many things that needed to be resolved and the chemistry was so hot I jumped my poor husband on his way passed.

I really loved the book and it all flowed so naturally but with so much happening that all felt so believable I never wanted to put it down. The Giltmaker’s are definitely a family that I can relate to in their dysfunction and love. I’m so glad that Livia gets to have that because she seriously deserved it by the end of this book. And I really can’t wait to get the next book (come on Poppy and Mitch) no matter who it is. Even better if it’s more bruisers. But seriously I am ready to read an instructional manual if Sarina writes it.

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Sarina Bowen is just one of those authors that you know what you are going to get, and you know you're going to love it. Not in a predictable way, in an amazing writing, awesome characters and a story I won't want to put down. The only drawback is being busy as hell and trying to figure out how you can read this book without interruption or the house burning down around me.

Luckily for me it's school holidays here and the kids are off enjoying the break and I could hide away and get lost with Tommaso and Carter. And wow was I swept away with these guys. From the first page I was so invested in everything that was going on for each of them. It was such a completely different thing for each of them and they both dealt with their issues in their own ways, but I wanted to swoop in and make it all better.

I couldn't get enough of them together. And normally Tommaso being all conflicted and on the fence, I would be screaming for Carter to run but I just couldn't. Because seeing why Tommaso was working so hard to fight himself made me want to grab my pitchfork. Luckily Carter was able to see through the layers and have the patience to hold out for him to deal with it in his own way.

Carter had such golden retriever energy despite having so much against him. Having the book in dual point of view made my love for both of these guys so much stronger. I personally would have loved a little vengeance and hellfire to rain down on the people that had upset them, but I guess I can live with the happy floaty feeling I had when I put the book down.

Sarina Bowen knows how to give me all the feels. And any time she wants to take me to Vermont I am there. But it feels like forever since the last book of hers I've read. Then I start reading and all of these characters and places start jumping out at me, and I feel like I'm actually visiting somewhere I've been before.

Leila and Mateo had a long and complex history and getting to see them back in time added so much depth and heartbreak to where their relationship was at the start of this story. Because there was so much that could have gone differently and yet it played out so realistically and naturally. I kept expecting some big drama or weird revelation and instead I got emotions and just the right amount of angst.

The whole story had so much sweet and just enough heartbreak that I didn't want to put it down to adult. I loved that we got another Rossi sibling married off and got to catch up with so many awesome characters from previous books. This is a complete standalone and although there are a lot of cross over characters it really doesn't matter. I can't wait to see who is up next and maybe get another glimpse of some more old fictional friends.

A new male / male hockey romance from 24-time USA Today bestseller Sarina Bowen!

My name is Hudson Newgate, but my teammates call me New Guy.

That was my nickname in Chicago, too. And Vancouver. That’s what happens when you keep getting traded. Brooklyn is my last chance, especially after my poor performance last season.

But I can make this work. The new guy knows to keep his head down and shoot the puck. The new guy puts the game first.

What he doesn’t do is hook up with the other new guy—a hot athletic trainer who lives in my building. Gavin needs this job with my team. He’s a single dad with responsibilities.

We can’t be a couple. My arrogant agent–who’s also my father–will lose his mind if I’m dating a dude. And my team needs me to score goals, not whip up a media circus.

Too bad Gavin and I are terrible at resisting each other…

MY REVIEW

VENDOR LINKS

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ADD TO GOODREADS

Sarina Bowen is the twenty-time USA Today bestselling author of three dozen books, including: the True North series, and Brooklyn Hockey. She's the co-author of Him/Us and the WAGs series with Elle Kennedy. She's the author of The Ivy Years series, and more!
Are you looking for a friends-to-lovers story or maybe even a secret baby book? You can read a list of Sarina's books broken out by trope and style.
Need to know what's coming next ? Get all the latest news on Sarina's website,  and sign up for her newsletter so you don't miss a book or a deal.

As soon as I saw the sign up for a new Sarina Bowen book, I was on it, I didn't read the blurb, I didn't know if it was part of a series, I was ready for it. Then I started seeing teasers and I realised it was a hockey book and I was even more excited to get my hands on it. But the icing on the cake was finding out it was a MM book. No-one does MM like Sarina Bowen. Perhaps that's because hers were my first but I just love them. If I didn't know better, I'd think she was writing lived experience.

Although in saying that if she writes it I'm buying it and reading it before it's fully downloaded on my kindle. Seriously all of her books have the perfect balance of emotions, drama, humour, and just amazing stories. Add in characters that I end up caring way too much about for fictional characters and I am a little obsessed. Not in a scary restraining order kind of way, promise.

Hudson and Gavin had the best hearts. They were just so sweet and loving and supportive and caring, and I loved them. But they also had wicked hot chemistry and the sex scenes were mmmm. Then top it off with realistic life problems and non-problems, just the everyday navigation of a new relationship and a new city. I would be remiss if I didn't warn you to be careful of when and where you read this though as I had a lot of surprise laugh out loud moments. As well as a few times my eyes seemed to spontaneously leak.

I really struggled to put this down to adult but every time I picked it up again, I immediately picked it right back up because each time I was away they were all living in my head rent free. And of course, we got awesome secondary characters, and I don't just mean the Bruisers and family we already know. I'm praying that we get books for so many people.

I do have to say there was a moment at the 70 or 80% mark I was waiting for this magical resolution. And it didn't happen. But I couldn't even be sad about it because what happened was just so much more realistic it made it perfect. Although that happened consistently throughout the book, you would think I would have stopped trying to guess the next plot twist, but it sure did make the aforementioned adulting easier.

The only terrible thing about this book is it's finished and now I have to pretend to be patient while we wait for the next book. And as we all know waiting sucks.

New from twenty-time USA Today bestseller Sarina Bowen!

How to behave when the guy who broke your heart two thousand miles away turns up in your office:

One: Don’t drop your lucky coffee cup in shock, even though it’s been ten years.

Two: Don’t get defensive when he asks how you ended up working his family’s ski mountain… and why you kept it a secret.

Three: Give him the worst room in the resort. He deserves it for suddenly waltzing back in like he owns the place. (Which he kind of does.)

Four, five, six, seven, eight and nine: Do not kiss him in the hot tub.

Ten: Try to keep your heart intact after you break all of your rules.

Because Reed is leaving again. Hate can't turn back into love. And it’s a little too late…

MY REVIEW

LINKS

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Sarina Bowen is the twenty-time USA Today bestselling author of three dozen books, including: the True North series, and Brooklyn Hockey. She's the co-author of Him/Us and the WAGs series with Elle Kennedy. She's the author of The Ivy Years series, and more!
Are you looking for a friends-to-lovers story or maybe even a secret baby book? You can read a list of Sarina's books broken out by trope and style.
Need to know what's coming next ? Get all the latest news on Sarina's website,  and sign up for her newsletter so you don't miss a book or a deal.

The first time these three authors collaborated they were two of my utmost favourite authors and another I had never read. And I read both of their books as soon as they released, bought the third book, and never read it. Since then, I have become a massive fan of the third author and when I saw this collaboration, I was so excited. It feels like I have waited forever to finally get my hands on this book. But it was well worth the wait.

Obviously, Sarina Bowen can write. Everything she writes is like a master class in making me have all the feels. And a second chance romance that made me cry and feel sorry for both characters is something to cherish. Because I put the book down and I just want to gush to everyone how awesome it is.

Ava and Reed had both been through the wringer and I just wanted to make everything better. But obviously that was up to Sarina, and she did such an incredible job I couldn't put the book down. I was sure we would get to our HEA but there was so much to be worked out to get there. And I couldn't wait to see how it was all going to work out. And most of the things on my bingo card didn't get called.

I'm so thrilled I have the next book on my kindle ready to go. I just don't know how I'm going to wait for the third one but buckle in family it's going to be a really long two weeks of me waiting.

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…

ADD TO GOODREADS

Sarina Bowen is the twenty-time USA Today bestselling author of three dozen books, including: the True North series, and Brooklyn Hockey. She's the co-author of Him/Us and the WAGs series with Elle Kennedy. She's the author of The Ivy Years series, and more!
Are you looking for a friends-to-lovers story or maybe even a secret baby book? You can read a list of Sarina's books broken out by trope and style.
Need to know what's coming next ? Get all the latest news on Sarina's website, and sign up for her newsletter so you don't miss a book or a deal. 

This month has so many amazing authors releasing new books, I feel like a kid in a candy shop. And a new Brooklyn hockey book from Sarina Bowen is just adding to the sugar rush. If only we didn't have to adult and could sit and read all day I would be one happy little camper.

This book was such an easy read. From the first page I was invested in both characters and dying to see what was going to happen next. I wanted to see how these two completely different characters were going to realise they were perfect for each other. Especially since they both had these very firm preconceived notions of what they felt they needed and wanted and they didn't align with the other.

The setting in Italy with all the Brooklyn couples was so perfect. And I actually enjoyed watching Ian struggle with everything that he had going on and working it all out. I feel like I could have happily stayed in this book forever. And I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. Hopefully it will be here sooner than later.