Release Day: So Over You by Kate Meader plus Exclusive Excerpt
SO OVER YOU
Chicago
Rebels series, Book 2
Kate Meader
Pocket Star
EBooks
December 4,
2017
$5.99
ISBN 9781501168567
About the book:
Three estranged sisters
struggle to sustain their late father’s failing hockey franchise in Kate
Meader’s SO OVER YOU, Book 2 in the new sizzling Chicago Rebels series. Middle
sister Isobel is at a crossroads in her personal and professional lives. But
both are about to get a significant boost with the addition of a domineering
Russian powerhouse to the Rebels...
Isobel Chase knows hockey.
She played NCAA, won silver at the Games, and made it thirty-seven minutes into
the new National Women’s Hockey League before an injury sidelined her dreams.
Those who can’t, coach, and a position as a skating consultant to her late father’s
hockey franchise, the Chicago Rebels, seems like a perfect fit. Until she’s
assigned her first job: the man who skated into her heart as a teen and
relieved her of her pesky virginity. These days, left-winger Vadim Petrov is
known as the Czar of Pleasure, a magnet for puck bunnies and the tabloids
alike. But back then...let’s just say his inability to sink the puck left
Isobel frustratingly scoreless.
Vadim has a first name that means “ruler,” and it doesn’t stop at his birth
certificate. He dominates on the ice, the practice rink, and in the backseat of
a limo. But a knee injury has produced a bad year, and bad years in the NHL
don’t go unrewarded. His penance? To be traded to a troubled team where his
personal coach is Isobel Chase, the woman who drove him wild years ago when
they were hormonal teens. But apparently the feeling was not entirely mutual.
That Vadim might have failed to give Isobel the pleasure that was her right is
intolerable, and he plans to make it up to her—one bone-melting orgasm at a
time. After all, no player can perfect his game without a helluva lot of
practice...
Rating/Review:☕☕☕☕☕ (5 cups of hotness that would scald and burn your tongue and make you laugh at the same time!)
In So Over You, a second chance romance is born on the hockey field when two former lovers meet up again in a very interesting set up. When Vadim and Isobel first met up in their late teens, they were both up and coming hockey stars and they definitely had the hots for each other. Suffice to say, true love did not end in the most auspicious circumstances and they haven't seen each other in years. Until the day, Vadim's trainer turns up to be Isobel. What results is a funny, very hot and very sweet romance about two people whose dreams really did include each other.
This book is so much fun and a page turner! So Over You is the second book in the Chicago Rebels series and of course when Isobel and Vadim's set up was first introduced in I just had to read their story and it did not disappoint. They were hot, they were sizzling and they were a little bit competitive but it all worked out!
The Chicago Rebel Series is nothing to be missed and So Over You just cemented its place in the Sports Romance genre.
Exclusive
Excerpt:
“This little job is the difference between you playing and not. Dancing
with the Stars, Vaddy baby. It’s where all the washed-up pros end up.”
Annoyed at his reaction
to her, he skated away, throwing out over his shoulder, “I will be playing,
Isobel. You will have no say in that. I spoke with Moretti—it is clear why you
have this job.”
Her brow crimped.
Naturally, it was adorable. “Please. Enlighten me.”
“He is new and no doubt
under pressure to bow to the owners. You can write your own ticket.”
“If that’s the case, I’d
just appoint myself as head coach and be done with it.”
“You are also conscious
of what the fans and media think, so you are starting small. Really, you could have called or texted, Isobel.
Buying my contract seems like a lot of work to bring me back into your world.”
“You weren’t my first choice. But luckily
your poor play this season meant Quebec was happy to offload you.”
He ignored the brief
stab. The last six months had been difficult. Isobel understood this, yet they
could not resist these little cuts.
“I think you wanted to be
closer to me. Just like before, right, Bella?”
A blush crept up her
cheeks on hearing his endearment for her.
He would test her. Make her angry and
emotional. Make her cry. Because angry, emotional criers were not the stuff of
coaches. If she was serious about a career in the NHL, she would hear worse.
She would get him game fit. He would get
her battle ready.
He continued to needle. “Yes, I think that
must be it. It seems that the female owners of the Rebels would like to abuse
their position and use the players for their personal pleasure. Your sister and
Remy DuPre—that is interesting.”
“Is it?”
“Harper may have duped a Rebel player into
her bed, but please don’t imagine you and I will be renewing our acquaintance
in a similar manner.”
That got her attention, at last. Her
creamy skin blazed, her crimson mouth twitched, and even from a distance he
could see those melted-shamrock eyes darken. She
looked like she wanted scream at him. Burst into tears. Slap his face.
Yes, Bella. Let us see if
you can handle the barbs of every player, coach, and fan who will dismiss you.
Let us see if you can handle me.
Fury powering her stride,
she skated over, skidding to a halt mere inches from his face. As before, she
was magnificent.
“You’ve found me out,
Petrov.”
“I have?”
“It’s all an elaborate
ruse. We bought your contract even though you really haven’t been performing
well this season. Let’s face it, you’ve sucked donkey balls, Vadikins. But I
convinced my sisters that I alone could bring you back to top condition. Make
you a valuable asset to the team. I also made sure I’d be the only one working
with you . . .”
She leaned up on the tips
of her blades, a balancing act that required great skill and remarkable ankle
strength. Close enough that he could have slipped his tongue between his lips
and tasted hers.
Her breath was a hot puff
of temptation. “So we would have all this alone time.”
With that fiery gaze, she
held his own.
Unerring.
Unflinching.
Until her mouth creased, and she broke into a laugh. He
remembered that laugh. Just as before, it hit him right in the balls.
She used the edge of the
iPad to poke him in the chest. “You thought I’d go to all this trouble to try
to get into your hockey shorts, Petrov? I’m a team owner—I can have any of
these Rebel boys with the click of my fingers!” She chuckled, clearly enjoying
herself. “Despite what that
supersized ego of yours thinks, the only performance I want from you is on the
ice. Maybe if you spent less time carousing—”
“Carousing?”
“Yes, it’s nicer than calling you a
club-hopping, vodka-sodden manwhore. Less of that and more effort on your day
job, please. And don’t worry yourself that I’m interested in ‘renewing our
acquaintance.’ I’ve had better lays with the Ukrainian delegation at the last
Games.”
He had to say he enjoyed
this sharp-tongued, quick-witted version of Isobel. But not enough to admit it to her.
“There is nothing you can
teach me.”
“So sure, Russian.”
“I am positive.”
“We’ll see.” She skated
back to the edge of the rink. “Again.”
******
“Meader serves up a delicious
mix of sports, sexy romance, and complicated, captivating characters with her
second Chicago Rebels hockey contemporary (after Irresistible You)…Meader’s
erotic scenes could melt ice, and her complex protagonists will keep readers
eagerly turning pages.”
—Publishers Weekly (So
Over You)
“Things heat up on the ice in
Meaer’s latest installment of the Chicago Revels series (Irresistible You,
2017)…Isobel and Vadim’s chemistry is off the charts, and Meader’s engaging
details of hockey and Chicago pull you further into their world. Even nonhockey
fans will be rooting for the Rebels by the last page.”
—Booklist (So Over You)
“Hockey is a sport that moves a
mile a minute, and it’s even more thrilling when the action off the ice has
even more speed. In the second Chicago Rebels book, external conflicts make the
path to a happy ending difficult for the couple, but that makes it even more
satisfying in the end. Meader’s thought-provoking tale has well-rounded
characters who touch each other’s lives — sometimes not too gently.”
—RT Book Reviews (So
Over You)
“Meader’s strength is creating
characters who live, breathe, and jump off the page; Remy and Harper shine, and
the supporting cast of characters, including Harper’s half-sisters, is very
strong. The mix of sexual tension and emotional decisions will lead Meader’s
series launch to many a keeper shelf.”
—Publishers Weekly STARRED
REVIEW (Irresistible You, Book 1)
“Meader takes her readers on a
breathtaking, non-stop, glorious ride. The sex scenes are lyrically written
with fresh, descriptive prose. Enough is included about hockey to add its fast
rhythm to the book. Remy’s family is multi-faceted and fills the pages with
joy. Readers will love the relationship between Remy and Harper, and will be
excited for the next story — Isobel’s.”
—RT Book Reviews Four
and a Half Star TOP PICK (Irresistible You, Book
1)
About the author:
Kate Meader was raised on
romance. An Irish girl, she started with Catherine Cookson and Jilly Cooper
novels, and spiced it up with some Mills & Boon. Now based in Chicago, she
writes romances of her own, where sexy contemporary alpha heroes and strong heroines
match each other quip for quip. When not immersed in tales of brooding mill
owners, oversexed equestrians, and men who can rock an apron or a fire hose,
Kate lives on the web at katemeader.com.
Giveaway:
Kate Meader will be
giving away a $25 Amazon gift card during release week. To enter, please go here!
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