Linda
Written on May 19, 2020
A brand new stand-alone novel in the USA Today bestselling Brooklyn Bruisers world!
On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, successful sports agent Bess Beringer is ready to make some changes. Armed with a five-year plan—indexed and color coded—she’ll tackle a few goals in her personal life.
A big, tall, ripped hunk of hockey player who’s just been traded to the Brooklyn Bruisers is not a part of that five year plan. Mark “Tank” Tankiewicz has a lot of baggage. He’s a ride-or-die commitmentphobe. He’s on the rebound. He’s also the sexiest thing on two legs, and for some crazy reason it’s Bess that he wants.
She knows better. But then she falls stupid in love with him anyway. And for a while it seems like maybe he’ll do the same.
Until she asks him for the one thing he can never give her…
- ISBN10 1950155013
- ISBN13 9781950155019
- Publish Date 12 May 2020
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Tuxbury Publishing LLC
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 276
- Language English
Reviews
Romance Schmomance
Written on May 12, 2020
Since I feel like I'm the CEO of reading books in a series out of order, I'll say that I have a bit of perspective if you're truly able to read this book as a standalone. And I say yes, HOWEVER, I think you'll get the full experience by starting from the very beginning, which I'll be doing very soon.
Sure Shot jumps right to it in this second chance of sorts and I was here for it. I love that despite both Tank and Bess going their separate paths several years ago, they reunited and the sizzling chemistry is still very much there. With Tank recently coming out of a divorce, I was a little nervous see what possible drama was going to come out of it. But it wasn't like I thought it would be at all.
I loved that Tank pushed for what he wanted and even though he couldn't see a long future with Bess, he couldn't stay away from her. And boy, these two tried, but the pull is strong, so I was rooting for them from beginning to end.
I was a bit of a mess because some of the their story hit close to home and it just made it very easy to relate to them, not just individually, but a couple as well. More than anything, I loved that they were both willing to work through everything together especially with so many unknowns with the future.
I can't recommend this book enough and it's easily added to my faves for 2020!
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thebookdisciple
Written on May 11, 2020
Sure Shot continues the stories of the Brooklyn Bruisers hockey team and I am here for it! I simply adore this series. In this edition, we get new transfer Tank and agent Bess. Its a little bit taboo and a whole lot of baggage for these two.
So, Bess and Tank had a fling years ago but now are both in Brooklyn. Bess always had a thing for Tank, aka Sure Shot, but she feared that dating a player would ruin her reputation as an agent (females in a male dominated industry seem to always face these unfair challenges). She ends things with Tank and leaves NYC. Tank never knew why, but they weren't serious or anything, so he moved on, got married, and then got divorced.
The sexual tension between these two is intense! Attraction was never their issue. Communication is certainly their issue. For about the first half of the book, Tank acts like a 23 year old instead of a 32 year old. He is just divorced and never planning to repeat the process of marriage. Bess just turned 30 and has a 5 year plan that includes kids (even if she has to go to a sperm bank). They don't actually share their thoughts with each other until the half way point, which is certainly a problem because they obviously have different objectives!
While this kind of left me irritated, as Sure Shot unfolds further, you realize that Tank's experience is much deeper and darker than a simple divorce. And Bess's childhood is truly tragic. You can easily see why neither of them wanted to discuss things. I think I had tears slowly streaming down my face for like the whole second half of the book! When the book was complete, I was enraptured by these two and so happy for them.
Since Sure Shot is several books into the series, you get lots of peeks at previous couples, including Bess's brother, whose story is part of the True North series. You also get lots of Eric Bayer now that he is working for Bess. If you enjoy intense chemistry, deep family trauma, and sexy hockey players, you need to pick up Sure Shot!
- POV: dual 1st
- Tears: yes
- Trope: athlete, taboo
- Triggers: Bess was abused as a child; it is not detailed explicitly in the book but does become important in understanding Bess
- Series/Standalone: stand alone within and interconnected series
- Cliffhanger: no
- HEA: yes, with epilogue
other hockey series by Toni Aleo, Elle Kennedy, Helena Hunting...then you will probably like Sure Shot!
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whisperingchapters
Written on May 9, 2020
Last time Bess lived in NYC, she had a fling with an unforgettable man. Fast-forward to the present and Bess encounters Tank, her former fling, and he's the new trade from Dallas to the Brooklyn team.
I can't stay away from you. I don't even want to try.
As the quote says, they couldn't stay away from each other. The sexual tension and the chemistry was so high with this couple. Tank just couldn't get enough of Bess. And he was so amazing with her! Bess, on the other hand, still can't resist Tank, but she has a rule: no dating athletes.
My no-sex-with-athletes policy is looking a little foolish right about now.
I really enjoyed this new addition to the series. I had some problems with the first 41% of the story, mostly because I wanted to see or feel a connection between the characters, and I couldn't find it. Their relationship during that time was purely sex and no talking about anything else, which frustrated me a bit. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy reading these scenes, but I also want to feel that what they have is genuine. Thankfully, this got fixed and some heavy issues were discussed.
I'd forgotten how this feels, holding someone you love in silence, just because they need it.
Speaking of heavy issues, my heart was torn! Reading about Tank's experience with something he had to deal with broke me. I'm so glad that Bess handled it all like a pro! These two couldn't have been more perfect for each other.
Bess makes me want to get up and hike back to the top of the mountain.
I was so happy to see the OG gang back in this installment! We have Leo and Georgia (Rookie Move) and Patrick O'Doul and Ariana (Hard Hitter)! My heart almost leaped out of my chest to see them again, even more so on this one than the previous book.
"My motto is simple. In any situation I just ask myself, what can I get away with? And then I do that."
Overall, Sure Shot is a quick, entertaining, and steamy read, that also touches on some heavy issues, which will squeeze your heart.
stacey_is_sassy
Written on May 8, 2020
My romance reading started with Sweet Dreams high school romances and then moved onto historical romances by the likes of Jude Deveraux and Julie Garwood. So, at sixteen my hero looked like a floppy-haired skinny kid (think Zac Efron in High School Musical) who rode horses while wearing breeches and a cravat (think Mr Darcy or Jonathan Rhys Meyers in The Tudor…depending what era I was reading). While I, the heroine, wore beautiful ballgowns in my evenings, and a pair of jeans and a t-shirt during the day. To this day I love historical and contemporary romances, and I can still picture myself in both worlds. Back then, I had a great imagination and no problem seeing a future with my swaggering, rugby-playing, horse-riding, and aristocratic husband.
The thing I find most humorous is that while those attributes appealed to me in my youth, I’ve realised that in some ways, my imaginings did produce the man of my dreams in my Hubby. No, he’s not a swaggering, rugby-playing, horse-riding, and aristocratic husband, but he is a thoughtful, sweet, strong and loving man. Those wishful imaginings of my youth were surface value only. With maturity, I realised that what was really important about those men in my stories was that they ended up being thoughtful, sweet, strong and loving. Well…maybe not the high school boys.