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Length: 57,600 words approx.
Cover Design: Meredith Russell
Arizona Raptors Series
Book #1 - Coast to Coast - Amazon US | Amazon UK | Universal Link
Blurb
Sebastian Brown is on a mission to rescue the Arizona Raptors and a vow he made to a friend in college. Either that or he’s on vacation. He’s not entirely sure that he’s made up his mind yet. Either way, traveling from England, to the arid desert of Arizona isn’t exactly a picnic, particularly with the doubts and worries he takes with him. He’s turned even the worst of companies around, but faced with the challenge of improving the reputation of a hockey team that everyone seems to hate, he knows his work is cut out for him.
Focus is key, but that is easier said than done when Seb is sent into a tailspin by the intriguing Alejandro. Seb’s entire marketing plan hinges on making Alex a poster boy for equality and fair play. But with Alex’s utter dedication to the game, and his dark secretive eyes, the gorgeous Alex is stubborn, opinionated, doesn’t want any part of being the team focus, and worst of all, doesn't appear to like Seb at all. It takes everything that Seb has to keep his hands off of Alex, but things get out of hand and Seb’s life might never be the same again.
Alejandro Garcia has had to work hard to get where he’s at. Born to Mexican immigrants, his siblings and himself have never had it easy in this new country their parents dreamed of calling home. A native son of Arizona, Alex has always been the odd man out on the ice but he’s not going to let a stupid thing like his heritage get in the way of his dreams. He’s now a Raptor and he plans to put all that training and collegiate hockey experience to good use. Working hard comes naturally to him. It’s something his parents have instilled in him from the time he was a toddler. Being one of a handful of Latino hockey players makes him strive for success with even more determination. His first pro season has had some ups but a lot more downs, but Alex is one stubborn young man and failure is not an option.
As the Raptors struggle to rebuild not only their team but their core values, Alex finds himself drawn to one of the owner’s friends, a tall, lanky Brit with the face of an angel and an accent and attitude that bewitches and befuddles him. Sebastian is everything he thought he would never be attracted to but he can’t push the sexy, older, fun-loving man out of his thoughts. If ever there were a man he would not be able to take home to his parents - not that he can bring a man home since he is deeply closeted - it’s Sebastian, but desire knows no socioeconomic, age, or international borders. The heart wants what the heart wants and Alejandro’s wants Sebastian.
Review
My Rating - 5 Stars!
Hot Damn, I just love this Arizona Raptors series. RJ Scott and VL Locey continue this amazing hockey world with book two, Across the Pond. The Raptors and their determination to improve both the team and it's reputation remains the driving catalyst throughout the story.
Seb is sent to Arizona for a short term assignment of helping the Raptors with their image. His plan is to use the young Alex in his marketing strategy. Of course, he doesn't know anything about the real Alex.
Alex is a complex character, firmly in the closet, and deeply affected by the racism thrown his way. His family is extremely homophobic and he doesn't ever want them to discover his sexuality. He struggles with his image and accepting himself.
Seb is sent to Arizona for a short term assignment of helping the Raptors with their image. His plan is to use the young Alex in his marketing strategy. Of course, he doesn't know anything about the real Alex.
Alex is a complex character, firmly in the closet, and deeply affected by the racism thrown his way. His family is extremely homophobic and he doesn't ever want them to discover his sexuality. He struggles with his image and accepting himself.
What follows is a fantastic closeted athlete romance, as the two slowly get to know one another. It's the tale of a man who's torn between the life he's living and the life he wants to live. The authors excel in illustrating all the stress involved with hiding one's true self.
Alex's relationship with Seb is full of hiding, trust issues, and heartache. Together they steam up the pages, but everything is in secret and Seb is only in the country for a short while. These are two men from different parts of the world, fighting to make things work. And best of all, despite their chemistry, they fall for each other slowly and naturally.
Alex's relationship with Seb is full of hiding, trust issues, and heartache. Together they steam up the pages, but everything is in secret and Seb is only in the country for a short while. These are two men from different parts of the world, fighting to make things work. And best of all, despite their chemistry, they fall for each other slowly and naturally.
I love Across the Pond. This book has the same tone, complex characters, and writing style I've come to expect from this experienced writing duo. I was kept intrigued throughout and I can't wait for the next one!
USA Today bestselling author RJ Scott writes stories with a heart of romance, a troubled road to reach happiness, and most importantly, a happily ever after.
RJ Scott is the author of over one hundred romance books, writing emotional stories of complicated characters, cowboys, millionaire, princes, and the men who get mixed up in their lives. RJ is known for writing books that always end with a happy ever after. She lives just outside London and spends every waking minute she isn’t with family either reading or writing.
The last time she had a week’s break from writing she didn’t like it one little bit, and she has yet to meet a bottle of wine she couldn’t defeat.
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V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, Torchwood and Dr. Who, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a pair of geese, far too many chickens, and two steers.
When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in one hand and a steamy romance novel in the other.
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