Blurb:

LACHIE

It doesn’t matter that I was the number one draft pick in the NHL or that I’m projected to be the next great generational player, because none of it is enough to impress my childhood crush back in my hometown.

Sam used to mock me for being like a Disney Princess with my uncanny knack for finding animals in need. And being home in Colorado for the summer, I’m bound to run into him now that he runs the animal shelter where I used to volunteer. Where I used to try to get his attention every chance I had.

He never noticed me then, at least not in the way I wanted.

But if there’s one thing my time in the NHL has taught me, it’s how to fight for what I want.

SAM

It’s been a few years since I saw the Disney Princess volunteer, but when he brings in a stray cat, I almost can’t believe it’s the same guy.

Damn, has he changed.

Gone is the gangly, pimple-faced teen, and in his place is a man who’s grown up and bulked out. He used to follow me around, asking endless questions about animal care.

Now he’s back, but instead of asking about animals, he’s asking about me. About my life.

Flirting with me. And he’s good at it, too.

There’s something about Lachie that’s undeniably irresistible. I’m willing to give in to his charms, even knowing all he can offer is a summer fling.

Turns out, my Disney Princess grew up to be a real Prince Charming.

Tropes: Childhood crush, just for the summer, collective mayhem, Disney Princess puckboy, interfering kikishkins, zombie squirrels, “fuck it”

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Review:

I have read some books in this universe but pretty sure not any of the Puckboys so I’m coming at this with basically no knowledge of the characters. Which means I have no idea if any of this story fits for the characters as they have been in previous stories so take what I say using that lens 🙂

Charming Puckboy is kinda insta-love but in a not really way. Lachie has sorta had a thing for Sam for years, Sam just didn’t know it. But now that Lachie is back for the summer, Sam is seeing him with aaaallll new eyes. Eyes that can appreciate how well Lachie has grown up … but while it may have started out as just sex, it doesn’t take long for it to turn into something more.

Which leads to pining. So. Much. Pining. Because Lachie IS only there for the summer and that means that things can’t really go any further. So in between all the steamy moments, the hilarity that apparently naturally comes with the Collective, and their deepening feelings, they have to figure out if they want, or can even have, a future together.

Lachie seemed pretty mature for his age and thinks himself ready for a commitment with Sam. Sam tho is doing a little catching up because Lachie hadn’t been on his radar until now. There are large skips in time, both in the summer and thru the fall, so I can see why some may have wanted more time for the two of them to develop their relationship. But I didn’t really mind them falling fast and I liked them as a couple. While it is easy as a reader to say what they should do, their concerns over getting involved & their wants for a future are understandable.

These two have written some of my favorite reads so I’m really not sure why I’ve only reviewed a couple of Finley’s books so far. I like the world they create and the characters they populate it with. They have issues & emotions that are real, delivering the spice & the feels in equal measure. I’m definitely going to have to get my hands on more of their stories going forward.

(Returning readers probably love the opportunity to catch glimpses of all of the previous characters but I didn’t really have any issues keeping up as a fresh reader.)

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Author Info:

Eden Finley is an Amazon bestselling author who writes steamy contemporary romances that are full of snark and light-hearted fluff.

She doesn’t take anything too seriously and lives to create an escape from real life for her readers. The ideas always begin with a wackadoodle premise, and she does her best to turn them into romances with heart.

With a short attention span that rivals her son’s, she writes multiple different pairings: MM, MMF, and MF.

She’s also an Australian girl and apologises for her Australianisms that sometimes don’t make sense to anyone else

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Saxon James unapologetically writes happy endings for LGBT+ characters.

While not writing, SM is a readaholic and Netflix addict who regularly lives on a sustainable diet of chocolate and coffee.

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