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Wrong Pucking Move
An Emotional Cheating Hockey Romance
I couldn't believe what I was seeing on my phone screen. . .
Josie thinks she's getting surprised with an engagement at her favorite restaurant, but instead her hockey superstar boyfriend Jesse dumps her for someone he thinks will fit better into his new celebrity lifestyle. One painful year later he's desperate to fix his mistake, but Josie's moved on. . .
Author's This book has no physical cheating. It does have a very high level of pitiful desperate groveling. HUMBLED SUPERSTARS is my new standalone grovel series. Each novella will feature a different celebrity man. This series is about big men crying on the floor, begging for mercy, and throwing their money around to win back their women and get a HEA.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing on my phone screen. . .
Josie thinks she's getting surprised with an engagement at her favorite restaurant, but instead her hockey superstar boyfriend Jesse dumps her for someone he thinks will fit better into his new celebrity lifestyle. One painful year later he's desperate to fix his mistake, but Josie's moved on. . .
Author's This book has no physical cheating. It does have a very high level of pitiful desperate groveling. HUMBLED SUPERSTARS is my new standalone grovel series. Each novella will feature a different celebrity man. This series is about big men crying on the floor, begging for mercy, and throwing their money around to win back their women and get a HEA.
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April 5, 2025
I gave it such a low rating because I just plain didn’t like it. It wasn’t badly written or anything but it was definitely lacking. We the reader see the MMC choose the limelight and pussy perks over the FMC. But we the reader don’t see any of his regrets while he explored all those puck pussies or high life. It’s all off page. Then the MMC’s just “missing� the FMC is the only reason we are given as to why he came back to her a year after dumping her for someone else.
So much is not addressed in this story. Like he got a year of sowing his oats. I hate this plot premise. I HATE knowing that the book is going to sweep his faithlessness under the rug when the MMC wins back the FMC at the end of the story. He will basically be rewarded for his choices. He lost nothing. He still succeeded at his career without her there as his personal cheerleader. He still had tons of sex with others and we never find out if it was safe sex or not. He wasn’t denigrated in anyway for what he did to his five year girlfriend who he later claims is the love of his life.
Now if he had been celibate, I could accept that he truly regretted his decision. If he had been failing at his career because he missed the FMC, that would have made more sense to me. If he had seen her with other men and he realized then that he had made a mistake, again that would have been absolutely more believable then what we got in this book.
The FMC doesn’t call the MMC out for his selfishness on dumping her for stupid reasons or for being with so many others, basically the FMC wasn’t good enough for him. The FMC doesn’t point out that their relationship was all about his needs and wants and goals. She doesn’t call out that in the year he was living his fame life he didn’t care about her welfare or financial situation. He could have set her up BEFORE dumping her if he cared about her at all, he could have paid off her student loans and given her a chunk of change and after a few weeks THEN he could have left her. I guarantee you she wouldn’t have given it back after so much time had passed since he gave her the money. Like I HATE when it’s offered like a pay off AFTER the breakup. A consolation prize. Like, “well, since I’m dumping you here’s a check to wipe your tears with�. That’s the ultimate insult. But a good follow up to that is coming back after a year of single fun and throwing that same money around to grease your way back into the pussy that wasn’t good enough for you BEFORE you fucked your way through a nations worth of easy pussy.
Yeah, that screams true love.
This is the equivalent of taking a break to fuck around and expecting the other person to wait for you OR for them to take you back when you finally decide to come back to settle down like you were never apart or separated.
Nah, nope, NOT for me.
And while the FMC did not wait around and did in fact have other men, she really didn’t move on. Granted it was only a year, but if it had been longer she still would have been in a rut over this loser MMC and that is not what I want to read in my romances. So this is not a satisfying story for me. This book is too surface shallow and doesn’t do the betrayal justice. Showing a man on his knees scrubbing a sidewalk with a toothbrush is demeaning and stupid to me and NOT a comeuppance. It’s just abuse. Another way that this author’s books aren’t appealing to me. These aren’t punishments or justice. It’s juvenile and shows how immature this author views grovel or repentance.
I don’t know if I’m going to keep reading this author. Her stories just don’t do anything for me other than that I like the ideas they have. They simply aren’t executed well enough for me. Good luck.
So much is not addressed in this story. Like he got a year of sowing his oats. I hate this plot premise. I HATE knowing that the book is going to sweep his faithlessness under the rug when the MMC wins back the FMC at the end of the story. He will basically be rewarded for his choices. He lost nothing. He still succeeded at his career without her there as his personal cheerleader. He still had tons of sex with others and we never find out if it was safe sex or not. He wasn’t denigrated in anyway for what he did to his five year girlfriend who he later claims is the love of his life.
Now if he had been celibate, I could accept that he truly regretted his decision. If he had been failing at his career because he missed the FMC, that would have made more sense to me. If he had seen her with other men and he realized then that he had made a mistake, again that would have been absolutely more believable then what we got in this book.
The FMC doesn’t call the MMC out for his selfishness on dumping her for stupid reasons or for being with so many others, basically the FMC wasn’t good enough for him. The FMC doesn’t point out that their relationship was all about his needs and wants and goals. She doesn’t call out that in the year he was living his fame life he didn’t care about her welfare or financial situation. He could have set her up BEFORE dumping her if he cared about her at all, he could have paid off her student loans and given her a chunk of change and after a few weeks THEN he could have left her. I guarantee you she wouldn’t have given it back after so much time had passed since he gave her the money. Like I HATE when it’s offered like a pay off AFTER the breakup. A consolation prize. Like, “well, since I’m dumping you here’s a check to wipe your tears with�. That’s the ultimate insult. But a good follow up to that is coming back after a year of single fun and throwing that same money around to grease your way back into the pussy that wasn’t good enough for you BEFORE you fucked your way through a nations worth of easy pussy.
Yeah, that screams true love.
This is the equivalent of taking a break to fuck around and expecting the other person to wait for you OR for them to take you back when you finally decide to come back to settle down like you were never apart or separated.
Nah, nope, NOT for me.
And while the FMC did not wait around and did in fact have other men, she really didn’t move on. Granted it was only a year, but if it had been longer she still would have been in a rut over this loser MMC and that is not what I want to read in my romances. So this is not a satisfying story for me. This book is too surface shallow and doesn’t do the betrayal justice. Showing a man on his knees scrubbing a sidewalk with a toothbrush is demeaning and stupid to me and NOT a comeuppance. It’s just abuse. Another way that this author’s books aren’t appealing to me. These aren’t punishments or justice. It’s juvenile and shows how immature this author views grovel or repentance.
I don’t know if I’m going to keep reading this author. Her stories just don’t do anything for me other than that I like the ideas they have. They simply aren’t executed well enough for me. Good luck.
March 25, 2025
What a waste of a 2.99 euros that could have been more useful spent on a cappuccino with brioche instead.
The hero has been with the heroine since college, she helped him while he tried to have a place in NHL, and was with him through all the hard times, as soon as he succeeds he dumps her like yesterday garbage and has already another woman who’s of course a level up, model gorgeous looking.
The heroine thought he was going to propose, while he told her they were over and he had feelings for another woman and oh, she didn’t fit the NHL.
For one years he screws all the women he wants then he comes back to the heroine because he misses her nd realized that he made a mistake.
Of course the realization comes after he had a lot of amazing sex with a lot of models and even a stable relationship with the woman he dumped her for.
The rest of the book is him love bombing her and cock blocking her dates.
I cannot even express my disgust for this debasing story.
Because the heroine was dumped for a better model, used while he was a nobody and then picked up again when he had enough of casual sex.
Because apparently having a woman who also coaches you, help you, cares for you instead of a lot of gold digging groupies is better.
The heroine had a fuck buddy and another better athlete was showing a lot of interest in her but she came back with the pathetic loses anyway.
It was short but even if it were longer it would have been a total failure.
No woman in her sane mind and with a modicum of self respect would ever take back such a man.
I know this is fiction and it is also more romantic com than drama but the heroine was really hurt and she had to see more gorgeous women than herself with her now famous and rich man, who would ever take a man like that back.
And his love bombing was appalling, I wished she would have a restriction order on him.
He was awful, I hated all of him.
Sadly this author’s heroines are all pushovers, doormats and losers and for them it’s ok to be treated like garbage so, this is what I say, if you let a man treat you like garbage and you take him back you’re validating his behavior, and he will learn that it was ok what he did because you took him back. So expect to be treated like garbage again and again.
Don’t waste your time on this one, these women are shameful, these men are worthless, the relationship they have is toxic and wrong.
The hero has been with the heroine since college, she helped him while he tried to have a place in NHL, and was with him through all the hard times, as soon as he succeeds he dumps her like yesterday garbage and has already another woman who’s of course a level up, model gorgeous looking.
The heroine thought he was going to propose, while he told her they were over and he had feelings for another woman and oh, she didn’t fit the NHL.
For one years he screws all the women he wants then he comes back to the heroine because he misses her nd realized that he made a mistake.
Of course the realization comes after he had a lot of amazing sex with a lot of models and even a stable relationship with the woman he dumped her for.
The rest of the book is him love bombing her and cock blocking her dates.
I cannot even express my disgust for this debasing story.
Because the heroine was dumped for a better model, used while he was a nobody and then picked up again when he had enough of casual sex.
Because apparently having a woman who also coaches you, help you, cares for you instead of a lot of gold digging groupies is better.
The heroine had a fuck buddy and another better athlete was showing a lot of interest in her but she came back with the pathetic loses anyway.
It was short but even if it were longer it would have been a total failure.
No woman in her sane mind and with a modicum of self respect would ever take back such a man.
I know this is fiction and it is also more romantic com than drama but the heroine was really hurt and she had to see more gorgeous women than herself with her now famous and rich man, who would ever take a man like that back.
And his love bombing was appalling, I wished she would have a restriction order on him.
He was awful, I hated all of him.
Sadly this author’s heroines are all pushovers, doormats and losers and for them it’s ok to be treated like garbage so, this is what I say, if you let a man treat you like garbage and you take him back you’re validating his behavior, and he will learn that it was ok what he did because you took him back. So expect to be treated like garbage again and again.
Don’t waste your time on this one, these women are shameful, these men are worthless, the relationship they have is toxic and wrong.
March 21, 2025
This makes me so sad but I was HIGHLY disappointed in this book by this author and nothing she's ever written before has been below a 3 star.
Her books are short. Fast. Hard hitting. Betrayal and grovel but usually with kick butt females who don't sit around waiting for the loser jerks to figure their shit out. They're highly entertaining at least in my opinion.
This novella (69 pages) follows Jessie (M) and Josie (F). Josie is a teacher, Jessie is newly signed NHL hockey star. They've been together 5 years since junior year of college.
Josie somehow, even while teaching 5th grade has never missed a single same of Jessies. College, minor league, and now NHL games. She's spent hours watching him practice.
Book opens to Josie going to a nice restaurant expecting a proposal. It's emphasized she's "curvy" but honestly I felt like the author was just calling her fat and heavy with "big tits, round ass, fat stomach and thighs" and long brunette hair.
As she's walking up she sees Jessie through the window with this super hot, super skinny, big boobed, blonde instagram model who also happens to be the NHL teams PR specialist, Taylor. Her and Jessie have gotten "real close" the last few months. They're whispering in each other's ear and comforting each other.
Josie immediately knows somethings wrong. She goes in and just knows. Jessie does the "we need to talk" spiel. He wants to take time apart. He's busy lately. He's going to be gone with the team a lot.
What else was he planning to upgrade?
“Are you cheating on me?� I asked directly.
Jesse’s eyes bugged out, and I saw a muscle twitch in his jaw. His hands gripped the restaurant table tightly. “No. No.�
I didn’t want to know, but I had to know.
“Is there someone else then?�
His eyes flicked away from me then, and I knew. Jesse never could lie to me.
“I never cheated on you,� he said, like that was supposed to make me feel better, I guess. “But there is someone else. She just—I think she fits with my lifestyle better.�
That's right folks. He dumps her for a hotter model after 5 years mere WEEKS after he signs with a professional team and goes pro. Goes on to say he doesn't think she'll fit in with his new lifestyle (translation: she's fat and uglier than Taylor).
THIS IS DEFINITELY CHEATING AUTHOR. HE HAD A NEW GIRLFRIEND BEFORE HE DUMPED THE OLD ONE. EMOTIONAL WHATEVER, IT'S CHEATING.
Jesse offers to let her take her time moving out of HIS apartment and if she needs money for a down payment he won't even make her pay him back as a gift to her! What a nice guy! Sarcasm.
Jessie moves back in with her parents. She cries for weeks. She commutes to work now and no longer lives close to her school. She stalks Jesse x Taylor on social media watching them date and become the newest "IT" couple. This goes on for a year. They go to movie premiers, out on dates at expensive resturants, do cute little dances and couply things together, he buys her outlandish gifts ilke diamond earrings (but never did Josie, she paid for all her own expenses), takes her on lavish vacations like trips to Aspen (but never did with Josie), do fit checks together. It's nauseating. There's even talk of an engagement coming up.
5 years with Josie = dumped
1 year with Taylor = engagement
After a year, she finally starts moving on. Stops watching them on TikTok or social media. Goes on a few dates, and hooks up in a FWB situation with her old college friend Bryan. She refuses to date him though because Jesse stomped on her heart and can't be with someone yet.
It's now been over a year with no word from Jesse since that fateful night he dumped her when randomly, Jesse texts Josie saying can we talk? I miss you. No lead up. Nothing in between.
She rightfully blocks him.
The next day, Josie goes to school only to be stopped by the principals who tell her that Philadelphia Heat (Jesse's team) contacted their Elementary school and they all get free VIP tickets to a game but ONLY IF Josie's 5th grade class gets to go first. Essentially, she's forced into a corner.
When they go to the game, Jesse is right there next to the ice trying to talk to Josie and throwing a fit when she doesn't want to talk to him. SHE'S WITH AN ENTIRE CLASS OF KIDS AND HER BOSSES! After the game, they are then led to the locker room and a tour of the facility. All against her will but she can't say no because ya know, kids are excited and this is her job.
Even better while Jessie is all please talk to me, let me explain, Jo Bug please, TAYLOR walks in on them talking. Karel (teammate) interrupts them so Josie can escape. Karel, the teammate hits on Josie and Josie gives him her number out of spite since Jesse will not take the hint. Yay! A FMC that isn't a pushover... or is she?
Instead of respecting her wishes, Jesse follows her home TO HER PARENTS HOUSE, and her dad and brother try to fight him (another yay!). He also brings her Polish baked goods. They all tell him to leave. Repeatedly. He refuses. Repeatedly.
For real, this dude hasn't said one word to her in over a year, dated another woman publicly then all in 48 hours has fucked with her job, followed her while she was on a field trip then followed her home.
Jesse finally gets to tell Josie he made a mistake and he wants her back. He was deluding himself with Taylor and he was a moron. He still loves her and always has. He's also super sad her family hates him now because his parents are dead and Josie's parents loved him like a son.
So fucking what? Bro is here telling her only AFTER he was with Taylor for a year, only AFTER he lived a high lifestyle with 60k watches, new cars, a new condo, a life on TikTok and fancy restaurants while she was paying off student loans and living with her parents and only AFTER he also fucked SEVERAL OTHER WOMEN BESIDES TAYLOR does he want her back because "it's not the same". He now knows he can't live without her, because he already tried. Only now he suddenly doesn't care about his image or being with "someone like her" because those other women weren't her. GAG.
Then how does this end?
Oh she 100% takes him back whiplash fast.
Remember this book is only 69 pages.
He shows up on her date with Karel and ruins it.
His POS ex girlfriend Taylor shows up, insults her looks, and tells her Jesse was fucking annoying because he was casual with her for months (while screwing others) and she had to work TOO hard to get him to be with her (Uhh he left Josie FOR HER) and that he used to bring Josie up in conversations so by that little nugget, Taylor thinks Jesse never got over Josie and even accuses Josie of "cheating" with Jesse while he was with Taylor.
Huh?? Was this scene supposed to make readers more sympathetic towards Jesse? Because it doesn't work. In fact, this scene just makes Jessie look like more of a clown.
Remember, he didn't reach out once in over a year. She didn't block him for months. But we're supposed to feel sorry for him or the whore that stole him from his longtime girlfriend because he'd bring her up in conversation once in awhile?
Jesse also shows up when Josie's with her FWB friend Bryan and ruins that too. Threatens him and gets all Alpha male because she slept with someone after HE dumped HER.
How many women did he sleep with while they were apart? Hmmmm.
Basically, his next moves are to donate money to her school for new supplies like laptops, a new copier and e-readers so he can show how "he's supporting her career" even though he never did before, shows up at her parents house repeatedly, does some outside chores for her parents and won't leave, eventually camps out in a tent in her front yard until she feels bad for him because it's freezing/snowing outside and invites him in (in which then he tries to sleep with her) then get this.....
The family dog escapes during a winter storm. Jesse goes out looking for the dog and brings him home covered in snow. Instant forgiveness.
Taadaaaaaaa! That's this bitches grovel. That the author promised was super epic. WRONG.
He won't leave her alone, buys things for the school with his money now that he's a millionaire and saves a dog. Cute? Sure. Enough grovel? HELL NO.
A year later they're married and he's winning Best Male Athlete of the Year. Whoopdeedo.
There's not even a conversation about what he did while he was apart from her. Did he bag 20 women? 40? Practice safe sex? Did she? Why did he dump her like that? Was he already with Taylor since she was THERE with him? How will this time be different? We don't get enough fleshed out responses or answers. No conversations on how he could just dump her flat then pick back up after a year.
Grovel? Epic grovel? Down on the floor crying and humbled like the author promises? Give me a break.
This was WAY too fast. Didn't flesh out well. Was NOT enough grovel for what this vain man child did and in NO way was I satisfied with them getting back together.
Bad book? Absolutely not. It's too short to be that bad. It's entertaining but the author fell really flat with delivering on her promises.
Her books are short. Fast. Hard hitting. Betrayal and grovel but usually with kick butt females who don't sit around waiting for the loser jerks to figure their shit out. They're highly entertaining at least in my opinion.
This novella (69 pages) follows Jessie (M) and Josie (F). Josie is a teacher, Jessie is newly signed NHL hockey star. They've been together 5 years since junior year of college.
Josie somehow, even while teaching 5th grade has never missed a single same of Jessies. College, minor league, and now NHL games. She's spent hours watching him practice.
Book opens to Josie going to a nice restaurant expecting a proposal. It's emphasized she's "curvy" but honestly I felt like the author was just calling her fat and heavy with "big tits, round ass, fat stomach and thighs" and long brunette hair.
As she's walking up she sees Jessie through the window with this super hot, super skinny, big boobed, blonde instagram model who also happens to be the NHL teams PR specialist, Taylor. Her and Jessie have gotten "real close" the last few months. They're whispering in each other's ear and comforting each other.
Josie immediately knows somethings wrong. She goes in and just knows. Jessie does the "we need to talk" spiel. He wants to take time apart. He's busy lately. He's going to be gone with the team a lot.
What else was he planning to upgrade?
“Are you cheating on me?� I asked directly.
Jesse’s eyes bugged out, and I saw a muscle twitch in his jaw. His hands gripped the restaurant table tightly. “No. No.�
I didn’t want to know, but I had to know.
“Is there someone else then?�
His eyes flicked away from me then, and I knew. Jesse never could lie to me.
“I never cheated on you,� he said, like that was supposed to make me feel better, I guess. “But there is someone else. She just—I think she fits with my lifestyle better.�
That's right folks. He dumps her for a hotter model after 5 years mere WEEKS after he signs with a professional team and goes pro. Goes on to say he doesn't think she'll fit in with his new lifestyle (translation: she's fat and uglier than Taylor).
THIS IS DEFINITELY CHEATING AUTHOR. HE HAD A NEW GIRLFRIEND BEFORE HE DUMPED THE OLD ONE. EMOTIONAL WHATEVER, IT'S CHEATING.
Jesse offers to let her take her time moving out of HIS apartment and if she needs money for a down payment he won't even make her pay him back as a gift to her! What a nice guy! Sarcasm.
Jessie moves back in with her parents. She cries for weeks. She commutes to work now and no longer lives close to her school. She stalks Jesse x Taylor on social media watching them date and become the newest "IT" couple. This goes on for a year. They go to movie premiers, out on dates at expensive resturants, do cute little dances and couply things together, he buys her outlandish gifts ilke diamond earrings (but never did Josie, she paid for all her own expenses), takes her on lavish vacations like trips to Aspen (but never did with Josie), do fit checks together. It's nauseating. There's even talk of an engagement coming up.
5 years with Josie = dumped
1 year with Taylor = engagement
After a year, she finally starts moving on. Stops watching them on TikTok or social media. Goes on a few dates, and hooks up in a FWB situation with her old college friend Bryan. She refuses to date him though because Jesse stomped on her heart and can't be with someone yet.
It's now been over a year with no word from Jesse since that fateful night he dumped her when randomly, Jesse texts Josie saying can we talk? I miss you. No lead up. Nothing in between.
She rightfully blocks him.
The next day, Josie goes to school only to be stopped by the principals who tell her that Philadelphia Heat (Jesse's team) contacted their Elementary school and they all get free VIP tickets to a game but ONLY IF Josie's 5th grade class gets to go first. Essentially, she's forced into a corner.
When they go to the game, Jesse is right there next to the ice trying to talk to Josie and throwing a fit when she doesn't want to talk to him. SHE'S WITH AN ENTIRE CLASS OF KIDS AND HER BOSSES! After the game, they are then led to the locker room and a tour of the facility. All against her will but she can't say no because ya know, kids are excited and this is her job.
Even better while Jessie is all please talk to me, let me explain, Jo Bug please, TAYLOR walks in on them talking. Karel (teammate) interrupts them so Josie can escape. Karel, the teammate hits on Josie and Josie gives him her number out of spite since Jesse will not take the hint. Yay! A FMC that isn't a pushover... or is she?
Instead of respecting her wishes, Jesse follows her home TO HER PARENTS HOUSE, and her dad and brother try to fight him (another yay!). He also brings her Polish baked goods. They all tell him to leave. Repeatedly. He refuses. Repeatedly.
For real, this dude hasn't said one word to her in over a year, dated another woman publicly then all in 48 hours has fucked with her job, followed her while she was on a field trip then followed her home.
Jesse finally gets to tell Josie he made a mistake and he wants her back. He was deluding himself with Taylor and he was a moron. He still loves her and always has. He's also super sad her family hates him now because his parents are dead and Josie's parents loved him like a son.
So fucking what? Bro is here telling her only AFTER he was with Taylor for a year, only AFTER he lived a high lifestyle with 60k watches, new cars, a new condo, a life on TikTok and fancy restaurants while she was paying off student loans and living with her parents and only AFTER he also fucked SEVERAL OTHER WOMEN BESIDES TAYLOR does he want her back because "it's not the same". He now knows he can't live without her, because he already tried. Only now he suddenly doesn't care about his image or being with "someone like her" because those other women weren't her. GAG.
Then how does this end?
Oh she 100% takes him back whiplash fast.
Remember this book is only 69 pages.
He shows up on her date with Karel and ruins it.
His POS ex girlfriend Taylor shows up, insults her looks, and tells her Jesse was fucking annoying because he was casual with her for months (while screwing others) and she had to work TOO hard to get him to be with her (Uhh he left Josie FOR HER) and that he used to bring Josie up in conversations so by that little nugget, Taylor thinks Jesse never got over Josie and even accuses Josie of "cheating" with Jesse while he was with Taylor.
Huh?? Was this scene supposed to make readers more sympathetic towards Jesse? Because it doesn't work. In fact, this scene just makes Jessie look like more of a clown.
Remember, he didn't reach out once in over a year. She didn't block him for months. But we're supposed to feel sorry for him or the whore that stole him from his longtime girlfriend because he'd bring her up in conversation once in awhile?
Jesse also shows up when Josie's with her FWB friend Bryan and ruins that too. Threatens him and gets all Alpha male because she slept with someone after HE dumped HER.
How many women did he sleep with while they were apart? Hmmmm.
Basically, his next moves are to donate money to her school for new supplies like laptops, a new copier and e-readers so he can show how "he's supporting her career" even though he never did before, shows up at her parents house repeatedly, does some outside chores for her parents and won't leave, eventually camps out in a tent in her front yard until she feels bad for him because it's freezing/snowing outside and invites him in (in which then he tries to sleep with her) then get this.....
The family dog escapes during a winter storm. Jesse goes out looking for the dog and brings him home covered in snow. Instant forgiveness.
Taadaaaaaaa! That's this bitches grovel. That the author promised was super epic. WRONG.
He won't leave her alone, buys things for the school with his money now that he's a millionaire and saves a dog. Cute? Sure. Enough grovel? HELL NO.
A year later they're married and he's winning Best Male Athlete of the Year. Whoopdeedo.
There's not even a conversation about what he did while he was apart from her. Did he bag 20 women? 40? Practice safe sex? Did she? Why did he dump her like that? Was he already with Taylor since she was THERE with him? How will this time be different? We don't get enough fleshed out responses or answers. No conversations on how he could just dump her flat then pick back up after a year.
Grovel? Epic grovel? Down on the floor crying and humbled like the author promises? Give me a break.
This was WAY too fast. Didn't flesh out well. Was NOT enough grovel for what this vain man child did and in NO way was I satisfied with them getting back together.
Bad book? Absolutely not. It's too short to be that bad. It's entertaining but the author fell really flat with delivering on her promises.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 11, 2025
1. How did Jesse think that giving money to the school that Josie worked at was comparable to Josie supporting him in his career?
2. I don’t believe that forcing your way into someone’s life is groveling and I also think it’s weak writing.
3. When Karel invited Josie to their hockey game, she was annoyed that she was seated so close to the ice because she didn’t “want to be this conspicuous�. Maybe if she didn’t want to be conspicuous, she shouldn’t have been making out with Karel in front of the team, all the fans and the TV cameras.
4. The book was only 69 pages long and that was nowhere NEAR enough grovel to make up for what Jesse did to Josie.
5. There is a fine line between not enough grovel and an H that is desperate and pathetic and this book somehow managed to have both.
2. I don’t believe that forcing your way into someone’s life is groveling and I also think it’s weak writing.
3. When Karel invited Josie to their hockey game, she was annoyed that she was seated so close to the ice because she didn’t “want to be this conspicuous�. Maybe if she didn’t want to be conspicuous, she shouldn’t have been making out with Karel in front of the team, all the fans and the TV cameras.
4. The book was only 69 pages long and that was nowhere NEAR enough grovel to make up for what Jesse did to Josie.
5. There is a fine line between not enough grovel and an H that is desperate and pathetic and this book somehow managed to have both.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 11, 2025
good premise, didn’t quite hit the mark
I actually thought the idea for this story was a good one. It could have been so interesting, but ended up being kind of mediocre. Lackluster ow drama, not a lot of time before she is forgiving him, unbelievable grovel, underdeveloped story overall. This story is one that could have really benefited from dual
POVs because the male lead comes off as insincere and a little nutty. The side characters are rally one dimensional, too. It’s a quirky story and fine for kindle unlimited.
I actually thought the idea for this story was a good one. It could have been so interesting, but ended up being kind of mediocre. Lackluster ow drama, not a lot of time before she is forgiving him, unbelievable grovel, underdeveloped story overall. This story is one that could have really benefited from dual
POVs because the male lead comes off as insincere and a little nutty. The side characters are rally one dimensional, too. It’s a quirky story and fine for kindle unlimited.
March 20, 2025
pure indulgent fantasy �
Hilarious, petty, and sweet. I was grinning the entire time.
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"an emotional cheating romance"
me: 🤔
"69 pages"
me: heheheh
Hilarious, petty, and sweet. I was grinning the entire time.
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"an emotional cheating romance"
me: 🤔
"69 pages"
me: heheheh
March 24, 2025
Not great. Maybe I’m just a grumpy perimenopausal bitch because I absolutely wouldn’t have forgiven or taken back this pile of shit.
She’s stayed with him and supported him through all his struggles to make it to the NHL. Then as soon as he does, he dumps the FMC telling her she’s not good enough anymore.
Then he spends a year screwing around. After a year he comes crying and begging for her to take him back. He sleeps outside her house in a tent for weeks in the freezing cold. He makes her Polish desserts that she likes. He gives a bunch of money to the school where she works. He lets her brother and father treat him like shit. My thoughts the whole time? So what.
If he had come back after a month and had stayed celibate, I’d say he could be forgiven. But a whole year?? Why did it take that long for him to realize he messed up? Oh, because he was able to get all the better, prettier girls in his bed and had his fill.
He dated one girl Taylor for months who tells the h that he was never over her and had a folder of pictures of her that he looked at all the time and he couldn’t get it up to have sex for months. So why did it take so long for him to try to get her back? Oh probably because Taylor was still prettier and skinnier and matched his image better.
The h doesn’t stay celibate but she doesn’t date, just has a fuck buddy. Then she has a few encounters with his teammate who kisses her in front of the H but she’s not really into him..of course.
Anyway, it’s a super short book so I didn’t expect too much but this just put me in a bad mood. The H treated the h like she was dog food and he dumped her so he could go get some prime rib.
How could she ever get over the humiliation and forgive him? How could she not feel insecure that he literally didn’t think she was good enough and then stuck to it for a whole year? That’s not love. He wanted her back because she always supported him and made his life easier and after he got his fill of other women, he decided to go back to what was familiar. Maybe if we had his POV and saw him suffering for that year I’d feel differently.
Dumb women with no sense of self worth piss me off so I give this one star just for the fact that I finished it.
She’s stayed with him and supported him through all his struggles to make it to the NHL. Then as soon as he does, he dumps the FMC telling her she’s not good enough anymore.
Then he spends a year screwing around. After a year he comes crying and begging for her to take him back. He sleeps outside her house in a tent for weeks in the freezing cold. He makes her Polish desserts that she likes. He gives a bunch of money to the school where she works. He lets her brother and father treat him like shit. My thoughts the whole time? So what.
If he had come back after a month and had stayed celibate, I’d say he could be forgiven. But a whole year?? Why did it take that long for him to realize he messed up? Oh, because he was able to get all the better, prettier girls in his bed and had his fill.
He dated one girl Taylor for months who tells the h that he was never over her and had a folder of pictures of her that he looked at all the time and he couldn’t get it up to have sex for months. So why did it take so long for him to try to get her back? Oh probably because Taylor was still prettier and skinnier and matched his image better.
The h doesn’t stay celibate but she doesn’t date, just has a fuck buddy. Then she has a few encounters with his teammate who kisses her in front of the H but she’s not really into him..of course.
Anyway, it’s a super short book so I didn’t expect too much but this just put me in a bad mood. The H treated the h like she was dog food and he dumped her so he could go get some prime rib.
How could she ever get over the humiliation and forgive him? How could she not feel insecure that he literally didn’t think she was good enough and then stuck to it for a whole year? That’s not love. He wanted her back because she always supported him and made his life easier and after he got his fill of other women, he decided to go back to what was familiar. Maybe if we had his POV and saw him suffering for that year I’d feel differently.
Dumb women with no sense of self worth piss me off so I give this one star just for the fact that I finished it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 16, 2025
My reviews always contain spoilers, I write them so I can remember the story.
I read this as a funny tongue in cheek kind of read after reading some of the reviews. In reality should she have forgiven him? No way! Especially not that quickly.
Josie as been Jesse’s support and greatest cheerleader for years, she sat through countless hockey games and practices and watched hundreds of hours of footage to help him perfect his game. When Jesse finally made it to the NHL he decided he needed to update his girlfriend, someone who better fit the hot new player image. So he dumps Josie. She’s heartbroken and moves back in with her parents. She’s a school teacher with lots of student loans so she can’t afford a place of her own, yet. And has to learn to live her life away from Jesse, her best friend and love.
Jesse gets talked into enjoying all the free puck bunny pussy by his new teammates. He indulges for a while then settles in with Taylor, an instagram influencer and the teams PR person. A year goes by and this numbnuts realizes that his one true love is Josie and he made a mistake. So basically, after sampling the extensive buffet of puck bunnies and models he’s ready to go back to his curvy best friend, his one true love.
Josie wants no part of it, she’s still mad and doesn’t trust him. Best part of the book, Josie wasn’t frozen and celibate, she had a friend with benefits situation and the sex is real good!! That made this book enjoyable, I’m so sick of heroine’s pinning for these douche nozzles with their diseased dicks, not having sex or having real bad sex. Go Josie! She also flirts and kisses one of his teammates who asks her out on a date.
To win Josie back, Jesse pitches a tent in front of her house and won’t leave, even when her family is yelling at him, threatening him, and making him do demeaning chores. He brings her baked goods, buys a new copier for her school and new computer equipment, he finally wins her over by rescuing her family dog during a blizzard.
He brings the dog back, proposes, I love yous, and an epilogue with him winning an ESPY and thanking his wife:
“First and foremost, I want to thank my wife, Josie. Without her years of unfailing love and support, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Everything I am, I owe to her. I love you, baby.�
Yet you gave her up without a thought for free pussy. What a winner.
I read this as a funny tongue in cheek kind of read after reading some of the reviews. In reality should she have forgiven him? No way! Especially not that quickly.
Josie as been Jesse’s support and greatest cheerleader for years, she sat through countless hockey games and practices and watched hundreds of hours of footage to help him perfect his game. When Jesse finally made it to the NHL he decided he needed to update his girlfriend, someone who better fit the hot new player image. So he dumps Josie. She’s heartbroken and moves back in with her parents. She’s a school teacher with lots of student loans so she can’t afford a place of her own, yet. And has to learn to live her life away from Jesse, her best friend and love.
Jesse gets talked into enjoying all the free puck bunny pussy by his new teammates. He indulges for a while then settles in with Taylor, an instagram influencer and the teams PR person. A year goes by and this numbnuts realizes that his one true love is Josie and he made a mistake. So basically, after sampling the extensive buffet of puck bunnies and models he’s ready to go back to his curvy best friend, his one true love.
Josie wants no part of it, she’s still mad and doesn’t trust him. Best part of the book, Josie wasn’t frozen and celibate, she had a friend with benefits situation and the sex is real good!! That made this book enjoyable, I’m so sick of heroine’s pinning for these douche nozzles with their diseased dicks, not having sex or having real bad sex. Go Josie! She also flirts and kisses one of his teammates who asks her out on a date.
To win Josie back, Jesse pitches a tent in front of her house and won’t leave, even when her family is yelling at him, threatening him, and making him do demeaning chores. He brings her baked goods, buys a new copier for her school and new computer equipment, he finally wins her over by rescuing her family dog during a blizzard.
He brings the dog back, proposes, I love yous, and an epilogue with him winning an ESPY and thanking his wife:
“First and foremost, I want to thank my wife, Josie. Without her years of unfailing love and support, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Everything I am, I owe to her. I love you, baby.�
Yet you gave her up without a thought for free pussy. What a winner.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 28, 2025
3.5 stars� it was okay, I’ll try the next in the series when it comes out.
March 13, 2025
Jesse pissed me off tbh but I fear if this was a full book with him trying to win her back longer I would have loved it..
March 12, 2025
My pride could never.
March 11, 2025
This was a quick read with some good angst in it. Basically,the blurb says it. The h has been with the H for five years. They have been together since college and she has been there for him as he rises up through the hockey world. When he gets signed to NHL he listens to the hockey bros and the wannabe ho, and decides to break off his relationship with the h. She thought he was going to propose to her. Of course she is heartbroken by KL doesn’t;t let her heroines cry for too long. She moved out of their shared apartment(he offered her money as a gift, she told him what he could do with it. She moved in with her parents, blocked the hero, and entered a friends with benefits scenario. It is a year later and the H wants her back. He misses her, misses them, and realizes he made a colossal mistake. She basically tells him to F off. She isnt interested. He keeps pursuing her and eventually they make their way back to each other. The author gives us an epilogue where they are married and happy. I enjoyed this. Sometimes Im in a mood for something short and angsty. I like that KL� s heroines move on with their lives. Why should the heroes get all the sex in the break ups. I am looking forward to more of her novellas. He never physically cheated on the h while they were together, but he was in a bit of an emotional affair with the ow. AND he basically broke up with the h so he could sow some wild oats. The good news is he started missing the h so much he couldn’t perform with others for the past few months.
March 18, 2025
Grovel didnt cut it. Nothing was explained. This man excuse for dropping his supportive girlfriend of 5 years the minute he made it pro?
His new buddies told him he would be drowning in pussy.
That's it.
So he does. Dumps her. Sleeps with endless women and then starts a relationship with his emotional cheating partner.
This goes on for a year. Then suddenly he's always loved her and missed her the whole time despite never contacting her once.
Now if their was good character development and all these things were addressed in a way that made sense...
But no. He just stalks her and pressures her with no real explanation for his actions. As if "i wanted to sow my wild oats " is a reasonable excuse for a man.
Lazy grovel and characters. Waste of what could have been a good story.
His new buddies told him he would be drowning in pussy.
That's it.
So he does. Dumps her. Sleeps with endless women and then starts a relationship with his emotional cheating partner.
This goes on for a year. Then suddenly he's always loved her and missed her the whole time despite never contacting her once.
Now if their was good character development and all these things were addressed in a way that made sense...
But no. He just stalks her and pressures her with no real explanation for his actions. As if "i wanted to sow my wild oats " is a reasonable excuse for a man.
Lazy grovel and characters. Waste of what could have been a good story.
March 15, 2025
Was it the toothbrush, tent or dog?
Jesse made one horrible decision that almost caused him the love of his life. With all Jesse's groveling I wonder what finally won him over. Was it the staying in the tent, scrubbing with the toothbrush, baked goods, or the saving the dog?
Jesse made one horrible decision that almost caused him the love of his life. With all Jesse's groveling I wonder what finally won him over. Was it the staying in the tent, scrubbing with the toothbrush, baked goods, or the saving the dog?
April 2, 2025
Made me mad
Loved it
🤣
Loved it
🤣
March 14, 2025
To give a groveling book 2 stars is pretty much unheard of for me, but the main male character in this book was so sad and pathetic, and literally him admitting over and over again that he left his girlfriend to five years because he wanted to explore other women was so trashy and disgusting and literally nothing could forget that. And this is coming from a person who loved a book about a man who cheated on his wife one time. I just feel like this book was not written well in the groveling was not done well.
March 25, 2025
Sports romance. Second chance romance. Short, sweet, and to the point. The story follows Jessie and Josie. They’ve been together for five years, she thinks that they are going to get engaged when actually he is breaking up with her. He has just made it into the NHL, and he tells her that she doesn’t really fit into his lifestyle anymore. The OW in our story, the PR agent for the team has been in his ear encouraging this.
Naturally, she is devastated, but she is determined to not let this break her. A year goes by and she’s trying to just move on with her life and focus on her job, when Jessie comes back into the picture, basically regretting everything and groveling to get her back.
And that’s what the rest of the book is. Him groveling to get her back. What I love is she puts him through the wringer. She does not take him back straight away, she flaunts other men in his face, and all of it is just hilarious. The book is a super quick read if you’re in the mood for something lighthearted and fun with a sassy FMC who doesn’t give a shit and an MMC intent on doing whatever it takes to get her back.
Naturally, she is devastated, but she is determined to not let this break her. A year goes by and she’s trying to just move on with her life and focus on her job, when Jessie comes back into the picture, basically regretting everything and groveling to get her back.
And that’s what the rest of the book is. Him groveling to get her back. What I love is she puts him through the wringer. She does not take him back straight away, she flaunts other men in his face, and all of it is just hilarious. The book is a super quick read if you’re in the mood for something lighthearted and fun with a sassy FMC who doesn’t give a shit and an MMC intent on doing whatever it takes to get her back.
March 12, 2025
This was a cute, but very short story by an author that has been hit-or-miss. Jesse and Josie have been together for 5 years at the beginning of the book. She thinks he's going to propose only, oops, nope, he wants to break up. He's doing her "a favor" you see, because he's a big hockey star and she's just a 5th grade teacher. It's clear he's got his eye on another woman. Josie is heartbroken and miserable, but does her best to move on.
A year later, let the grovel commence.
I mean, who hasn't been dumped by someone they liked and fantasized about this kind of desperation to get you back? Josie (and her family) give Jesse quite a lot of trouble, but he's determined to stay the course through sub-zero temperatures, attempts at bodily harm, and pointless, humiliating chores. Her family actually provided quite a few of the giggles in this one, so kudos there.
Not a bad read, but I'm glad it was KU and I'm not in a hurry for a re-read.
A year later, let the grovel commence.
I mean, who hasn't been dumped by someone they liked and fantasized about this kind of desperation to get you back? Josie (and her family) give Jesse quite a lot of trouble, but he's determined to stay the course through sub-zero temperatures, attempts at bodily harm, and pointless, humiliating chores. Her family actually provided quite a few of the giggles in this one, so kudos there.
Not a bad read, but I'm glad it was KU and I'm not in a hurry for a re-read.
March 12, 2025
I love Katie Landry and her betrayal and grovel stories are awesome. So I raced into this story with high expectations. I was sadly disappointed.
I mean, this guy dumps the “love of his life� and tells her�
“But there is someone else. She just—I think she fits with my lifestyle better.�
then doesn’t speak to her for a year, before coming back, whines a lot, cries a lot, says he never stopped loving her and wants her back. When she (justifiably) tells him to go away, he cries more, whines more, gets all up in her space all the time, and throws money at the problem. And she forgives him coz he finds her dog! He got off too easy.
I might be too critical because, as I said, I love Ms Landry’s books, but this guy was weak as sh!t and I just couldn’t with him.
In my humble opinion, of course 💙
I mean, this guy dumps the “love of his life� and tells her�
“But there is someone else. She just—I think she fits with my lifestyle better.�
then doesn’t speak to her for a year, before coming back, whines a lot, cries a lot, says he never stopped loving her and wants her back. When she (justifiably) tells him to go away, he cries more, whines more, gets all up in her space all the time, and throws money at the problem. And she forgives him coz he finds her dog! He got off too easy.
I might be too critical because, as I said, I love Ms Landry’s books, but this guy was weak as sh!t and I just couldn’t with him.
In my humble opinion, of course 💙
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March 18, 2025
I can get behind a second chance if it's deserved. This is not. Girl, get some self-respect.
March 12, 2025
For what it was and how short it was, this was good.
I didn’t really get too invested in the characters because of how short it was, but it was enough to where I was laughing at some of the stuff that he was doing to win her back and enough to feel sympathetic to her.
I didn’t really get too invested in the characters because of how short it was, but it was enough to where I was laughing at some of the stuff that he was doing to win her back and enough to feel sympathetic to her.
March 13, 2025
this is actually the most hilarious book i’ve ever read. interesting concept (i love groveling heroes) but the execution wasn’t done well. the hero was just too much of a pathetic loser that i just couldn’t take him seriously. like, the whole thing was just too juvenile for my taste.
March 26, 2025
Wrong Pucking Move was about Jesse Wisnieswsi, a newly signed pro-NHL player, and Josephine "Josie" DeRosa, a fifth-grade elementary school teacher. (While the author wasn't specific on their ages, the reader was given the hint that the two main characters were in their mid-to-late 20s since they met their junior year in college and it was 5-6 years later when the story took place.)
For such a short story (it was only 9 chapters and an epilogue long), it had plenty of angst, drama, melodrama, and contention. What it did not have, however, were any spicy scenes. Only one was hinted at, and that was the aftermath and one that was more like a "wham-bam-thank you, Ma'am" scenario.
Jesse and Josie had been dating since their junior year in college five years earlier. When he asked her out on a mid-week date, she believed he was about to propose. She met him at a restaurant, only to see another woman approach him, someone she recognized from the local NHL league's PR team, with whom he had recently been signed. Believing he would brush her off, she was shocked to see the other woman comforting him. She knew something was off when their eyes met. Jesse confessed to having met someone else (although he was adamant he hadn't cheated on her) who would "fit my lifestyle" better, and that he was "doing you a favor" by breaking up with her because he didn't think she'd "fit in" with the NHL lifestyle. He told her to "take all the time you need to move out of the apartment" and that he'd even give her the money for the downpayment on a new place. However, she told him what he could do with his money and left the restaurant without saying anything else. Several weeks later, she moved out while he was at his first away game.
It took her a while, but Josie finally moved on from Jesse, going so far as to block his phone number and dating an old college friend, someone she became "friends with benefits" with. But then, about a year later, she got a text from an anonymous number. It was Jesse, asking if they could talk. When she didn't respond, another text came through stating he missed her and asking if he could call. Her response was for him to stop "drunk-texting" her, and she blocked his number yet again. The following day, the principal informed her that the elementary school had been given VIP tickets to one of the NHL games...and she couldn't get out of it, even though she knew she'd be seeing Jesse.
Almost as soon as they were taken to some of the expensive seats in the stadium, Jesse was there, begging her to look at him and talk to him, but she refused. After the game, Josie's class was given a tour of the facilities...by none other than Jesse. After the tour, she wasn't able to escape him, so he once again asked her if they could talk, so he could "explain things". But she told him he didn't get to ask her for anything, that they had nothing to say to one another...and he responded that he missed her.
As she was walking away from him, she ran into the woman who had come between them. However, he chose to ignore the other woman and persisted in asking Josie to go somewhere with him so they could talk. Another player intervened on her behalf and then asked for her number, which she gave him right in front of Jesse.
When Jesse showed up at her parents' home (where she'd moved to when she and Jesse split up), both her younger brother and her father went after him with fists and Santa statues. However, she broke them up and allowed him to have his say...only to find out he wanted her back because he "had made the dumbest mistake" of his life when he gave her up.
To say this guy groveled would be putting it mildly...except he was piling it on way too thick to be believable. He waxed on about how the five years they'd had together were the best years of his life, everything had been "so fun", yada, yada, yada. However, she told him that, for her, those five years had been a waste of time.
He followed her when she went out on a date with one of his teammates, only to run into his (now ex) girlfriend that he'd gone to after breaking up with Josie. She tried to talk with him, but Jesse told both her and his teammate he was there to win back his girlfriend. Josie sneaked out of the restaurant, went to Bryan, her f*ck buddy's place, and had sex. When Josie and Bryan returned to her home, it was to find Jesse camping out on her front lawn and he actually seemed to be heartbroken that she hadn't remained celibate for him (even though he later admitted he hadn't been celibate either). He wasn't expecting it when she once again reminded him that he thought he could do better than her and told him to go find it. Before she could walk away though, he got down on one knee and, with a ring in his hands he proposed to her...which she turned down by saying, "Absolutely not. YOU just don't fit into MY lifestyle anymore, Jesse" (emphases were mine).
The more the MMC pleaded with the FMC to take him back, the more pathetic he became. It was sad to read, especially as none of it felt sincere. The FMC remained firm in her refusal to forgive or take him back...until ONE teensy, tiny action on his part...which didn't make sense. She did such a fast about-face that it nearly caused this reader whiplash.
There were things about the book that were disappointing, like how short it was and that there were many unresolved issues. There was also the forgiving too fast and the wimpish attitude of the MMC throughout the entirety of the book. I mean, seriously? It felt more like he'd ditched his good luck charm, realized a year later the error, and did everything he could to get it back. But it was more about saving his image than his being sincere about his feelings...at least to THIS reader.
The MMC wasn't all that well developed, he wasn't mature, and he didn't truly show any growth. On the other hand, the FMC was completely developed, and mature, and she had grown by leaps and bounds by the end of the story, only to cave to the MMCs pleading and fall back into his clutches. She should have stuck to her guns and gone with his teammate instead.
I only gave this story a two-star rating because, honestly, I didn't think these two should have ended up together. I think the best thing about the book was that the FMC had moved on with someone else and had not remained celibate like most authors tend to do with their books.
For such a short story (it was only 9 chapters and an epilogue long), it had plenty of angst, drama, melodrama, and contention. What it did not have, however, were any spicy scenes. Only one was hinted at, and that was the aftermath and one that was more like a "wham-bam-thank you, Ma'am" scenario.
Jesse and Josie had been dating since their junior year in college five years earlier. When he asked her out on a mid-week date, she believed he was about to propose. She met him at a restaurant, only to see another woman approach him, someone she recognized from the local NHL league's PR team, with whom he had recently been signed. Believing he would brush her off, she was shocked to see the other woman comforting him. She knew something was off when their eyes met. Jesse confessed to having met someone else (although he was adamant he hadn't cheated on her) who would "fit my lifestyle" better, and that he was "doing you a favor" by breaking up with her because he didn't think she'd "fit in" with the NHL lifestyle. He told her to "take all the time you need to move out of the apartment" and that he'd even give her the money for the downpayment on a new place. However, she told him what he could do with his money and left the restaurant without saying anything else. Several weeks later, she moved out while he was at his first away game.
It took her a while, but Josie finally moved on from Jesse, going so far as to block his phone number and dating an old college friend, someone she became "friends with benefits" with. But then, about a year later, she got a text from an anonymous number. It was Jesse, asking if they could talk. When she didn't respond, another text came through stating he missed her and asking if he could call. Her response was for him to stop "drunk-texting" her, and she blocked his number yet again. The following day, the principal informed her that the elementary school had been given VIP tickets to one of the NHL games...and she couldn't get out of it, even though she knew she'd be seeing Jesse.
Almost as soon as they were taken to some of the expensive seats in the stadium, Jesse was there, begging her to look at him and talk to him, but she refused. After the game, Josie's class was given a tour of the facilities...by none other than Jesse. After the tour, she wasn't able to escape him, so he once again asked her if they could talk, so he could "explain things". But she told him he didn't get to ask her for anything, that they had nothing to say to one another...and he responded that he missed her.
As she was walking away from him, she ran into the woman who had come between them. However, he chose to ignore the other woman and persisted in asking Josie to go somewhere with him so they could talk. Another player intervened on her behalf and then asked for her number, which she gave him right in front of Jesse.
When Jesse showed up at her parents' home (where she'd moved to when she and Jesse split up), both her younger brother and her father went after him with fists and Santa statues. However, she broke them up and allowed him to have his say...only to find out he wanted her back because he "had made the dumbest mistake" of his life when he gave her up.
To say this guy groveled would be putting it mildly...except he was piling it on way too thick to be believable. He waxed on about how the five years they'd had together were the best years of his life, everything had been "so fun", yada, yada, yada. However, she told him that, for her, those five years had been a waste of time.
He followed her when she went out on a date with one of his teammates, only to run into his (now ex) girlfriend that he'd gone to after breaking up with Josie. She tried to talk with him, but Jesse told both her and his teammate he was there to win back his girlfriend. Josie sneaked out of the restaurant, went to Bryan, her f*ck buddy's place, and had sex. When Josie and Bryan returned to her home, it was to find Jesse camping out on her front lawn and he actually seemed to be heartbroken that she hadn't remained celibate for him (even though he later admitted he hadn't been celibate either). He wasn't expecting it when she once again reminded him that he thought he could do better than her and told him to go find it. Before she could walk away though, he got down on one knee and, with a ring in his hands he proposed to her...which she turned down by saying, "Absolutely not. YOU just don't fit into MY lifestyle anymore, Jesse" (emphases were mine).
The more the MMC pleaded with the FMC to take him back, the more pathetic he became. It was sad to read, especially as none of it felt sincere. The FMC remained firm in her refusal to forgive or take him back...until ONE teensy, tiny action on his part...which didn't make sense. She did such a fast about-face that it nearly caused this reader whiplash.
There were things about the book that were disappointing, like how short it was and that there were many unresolved issues. There was also the forgiving too fast and the wimpish attitude of the MMC throughout the entirety of the book. I mean, seriously? It felt more like he'd ditched his good luck charm, realized a year later the error, and did everything he could to get it back. But it was more about saving his image than his being sincere about his feelings...at least to THIS reader.
The MMC wasn't all that well developed, he wasn't mature, and he didn't truly show any growth. On the other hand, the FMC was completely developed, and mature, and she had grown by leaps and bounds by the end of the story, only to cave to the MMCs pleading and fall back into his clutches. She should have stuck to her guns and gone with his teammate instead.
I only gave this story a two-star rating because, honestly, I didn't think these two should have ended up together. I think the best thing about the book was that the FMC had moved on with someone else and had not remained celibate like most authors tend to do with their books.
April 21, 2025
Apparently a fun, quick little read teed a lot of reviewers off�
I love Katie Landry. She’s written just a few books at this point, but her heroines are always fun and feisty. This wasn’t my favorite of hers but it was, in my opinion, still a quick, fun little short story.
Taylor is the OW who, along with his teammates, convinces our hero that he deserves better. And since he’s flush with success and easily led astray, he breaks up with our heroine.
She’s devastated and watches the OW get escorted to all kinds of dates, but she actually picks herself up and realizes she’s better than this guy. She’s a beautiful, curvy woman and she gets plenty of attention and affection from other men.
A year later and our hero has realized that he made a serious mistake. The OW is not doing it for him anymore and he hasn’t slept with her for months. He is missing our heroine and he wants her back.
I’m actually surprised that so many reviews are one stars. A number of accusations are in those reviews that didn’t seem accurate, but perhaps my reading comprehension is lacking�
Okay, I’m old. I lived through the rise of feminism and what it has now become. And it’s not even close. Men are being so demonized for being immature. This hero learned a valuable lesson. Women who are in it for the fame and the perks aren’t even close to women who are loving and loyal. He listened to the wrong people and he got burned.
Our heroine still loved him. He used action because words are not enough. And she finally saw his heart�
KU read, and recommended for fans of this author. She’s great!
I love Katie Landry. She’s written just a few books at this point, but her heroines are always fun and feisty. This wasn’t my favorite of hers but it was, in my opinion, still a quick, fun little short story.
Taylor is the OW who, along with his teammates, convinces our hero that he deserves better. And since he’s flush with success and easily led astray, he breaks up with our heroine.
She’s devastated and watches the OW get escorted to all kinds of dates, but she actually picks herself up and realizes she’s better than this guy. She’s a beautiful, curvy woman and she gets plenty of attention and affection from other men.
A year later and our hero has realized that he made a serious mistake. The OW is not doing it for him anymore and he hasn’t slept with her for months. He is missing our heroine and he wants her back.
I’m actually surprised that so many reviews are one stars. A number of accusations are in those reviews that didn’t seem accurate, but perhaps my reading comprehension is lacking�
Okay, I’m old. I lived through the rise of feminism and what it has now become. And it’s not even close. Men are being so demonized for being immature. This hero learned a valuable lesson. Women who are in it for the fame and the perks aren’t even close to women who are loving and loyal. He listened to the wrong people and he got burned.
Our heroine still loved him. He used action because words are not enough. And she finally saw his heart�
KU read, and recommended for fans of this author. She’s great!
March 15, 2025
This would really have benefitted if it was more of a full-length book rather than a too-short novella, and it 100% would have been better if it had both characters� POVs. Because as it is right now, yeah, it’s just fine. Like, the groveling is fine—it does live up to the desperation and patheticness that Katie Landry is going for.
BUT if we had Jesse’s POV as well, it would just have been that much better, because then we would see his sincerity in his inner monologues. Because as it is right now, it’s honestly just a lot of telling and not showing—he promises her a lot of things, but we don’t really get to see him do any of those things. For example, he says he wants to support her in her career now, just like she supported him... But him buying her school a new printer is not even close to being the same as her showing up to every fucking game he ever played, rooting for him, for five years straight? Like, there’s no comparison.
And this also just didn’t really feel like groveling at times—it was actually just Jesse forcing his way into Josie’s life again. Buying tickets for his hockey game for her, camping out on the sidewalk in front of her house, showing up on her date with his teammate? So again, not really top-tier groveling, just a lot of telling, not showing, and then him showing up and refusing to leave again.
So for this to get a better rating, I needed it to both be longer, so the story and the relationship development could be more thoroughly explored, and I needed Jesse’s POV so his sincerity could be felt
BUT if we had Jesse’s POV as well, it would just have been that much better, because then we would see his sincerity in his inner monologues. Because as it is right now, it’s honestly just a lot of telling and not showing—he promises her a lot of things, but we don’t really get to see him do any of those things. For example, he says he wants to support her in her career now, just like she supported him... But him buying her school a new printer is not even close to being the same as her showing up to every fucking game he ever played, rooting for him, for five years straight? Like, there’s no comparison.
And this also just didn’t really feel like groveling at times—it was actually just Jesse forcing his way into Josie’s life again. Buying tickets for his hockey game for her, camping out on the sidewalk in front of her house, showing up on her date with his teammate? So again, not really top-tier groveling, just a lot of telling, not showing, and then him showing up and refusing to leave again.
So for this to get a better rating, I needed it to both be longer, so the story and the relationship development could be more thoroughly explored, and I needed Jesse’s POV so his sincerity could be felt
March 24, 2025
Rating System (as of 9/19/2024):
1 Star: It was a struggle to read. I almost DNF
2 Star: This could have been so much better.
3 Star: Average
4 Star: Good book. I will probably reread it.
5 Star: I absolutely loved this book. “You got me all up in my feels.�
Rating: 4 Stars
Triggers:
None
Trope:
Emotional cheating
OW Drama
Hockey romance
M F romance
Second chance
Grovel
HEA
Summary:
The FMC has been with the MMC for years. She has been super supportive as he builds his career. The MMC is a hockey player and once he signs his contract, he believes that the FMC no longer fits his status. So yeah, you guessed it, he dumps her. He immediately begins dating the OW. Once he realizes his mistake, he decides he misses the FMC and wants her back. But she is dating and enjoying her life. There are cute scenes with her brother, mother and father standing up to the MMC to leave her alone, etc. But in the end, they have a HEA.
Review:
I liked this "novella". It was a quick read and has a cute ending. The grovel is decent as well. I truly loved how her family stood by her side. I also loved how she began dating and getting her life in order. The OW does show up a few times but there really isn't a lot of drama with her....which I liked.
1 Star: It was a struggle to read. I almost DNF
2 Star: This could have been so much better.
3 Star: Average
4 Star: Good book. I will probably reread it.
5 Star: I absolutely loved this book. “You got me all up in my feels.�
Rating: 4 Stars
Triggers:
None
Trope:
Emotional cheating
OW Drama
Hockey romance
M F romance
Second chance
Grovel
HEA
Summary:
The FMC has been with the MMC for years. She has been super supportive as he builds his career. The MMC is a hockey player and once he signs his contract, he believes that the FMC no longer fits his status. So yeah, you guessed it, he dumps her. He immediately begins dating the OW. Once he realizes his mistake, he decides he misses the FMC and wants her back. But she is dating and enjoying her life. There are cute scenes with her brother, mother and father standing up to the MMC to leave her alone, etc. But in the end, they have a HEA.
Review:
I liked this "novella". It was a quick read and has a cute ending. The grovel is decent as well. I truly loved how her family stood by her side. I also loved how she began dating and getting her life in order. The OW does show up a few times but there really isn't a lot of drama with her....which I liked.
April 18, 2025
Only got thru this because it was a novella. There was potential but he screwed up way too much & she should’ve never forgiven him. He got an NFL contract, dumped her (after 5 yrs) for PR rep he then got engaged to after a year. While also becoming a manwhore. Supposedly she was an amazing girlfriend & he realized it later (never contacted her once in the year after he ditched her).
If didn’t really cheat, screw around SOOO much & there was a more plausible reason for him to dump her (like they fought all the time or like in mafia romance he’s forced to marry someone else), then I would have lived this book & thought his groveling was pretty good.
I don’t know what it is, but I struggle with romance with athletes, actors & rockstars/musicians. I think because I feel like it’s too close to real life. I am pretty cynical, I know but I find it hard to believe very many are faithful in real life. We see so many linked to numerous partners & a string of multiple short relationships. If they do marry, the divorce rate is so much higher than regular people (& that percentage is already sad).
So basically only read because it was super short. Too much unnecessary anxiety for me.
If didn’t really cheat, screw around SOOO much & there was a more plausible reason for him to dump her (like they fought all the time or like in mafia romance he’s forced to marry someone else), then I would have lived this book & thought his groveling was pretty good.
I don’t know what it is, but I struggle with romance with athletes, actors & rockstars/musicians. I think because I feel like it’s too close to real life. I am pretty cynical, I know but I find it hard to believe very many are faithful in real life. We see so many linked to numerous partners & a string of multiple short relationships. If they do marry, the divorce rate is so much higher than regular people (& that percentage is already sad).
So basically only read because it was super short. Too much unnecessary anxiety for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 12, 2025
This pains me because I typically enjoy this author's stuff, but I think this one was too short to really have the ow drama and all of the issues resolved. We start with the h meeting the H, thinking he's going to propose, but instead he dumps her for another woman. There's no real discussion about anything; the h just leaves, and they don't talk for a year... I think it's a year. There are photos and social media posts with H and ow, and he's supposedly proposing to ow. Then he randomly texts h and tries to force his way back into her life. The ow drama is pretty tame. She confronts h once, and the h actually puts her in her place. The h keeps trying to make H jealous. He says sorry a bunch of times and sleeps in her front yard in the freezing cold, and suddenly they're back together. There was no real discussion about the ow, just that he thought he wanted to sleep around cuz he wanted the guys on his team to think he was the man . I didn't particularly feel any connection with the H and h or H and ow or h and her FWB. The story was just too short to build any of that.
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