Review: Hooked On You by Kate Meader

Hooked on You

by Kate Meader

It's here! HOOKED ON YOU, the final #ChicagoRebels hockey romance is now available!

Single dad. 
Recovering alcoholic.
Playoffs-bound hockey player.
Bren needs a nanny but he doesn't need the hassle of his off-the-charts attraction to Violet Vasquez.

Good luck with that!



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Wanted:
Grumpy, bearded Scot, recovering alcoholic hockey player needs a nanny for his two adorable daughters, aka the nearest and dearest people to his heart. Smart mouths and sex sirens need not apply.

HOOKED ON YOU, Bren's and Violet's story! These two have been slow-burning their way through the previous Rebels books and their time has come. Can their overwhelming attraction to each other survive the playoffs, their pasts, and the meddling of an entire pro hockey franchise? Let the games begin!



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Blurb:

The steamy Chicago Rebels series returns with this racy and sassy tale of embittered hearts, second chances, and going for the goal—on and off the ice.

Violet Vasquez never met her biological father, so learning he left his beloved hockey franchise—the Chicago Rebels—to her is, well, unexpected. Flat broke and close to homeless, Violet is determined to make the most of this sudden opportunity. Except dear old dad set conditions that require she takes part in actually running the team with the half-sisters she barely knows. Working with these two strangers and overseeing a band of hockey-playing lugs is not on her agenda…until she lays eyes on the Rebels captain and knows she has to have him.

Bren St. James has been labeled a lot of things: the Puck Prince, Lord of the Ice, Hell’s Highlander...but it’s the latest tag that’s making headlines: washed-up alcoholic has-been. This season, getting his life back on track and winning the Cup are his only goals. With no time for relationships—except the fractured ones he needs to rebuild with his beautiful daughters—he’s finding it increasingly hard to ignore sexy, all-up-in-his-beard Violet Vasquez. And when he finds himself in need of a nanny just as the playoffs are starting, he’s faced with a temptation he could so easily get hooked on.

For two lost souls, there’s more on the line than just making the best of a bad situation… there might also be a shot at the biggest prize of all: love. 

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Review:

4-4.25 stars

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 This was a good book! This is Bren and Violet's story. Bren is Scottish and the captain of the Chicago Rebels NHL team. He is also a recovering alcoholic whose ex-wife has a nervous breakdown, leaving him as a single dad to his two daughters right in the middle of playoff season. The team steps in to help him out and Violet volunteers to be his temporary nanny. Violet is a fiery Latina and the third sister and co-owner of the Rebels. She and Bren have had an attraction for a while, but they begin to get to know and like each other while she cares for his daughters. It is rough timing for them to fall for each other in this stressful time but somehow they make it through and it all works out in the end for their HEA. 

I really enjoyed this story. This is a story of redemption, emotion and new beginnings. There is the perfect balance of light and serious moments. I loved Violet. Her character was so fun, hilarious, and just a breath of fresh air. She was tough in some ways, but also vulnerable and not bitchy. I liked Bren too, but Violet stole the show for me. I loved that both were attracted to each other from the day they met, but neither acted on those feelings for their own reasons. Both were celibate for over a year before they got together and neither had ever been promiscuous. Violet was the perfect partner for the broody, strong and silent Bren. She brought happiness to him and his little girls lives in the best way. I loved her interaction with her sisters and Bren's kids too. When they got together, they both knew that this relationship was most likely temporary. Bren was gearing up for a custody battle with his ex, trying to bring his team to the NHL championship, and fighting to continue his sobriety through the stressful time of becoming a single dad to his two daughters. Violet was also at a crossroads. She had moved to Chicago a year ago after her father died to fulfill the requirements of his will of helping run the Rebels team he left his three daughters. She never planned to stay in the city after her year was up and she sold her share of the team to her sisters. Violet has to decide what she wants to do with her life now that the year is up and whether she wants to stay in Chicago for good. Near the end, there is a short separation where neither Bren or Violet know what their status is and I didn't love that or the conflict that happened. I wanted both of them to fight a little harder for their relationship. But, it all worked out in the end and, overall, I really enjoyed this book a lot. 

I have really enjoyed this series. It is full of heart, depth, emotion and sexiness. I think this book, book 3, is my favorite because I loved Violet so much. There is a great epilogue showing all of the couples in the future as well. I am sad to see this series end, but I look forward to more from Kate Meader in the future!