Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Virgin Territory (Hellions Angels #3) by Lia Riley


I’m not a big sports person, but if I had to choose one to watch I suppose hockey is the least of all evils.  At least I understand it for the most part.  But, lord help me, I love a good hockey romance.  I love Lia Riley’s novels.  Her Hellions Angels series has been an extremely entertaining, over-the-top sexy ride.  

Her books do sway a little into the cliché territory in some ways, but honestly I don’t mind that at all because the writing is full of humor and the plot is full of misunderstandings and dramatic scenes, which are some of my favorite things in my romance novels.   One of my favorite parts of her books is that they seem to be the perfect length.  They get where they’re going, there aren’t many detours, and I’m left satisfied yet eager for her next book.

Lia Riley’s Virgin Territory is my favorite book of the series so far.  I love the virgin trope in my romance novels, but I’ve never read a romance novel where the guy was the virgin.  Never, ever.  But after reading Virgin Territory I’m wondering why more people don’t write them!  It was hands down one of the sexiest plots I’ve ever experienced.

Blurb:

Patrick “Patch” Donnelly has what it takes to be the best goalie in the NHL…if only he could learn to control his temper. When Coach orders him to get his head in the game with private yoga classes, Patch isn’t having it. There’s no way this tough Boston guy would be caught dead downward dog-ing his way to inner peace. But if he refuses, he risks his starting position and the dream he sacrificed everything for, including joining the priesthood.

Yoga instructor Margot Kowalski is over men. After yet another toxic relationship, she’s eager to forget love and focus on growing her business. Doing the Hellions head coach a favor by helping out a troubled player can't hurt, and it might give her career a high-profile boost. But free-spirited Margot is soon charming the pants off Patch. Literally. Her sassy combination of sweet and sexy proves irresistible to the goalie. Before Patch can give into temptation though, he’ll have to confess his biggest secret: He’s a virgin.

 But Patch is hiding more than sexual inexperience, and his dark past soon threatens to destroy his shot at true love.

Review:

Patch is a socially stunted, adorably awkward man with slight anger issues who is desperate to please his woman.  I’m sorry, can you hear that?  It’s my heart ricocheting into my sternum on repeat.  He had me laughing out loud, aww-ing audibly, and then immediately fanning my face as he went from tentative virgin to sexual powerhouse.  I thought he’d be 100% brooding, 100% of the time, but Lia Riley successfully paired brooding with humor and it worked. 

Margot is a badass lady.  She handles her exes, her business, and her social interactions with a wild confidence that I can only dream of one day obtaining.  I loved how self-assured she was, but appreciated the moments where even she had her doubts.  I loved the way she handled Patch’s anxiety regarding having sex for the first time.  The way she coached him was incredibly erotic, in a way that I never really thought sex with a virgin could be.  The passion between them was moment after moment, page after page, of utter perfection.

This book is a wonderful addition to the series.  I read it while I was nannying and unfortunately the baby woke up before I could finish, so I spent the next three hours waiting for the baby’s second nap so that I could finally feel complete again.  Worth the wait.  I will be thinking about Patch and the taking of his virginity for quite some time.  The book is out March 6th.  Get your Kindle edition here for only $3.99 or get the whole series here for $8.97.

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