SO OVER YOU is the second book in Kate Meader's Chicago
Rebels series centered around a hockey team full of
hotties. This is the ideal book for readers who enjoy
"second time around" love stories. Vadim Petrov and
Isobel Chase enjoyed a sweet yet deliciously forbidden
love affair in their youth, when he played for her
father's team. Because of her dad's machinations, Isobel
and Vadim were separated -- until now. Now she's the team
owner, as well as his coach, and he's a hockey superstar
in need of some special TLC. Now that they're all grown
up, they find that the spark between them is still there
and things get explosive very quickly.
Because Vadim has the dubious nickname "the Czar of
Pleasure," and because things ended badly between him and
Isobel years ago, I worried he might be a self-centered
jerk just looking to pad his ego by pursuing Isobel
again. That is not the case. I'm so glad that Kate Meader
chose to tell this story from alternating perspectives,
so that the reader can get a better feel for the two main
characters. On the ice, Vadim has laser-like focus and
can come across as cold, but when it comes to his kid
sister and Isobel, his inner emo boy is revealed. This
hidden vulnerability makes Vadim a more compelling
character. Kate Meader includes enough of the history
between Isobel and Vadim to have readers empathize with
their regrets, their longing, and the joy that comes from
reconnecting, without getting the story bogged down with
too many flashbacks.
This hero and heroine have a lot in common, but have
difficulty seeing themselves objectively. Vadim and
Isobel both have siblings who mean the world to them, but
they have complicated relationships because of fathers
who cared more about hockey than people. I like the fact
that Vadim and Isobel are both athletes and respect each
other's passion and dedication to the game. Both
characters are a little hardheaded and, with some
grumbling and a little drama, they bring out the best in
each other and promote a change of perspective. Kate
Meader does a phenomenal job of telling a deeply
emotional and character-driven story, while throwing in
some sizzle and a few laughs.
SO OVER YOU is full of passion, fierce players with
attitude, and a hard-won happy ending. Some of the
supporting characters, like team trainer Kelly and
Isobel's sister Violet, really pique my interest and make
me eager to read more about them in future books. I look
forward to Kate Meader's next Chicago
Rebels novel.
Three estranged sisters struggle to sustain their late
father’s failing hockey franchise in Kate Meader’s
sizzling Chicago Rebels series. In this second entry,
middle sister Isobel is at a crossroads in her personal
and professional lives. But both are about to get a
significant boost with the addition of a domineering
Russian powerhouse to the Rebels....
Isobel Chase knows hockey. She played NCAA, won Olympic
silver, and made it thirty-seven minutes into the new
National Women’s Hockey League before an injury sidelined
her dreams. Those who can’t, coach, and a position as a
skating consultant to her late father’s hockey franchise,
the Chicago Rebels, seems like a perfect fit. Until she’s
assigned her first job: the man who skated into her heart
as a teen and relieved her of her pesky virginity. These
days, left-winger Vadim Petrov is known as the Czar of
Pleasure, a magnet for puck bunnies and the tabloids
alike. But back then... let’s just say his inability to
sink the puck left Isobel frustratingly scoreless.
Vadim has a first name that means “ruler,” and it doesn’t
stop at his birth certificate. He dominates on the ice,
the practice rink, and in the backseat of a limo. But a
knee injury has produced a bad year, and bad years in the
NHL don’t go unrewarded. His penance? To be traded to a
troubled team where his personal coach is Isobel Chase,
the woman who drove him wild years ago when they were
hormonal teens. But apparently the feeling was not
entirely mutual.
That Vadim might have failed to give Isobel the pleasure
that was her right is intolerable, and he plans to make
it up to her—one bone-melting orgasm at a time. After
all, no player can perfect his game without a helluva lot
of practice...
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