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THE HEART'S GAME

The Heart's Game, July 2014
The Kelly Brothers #4
by Crista McHugh

Self Published
Featuring: Daniel Kelly; Jenny Nguyen
153 pages
ISBN: 1940559944
EAN: 9781940559940
Kindle: B00LKSOK2A
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"They are both winners in this heart's game."

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THE HEART'S GAME
Crista McHugh

Reviewed by Annetta Sweetko
Posted July 19, 2014

Romance Contemporary

Robotics engineer Jenny Nguyen has given up on finding Mr. Right and settles on helping her brother and his husband have a baby. Just when she has given up THE HEART'S GAME is about to change. How could she ever imagine after initiating the process of surrogacy she would meet the perfect man at a Comic-Con.

Dr. Daniel Kelly might be a surgeon but he is also a gamer- geek and suddenly he has found the perfect woman. Any woman dressed as Sailor Scout is just what he is looking for. He can't know that this is the worst timing ever for her.

After a wild night of sex, she disappears, leaving Dan to wonder if he was the only one to feel anything. He has no way of knowing that his gamer side is about to bring her back to him. And she is carrying a surprise. Thinking the child is his Dan goes about trying to win her heart. Even when he learns the truth ... her heart is what he wants.

THE HEART'S GAME will tug at your heart and have you smiling and at times laughing throughout the book. Author Crista McHugh continues her Kelly Brothers series with this sweet, touching romance. Dan and Jenny are perfect for each other and of course the timing couldn't have been worse but that is life and Ms. McHugh makes it all work out. The chemistry between them, and the other family members that come into play, is amazing. I am a sucker for a close knit family and the Kelly's are just that; a quick call and you have the help you need. I did enjoy getting a little touch of the Vietnamese culture but I admit I was a little afraid of her mother ... that is one scary woman. Not a hardcore gamer myself I was still able to understand most of what was being said and done during this book, though I did look up some of the characters at the Comic-Con. I got a big kick out of the text message Jenny sent Dan at the end ... the perfect touch for two geeks.

I think a romance reader will find THE HEART'S GAME the perfect story to settle down with for a quiet evening. I can't wait to see what happens to the next brother.

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SUMMARY

What happens at Comic-Con, stays at Comic-Con… Robotics engineer Jenny Nguyen has given up on finding Mr. Right. So when her brother and his husband approach her to act as surrogate for their child, she sees it as her only chance to have a child and accepts. One week after she initiates the process, however, she meets a man who gets her heart pumping for all the right reasons and gives into the temptation. When the test turns positive, she’s believes she can’t handle both the pregnancy and dating, but she underestimates how persistent Daniel Kelly can be. When surgeon and gamer-geek Dan meets a pretty woman dressed as a Sailor Scout at Comic-Con, a roll of his lucky twenty-sided die tells him he should take a gamble on her. One night of passion leaves him longing for more, but Jenny’s refusal to return his calls afterward leaves him wondering if the attraction was one-sided. An accidental discovery of her pregnancy has him convinced the baby is his, and he’ll stop at nothing to win her heart.

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BOOK SERIES

Kelly Brothers

The Sweetest Seduction
THE SWEETEST SEDUCTION
#1.0 β€’ January 2014
Breakaway Hearts
BREAKAWAY HEARTS
#2.0 β€’ February 2014
Falling for the Wingman
FALLING FOR THE WINGMAN
#3.0 β€’ March 2014
The Heart's Game
THE HEART'S GAME
#4.0 β€’ July 2014
A Seductive Melody
A SEDUCTIVE MELODY
#5.0 β€’ September 2014
In the Red Zone
IN THE RED ZONE
#6.0 β€’ April 2015
Here All Along
HERE ALL ALONG
#7.0 β€’ September 2015

 

 

 

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