I picked On The Line up because a hockey romance sounded good. This is the 5^th book in a series, but reads well as stand-alone. I was able to follow the story easily and there didn’t seem to an excessive amount of retelling of previous stories. This is a well written book, but I struggled to connect with the characters.

We meet Avery and Stephanie at the wedding of mutal friends and discover that they have known each other for several years, there has been attraction, but they don’t know each other well. The evolution from acquaintance to neighbor/friend to lovers is cute and we discover that Avery has had a crush on Stephanie for a long time.

Like any couple, these two have issues. For Stephanie, it’s a past she’s not proud of, but beat. For Avery, it’s the dedication to his image and the manipulation of his father/manager. How they handle these issues if what I found frustrating about the book. On Stephanie’s part, I found the fact that she failed to tell Avery more about her past to be a little selfish even if somewhat understandable. Avery almost seemed to have two personalities and struggle with who he really wanted to be. I appreciated the evolution his character experienced, but I just couldn’t get invested with them.

I don’t know if I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read the rest of the books in the series first or not. The secondary cast is fairly small, but impactful. Even though I didn’t connect strongly with this book, it has me curious about the rest of the series and Ms. Denault’s other work.

On the Line by Victoria Denault
Publication Date: December 6^th, 2016
Publisher: Forever Yours
Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Victoria Denault loves long walks on the beach, cinnamon dolce lattes and writing angst-filled romance. Before focusing on writing novels, Victoria was a journalist and a stand-up comic. She’s also an avid hockey fan who cheers more than one team and has a thing for play-off beards. Victoria grew up in Montreal, Canada but has lived in many major cities across North America. She spent her childhood summers in Maine and adult summers in Spain. She’s now happily settled in Los Angeles with her husband and their two chubby Chihuahuas.

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