Happy Release Day to Brenda Rothert and her new book KILLIAN! Read a sneak peek into the book below and make sure to enter the giveaway! Good luck!
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Killian Bosch knows he’s his own worst enemy – he just doesn’t give a damn. The star forward of a minor league hockey team, he’s unstoppable on the ice. His reckless behavior, devil-may-care attitude and complete disregard for consequences have made him a major source of headaches for the Fenway Flyers’ brass.
But the new Flyers owner is more steel than brass. Sidney Stahl is a disciplined woman who parlayed earnings from a college job into a real estate empire. She’s determined to transform the Flyers from marketing nightmare to hockey powerhouse. Once she gets Killian in line, she knows the rest of the team will follow his lead.
The seduction of his sexy new team owner is a challenge too forbidden for Killian to resist. Sidney plays into his attraction as a means of controlling him, but soon finds that she’s the one surrendering. It’s all on the line as Killian and Sidney are forced to choose - business or pleasure?
I absolutely loved the Fire on Ice series, and I'm a huge hockey fan, so I expected to enjoy the first book in Brenda's ON THE LINE series. What surprised me was how easily Killian Bosch managed to push every sexy button and draw me into his orbit the same way he does Sidney. Though I loved all the Fire on Ice stories, my favorite was Edge. There was something about Luke that appealed to me on many levels, maybe even including the reformation of a bad boy. Killian now ties with Luke and Ben (Now and Again, Now and Forever) as my favorite of Brenda's leads. The rest of the guys in On the Line will have to work extra hard to knock Killian from his post of best in this series.
Sidney was fabulous. One thing I loved about her was that, in spite of what she does give up for Killian, she never compromises her sense of self. He enriches her already great life, fills it more, rounds her edges, but never changes the fundamentals of who Sidney is. For her part, Sidney helps Killian get back to the place where he fell off his axis, but she doesn't demand it or even ask him to be better for her. He wants that, and there is nothing sexier than a man who knows how to love with his whole self. Add a dirty mouth and a woman who can't say no to him (and doesn't want to), and you've found a great combination of hot and sweet.
Another home run for Brenda that leaves me excited for this next series and a little less disappointed to say goodbye to the boys of Fire on Ice.
[Patti]
Amazon/Goodreads rating: 5/5
In Patti's Imagination rating: 10/10
I absolutely loved the Fire on Ice series, and I'm a huge hockey fan, so I expected to enjoy the first book in Brenda's ON THE LINE series. What surprised me was how easily Killian Bosch managed to push every sexy button and draw me into his orbit the same way he does Sidney. Though I loved all the Fire on Ice stories, my favorite was Edge. There was something about Luke that appealed to me on many levels, maybe even including the reformation of a bad boy. Killian now ties with Luke and Ben (Now and Again, Now and Forever) as my favorite of Brenda's leads. The rest of the guys in On the Line will have to work extra hard to knock Killian from his post of best in this series.
Sidney was fabulous. One thing I loved about her was that, in spite of what she does give up for Killian, she never compromises her sense of self. He enriches her already great life, fills it more, rounds her edges, but never changes the fundamentals of who Sidney is. For her part, Sidney helps Killian get back to the place where he fell off his axis, but she doesn't demand it or even ask him to be better for her. He wants that, and there is nothing sexier than a man who knows how to love with his whole self. Add a dirty mouth and a woman who can't say no to him (and doesn't want to), and you've found a great combination of hot and sweet.
Another home run for Brenda that leaves me excited for this next series and a little less disappointed to say goodbye to the boys of Fire on Ice.
My mind was jerked back to the present when I became aware the coach had moved on from his teaching lesson.
“The new owner’s upstairs watching practice,” Orion announced, giving us the evil eye. We all looked up in the direction of the owner’s box, but I couldn’t see anyone standing inside. Orion turned to Bruce, the Flyers assistant coach, and spoke in a voice loud enough that no one could miss what he was saying, “Bruce, did we not have a meeting with the new owner before practice this morning?” Bruce nodded his agreement. “Tell me if I remember this right, Bruce.” Orion continued. “Did she tell us this team will be undergoing some major changes? That we’ll be making cuts and bringing in new talent?”
“That’s right, Coach,” Bruce said in an even tone. Sighs and shuffling from around me indicated nervousness. I had nothing to worry about. I was the captain of the team and probably the best player here, though Bennett was a very close second. But the idea of cutting the dead weight got my attention. I was as disgusted as Orion with the record of our team. It was fucking embarrassing. He’d been brought in by the new ownership to turn things around and it sounded like that was about to happen.
“I’ve been here two weeks,” he said. “I’ve given all of you a chance to show me you want to be on this team. Starting today, there’ll be one on one meetings between some of you and the new owner. Later on, Bruce and I will talk to each of you individually to let you know who’s staying and who’s going. Now back to the fucking play, boys.” As we turned to get back in line, Orion called Liam’s name. “You’re up first with the owner,” he said. “You know where her office is?”
My head swiveled to look at Orion. Her? The new owner was a woman? Fucking hell. A woman wouldn’t be able to make the tough decisions this team needed to recover from its place at the bottom of the league. And what about Liam? He was a quiet, solid player on the first line. What the hell did the new ownership want with him? I wanted to go with him to that meeting, but that was never going to happen. Liam skated over to the bench and I glanced back up at the owner’s box, glowering. Anybody who fucked with Liam was also fucking with me. I had nothing to lose, and a man with nothing to lose was never someone you wanted to fuck with. Especially not by some woman who thought she could overhaul this team and turn things around. Others had tried and failed. She would be no different.
Brenda Rothert lives in Central Illinois with her husband and three sons. She was a daily print journalist for nine years, during which time she enjoyed writing a wide range of stories.
These days Brenda writes New Adult Romance in the Contemporary and Dystopian genres. She loves to hear from readers by email at bjrothert@sbcglobal.net.
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