Book Review: Date with a Devil by June Winters

Dallas Devils Book 1

Austen Marlowe learned all she needed to know about jocks back in high school: they might be tall, muscular, and hot as hell ... but you can never trust 'em. Valuable experience for someone who dates hockey players for a living. As the host of Date with a Devil, the young journalist is called into action when the captain of the Dallas Devils insults the team's few remaining fans. Austen's mission: save the athlete's beleaguered reputation. But Dane DeHardt doesn't give a damn about his reputation -- and his one-man war against the media threatens both their careers. Worse, "The Big D" can't keep his eyes off of her. Doesn't he know these dates aren't real? But DeHardt isn't the dimwit she's been led to believe -- and when the sinfully sexy hockey star isn't trying to talk the rookie reporter out of her clothes, he's pushing her to get to the bottom of a story she was ordered not to cover. Can Dane make Austen forget why she swore off jocks in the first place? Is she willing to risk her job because it's the right thing to do? Or is she being played by The Big D?

Date with a Devil is a 75,000 word stand-alone hockey romance. Dual POV, no cheating. HEA always guaranteed, but the Dallas Devils drama continues in Book 2!

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My Review:

This book was so easy to get sucked into. I was caught up in Austen and Dane’s story to the point that it felt like it went by in a minute. I looked down and the book was already over. They strike sparks off one another from the moment they meet. But more than just their scorching chemistry, as a couple they’re just so stinkin’ CUTE. I almost hate to admit it though. It wasn’t primarily their romance that kept me glued to the pages of this book. I was compelled to learn the truth behind the scandal that haunts their every interaction. It set the stage for what’s coming next and I’m desperate to get my hands on that book too. I received a complimentary copy of this book through Hidden Gems Books.