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| Love in Maplewood Book 6 |
One small-town Pride festival. Two enemies forced to work together. An unexpected chance to find their happily ever after.
NHL star Ethan Gallagher faces his worst fear when he's named grand marshal of Maplewood's Pride festival: public speaking. The only thing more daunting? Working with Andre Thompson—the passionate librarian who made his high school years miserable.
Andre has planned every detail of the festival except for the undeniable attraction he feels toward the man he once considered a nemesis. As they navigate festival chaos, enemies become lovers and misconceptions transform into desire.
With careers pulling them in opposite directions and a small town eagerly watching their romance unfold, Ethan and Andre must decide if their summer flame can survive beyond the festival.
"Pride by the Book" delivers an enemies-to-lovers, small-town romance where second chances lead to steamy encounters, heartfelt connections, and the transformative power of being truly seen by another person.
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My Review: 4/5 Stars
When Ethan is asked to be grand marshal of Maplewood’s Pride festival, he is both honored and nervous. Despite being an NHL star and used to eyes on him, public speaking and being the center of attention is not for him. His anxiety and severe dyslexia makes it hard for him meet the expectations of others. But he loves this town and has put a lot of time and dedication to it. He won’t let them down. Which means having to work with Andre. The guy in high school who Ethan could just never seem to please. Andre loves working at the library and leading the effort on the Pride festival. He is organized and likes things a certain way and puts everything he is into something. But when he hears that he will be working with Ethan, he isn’t thrilled. From what he remembers of Ethan, he never wanted to participate in things back in high school that wasn’t hockey. What if he doesn’t put any effort into this? But Andre doesn’t know the truth about Ethan’s struggles, will they both be willing to listen long enough to get to know the other? There is definitely an attraction between these two and I love how they were able to open up bit by bit with one another. Once they truly got to the know the other, they realized just how much in common they have and how wonderful the other person is. There will be challenges for them but if these two are willing to fight for one another then they’ll find their happy ending! I really enjoyed this latest book in this series and I’m looking forward to more!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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