Us by Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen: Review

Posted March 7, 2016 in review Tags: M/M

Series: Him #2
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Also by this author: Bittersweet, Rookie Move, Hard Hitter, Pipe Dreams, Brooklynaire, Speakeasy, Fireworks, Overnight Sensation, Superfan, Moonlighter, Man Cuffed, Heartland, Sure Shot, Lies and Lullabies, Loverboy, Roommate, Bombshells, Boyfriend , The Best Men, Shenanigans , Love Lessons , A Little Too Late, The New Guy , Good as Gold, I'm Your Guy, The Five Year Lie, Golden Touch, The Score, Addicted, The Goal, Midnight Target, Midnight Rescue, The Chase, The Risk, The Dare

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Five months in, NHL forward Ryan Wesley is having a record-breaking rookie season. He's living his dream of playing pro hockey and coming home every night to the man he loves–Jamie Canning, his longtime best friend turned boyfriend. There's just one problem: the most important relationship of his life is one he needs to keep hidden, or else face a media storm that will eclipse his success on the ice.

Jamie loves Wes. He really, truly does. But hiding sucks. It's not the life Jamie envisioned for himself, and the strain of keeping their secret is taking its toll. It doesn't help that his new job isn't going as smoothly as he'd hoped, but he knows he can power through it as long as he has Wes. At least apartment 10B is their retreat, where they can always be themselves.

Or can they? When Wes's nosiest teammate moves in upstairs, the threads of their carefully woven lie begin to unravel. With the outside world determined to take its best shot at them, can Wes and Jamie develop major-league relationship skills on the fly?

Us
Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

Loved that this book was more about the ‘real life’ of a relationship. You know-after the kismet, the swooning, the winning the person over stage, there is the ‘real life’ stage. I was worried that Us would be all about more will-they-won’t they. Will they stay together? Will they break up? Thankfully, its not that book. Us really is more about how they will navigate their lives together. Its a very natural progression for the story and I enjoyed it. If you haven’t read Him, you should check it out!

POV: Dual
Tears: No
Trope: Hockey, secret relationship
Triggers: No
Cliffhanger: No
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#Junkie by Cambria Hebert, The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen…then you will probably like Us!

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Sarina Bowen is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. She lives in Vermont’s Green Mountains with her family, six chickens and too much ski gear and hockey equipment.

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A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a B.A. in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager.

Elle writes romantic suspense and erotic contemporary romance for various publishers. She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting!