Cross Check by Cala Riley Cover Reveal

Excited to share the cover of Cross Check by @author.cala.riley ! Releasing on May 13th!!   What to expect:  🏒 College Hockey 🤭 Teammates Little Sister 🧡 Found Family ❤️‍🔥 Redemption   📚 BLURB 📚 One wrong move on the ice can shatter dreams—but what about matters of the heart?   Kellan Cooper's hockey career has always been his anchor, but after losing his best friend and his confidence, he's skating on thin ice. Determined to prove he's more than his mistakes, Kellan is focused on redemption—until he meets Cora James. She's bold, driven, and utterly off-limits. She's also his team captain's little sister, a complication he doesn't need but can't seem to resist.   For Cora, college is her chance to step out of the shadows of her overprotective family and claim her independence. But her carefully laid plans are thrown into chaos when Kellan crashes into her life. Beneath his cocky exterior is a man grappling with his own demons, and every moment with him leaves her questioning where her loyalties—and her heart—truly lie.   As forbidden lines blur, Kellan and Cora must decide if the risk of breaking the rules is worth the reward of finding themselves—and each other. But with reputations, relationships, and futures on the line, will their love be the ultimate victory, or just another loss?   For fans of The Deal by Elle Kennedy and Icebreaker by Hannah Grace, Cross Check delivers a captivating mix of passion, redemption, and heart. Get your copy today and experience the thrill of a love worth fighting for.   @lovenotes.pr #lovenotespr #crosscheck #calariley #authorcalariley #calarileyauthor #coverreveal #coverrevealtoday #romance #romancebooks #romancereads #bookish #bookstagram #author #romanceauthor #newbook #bookteaser #romancereader

Iced by Cala Riley

Title: Iced 

Author: Cala Riley Genre: Sports Romance 

Release Date: September 19, 2024

Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC. 

Clayton

Being the star player on the Walker Wolves has been everything I was working towards. That is, until my grades slip, threatening to take it all from me. I have to do something drastic to keep my dreams alive, so I hire a tutor. That’s when I met her. Grace Myers. She is the complete opposite of me. Shy, innocent, kind. She’s meant to tutor me on school, so why does it feel like she is schooling me on life?

Grace

I have spent half my life in love with Kellan Cooper, but he has never felt the same. If friendship is all he can offer, it’s what I’ll take from him. I thought life was simple. Until I met him. Clayton James. He is everything I’ve always hated. Loud, arrogant, a player. So why do I find myself unable to stop thinking about him and his lips? When opposites attract, will they have a fairytale ending or are they destined to crash and burn?

AMAZON

“Should I be setting boundaries with you?” I ask. “You already have been.” “Wait. What?” He laughs, grabbing my hand to lead me down the hall. “Every interaction we have, you send out signals. I knew you would need a hug because your body was yelling for one. You were tense and needed comfort. I knew that comfort would be a hug because of the way you have acted in our other interactions. You lean into touch which tells me one of your love languages has to be touch.” I open my mouth to say something, anything but nothing comes out. He has me at a loss for words. “You’ve learned all of that by simply looking at me?” I ask after a few moments of silence. “Listening too.” He admits, opening a door. I smile when I see the rink in front of us. “I didn’t realize that you spent that much time paying attention to me. I knew I shouldn’t have told you where I lived, stalker.” I wink at him. “You really shouldn’t have. Now I’m going to learn all your dirty little secrets. Like which Backstreet Boy you kissed on your wall.” I gasp, “Blasphemy. It was N’Sync and I was a JC Chasez girl.”

Cala Riley, better known as Cala and Riley, are a pair of friends with a deep seated love of books and writing. Both Cala and Riley are happily married and each have children, Cala with the four-legged kind while Riley has a mixture of both two-legged and four. While they live apart, that does not affect their connection. They are the true definition of family. What started as an idea that quickly turned into a full-length book and a bond that will never end.

Iced (Walker University Wolves) by Cala Riley Review

Iced by Cala Riley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cala Riley scores with ICED (Walker University Wolves) Grace Myers has been in love with her best friend Kellan Cooper since their freshman year in high school. Now they are both attending Walker University. While Kellan has been a serial dater, Grace has not dated and is still a virgin.

Walker Wolves hockey captain Clayton James needs a tutor. He hires Grace. They initially rub each other wrong. However, the two become friends and start hanging out. Kellan becomes jealous and causes trouble with Clayton who is his teammate.

I like Clayton and Gracie. Clayton’s dad died when he was young. He feels a responsibility to his mom and sister. He is focused and a good captain. Grace is smart and hard working. She has been a better friend to Kellan than he has been to her. I love that Clayton and Grace become more social as a result of hanging out together. They are an adorable couple.

This is the first book that I have read by Cala Riley. I enjoyed her writing style. The characters are dimensional, and the story is believable. I am looking forward to the next book in the series, CROSS CHECKED. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication: September 19, 2024

ASIN: B0CST7YGD8

Language: English

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