Diane’s Book Blog: Elaine Ashford

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Saturday, March 23, 2019

Stacking the Shelves #226

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!

For Review:

Wheeler(Seattle Sharks, #8) by Samantha Whiskey

BodyChecked: After the Buzzer (The Renegades Series #9) by Melody Heck Gatto

Change of Heart by Ava Thorpe & Elaine Ashford

Date with a Devil by June Winters
In a Badger Way (Honey Badger Chronicles #2) by Shelly Laurenston
SEAL Wolf Surrender by Terry Spear

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Friday, March 22, 2019

Change of Heart (Toronto Hockey) by Ava Thorpe & Elaine Ashford Review

Change of Heart by Ava Thorpe
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Nat Taylor is a single dad and youth hockey coach. NHL star, Ryan Moore, offers to be Nat’s assistant coach to help support his son’s new hockey team. Neither one of them planned on falling into bed together. This contemporary sports romance is suitable for adult audiences.

I enjoyed the characters. Nat is a good guy and dad to Jae. I appreciated that he is an inclusive coached that doesn’t show favoritism. He believes that all the kids should give an equal coaching time despite their skill level. Ryan is a good dad to Maddox. I like that he is open minded when his son wants to be a goalie and to his relationship with Nat. I valued that he owns up to his mistakes.

Ava Thorpe and Elaine Ashford did a good job demonstrating prejudices and different people’s reaction to the same situation: Nat having been gay versus Ryan, who just entered his first mm relationship. CHANGE OF HEART is a quick read that covers a meaningful lesson. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

Kindle Edition
Published March 17th 2019
ASIN; B07PTBF955

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Thursday, December 1, 2016

Junior Jolt by Elaine Ashford Review

Junior Jolt by Elaine Ashford
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Junior Jolt by Elaine Ashford is a wonderful story about self-discovery and taking a chance on love. Hockey captain, Parker Gagner, rescues Eli Martin from his ex-boyfriend at a party. He pretends to be his fake boyfriend while questioning his feelings for him. This contemporary sports romance is suitable for new adult audiences.

I like Parker. He is a good team captain. He is open minded. He doesn’t tolerate bullying. He wants more in a relationship. He doesn’t want to settle for casual sex. He is straight but begins to recognize his reaction to Eli. Eli is on the swim team and an art major. He is openly gay. He values his friendship with Parker. He is attracted to him, but knows he is straight and just pretending to be his boyfriend. Elaine Ashford does a great job with her character development. Both Parker and Eli grow throughout the story.

I enjoyed the plot. It was believable and well executed. The hockey scenes were skilfully written. I like how Eli is accepted by Parker's team mates and their significant others. The characters have some misunderstanding they need to work through. At seventy-five pages Junior Jolt is a quick read but full of content. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

ebook
Published November 21st 2016 by LoveLight Press
ASIN: B01N0H8WUT
Edition Language: English

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