MOTHER PUCKER
Swati M.H,
Release Date: February 1
Things that stress out this widowed single mom: high fructose corn syrup, intrusive thoughts about my son getting swept up by a tornado, and the sexiest hockey player to grace this planet.
Oh, and the fact that I’m also said hockey player’s physical therapist. But we’ll lock that tidbit away in the same nightstand as my battery-operated toys.
Moving my son and me across the country to live with my three best friends and our seven children into one dilapidated Boston brownstone should have been the biggest risk I’ve ever taken–not figuring out how to protect my heart, career, and panties while trying to navigate my secret double life.
But Rowan ‘Slick’ Parker is nothing if not hell-bent on taking slapshots at my comfort zone. The more I try to keep things professional, the more he works to break the rules with his charming grin, piercing gaze, and world-class rear end.
Not to mention, he adores my son.
So, I finally give in.
Don’t worry, though, it’s all temporary–a way for us to get each other out of our systems.
But little do I know, ‘temporary’ has a way of leaving lasting impressions on the heart.
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Review:
This was cute. The “momcom” experiment is going strong in the Boston brownstone (*please* tell me Delia’s book will finally see real repairs being done??? It’s starting to freak me out a little) with a bazillion kids (OK, 7…but sometimes it feels like a bazillion), the 4 BFF moms, plus a bonus raccoon family–so the usual hilarity ensues here, there are a few LOL moments. I really enjoyed seeing Kai finally able to come out from under his mother’s smothering tendencies–it’s about time the poor guy gets to breathe already. 🙂
Overall this one isn’t going to be my favorite, though, and it’s mostly because of “me” issues. (And it should have been, because single mother/widow and hockey player! What’s not to love there?) The reasons that Shay *had* to be Rowan’s PT felt super manufactured, and his aggressiveness was a bit off-putting. It was all too insta-everything for my liking, and Shay’s personal history used my least favorite widow tropes–her first marriage wasn’t great, her dead husband was a jerk anyway–that made her subsequent over-commitment being healthy once she was widowed seem even more OTT than it already was.
Plenty of people loved this one, though, so if the other tropes here (forbidden doctor/patient, he falls first, secret relationship, reverse age gap) sound like your jam give it a try! I 100% believe this is an instance of it’s not the book, it’s absolutely me.
Rating: 3 stars / C+
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
About the author:
Swati MH is a Texas raised contemporary romance author living in the Bay Area with her very own book husband and two beautiful daughters. When she’s not writing stories full of humor, heart, and heartbreak, she’s likely thinking about doing so . . . preferably while holding a glass of wine.
Connect with Swati M.H.:
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