Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Spiked by love by Toni Aleo ~ New Release and Review


Friends to lovers hockey romance! Spiked by Love by Toni Aleo is available now!
 
Allison Titov and Asher Brooks have been best friends their whole lives. Brought up together as part of the Assassins family, they might as well be related. But… Ally has never felt anything sisterly toward Asher.

In love with Asher since she was a teen, Ally has gone pro at keeping her feelings a secret. It’s been easy…as long as he’s stayed halfway across the country at college and she has a volleyball to slap her frustrations out on. But now, he’s home. And having his quick wit, heart-filling laugh, and adorkable smile so close is going to test her like never before. After being dumped by his fiancée, Asher is at a loss what to do next. He craves stability, but with an unexpected kiss, Ally might as well have spiked Asher in the face with a volleyball. Now he’s faced with the dilemma of his life. Does he keep Ally in the friend zone, or does he take the ultimate risk for love? If they’ve learned one thing growing up in the glow of hockey greatness, it’s that you can’t win it all if you don’t play the game. And by serving one hell of an ace into the middle of Asher’s safe little life, Ally is ready to claim victory. STANDALONE! Friends to LOVERS
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About the Author:
My name is Toni Aleo and I’m a total dork.
I am a wife, mother of two and a bulldog, and also a hopeless romantic.
I am the biggest Shea Weber fan ever, and can be found during hockey season with my nose pressed against the Bridgestone Arena’s glass, watching my Nashville Predators play!
When my nose isn’t pressed against the glass, I enjoy going to my husband and son’s hockey games, my daughter’s dance competition, hanging with my best friends, taking pictures, scrapbooking, and reading the latest romance novel.
I have a slight Disney and Harry Potter obsession, I love things that sparkle, I love the color pink, I might have been a Disney Princess in a past life… probably Belle.
… and did I mention I love hockey?
Connect with Toni!
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tonialeo1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ToniAleo1
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/toni_aleo/
Intagram: https://instagram.com/tonialeo1/
Bookbub: http://bit.ly/2yGqqR6 

Elizabeth's Review


3.5 stars - Worth a Reader's Time


Review Copy Provided by Author


In Spiked By Love, Ms Aleo continues the stories of the 2nd generation of families founded in her Assassins series. This can be read as a stand alone, but due to the amount of character crossover, I would strongly suggest reading some of the authors more recent work first.

With that caution out of the way - let’s talk about Allison and Asher. These two were cute from the get go. I loved their friendship, I loved that they both valued that friendship too much to risk, I even thought their jealousy and frustration was cute. But, the whining from both of them got really old really fast. I needed them to make the jump to more than friends a little bit sooner than they did.

Once that did happen, I really wanted to shake Ally. In understand why she behaved the way she did, but I still wanted stop her and remind her that she’s a strong independent woman and it’s okay to take your time.

Over all, I enjoyed Spiked by Love. These were dynamic characters that are dramatic in a way that really only the young can be. Part of me would have liked to see a little less drama and a little more maturity, but then the characters might not have been true to themselves.

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