Carter Beckett is the NHL’s resident bad boy, top player both on the ice and in the bedroom, and quite possibly the sexiest man to ever grace my field of vision. But worst of all? He knows it.

He’s arrogant, self-centered, and the man doesn’t seem to know what a filter is, let alone how to use one. He’s had everything served to him on a silver platter, including endless strings of women, and apparently, I’m up next.
His only problem? I have no intention of falling for his shi—um, charm.

I have the solution to all my sexual frustrations in a drawer at home, and it’s far less complicated than Carter Beckett. Sure, he may be pretty, but he’s also a walking, talking reminder for you to wrap it before you tap it.

But then I start letting my guard down, and he starts showing me pieces of himself I had no intention of seeing. The bricks surrounding me may be tumbling down one by one, but I’m not sold yet, which means for the first time in his life, Carter’s the one begging.

For my time, my trust, for a single chance.

For me to just…consider him.

Consider Me is book #1 in the Playing For Keeps series, a series of interconnected standalone mature hockey romance stories that contain lots of heat, swoon, laughs, and a ride on an emotional rollercoaster! -

Review

The first thing that I noticed about this book was the length. It was roughly 600 pages, and I don’t mind a lengthy book if the characters are excellent. Although both Carter and Olivia were good and likable characters, I felt the book would have served its purpose if 300 pages were shaved off.

Consider Me a sports romance with two characters who face normal insecurities and fears. All of what they were dealing with felt very real. And they had an amazing cast of supporting characters lifting them up and interacting with them in a heartfelt and comedic role.

Carter was the life of the party hockey player who was a nice break for the normal alpha male. He really did adore Olivia and that always bleed from the page. He was obsessed with her from the second that he saw her. Olivia was witty, and relatable. Also prepared to give an entertaining comeback at Carter. And a lot of her hesitant about dealing with Carter didn’t feel annoying or left field. It made complete sense given his past.

I liked the two of them together. And I liked that they pushed to make each other better and didn’t ignore each other’s feelings. Instead, they worked together to communicate.

With all that being said, I feel like the latter half of the book wasn’t that strong. Especially a major plot point at the end that felt frustrating and overly dramatic. At this point, the book had already started to drag on, and the final act breakup didn’t help the pacing. At all.

Final Thoughts

Consider Me started off strong. And in a more contained number of pages, I think that characters would have stood out more and made more of an everlasting impression instead of being overshadowed by unnecessary drama towards the end.

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