E-galley Review: If You Need Me (Toronto Terror #3) by Helena Hunting

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If You Need Me by Helena Hunting
Series: Toronto Terror #3
on November 14, 2024
Genres: Adult Sports Romance
Pages: 404
Source: the author
Format: E-galley
My Rating:
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Blurb:

A standalone enemies-to-lovers, fake engagement hockey romance. 

I’ve been secretly in love with Wilhelmina Reddi-Grinst since the third grade.

I should be the one taking her to our small-town high school reunion. The prom king finally gets his chance with the valedictorian.

Except she hates me.

To the world, I’m a pro hockey player with a million dollar smile. 

To Hemi, I’m the menace who (accidentally) sank her bike to the bottom of the lake.

I never thought I’d be able to right my wrongs until she took the team’s PR job.

I’d hoped I was making progress, winning her over—one geriatric polka party at a time.

Until I got drunk one night and made a mistake. A very big mistake.

Now the world thinks we’re both very much in love–—except Hemi is absolutely in loathe. 

To save our jobs and reputations, we have to convince all our friends, family, and bosses that our fake relationship is the real deal.

I’ll do anything to protect her, especially if it means I get to be the best boyfriend Hemi never expected.

My Review

I have loved all of this series so far, and this third entry did not disappoint. I was definitely looking forward to getting the background behind why Hemi hates Dallas so much. The story was what you’d expect in a way, childhood bully, or at least he seemed like a bully because he was friends with those who picked on her, and didn’t seem to help her in any way.

Hemi was a take charge kind of woman. She spoke up for what she knew was right, and made sure she was heard so that she could do the best job for the people she worked for. So when the fake dating got set up, it was understandable why she played along. Not only did it help her with her dreading going back to their high school reunion, but she also knew if she didn’t, she’d cause problems for the team and Dallas, etc.

I loved the arguing/banter between the two. And the way the story started out, Dallas’s anxiety boners cracked me up so much! They had amazing chemistry, it came off the page and I could feel it as I read those scenes. The emotions were real too, I was tearing up at certain scenes. As usual I loved all the family members we met, as well as all the friends we knew from the other books in the series so far. The book left of with an HEA for our couple, but gave us questions and a lead into the next story. I am ready for Flip’s story, but I believe we’re going to be waiting a bit for that!

Another book I couldn’t put down, hated doing anything besides being able to just read.

About the Author

NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Helena Hunting lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her adorable, emotional cat, who thinks the best place to sleep is her keyboard. Helena writes everything from emotional contemporary romance to romantic comedies that will have you laughing until you cry.

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