Boyfriend Material
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- Author：Ilsa Madden-Mills
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Summary
Eric's not Boyfriend Material。 Or is he？
#1 Amazon bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers an all-new， enemies-to-lovers sports romance， a breathtaking tale of passion， heartbreak， and love…
Skyscraper cheekbones， lush lips， and magnetic topaz eyes。
I’m talking about Eric Hansen。
Rich prick。
Glorified hockey star。
Thinks he’s amazing。
Yeah。 The Golden Boy and I are well acquainted。 In prep school he trampled on my heart and kept right on going。
Three years later， he’s living the high life with frat parties and puck bunnies at Hawthorne University。 On the other hand， people barely notice me。 I’m the nobody， surviving in the seedy part of town as I struggle to keep my head above treacherous waters。
The avoidance game we’ve been playing was working—until he rescues me from a bad guy and claims he wants to help me more。 Hello。 I don’t need a knight in shining armor。 This girl saves herself。
Yet， I'm not sure how long I can ignore the undeniable spark between us。
（It’s not even a spark; it’s a full-fledged， blazing fire。）
Can this hockey player prove he’s boyfriend material， or will this be a game we both lose？
#1 Amazon bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers an all-new， enemies-to-lovers sports romance， a breathtaking tale of passion， heartbreak， and love…
Skyscraper cheekbones， lush lips， and magnetic topaz eyes。
I’m talking about Eric Hansen。
Rich prick。
Glorified hockey star。
Thinks he’s amazing。
Yeah。 The Golden Boy and I are well acquainted。 In prep school he trampled on my heart and kept right on going。
Three years later， he’s living the high life with frat parties and puck bunnies at Hawthorne University。 On the other hand， people barely notice me。 I’m the nobody， surviving in the seedy part of town as I struggle to keep my head above treacherous waters。
The avoidance game we’ve been playing was working—until he rescues me from a bad guy and claims he wants to help me more。 Hello。 I don’t need a knight in shining armor。 This girl saves herself。
Yet， I'm not sure how long I can ignore the undeniable spark between us。
（It’s not even a spark; it’s a full-fledged， blazing fire。）
Can this hockey player prove he’s boyfriend material， or will this be a game we both lose？
Reviews
Lyrik
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I really enjoyed "Boyfriend Material"， but it lack a little pizzazz compared to "Boyfriend Bargain"。 I'm gonna chalk it up the heavier subject matter。 Both Eric & Julia face darker problems。 It's also partly due to the tropes in each book - "Boyfriend Material" was second chance vs。 "Boyfriend Bargain" was fake dating。 I liked that they built their friendship back up before diving into a romantic relationship again。 I really enjoyed "Boyfriend Material"， but it lack a little pizzazz compared to "Boyfriend Bargain"。 I'm gonna chalk it up the heavier subject matter。 Both Eric & Julia face darker problems。 It's also partly due to the tropes in each book - "Boyfriend Material" was second chance vs。 "Boyfriend Bargain" was fake dating。 I liked that they built their friendship back up before diving into a romantic relationship again。 。。。more
Christine Raroha-Blood
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Amazing 💥💥💥I can not even begin。。。。 I loved this book！Julia and Eric are my favorite couple。 They went through some much and came out on top
Kathy
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Eric and Julia Things in life are not always as they appear to be。 As you read Boyfriend Material you will find that out and fall in love with Eric and Julia。 Ilsa Madden-Mills has written another great book she is my all time favorite author。
Sarah Dale
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This is the second book in this new series from Ilsa and this is Eric and Julia's story。These two were highschool sweethearts until Eric broke Julia's heart and now they are at the same university 3 years later。 They are both complete opposites。 Where Eric is the centre of attention， the hockey star， Julia is struggling to get through University and is living relatively unnoticed in an not nice part of town doing what she has to， to help her mum。Once you start this one you will be hooked and kee This is the second book in this new series from Ilsa and this is Eric and Julia's story。These two were highschool sweethearts until Eric broke Julia's heart and now they are at the same university 3 years later。 They are both complete opposites。 Where Eric is the centre of attention， the hockey star， Julia is struggling to get through University and is living relatively unnoticed in an not nice part of town doing what she has to， to help her mum。Once you start this one you will be hooked and keen to see how it all plays out。 This is well written story filled with heartbreak and emotion， regrets and guilt， mixed with romance， friendship and second chances。I was gifted a copy of this book from the Author。 This is my honest opinionhttps://ilovebookreviewscom。wordpress。。。 。。。more
Alyvia Paige
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I truly loved this story， and while I hesitated the first 30% because it was much heavier than I was needing at the time， I’m so thankful I stuck it out。 Honestly Ilsa Madden-Mills has never disappointed me， and I knew this story would be no different。 I loved the character and plot development even as it brought in topics that are very much touchy into today’s world。 If DV or SA is a trigger， I do not recommend you going into this story lightly， but I will say it’s it tactfully and realisticall I truly loved this story， and while I hesitated the first 30% because it was much heavier than I was needing at the time， I’m so thankful I stuck it out。 Honestly Ilsa Madden-Mills has never disappointed me， and I knew this story would be no different。 I loved the character and plot development even as it brought in topics that are very much touchy into today’s world。 If DV or SA is a trigger， I do not recommend you going into this story lightly， but I will say it’s it tactfully and realistically portrayed in many aspects。 。。。more
Amy Baehl
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This was a great addition to this series！ I love 2nd chances and Julia is such an awesome h。 This book has it all and will suck you in from the beginning！
Flavs is Mrs David Gandy♥~♥’
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3。50 StarsJulia is at the end of her rope。 She's working as a stripper due to her mother owing some guy when she got addicted tk prescription drugs。 One night she almost got attacked when she comes face to face with ghe guy rhat broke her heart。。。Erik is loving hockey and is on his way to being a lawyer。 And then he runs into Julia， hia high school girlfriend who's heart he broke。 She also looks like she is in desperate need of help。 And this time he wants to protect her more than anything， but 3。50 StarsJulia is at the end of her rope。 She's working as a stripper due to her mother owing some guy when she got addicted tk prescription drugs。 One night she almost got attacked when she comes face to face with ghe guy rhat broke her heart。。。Erik is loving hockey and is on his way to being a lawyer。 And then he runs into Julia， hia high school girlfriend who's heart he broke。 She also looks like she is in desperate need of help。 And this time he wants to protect her more than anything， but Jukia let him in。 Will she give him a chance to prove his not the same guy she knew in high school。。。Not a bad story， but i preferred book 1😬My heart was breaking for Julia trying to carry the weight of her mother's problems。 And Erik in the beginning seemed like another jock， but some parts you just see his sweetness and soft heart coming through。 These characters were totally attracted to each other but just took them a while to get there。 Sweet， slow burn romance。。。Read on behalf ofFay's Corner 。。。more
★Ruth★
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Not bad but not greatI read this in one sitting which is good！ But it was more cause I was in a reading mood and less because I couldn’t put it down。Both Eric & Julia were nice enough but I never felt I was truly under their skin and those lovely sparks you feel when a couple first kisses was just missing for me for some reason。Having said that I will continuing reading books by this author because even a 3 star book from her is better than a lot of others out there！ She’s kind of an auto read f Not bad but not greatI read this in one sitting which is good！ But it was more cause I was in a reading mood and less because I couldn’t put it down。Both Eric & Julia were nice enough but I never felt I was truly under their skin and those lovely sparks you feel when a couple first kisses was just missing for me for some reason。Having said that I will continuing reading books by this author because even a 3 star book from her is better than a lot of others out there！ She’s kind of an auto read for me！ 。。。more
Luetta
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Seriously， I can't get enough of these sports romances。 College， and sports？ I'm sold。 And this couldn't be a better couple。 Friends Enemies friends lovers。 Every stage is hit with them。 Ilsa knocked it out again 🥰 Seriously， I can't get enough of these sports romances。 College， and sports？ I'm sold。 And this couldn't be a better couple。 Friends Enemies friends lovers。 Every stage is hit with them。 Ilsa knocked it out again 🥰 。。。more
E。 Molgaard
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4。8 starsJulia and Eric’s love story is complicated because they have a rocky past but ever since they run into each other at the start of senior at Hawthorne University you can tell that their past feelings aren’t exactly buried。 They try to fight their feelings at first as they find themselves together more and more until a point were Julia lets her guard down and leans on Eric for support。 From that point on they are inseparable。This story is sweet and steamy and Eric is definitely Boyfriend 4。8 starsJulia and Eric’s love story is complicated because they have a rocky past but ever since they run into each other at the start of senior at Hawthorne University you can tell that their past feelings aren’t exactly buried。 They try to fight their feelings at first as they find themselves together more and more until a point were Julia lets her guard down and leans on Eric for support。 From that point on they are inseparable。This story is sweet and steamy and Eric is definitely Boyfriend Material。 。。。more
Miia
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And of course， she succeeds with this one as well。Hero with complicated family issues， check！A heroine that doesn't need a knight to save her， check！The result？One of the best reads of this summer; angst， an evil villain， and a love story that will make you swoon。 And of course， she succeeds with this one as well。Hero with complicated family issues， check！A heroine that doesn't need a knight to save her， check！The result？One of the best reads of this summer; angst， an evil villain， and a love story that will make you swoon。 。。。more
Tammy Zautner
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Another one bites the dust。
Evie_Book_Revs *Evie Book Reviews*
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Ilsa Madden-Mills’ Boyfriend Material， is a new enemies-to-lovers， hockey romance that involves a swoony ex turned possible boyfriend， which was a fun， entertaining read。 Boyfriend Material is book 2 in the Hawthorne University series， and is a second chance romance that explores Julia and Eric’s past。 Overall， this rating is for great world building， easy to read， and HEA。 Also， the extended epilogue was a great touch to the series， and I hope a next-gen spin-off is in the works for the Hansens Ilsa Madden-Mills’ Boyfriend Material， is a new enemies-to-lovers， hockey romance that involves a swoony ex turned possible boyfriend， which was a fun， entertaining read。 Boyfriend Material is book 2 in the Hawthorne University series， and is a second chance romance that explores Julia and Eric’s past。 Overall， this rating is for great world building， easy to read， and HEA。 Also， the extended epilogue was a great touch to the series， and I hope a next-gen spin-off is in the works for the Hansens and Morgans。 I reviewed an early copy voluntarily， and look forward to future novels by the author。 。。。more
Rachael
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Eric and Julia- second chanceEric and Julia had a brief fling in prep school but then Eric walked away without explanation。 Julia is the scholarship student that’s had a rough life and ends up stripping to make ends meet and pay off a bad debt。 When Eric keeps finding her in unsafe situations and comes to her rescue they begin their friendship to lovers relationship。 Drama， hockey and sexy。 Don’t care for the stripper storyline but otherwise a great rest of story with sweet HEA
Claire
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2。5 stars。 This had the potential to be a great angsty second chance story， but it ended up being bland。 Eric and Julia had a brief relationship when they were in high school。 She was the new scholarship girl， he was the popular golden boy with a reputation for never being with the same girl twice。 She heard about his rep， but he made it seem like he was very into her and they had a real relationship…until he took her virginity and then ghosted her。 She then saw him with another girl a week late 2。5 stars。 This had the potential to be a great angsty second chance story， but it ended up being bland。 Eric and Julia had a brief relationship when they were in high school。 She was the new scholarship girl， he was the popular golden boy with a reputation for never being with the same girl twice。 She heard about his rep， but he made it seem like he was very into her and they had a real relationship…until he took her virginity and then ghosted her。 She then saw him with another girl a week later。 Fast forwards a few years later， they’re now at the same college。 He’s the big man on campus， captain of the hockey team， and she’s stripping to make ends meet， since her mom has become a drug addict who's in debt to shady people。 They’ve been ignoring each other for years， until one day he randomly rescues her from a bad situation， which sparks their relationship again。 The problem with this book is that it kept skipping over all the angsty or emotional scenes， and just telling us that they happened in retrospect。 For example， at the beginning， it started with they were in high school。 But， it skipped past the part where he ghosted her and she later saw him with another girl！ We just get a scene when things were good between them， before the story jumps ahead to years later。 It just TELLS us what happened in retrospect。 We don’t see it in-scene。 Then， later in college when they slowly resume their relationship， the first time they get coffee together， we’re also just TOLD this happened in retrospect， we don’t see it in-scene。 That had so much potential for tension - the two of them trying to have a mature regular interaction， after their fraught history！ But it was hard to even feel their chemistry， since scenes like that weren't shown on the page。 So， the result is a story that has no flavor。 It SHOULD have been angsty goodness， but it kept skipping over all of the parts that would have given it that！ And it’s not like it even skipped over the meaty parts for anything good。 The entire first 30% of the book is pretty boring， with a lot of pointless scenes。 It's calling itself "enemies to lovers" but it doesn't even have enough flavor to be that。 She dislikes him for his past actions， but he's just completely indifferent to her， until suddenly he's interested。 He also never groveled for how he treated her in the past。 I don’t mind that， it’s not the only way for the hero to fix a wrong。 He does apologize sincerely， and he does a lot of actions to make her life better （like saving her from bad situations THREE times in a row） and show that he cares。 But that also felt too convenient。 If this story didn’t want to have a grovel， that’s fine！ But him rescuing her by pure coincidence multiple times in a row wasn't totally satisfying to have in place of a grovel， since he wasn’t actively trying to do it。 He just kind of stumbled into it。 This story had good bones…。but it faltered in the execution， because the author made the baffling choice to gloss over all of the juicy parts。 。。。more
Staci
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This book was just "okay" for me。 I have read alot of books from this author， and Boyfriend Material did not make it to my top five。 Not a bad read， but not my favorite :） This book was just "okay" for me。 I have read alot of books from this author， and Boyfriend Material did not make it to my top five。 Not a bad read， but not my favorite :） 。。。more
❤️ Nanda ❤️
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🎧 Audiobook Review 🎧 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 Blue Butterfly Stars！ Hockey romance is my guilt pleasure， and Ilsa Madden-Mills can definitely do good fulfilling my addiction to them！ I've been waiting since forever to have Eric and Julia's love story， and I'm not disappointed with them！ Since Boyfriend Bargain， Eric was always the life of the party。。。 The carefree hockey player， living his best college days。Julia on the other hand， was secretive of her personal life and struggling to keep her head above w 🎧 Audiobook Review 🎧 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 Blue Butterfly Stars！ Hockey romance is my guilt pleasure， and Ilsa Madden-Mills can definitely do good fulfilling my addiction to them！ I've been waiting since forever to have Eric and Julia's love story， and I'm not disappointed with them！ Since Boyfriend Bargain， Eric was always the life of the party。。。 The carefree hockey player， living his best college days。Julia on the other hand， was secretive of her personal life and struggling to keep her head above water。 What i didn't expected was for Eric's carefree lifestyle to be just a facade that was hiding his own demons。But the way he was protective of Julia and his friends， the way he fought for them but not for himself， just broke my heart。 I loved their connection， their chemistry， their friendship and the way that they were there for each other at every turn。It was good to see Eric finally overcoming his survivor's guilt and taking the wheels of his own future！ That epilogue with Sugar and Z just warmed my heart to no end！Is it too much to ask for a book for each one of Eric's roommates？ 🎧 About the Audiobook Narration 🎧 Narrated by Lee Samuels and Alyssa Avery and it was chef's kiss！Not a single complaining about the narration！It was perfect and i love it！I'll definitely be searching for more of their work！ 。。。more
C L
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Ugh I was looking forward to this one。 It’s just bad。 So surface level。 I feel nothing for these characters and their love/chemistry/connection is not tangible at all。 It feels forced。 Also， there was no real excuse or emotion behind him ghosting her and treating her poorly - not even in a “bully romance” way。 He just didn’t care。 The writing is also painfully cheesy。 Trying to finish but this is not working。
Christi
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Disappointed in this one。
Tania's Book Blog
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Eric and Julia “relationship” was different。 Julia is a strong girl that has faced so many adversities in her life。 She’s strong， fierce and hardworking。 She did whatever she needed to do to survive。 Her relationship with Eric is complicated。 They knew each other since prep school; she was the scholarship kid and he the wealthy one。 That never stopped him from pursuing her back then but then he broke her heart。 Fast forward couple years and they’re attending the same college and he feels the nee Eric and Julia “relationship” was different。 Julia is a strong girl that has faced so many adversities in her life。 She’s strong， fierce and hardworking。 She did whatever she needed to do to survive。 Her relationship with Eric is complicated。 They knew each other since prep school; she was the scholarship kid and he the wealthy one。 That never stopped him from pursuing her back then but then he broke her heart。 Fast forward couple years and they’re attending the same college and he feels the need to protect her。 She’s a bit wary because of their past。 Eric was wishy washy with her at times because he had so much going on personally。 At times his attitude made me dislike him but then he’ll do things and you realize he isn’t that bad。 Julia I loved。 She rolled with the punches and did what she needed to do to survive。 Eric finally realized that he loved her and finally took full control of his life。 Julia was by his side along the way。 Their friends were a great group。 。。。more
N。 Biggs
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Not gonna lie it started off pretty heavy but not so heavy I wasn’t intrigued。 Boyfriend Material wasn’t anything I expected but I enjoyed it。 From the very beginning I was thrust into action。 Eric & Julia have a rocky start。 Eric breaks Julia’s heart then meet again in college。 Once Eric helps Julia out of an awful situation， they have a tug-of-war connection going on。 Both are dealing with pressures in life。 But can they look past their issues and give their love a try？ Find out why I was root Not gonna lie it started off pretty heavy but not so heavy I wasn’t intrigued。 Boyfriend Material wasn’t anything I expected but I enjoyed it。 From the very beginning I was thrust into action。 Eric & Julia have a rocky start。 Eric breaks Julia’s heart then meet again in college。 Once Eric helps Julia out of an awful situation， they have a tug-of-war connection going on。 Both are dealing with pressures in life。 But can they look past their issues and give their love a try？ Find out why I was rooting for Eric and Julia。 I highly recommend！ 。。。more
Courtney
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3。5
Rachel - Read with Rach
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I liked this book but it definitely felt different than the more recent Ilsa books。 It was a bit heavier but still enjoyable。 I liked Julia and Eric together and liked the secondary cast a lot。 I haven’t read Boyfriend Bargain but I’m definitely going back to read it！
Andrea Sliger
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I loved loved this book。 Eric was such sweet guy。 I wanted to read Eric and Julia's book since the moment that Boyfriend Bargain ended。 It caught me from the first sentence。 I can't believe that it is over。 I loved loved this book。 Eric was such sweet guy。 I wanted to read Eric and Julia's book since the moment that Boyfriend Bargain ended。 It caught me from the first sentence。 I can't believe that it is over。 。。。more
Karie Gibson
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So many emotions Eric and Julia are going to pull your heart strings。 Neither had an easy life。 This is an amazing second chance romance。 Julia will have you rooting for her the entire book。 This couple was made for one another。
Elizabeth Sherrell （Elizabeth’s Pretty Little Reads）
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“I’ve got you，” he murmurs as his hand caresses down my spine。 “Every time。”I’ve anxiously been waiting for more of the Hawthorne University series since 2019， and I’m excited that I really enjoyed Julie and Eric’s story。 The wait was worth it。Their story was sports romance with a mix of enemies to lovers and second chance。 Julie was a heroine with the world on her shoulders—doing anything she could to work through a tough situation。 And Eric， was in fact， Boyfriend Material！ He was caring， “I’ve got you，” he murmurs as his hand caresses down my spine。 “Every time。”I’ve anxiously been waiting for more of the Hawthorne University series since 2019， and I’m excited that I really enjoyed Julie and Eric’s story。 The wait was worth it。Their story was sports romance with a mix of enemies to lovers and second chance。 Julie was a heroine with the world on her shoulders—doing anything she could to work through a tough situation。 And Eric， was in fact， Boyfriend Material！ He was caring， swoony， and swooped in to help Julie when he could。The buildup in romance and steam in Boyfriend Material was fantastic—and the storyline was heartstring tugging！ I also really adored all the side characters: Eric’s roommates/teammates， and Julie’s friends， Poppy and Taylor。 。。。more
Dawn
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This one was just ok for me。 I didn't really connect with either character and their relationship was lacking。 Several times the author would lead up to something in one chapter， but then in the next chapter we find out that the event it was leading up to took place off the page and the characters are then talking about it in past tense （and usually days later）。 I hate when authors tell and don't show。 This one was just ok for me。 I didn't really connect with either character and their relationship was lacking。 Several times the author would lead up to something in one chapter， but then in the next chapter we find out that the event it was leading up to took place off the page and the characters are then talking about it in past tense （and usually days later）。 I hate when authors tell and don't show。 。。。more
Jenny
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Total boyfriend material！Eric Hansen is the type of man you could trust to walk you home safe after a drunken night out。 Seriously， he is the embodiment of a knight shining armour。 Where can I find myself one of him？？ The only thing I could say it was lacking was a plot twist of some sort。 I knew exactly what the climax of the book would be， so there was no surprise。 I just felt something was missing。 But I loved the ending！Must read if you enjoy:- enemies to lovers- sports romance （hockey）- sec Total boyfriend material！Eric Hansen is the type of man you could trust to walk you home safe after a drunken night out。 Seriously， he is the embodiment of a knight shining armour。 Where can I find myself one of him？？ The only thing I could say it was lacking was a plot twist of some sort。 I knew exactly what the climax of the book would be， so there was no surprise。 I just felt something was missing。 But I loved the ending！Must read if you enjoy:- enemies to lovers- sports romance （hockey）- second chance at love- knight in shining armour vibes - happily ever after4 beautiful stars ✨️Check TW before reading*** 。。。more
Molly
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3。5 stars…。 This story had its moments。 I feel like there was so much potential， but there was a lot more telling than showing。 Like， I knew J was stressed out and struggling but I didn’t *feel* it。 I think more time spent on sensory descriptions would have gone a long way for me。 When E was sweet， he was really sweet and I liked his conviction。 J was very likable and had some power moments！
Christy Daeger
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This was a sweet second chance romance involving hockey stare Eric and down on her luck Julia
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