Caspian: A Carolina Reapers Novel
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- Create Date：2021-07-18 08:31:02
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Samantha Whiskey
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Shannon Downing
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FateGirl next door， sisters best friend， fake romance so many different tropes。 Caspian is a ladies man and when a favour turns into something more
Laurel Nilsen
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Caspian is book 8 in The Carolina Reapers series。 Caspian maybe the hot NHL star but to Ryleigh he was just the annoying older brother to her best friend and the boy next door。 What starts a favour to Caspian’s mother and trying to make Ryleigh’s Ex jealous turns into so much more。 I was hooked from the first page and couldn’t put this book down。 Another awesome read by this author。
Sarah
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Ryleigh and Caspian ❤️Gotta love a great girl-next-door， little sister’s best friend story。 Ryleigh is a feisty， brutally honest and loyal woman who was the perfect match for family-focused， former playboy Caspian。 They are such an explosive couple。 Really enjoyed watching them chase their dreams together。
Jessica
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Every time I dive into a Samantha Whiskey book， I know I'm going to be captivated and won't be able to put it down until I've finished it and this book was no exception。 I absolutely loved the banter and relationship between Caspian and Ryleigh。 I love that every book in this series shows us how much the reapers and their wives are a true family to each other。 It's great to get to check-in with some of the characters from the previous books。 I also loved the small town feel of this story and the Every time I dive into a Samantha Whiskey book， I know I'm going to be captivated and won't be able to put it down until I've finished it and this book was no exception。 I absolutely loved the banter and relationship between Caspian and Ryleigh。 I love that every book in this series shows us how much the reapers and their wives are a true family to each other。 It's great to get to check-in with some of the characters from the previous books。 I also loved the small town feel of this story and the festival they held in the summer。 These are the types of festivals and fairs I love to attend。 These two were brought together by their two meddling moms and fell hard and fast for each other。 Caspian's grand gesture made me swoon， Samantha Whiskey sure knows how to write a good grovel scene after someone messes up。I hope we get a book about Brogan and Maxim and a spin-off series about Kolton and his team in Minnesota。 。。。more
Dalene
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Samantha has knocked it out of the park once again。 Caspian is such a great character and fits right in with all of the other Reapers。 Ryleigh is the perfect girl for him。 She is LITERALLY the girl next door。 Their easy banter and off the charts chemistry is effortless。 The only thing that stands in their way is their inability to communicate with each other， which of course， is typically the issue that plagues all couples :PI absolutely LOVD Caz and Ry and hope to see more of them in the future Samantha has knocked it out of the park once again。 Caspian is such a great character and fits right in with all of the other Reapers。 Ryleigh is the perfect girl for him。 She is LITERALLY the girl next door。 Their easy banter and off the charts chemistry is effortless。 The only thing that stands in their way is their inability to communicate with each other， which of course， is typically the issue that plagues all couples :PI absolutely LOVD Caz and Ry and hope to see more of them in the future。 Those Reaper men keep falling and the series just keeps getting better and better！ 。。。more
Diane McConnell
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Falling in love with the girl next door！Caspian （Caz） Foster needed a date for his sister London’s wedding to Jansen Sterling， but he never expected to take Ryleigh Dunham who was the girl next door and his sister’s best friend。 Ryleigh was single after the devasting breakup with her boyfriend。 Caz said he would help her get him back but his attraction to the gorgeous girl next door made him want more but Ryleigh lived in Iowa managing the family store and he lived in Charleston and his team was Falling in love with the girl next door！Caspian （Caz） Foster needed a date for his sister London’s wedding to Jansen Sterling， but he never expected to take Ryleigh Dunham who was the girl next door and his sister’s best friend。 Ryleigh was single after the devasting breakup with her boyfriend。 Caz said he would help her get him back but his attraction to the gorgeous girl next door made him want more but Ryleigh lived in Iowa managing the family store and he lived in Charleston and his team was there。 Falling in love is easy but meeting in the middle so they could be together with their dreams was going to take some work！P。S。 I want Brogan’s story because of his reaction to Sadie！I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Wendy McArthur
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I freaking loved this book， definitely 5 stars。I think this one was my favourite but then I say that about every other one！ This time around it’s Caspian & Ryleigh’s turn。 Ry is the girl next door that Caz is asked to squire around to the run up to his sister’s wedding。 They’re trying to make her ex jealous。 The ex is an odious doofus who turns up everywhere。I loved the other Reapers turning up for the wedding shenanigans。 I cannot wait for books about Maxim & Brogan！
Carissa
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I loved this story！ Caz and Ryleigh grew up together， and thank to their meddling mothers， who are bffs， they get tricked into being each other’s dates for London and Sterling’s wedding。 They realize that they have both grown up， and sparks fly。 But she lives in their hometown and he is a Reaper。This epic love story shows how far someone will go for true love！！！
Trish
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I will never get enough of the Carolina Reapers series。 Each guy immediately becomes my second favorite （Cannon will always be my number 1）。 From the very first chapter， I was hooked on Caspian。Caspian is back in his hometown for his sister， London and his teammate， Sterling’s wedding。 His mother asks him to be the date for London’s friend， Ryleigh， after she had a tough breakup。 Ryleigh was the girl next door and one of London’s closest friends。 Sparks fly between these two and it’s explosive。 I will never get enough of the Carolina Reapers series。 Each guy immediately becomes my second favorite （Cannon will always be my number 1）。 From the very first chapter， I was hooked on Caspian。Caspian is back in his hometown for his sister， London and his teammate， Sterling’s wedding。 His mother asks him to be the date for London’s friend， Ryleigh， after she had a tough breakup。 Ryleigh was the girl next door and one of London’s closest friends。 Sparks fly between these two and it’s explosive。 Caspian was a dream。 A hockey player， tattooed， sweet， and protective。 His personality was so humble from growing up in a small town but he also had confidence。 Ryleigh has a lot of the same characteristics and I loved that about her。 Those two just meshed so well together。 We get appearances from some of our favourite Reapers and that made me so happy to read。 I can’t wait to read what Samantha Whiskey writes next。 。。。more
READ ME ROMANCE
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Caspian is book 8 of 8 of the professional hockey Carolina Reapers series by Samantha Whiskey。 I am a big fan and have read every book as well as her Raleigh Raptor （football） and Seattle Sharks （hockey） sports romance series。 Samantha’s characters are all super sexy， loyal， and protective， and when they fall in love， they fall hard。 They are not only devoted to their sport and their team， but to their better half， and are men of great character。 I equally love the heroines in her romances as th Caspian is book 8 of 8 of the professional hockey Carolina Reapers series by Samantha Whiskey。 I am a big fan and have read every book as well as her Raleigh Raptor （football） and Seattle Sharks （hockey） sports romance series。 Samantha’s characters are all super sexy， loyal， and protective， and when they fall in love， they fall hard。 They are not only devoted to their sport and their team， but to their better half， and are men of great character。 I equally love the heroines in her romances as they are independent， strong， and smart， and have their own unique personalities and career goals。Ryleigh Dunham and Caspian Foster grew up as neighbors in Cherry Creek， Iowa。 Caspian and many of his teammates from the Reapers which are based in Charleston， South Carolina， are in town in their off season for his younger sister London’s wedding to their teammate and friend， Jansen Sterling。 I loved that their mothers were best friends， and all of the charm of small town life。 Ryleigh is about six years younger than him， and the meddling moms ask for him to help her get over her ex， Chuck， who lives in town。 The book is filled with neighbors not minding their business， working hard to make a living， pride in your home and family， local celebrations like their July 4th festival， and Caspian just being able to be himself without the demands of being a superstar。 Most of the author’s heroes had grand gestures， Axel being my all-time favorite。 He left Sweden to move to the US to be with Langley， the PR director for the team。 Bristol moved her company for Briggs， and Cannon married his wife twice。 I loved all of the interconnected characters， Logan， Axel， Connell， Brogan， etc。 and if you are a new reader， it’s very easy to pop in any of her books if one catches your eye。 But if you have KU， I suggest you start at the beginning so you can enjoy them all。SPOILER ALERT:While I really like Caspian， and his relationship with his team， parents， and siblings， and I am happy that he and Ryleigh connected on such a deep level so quickly， their total lack of communication made this book my least favorite。 I found it very immature on both of their parts to keep guessing how the other was feeling which often led to misunderstandings， and for them to just live in the moment， knowing he had a job to do in another state。 I did like how she wanted to help her mother after her father's passing， and how she worked through her feelings for Chuck， who kept popping up like a pimple， but wish she shared them with Caspian， but at only 22 she still had a lot of growing up to do。 I realize that they only had a month together， but what he did at the end as his grand gesture was not realistic， totally irresponsible to his teammates， and short-sighted in my opinion。 In earlier chapters， he was working through ideas in his head how they could make a long distance relationship work， but never shared them with her so they could discuss it maturely。 To voluntarily initiate a major career change to be near her while she attended a TEMPORARY two-year master’s program without ever speaking to her about it really upset me！ And even though she tried to make amends to correct a misunderstanding， they were not honest with one another and she gave up way too quickly。As a graduate student， she would have off summers （hockey players usually have off then too）， a long winter and spring break， and he could fly to see her when there were no games， or fly her to him on a free day。 Would they even want to stay in Minneapolis after she graduates？ A pro-hockey player has ten years at best， and then they could settle on a town they both liked， or where he got a coaching job。 She is an industrial artist and could set up shop anywhere and sell her items。 Their lack of communication and his decision were not how I personally wanted the book to go， especially that he “surprised” her with his decision instead of discussing their goals individually and as a couple and then make plans， like her possibly attending Savannah’s well-known school of College or Art and Design which is only a two hour drive south from Charleston。 I mean no respect to the author as this is not my story to tell， and I am sure she has a plan for the future。 I was hoping to get Maxim’s story next， but am unsure now as Caspian’s book concludes this series with the Reapers。 Even though I really liked Caspian's character， this particular book was just a miss for me。 I will continue to read all of her books because I am a huge fan of her writing， characters， and storytelling。 。。。more
Laura
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