A Groom of One's Own
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Emma St. Clair
- ISBN：B0CLKZ8SH2
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Reviews
Claire
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I am always a sucker for a marriage of convenience， and this one was sweet and funny， as all Emma St。 Clair books are。 I enjoyed these two cinnamon rolls defrauding the government but then actually falling fast for each other。 Helps when you start with a crush。 And can I say I am On Board for Van’s book。 Heat level: 1。 Closed doorThanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC。
PollyAnna Joy
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Eli and BaileyLovelovelovelovelove！！！ Eli and Bailey are wonderfully precious！ I love their story more than I can put into words！ I can't wait to read their story again！！！ Eli and BaileyLovelovelovelovelove！！！ Eli and Bailey are wonderfully precious！ I love their story more than I can put into words！ I can't wait to read their story again！！！ 。。。more
EVANGELIA MARAGKOPOULOU
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The first book of the Appies Series 。 Eli Is Canadian and his visa is almost expiring so he has to go back to Canada and it might take them a year to work things so he can come and play again 。 So he asks the pretty woman who works at the animal shelter he volunteers to help me by asking her to be his wife 。 Bailey is shy but she when Eli asks her for help accepts not only for the money that he will give her but because she really like him 。 With only few weeks to knew each other and get married The first book of the Appies Series 。 Eli Is Canadian and his visa is almost expiring so he has to go back to Canada and it might take them a year to work things so he can come and play again 。 So he asks the pretty woman who works at the animal shelter he volunteers to help me by asking her to be his wife 。 Bailey is shy but she when Eli asks her for help accepts not only for the money that he will give her but because she really like him 。 With only few weeks to knew each other and get married everything is overwhelming 。 But what happens when both of them develop feeling but they are scared to tell the other ？ I loved all the hockey players and hope for more of them to have their happily ever after 。 And also want to read Annie's story 。 I received this book from netgalley and the publicer as an ARC 。 Thank you 。 All thoughts and opinions are my own 。 。。。more
Luv_a_good_story
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Cute story， I liked Bailey
Darci Kester
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Hockey romance， marriage of convenience， sunshine/sunshine。 Such a sweet romcom to continue the Appies series。 Eli and Bailey are just so great together and all the secondary characters are amazing as well。 Fantastic closed door romance！ Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 A Groom of One’s Own is out now！
Jama Weaver
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The book was so good I wish that I could give it more than 5 stars but unfortunately it's the highest and I love bailey and Eli so much and his mom， and sisters bond with him and bailey is so much fun。 I love that they gradually fell for each other while engaged and also married。 My favorite line in the book is a text between them about a bouquet of periods The book was so good I wish that I could give it more than 5 stars but unfortunately it's the highest and I love bailey and Eli so much and his mom， and sisters bond with him and bailey is so much fun。 I love that they gradually fell for each other while engaged and also married。 My favorite line in the book is a text between them about a bouquet of periods 。。。more
Tiffany Farris
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Eli Hopkins is a sweet， romantic， hockey player who is about to be deported。 He didn’t file is visa correctly so now it’s either get deported or get married。 And he has a woman in mind， the sweet quiet girl from the dog shelter， Bailey。 This was my first “hockey romance” but I loved Eli。 He’s like the perfect dream man。 This is the first book in the series and I plan to read them all。 I loved Eli， Bailey， Eli’s family and his hockey team。 Such a cute romcom。I’m excited for Van’s story。 I loved h Eli Hopkins is a sweet， romantic， hockey player who is about to be deported。 He didn’t file is visa correctly so now it’s either get deported or get married。 And he has a woman in mind， the sweet quiet girl from the dog shelter， Bailey。 This was my first “hockey romance” but I loved Eli。 He’s like the perfect dream man。 This is the first book in the series and I plan to read them all。 I loved Eli， Bailey， Eli’s family and his hockey team。 Such a cute romcom。I’m excited for Van’s story。 I loved his character as well。 。。。more
Jen （jensdreamylittlereads）
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Marriage of convenience with the swooniest hero？ Yes， please！ I always look forward to Emma St。 Clair's new releases， but the tropes in this one felt like they were made for me。 I’m a sucker for a marriage of convenience and this one was done so well by Emma in this story。 It was a heartfelt and heartwarming read that I simply couldn't get enough of， and put down。Due to issues with his visa， Eli finds himself at risk of deportation。 Unless。。。he's able to get married。 And quick。 Enter Bailey， the Marriage of convenience with the swooniest hero？ Yes， please！ I always look forward to Emma St。 Clair's new releases， but the tropes in this one felt like they were made for me。 I’m a sucker for a marriage of convenience and this one was done so well by Emma in this story。 It was a heartfelt and heartwarming read that I simply couldn't get enough of， and put down。Due to issues with his visa， Eli finds himself at risk of deportation。 Unless。。。he's able to get married。 And quick。 Enter Bailey， the shy pretty girl at the animal shelter he volunteers at。 Never expecting she would be the one to say yes。 I adored these two。 Although their marriage is fake， Eli and Bailey seem like they are meant to be together from the beginning。 They are selfless people who have hearts of gold and need each other more than their hearts know。 I gushed over the closeness and intimacy that they develop along with their flirty and tender relationship。 Their teasing and witty banter also had me in stitches。 The chemistry between them was palpable， and the slow burn build-up of their relationship was both satisfying and captivating。 Emma St。 Clair’s stellar storytelling was an absolutely addictive blend of humor and heart and I simply didn’t want to put this book down。 The whole thing was great， and I happily binged it。 I absolutely adore these hockey guys and I can’t wait for the next book！ 。。。more
Chelsea
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A super sweet， tender romance！Eli and Bailey's story is:• real/fake fiancé • hockey• found family• cinnamon roll hero• shy heroine • strong， supportive friendships• Cinderella "class difference" vibes Eli gives complete Golden Retriever energy and I was here for it！ I loved him！ He was thoughtful and sweet and fun and protective！Bailey has been through it， and I was just soo happy for her to find belonging and someone who saw her and took care of her！。。。。Romance is kisses only， with a vague fade A super sweet， tender romance！Eli and Bailey's story is:• real/fake fiancé • hockey• found family• cinnamon roll hero• shy heroine • strong， supportive friendships• Cinderella "class difference" vibes Eli gives complete Golden Retriever energy and I was here for it！ I loved him！ He was thoughtful and sweet and fun and protective！Bailey has been through it， and I was just soo happy for her to find belonging and someone who saw her and took care of her！。。。。Romance is kisses only， with a vague fade-to-black in the epilogue。 。。。more
Elizabeth Swanson
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[ARC REVIEW] this book was such a feel good book。 Eli and his character was the cutest， sweetest thing ever。 I love his relationship with his mom and how much he cared for her。 I loved how he continued to look out for Bailey even when he barely knew her。 Bailey opening up throughout the book was a beautiful process。 The team’s relationship was so fun to read about。 This book was a really quick and easy read for me。
Alicia （aliciasalwaysreading）
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Pretty sure ESC can do no wrong。Review to come！
A。M。 Hogue
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So cute！！A Groom of One's Own was such a cute book！ It was so easy to root for Bailey and Eli because they're both such likable characters。 And， I must say， I seriously loved the nicknames that the Hopkins family calls each other！ This was a great book and a great addition to the Appies' team series。 Watching each of these hockey heroes fall in love--even if it's only with my imagination--is so fun。 Can't wait for the next book！ So cute！！A Groom of One's Own was such a cute book！ It was so easy to root for Bailey and Eli because they're both such likable characters。 And， I must say， I seriously loved the nicknames that the Hopkins family calls each other！ This was a great book and a great addition to the Appies' team series。 Watching each of these hockey heroes fall in love--even if it's only with my imagination--is so fun。 Can't wait for the next book！ 。。。more
Tiffany
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Contains: kisses and mentions of sex I liked returning to the Apies， it was nice seeing characters from previous books and I’m glad they didn’t bog down this book。 I wasn’t a huge fan of Bailey calling Eli “hockey player” but at least she owns that it is a stupid nickname。 My least favorite was the sister’s repacking their honeymoon luggage。 Who does that？ Also are they expected to stay in their room the whole time？ What if they’d like to go out to eat？ What about returning home？ It seemed reall Contains: kisses and mentions of sex I liked returning to the Apies， it was nice seeing characters from previous books and I’m glad they didn’t bog down this book。 I wasn’t a huge fan of Bailey calling Eli “hockey player” but at least she owns that it is a stupid nickname。 My least favorite was the sister’s repacking their honeymoon luggage。 Who does that？ Also are they expected to stay in their room the whole time？ What if they’d like to go out to eat？ What about returning home？ It seemed really rude and unnecessary drama put in place so our MCs could be in a sticky situation。 。。。more
Alysha （For The Love of Christian Fiction）
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Where， oh where do I start？！？ I am currently a puddle。 I LOVE LOVE！ But really， if you slap marriage of convenience on it I’m gonna read it。 It is a fact of life - the sun rises in the East & sets in the West。 Alysha reads MOC like it’s her water。 And this one？？？？ *cue screaming you can probably hear in the Appalachian mountains* SO。 GOOD。 The set up。 The time。 （Even though it was a quick timeline） The attention to detail。 The trust。 The open communication， yet fear of scaring the other one off。 Where， oh where do I start？！？ I am currently a puddle。 I LOVE LOVE！ But really， if you slap marriage of convenience on it I’m gonna read it。 It is a fact of life - the sun rises in the East & sets in the West。 Alysha reads MOC like it’s her water。 And this one？？？？ *cue screaming you can probably hear in the Appalachian mountains* SO。 GOOD。 The set up。 The time。 （Even though it was a quick timeline） The attention to detail。 The trust。 The open communication， yet fear of scaring the other one off。 The boys。 The family。 The romance。 The noticing。 THE AWKWARD TOGETHER！I。Am。Undone。Unglued。Finished。Someone get a shovel to come scrape me off the floor。 I really don’t know what else to say than ELI GOT THE BEST HEA FOR HIM！ And Emma St。 Clair is an artist。 Buy this book。 Read this book。 Love this book。5/5 stars*I received this book from the author**All opinions are my own* 。。。more
Abs
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EMMA ST CLAIR DOES IT AGAIN！！！
Kim Golding
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Cutest！I’ve been so excited to read more books with the Appies and I loved this one so much！！ I loved Bailey and Eli， they were so adorably “awkward together！”I love everything from their friendship from the shelter， to their marriage of convenience， to Eli playing hockey， to seeing more of the Appies， to cute Maggie and her book club friends， to her ploy to meet Bailey， to bowling in muumuus， to Eli planning the wedding， to hanging out with Parker again， to Eli being the biggest romantic， to Ba Cutest！I’ve been so excited to read more books with the Appies and I loved this one so much！！ I loved Bailey and Eli， they were so adorably “awkward together！”I love everything from their friendship from the shelter， to their marriage of convenience， to Eli playing hockey， to seeing more of the Appies， to cute Maggie and her book club friends， to her ploy to meet Bailey， to bowling in muumuus， to Eli planning the wedding， to hanging out with Parker again， to Eli being the biggest romantic， to Bailey finding a family， to Annie’s meddling ways， to watching them fall for each other， and finally having the courage to tell each other！ Such a cute and swoony book！！ Can’t wait for the next one！！ 。。。more
Jami Pruitt （My。lovely_readingcorner）
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Favorite parts: 🏒 Meeting Doris🏒 Bailey's birthday🏒 Book Club🏒 Maggie🏒 Turning in the volunteer application 🏒 “Hockey Player” and “Leelee”🏒 Candy bouquet🏒 Bailey's first hockey game🏒 In Parker's office🏒 At the restaurant 🏒 Wedding dress shopping🏒 Hiccups🏒 “We made a place for you。”🏒 Annie🏒 The wedding （the hockey team 🥰）🏒 “Awkward together”This book was so much fun！ I did not want to put it down。I love Bailey's quiet shyness。 I love how even though she is quiet she still knows how to speak up fo Favorite parts: 🏒 Meeting Doris🏒 Bailey's birthday🏒 Book Club🏒 Maggie🏒 Turning in the volunteer application 🏒 “Hockey Player” and “Leelee”🏒 Candy bouquet🏒 Bailey's first hockey game🏒 In Parker's office🏒 At the restaurant 🏒 Wedding dress shopping🏒 Hiccups🏒 “We made a place for you。”🏒 Annie🏒 The wedding （the hockey team 🥰）🏒 “Awkward together”This book was so much fun！ I did not want to put it down。I love Bailey's quiet shyness。 I love how even though she is quiet she still knows how to speak up for herself。 I love how she finds a family in Eli and his family。 It was so sweet。I love how caring Eli is。 He takes such good care of Bailey and wants to help her as much as he can。 I love that he doesn't want to overwhelm her so he tries to be patient and “Woo his Wife。”I love how Bailey and Eli get to know each other and how quickly their feelings change for each other because they communicated well and were real with each other， even if they do hold back on the feelings talk。I am not a big sports person， but I have loved reading the books in this Hockey themed series。 It was so fun getting to see Logan and Felix again！This is the first book in the Appies Hockey Romance series， although you get to read Logan and Felix's stories in the Sweater Weather series。 It can be read as a stand alone。 Thanks to the author for the advanced copy。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Deidra Scott
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What a great addition to the Appies story。 There's just a huge brotherhood with this team and I love the individuality that you get with all the descriptions。 Bailey and Eli are the bees knees and it was so fun to see them fall for each other。 What a great addition to the Appies story。 There's just a huge brotherhood with this team and I love the individuality that you get with all the descriptions。 Bailey and Eli are the bees knees and it was so fun to see them fall for each other。 。。。more
Randee
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Golly I loved it and all the books in this series so far！
Barbara Fox
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cute cuteWhat a fun story。 I was sure it would go the traditional way route with the mean immigration officer。 Eli is a complex hero。 He nearly jumps to life off the page。 Emma St Clair just never disappoints me。
Tamara
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Eek！ This was soooo good！ Bailey is so sweet and I love how Eli makes everything more fun and just happy for those around him！ They are such a cute match！ And if you’re ok getting emotionally hooked to some fictional characters then this is the book！ Love everything！
Katie
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A Groom of One's Own was the cutest！ Eli & Bailey are adorable together。 Their marriage of convenience story wasn't typical but perfect none the less。 Not only were the main characters well done， but the support ones were the best！ The Appies team feels like coming home & I can't wait to read more。 A Groom of One's Own was the cutest！ Eli & Bailey are adorable together。 Their marriage of convenience story wasn't typical but perfect none the less。 Not only were the main characters well done， but the support ones were the best！ The Appies team feels like coming home & I can't wait to read more。 。。。more
S
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The pace was of this book was very slow。 I had hard time believing in the characters relationships。 It did not really seem like a love story。
Sarah A。 simply。sarahendipity
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This was the most swoon-worthy， sugar-sweet， giddy-lovesick story ever！ It was absolutely perfection！ I loved Bailey and Eli so much！ I always love a marriage of convenience and fake dating/engagement trope！ And this did NOT disappoint！
Chelsea M
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So cute！！ Perfect chemistry， perfect hockey， perfect kisses
Sara M
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A Groom of One's Own is a sweet and tender feel-good novel set in the same small town of Harvest Hollow as the Sweater Weather series - which I loved！ Thank you so much to the author and the publisher for the ARC！ The Appies are the town's ice hockey team - and the chosen family feeling among the players is superb！ - but now one of the players finds out his career is in jeopardy: due to visa issues Eli Hopkins might be deported back to Canada。 Enter Bailey， the shy and kindhearted woman working A Groom of One's Own is a sweet and tender feel-good novel set in the same small town of Harvest Hollow as the Sweater Weather series - which I loved！ Thank you so much to the author and the publisher for the ARC！ The Appies are the town's ice hockey team - and the chosen family feeling among the players is superb！ - but now one of the players finds out his career is in jeopardy: due to visa issues Eli Hopkins might be deported back to Canada。 Enter Bailey， the shy and kindhearted woman working at the animal shelter Eli frequently visits。 If the two marry Eli gets to stay with the Appies and Bailey might afford to go to vet school sooner rather than later。 But can these two personalities match， even if their agreement is on paper only， when one of them is an introvert and the other one an overwhelmingly outgoing ray of sunshine？ And what about all the feelings bubbling under the surface。。。？ The reader of this novel sure is in for a treat！ 。。。more
Kenneth Edmondson
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Really enjoyed itFinished within 24 hours。 That says it all！ Even read on rather than watching sport - nuff said！！ Looking forward to the rest of the Appies！
Cary
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Liked it， nice characters， well thought out plot， and HEA！ Good！
Melena
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Eli has a great hockey career playing for the Appies and a routine for his mother's medical needs。 When he finds out an issue with visa paperwork threatens it all， he asks Bailey to help him by marrying him。 I really liked Bailey from the very beginning。 She was sweet and kind。 There was a connection between the two of them from the very beginning， and I couldn't wait to watch the two of them fall for one another。This was such a fun read with lots of sweet and swoony moments as well as humor， gr Eli has a great hockey career playing for the Appies and a routine for his mother's medical needs。 When he finds out an issue with visa paperwork threatens it all， he asks Bailey to help him by marrying him。 I really liked Bailey from the very beginning。 She was sweet and kind。 There was a connection between the two of them from the very beginning， and I couldn't wait to watch the two of them fall for one another。This was such a fun read with lots of sweet and swoony moments as well as humor， great banter， and more。 This was a fantastic start to the series and I can't wait to read more！Thank you to the author for providing an ARC for an honest review。 。。。more
Annie | A Bookish Romantic
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