If you thought Behind the Net was amazing, The Fake Out is even better! Stephanie’s writing is witty, engaging, and full of heart. She has a knack for crafting dynamic and lovable characters, and an engaging storyline with tropes including frenemies-to-lovers, boy obsessed, and fake dating within the Vancouver Storm universe.
Hazel Hartley works as a physiotherapist for the Vancouver Storm. She has dreams of opening an inclusive fitness studio, a safe place where everyone can feel confident and feel good no matter their age, body shape, size, and fitness level. When she hears that her ex-boyfriend has been traded to the same team, she finds the perfect person she expects to agree into a fake relationship to spite her ex. Enter Rory Miller, an arrogant and newly named team captain who had a crush on her since high school. Unbeknownst to her, Rory doesn’t plan on faking this relationship at all…
I find Hazel to be so relatable. She’s the perfect mix of a strong, fierce, and independent FMC with a guarded heart due her past relationship. I loved her feisty comebacks to Rory, but also seeing her soft side when she decided to finally open up. Her outlook on body positivity, self-love, and acceptance is so inspiring and it resonates with her mom’s personal issue with body image. The sisterly relationship with Hazel and Pippa is amazing, and I loved seeing them bond and support each other.
Rory Miller… I have no words. Behind his cocky facade, he’s a golden retriever at its core. I was skeptical of him from Behind the Net, but his fictional existence literally altered my brain chemistry. He’s the whole package: attractive, protective, thoughtful, caring, patient, soft hearted… I could go on for days. He truly is the perfect man and I couldn’t be more jealous of Hazel. It breaks my heart to see his struggles finding joy whenever he plays hockey, but I loved how Hazel could see past Rory’s surface and encourage him to get out of his dad’s shadow and have a good time.
Hazel and Rory really peeled back each other’s layers and showed us what love really looks like, which is imperfectly beautiful. I loved their flirtatious banter, the sizzling chemistry, and how much they communicate with each other. Rory gives her the support and stability she didn’t realize was missing, and Hazel is able to help him see his worth as a friend and team player for his team, and chip away at the insecurities his dad had installed. They fill in each other’s gaps and make each other the best versions of themselves. Their relationship is so comforting and heartwarming, especially since it takes place towards the end of the year.
I highly recommend this book if you’re into hockey romance, fake dating, and a golden retriever MMC who loves spending money on his woman !!
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And just like that, I am head over heels in love with Hazel and Rory 😍
5/5 ⭐5/5🌶️Where do I even begin!? After getting my ARC, I have read and re-read this book at least 5/6 times (with no plan on stopping.)I loved Hazel from the jump, she is this strong, independent woman who doesn't need NO man but yet every single sharp edge was created to protect herself. The glimpses into why she is the way she is, was so real and relatable and I appreciated the pure raw honesty of it all.Rory is just another cocky, smug hockey player (more ways than one) who truly is a golden retriever himbo. Maybe, oh just maybe, instead of having these sharp edges like Hazel, he used the cocky and smugness to disguise his own broken pieces.Watching these two together was simply *chefs kiss* perfection. Their banter whenever they are together or even via text messages, legit made me laugh out loud and felt like it would be a REAL conversation between two people is just another example of how amazing Stephanie creates her characters. She also knows how to make you REALLY hate a character, and boy oh boy, Connor can kick rocks.If you want to be swept off your feet and go on a journey of a woman with a guarded heart and a golden (retriever) boy, who can't help himself peel those layers back one sexy lingerie set at a time, this book is for you.#fakedating #himoMMC #sassyFMC #HEA
