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Untamed Devil by Melissa Ivers

Nashville Devils, #1

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I'm not ready to be a single dad...

I had my life all figured out.

Hockey. A revolving door of women. No strings. No worries.

Until my sister runs off with a man she's just met and leaves my ten-year-old niece in my living room with nothing but a backpack, a stuffed snake named Leo, and a broken heart.

I need help.

Elle Hurst was only supposed to be in my life for one night--a curvy distraction with a big heart and a wicked sense of humor. But she's volunteered to watch Chloe while she's in town, and I have no choice but to let her.

It can't last.

She has an expiration date, a life to get back to in Savannah, and I don't do relationships. I know people don't stick around no matter how much you want them to--it's a lesson I've been taught my whole life.

I won't risk losing my heart...or will I?

This book is a stand-alone within a series and, as always, comes with a happy ending.

REVIEW

Tag and Elle’s story is a feel-good hockey romance that starts off with a bang 😏 see what I did there? If you read it you'll know. HOT! Melissa surely knows how to write steamy scenes. Elle signs on to help Tag after he inadvertently becomes a single parent after “gaining” custody of his niece. He’s completely adrift and Elle comes to his rescue.

Elle and Tag decide it's prudent to remain just friends, but of course best intentions and all that tend to go by the wayside when there’s explosive chemistry between the main characters. And let me tell you their chemistry is palpable.

I really became attached to these characters. I loved seeing Tag's inner thoughts and experiencing his vulnerability. He's a tough hockey player yet he has a soft center. His niece is super smart and sassy and immediately wraps Uncle Tag around her little finger.

Tag struggles a lot with his self worth and it made things complicated for him and Elle. On the flipside Elle has obligations and family commitments that throw a bigger wrench into the mix. These issues come to a head and almost ruin everything for Tag and Elle.

Untamed Devil was a fairly quick read, but definitely entertaining. I really enjoyed the characters and the storyline as a whole. I loved the glimpse at are next Devil as well. I'm a fan of this series and a fan of Melissa.

RATING

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Meet Melissa Ivers

Melissa Ivers is a contemporary romance author from Kentucky. She lives in the Bluegrass State with her teenage son who rolls his eyes at basically everything she does. She has two rescue dogs who love attention right when she’s in the writing zone. She has numerous fictional boyfriends, but-shhhh-they don’t know about each other.

Because adulting is so hard, she has worked in surgery for almost twenty years although, writing has always been her passion. A passion she began with stories and bad poems on her mom’s typewriter at the age of eleven.

When she isn’t writing or working, you’ll find her under a blanket on the couch reading a book off Kindle (I know, super exciting). She also likes to binge watch shows off Netflix, baking yummy treats, and being an all around joy in everyone’s life-no comments from the peanut gallery.