BLURB ➞
Lily Ford has always been a wallflower.
But it’s senior year, and she wants nothing more than to try and push her boundaries and embrace the last year of high school.
Kaiden Thatcher has always been the star on the football field.
But now he finds himself in enemy territory forced to prove himself to his new coach and teammates.
It starts with a dare. Seven minutes of heaven in a boat shed. But it quickly turns into something neither of them saw coming.
He’s everything she should resist.
She’s everything he shouldn’t want.
But neither of them are willing to walk away because together, their demons seem that little bit easier to silence.
There’s just one problem … Lily is the coach’s daughter.
And one hundred percent off-limits.
But this wasn’t a fairytale and there was no fairy godmother coming to turn me into a princess.
ARC REVIEW ➞
It’s time for the Rixon Raiders 2.0 and I loved this book. Seeing Jason, Fee, Hailee, Cameron, Mya and Asher all grown up and as parents was amazing, not to mention the fact that the group is still extremely close and all their kids are friends.
Lily, who is the daughter of Jason and Fee, is a quiet one, she is shy, however, it is her senior year and she wants to experience it. Kaiden is new to Rixon High and a football star. The moment they see each other there is a connection between them, the moment they are forced to spend seven minutes in a boat house together leads to even more of a connection. The problem is she is the coach’s daughter and Kaiden can’t take any chances when it comes to playing football.
I loved Lily. She is shy and quiet, but she is also sweet and caring. I felt for her, too. She was bullied and become a shell of herself. However, I loved that despite everything she is strong and she had a great support system of her friends and her family. Kaiden, while he was a star football player, he also experienced a lot of suffering at home when it came to his father. He knew he needed to get out and worked hard to achieve those goals. I loved the connection between Lily and Kaiden and how they become a shoulder the other can lean on and helped the other grow.
I can’t wait for more of the second generation and see this family continue to grow. While this is the first in the series I HIGHLY recommend reading The Rixon Raiders series to get the full experience.
If you’re looking for a NA sports romance that is full of angst and emotions this is one to check out!
