Heather Miller Bookophile

  Book Rating:  ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Miles Anderson has a twin sister Eloise. Their mother died when they were born, and they were raised by their grandmother - Gran. Eloise is married to Doug, who is best friends with Miles. Miles is the principal of the high school in the small town of Ember Falls. He tries to be the cool Principal going along with the kids / teachers most of the time. He plays ultimate frisbee with some of his other friends.  Doug was to coach the ice hockey team over the summer, but, he broke his leg when he and Miles were playing ice hockey.  Miles is now the coach for the summer ice hockey team, which he hates because he wanted to go to his summer retreat to the cabin in Michigan, now he has to put that off for another year. But, secretly he does love coaching the young kids and high schoolers. Miles wasn't in the NHL, but, played in the minor hockey league team. Penelope (Penny) has a 6 yr old son,  Kai. They have been running / on the move the past...

  Book Rating:  One night the bus carrying the NHL hockey the LA Phantom's hits black ice up in Alaska and crashes. No one has died, but, plenty of players have been hurt. Needing more players the NHL team reaches out to the minor league team, calling up Blake and a few other players to the NHL team.  Blake is a hockey player on the Phantom's minor league hockey team in Phoenix. He knows he's one of the older players and he is coming to an end to be able to play in the minor league team.  Rowan works for the same LA Phantom's team, she is one of the physical therapist for the team. Rowan saved a lot of the players after the crash and saved her boss, who also had a heart attack that same night of the bus crash. Rowan works with all the players helping them with any injuries they may have during the regular season.  When the team comes back to LA, they know they are getting more players from the minor league team. Rowan realizes that she is going to see Blake who ...

  Book Rating:  Alexander Hardy—is British soccer star extraordinaire. He was sent away to a boarding school when he was a teenager that specialized in soccer even though he didn't want to go at the time it shaped him into the person he is today. He goes by his last name, Hardy hates being called Alex especially by his stepfather.   Hardy is the golden boy of the soccer world, but, is also a playboy. He gets into so much trouble. His current team wants him to clean up his image or they are going to let him go. His agent suggests that he works with a local soccer youth team to help improve him image. Hardy meets Whitney and is instantly taken with her. He can't believe she's doing so much for the club with so little.  Whitney Barnes has been in an out of foster homes most of her life. She depends on herself. She doesn't like reaching out for help even when she needs it the most. She is currently running a soccer club, with a pay as you go, pay what you can slogan...

  Book Rating:   -- 3 1/2  Shelby just graduated high school, and is working as a bank teller. She still lives at home with her father, but, he's very abusive and she's talking to her best friend about moving in with her and her mom.  Rio is a member of the  Saint’s Outlaws MC. They are out in Las Cruces, NM on a project for the club back east. When Rio and a few others see Shelby and her friend out one day, Rio is instantly taken with her. Rio is about 10ish years older than she is.  Rio and his crew go to rob a bank of course its the bank Shelby is working at. Shelby knows its Rio and his crew almost instantly even though they are all wearing masks.  Shelby can see his eyes watching her. Rio protects Shelby but winds up getting shot himself, and then caputred and put in jail. Shelby couldn't believe that Rio protected her. But, after the trial he's sentenced to 10 yrs in prison, possibly less with good behavior.  Rio knows that Shelby is yo...

  Book Rating:  This is book #4 in the series. You can read each as a stand alone. I have read them all so I have the back stories on all the characters, as the books bring everyone back or has mention of them.  Reinaldo Roríguez &  Emiliano Ruiz are both vying for Jasmine. Both have approached their family head's that they want to be married to Jasmine. Both men have been turned down for that privilege.   Jasmine, has been with  Dario Luciano, since she was 7/8 yrs old. Dario is her guardian since her sisters death a few years ago. Jasmine has never been considered a Luciano as her sister wasn't engaged or married to Dario. Jasmine is a part of Dario's life, and he's the only family member who has ever been really accepting of her. She's never been truly loved / accepted by the Luciano family. Always on the outside looking in.   Dario - the Capo has told Jasmine that she will marry  Zrdan Myshkin from the Russian Bratva. Which will ...

  Book Rating:  Vaughan grew up on the wealthy side of NY / Martha Vineyard crowd. He has always loved football and wants to go into the NFL and play professionally. However, right now his senior year of college he needs to get his grades up so he can graduate and then go into the NFL Draft. Who is the study tutor he gets, Tru. Neither can stand each other, as they have history with one another since they were teenagers who lived next door to one another.  Tru grew up in the foster system. She didn't know 'love' or kindness growing up. When she was a teenager, she was adopted by a wealthy family who summered on Martha's Vineyard. They paraded her around to their wealthy friends showing her off, to show what a kindness they did by adopting her. When she moved in with her new family she was right next doo to Vaughan and his family. They became fast friends, even though at 16 Vaughan already had a 'bad' reputation.  Now that both Vaughan and Tru are senior's in...

  Book rating:  Harper Rose is a billionaire heiress and the PR Queen of New York. She has had many boyfriends, who all seem to cheat on her. All saying the same thing, you are too much woman. Well, she is very successful, very business driven. Harper grew up on the wealty side side of NYC. She doesn't need to work she has a million dollar bank account. She loves her PR business and working with her clients.  Harper just broke it off with her boyfriend, after she caught him red ha nded cheating on her. Harper and her brother are silent business  partners with one of their long time friends, in a getaway island for adults. Harper is on her way  to the    Paradise Club Resort   to have some alone time.  Felix St. Pierre, is a hockey player for the NHL. He just left the LA Hockey team for the NYC hockey team he was just traded for.  Who does he meet on the way to the  Paradise Club Resort   - Harper of course. On the island Felix ...

  Book Rating:  Cade Price is the   enforcer for the Riverside U hockey team. He loves playing hockey, but, wants to move to a winger position, but, the hockey team / coach want him in as the enforcer as that what his dad did in the NHL and what his dad groomed him to be. Cade has an ex who won't take the hint they are over.  Annie Caufield grew up on a dairy farm, loves her home life and her college life. She loves being around the animals on the farm and misses her dairy cow Sally every day. Annie's mom also blamed her for coming into this world. Her mom isn't happy being married to her father, and she takes out all her anger on Annie. Annie loves her dad and is such a daddies girl. Annie has an ex, who won't take the hint they they aren't getting back together.  Annie and Cade share a wonderful slow burn romance that started off as a fake relationship but of course grew into a real relationship without them ever realizing it.  Cade realized he never knew...

  Book  Rating:  Boo k Troop:  𝘼 𝙜𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙮/𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙙/𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙮, 𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 Rhodes Volkova is a grumpy hockey player for the Blue Devils team in Chicago.  He has a 5 yr old daughter,   Ellie  and he can't seem to keep a nanny around, leaving him leaving practices and stressing all the time about her instead of doing his job. The nanny's usually leave his house within a day, no one usually makes it a whole week with them. The nanny's that are sent to him usually wind up in his bed trying to get him instead of watching Ellie.   When he gets a offer to hire a nanny, Sunny, all he can see is her youth, how young she looks. He doesn't even want to give her a chance, but, when a nanny locks his daughter Ellie in her room, he gives in and calls Sunny to help out.   Sunny is a bright young lady.  She had to leave art school to help take care of her Nana and Grampa. She was taking care of...

  Book Rating:   Book Tropes: forced proximity / roommates, broody tattooed football hero,  sneaking around, ASL and chronic illness rep, dual POV Archer Holland has been best friends with Brogan ever since he lived next door and then lived with him and his family permanently. Archer and Brogan have always played football on the same teams from mid school on. Now they are both on the same NFL team and loving every minute of it. Archer is deaf, and wears hearing aids. He does know how to read lips and some people on the team talk facing him so he can read what they are saying, as his hearing aids don't always pick everything up.  Brogan and Archer live together, along with Brogan's fiancée - London. Archer has been the 3rd wheel mainly with them, as they don't want to leave him alone in the apartment. They have NFL salaries, but they live together? Seems weird, but, they've lived with each other forever so they are use to being around each other. They all get alo...