Kickin' It- Review

Kickin' It by Rachel Van Dyken

Synopsis: Provided by Goodreads

Love breaks the offside rule in New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken’s irresistibly sexy Red Card romance.

Successful, high-profile sports agent Matt Kingston thinks he can handle anything. Then soccer player Parker Speedman shows up at his door. She is young and gorgeous, has natural talent, and is looking for a team. She’s also a hothead with a punchy past who floored her last coach on live TV. Despite his misgivings, Matt agrees to be both her agent and her coach. Professional common sense says she’s off-limits. But what can he say about the raw attraction between them?

Parker plays soccer with her heart and soul. But after the events of the last year, she’s shaken. She’s already seen what a powerful man can do to a female athlete’s career. And her beloved dream is in the hands of a sexy, gorgeous man with the uncanny ability to slip past her defenses…and into her heart.

Now Matt and Parker are about to learn that when it comes to love, the only way to win is by breaking every rule they know. And by playing nice. Real nice. 

My Review:

Rating: 4.5 stars

I received an advanced copy of this book for an honest review. I enjoyed this book. This is the second book in the red card series, however it can be read as a stand alone. This book focuses on sports agent Matt Kingston and soccer player Parker. Matt's sister Willow uses Matt's lack of focus on their conversation to gain her and Parker a invitation to stay at his house until Willow's trial period of being an intern in Matt's company is over. Matt practically raised Willow and their relationship of annoying younger sister to older brother is hilarious and adds a lot of humor to the story.

Parker is trying to get on a new team after having problems with her last team and being labeled a hot head. Matt views Parker as a client, which makes her off limits and added to the fact is that she is younger than him. Parker had a bad experience, which makes her distrust men. In the beginning Matt is a little bit of a jerk to Parker, however, once he starts to watch her and learns what happened to her he becomes her confidant. The relationship between the two is more than just lust and is based on feelings too.

 This story has the perfect mix of comedy, angst, romance and lust. I feel Rachel touched on a matter that happens to many women not just in sports, but in other areas and handled it very well. I was glad to see that Parker was able to stand up on her own and become a hero to other women who have gone through something similar to what happened to her. I hope Rachel writes Jagger and Willow's story.

This book releases June 11, 2019 and I highly suggest you pre-order it for a great summer read.