Presley's Christmas Catch by Ranee S. Clark: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

All I want for Christmas is for Brock Hunter to realize I’m his dream girl.

Presley

I knew Brock was my soul mate from the moment we bonded over the obscure fantasy series we both loved as kids. Since then, our late-night talks and constant text threads have gone way beyond the books we love. With Christmas around the corner, we’ve talked about everything from his struggling pro-football career to my grief at losing my aunt and best friend. He’s hilarious, handsome (even in an ugly Christmas sweater), and everything I want in a guy.

Unfortunately, when I confess my feelings and go in for a kiss, he tells me he doesn’t feel the same way.

Brock

Sharing the books I love with Presley has been just what I’ve needed amidst my troubles with my team, but she’s just my best friend. I promise, it’s not romantic. I’m not incapable of focusing on anything else like my mom’s boyfriend is with her. I don’t have to constantly be around her the way my friends are with their wives. And if I check my phone to see if she’s texted before I go to bed, it’s because I want to be a good friend. That’s all.

When she begs me to pretend her attempted kiss didn’t happen so we can go to the release event of the long-awaited final book in our favorite fantasy series, I reluctantly agree. But at the event, things take a shocking turn, and everything changes. Suddenly, I see her in a different light, and I don’t think I can let her go.

Christmas is a time of possibilities. Is it possible I may just learn to trust my heart?

Presley's Christmas Catch is a sweet sports holiday romance and is book 3 in the LA Sports Romance series, but can be read as a standalone novel.

The Author

In a house overrun by boys, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Raneé loves football and enjoys watching (and playing!) other sports as well, like basketball and baseball. When she’s not chauffeuring three busy boys to various activities (and sometimes while she is!), Raneé is either writing, reading (usually romance), obsessing over clothes in the form of her online boutique, or figuring out how to get a Crumbl cookie in rural Wyoming. When her real-life love interest can drag her away from imaginary worlds, she doesn’t mind spending some time with him in the great outdoors that he loves.

Find out more about Raneé at www.raneesclark.com

Book Review

Presley's Christmas Catch is the third book in the LA Rays Sports Romance series. While those who have read the previous book will love catching up with familiar characters, I do think this could be enjoyed just fine as a standalone as well. 

If you've ever been passionate about a fandom that is not super popular, chances are you can imagine the excitement of finding someone else who loves it just as much as you do. When that someone is a big, strong football player obsessed with a fantasy series you've both loved since childhood? Even better! Right away, I absolutely adored how Presley and Brock connected over that rather unique shared interest--- and one that had sentimental value for both of them too. I'm not even a fantasy reader, and I found myself wishing this were a real series so that I could experience it with them. They had such an easy chemistry between them, and I couldn't help but love the two of them together. While I don't want to give too much away, there was a bit of a mystery mixed in as well, which led to some unexpected events that certainly kept things entertaining in the end! I loved this sweet and tender story, perfect for the Christmas season (but honestly, would be great any time of year too!). 

Presley's Christmas Catch is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. 



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