Cottonwood Cove Series #3
ALC provided by Valentine PR
Author: Laura Pavlov
Narrators: Erin Mallon and Joe Arden
Brinkley Reynolds was finally working as a sports journalist. It was hard, but she was paving her way… until NFL GOAT Lincoln Hendrix has her removed from a press conference, which consequently gets her fired. He’s now her mortal enemy and too bad her whole family idolizes him. NO ONE is allowed to cheer for him, like him, mention him even! And they all know better than to go against Brinks. She decides to go back home to Cottonwood Cove to lick her wounds and be with her family and figure out what to do with her life.
Lincoln is not very happy with his current team and he’s about to make a move to another one. Every reporter under the sun wants the scoop, so, to avoid the press, he heads to his agent’s summer home in the small town of… Cottonwood Cove. Accusations fly. She basically blackballs him in town. A whole mess. Until he learns that he got her fired and he tries to make amends: he’ll give her the interview everyone wants, three questions a day…
This one was so fun I finished in one sitting! I usually hate the miscommunication trope, but here it’s done as at the kickstart of the story and it’s great.
In true enemies-to-lovers fashion, they despise each other, until they start seeing who the other one really is. With each layer being pulled off, they start falling in love and it’s sweet and nice and spicy.
I LOVE that there is not third act breakup. They go through hurdles as couple and it’s lovely.
As with all the books in this series, we get the Reynolds family group texts and these are particularly fun because the guys are about to blow with the “gag/restraining order” she put on their fanboying of the NFL superstar. Lovely book! Laura is becoming a 1-click author.
Narration: Lincoln is voiced by Joe Arden, always a fan favorite, and he does a great job portraying the reserved and swoony football star. Erin Mallon is extraordinary as always. She brings out Brinkley’s sassy self and her vulnerability and it’s perfect! Wonderful!
Possible triggers: Mentions of a cancer diagnosis, misogyny in the workplace
