Review: The Heart's Game (The Kelly Brothers #4) by Crista McHugh

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

(Off Goodreads)

What happens at Comic-Con, stays at Comic-Con…

Robotics engineer Jenny Nguyen has given up on finding Mr. Right. So when her brother and his husband approach her to act as surrogate for their child, she sees it as her only chance to have a child and accepts. One week after she initiates the process, however, she meets a man who gets her heart pumping for all the right reasons and gives into the temptation. When the test turns positive, she’s believes she can’t handle both the pregnancy and dating, but she underestimates how persistent a Daniel Kelly can be.

When surgeon and gamer-geek Dan meets a pretty woman dressed as a Sailor Scout at Comic-Con, a roll of his lucky 20-sided die tells him he should take a gamble on her. One night of passion leaves him longing for more, but Jenny’s refusal to return his calls afterward leaves him wondering if the attraction was one-sided. An accidental discovery of her pregnancy has him convinced the baby is his, and he’ll stop at nothing to win her heart.

My Review:

This riveting contemporary romance captures the heart and intrigues readers with a unique situation and two geeks find the love of a lifetime. Due to timing, a one night stand at comic con is all Jenny’s prepared for when she finally meets a man that gets her pumping. Things get dicey when she runs into Dan again and he mistakenly thinks that the baby she’s carrying is his.

This steady to fast paced and smooth flowing plot keeps the tension high as the reader follows this couple’s turbulent journey to their HEA.  The author brings the story to life with well written scenes and details that capture the imagination and the strong compelling characters are easily related to and draw the reader deeper into the story. 

The attraction between Jenny and Dan burns hot from their first meeting and the sex scenes are hot and steamy, but the relationship takes a while to come to fruition because Jenny is determined to keep it a “friends with benefits” relationship. The reader can’t help but get caught in the drama and emotional turmoil that occurs during this courtship and Jenny warms the heart with her generous nature with what she is doing for her brother, and the shy geek may be a genius but she makes a few mistakes with Dan. Be prepared to shed some tears during the reading of this romance, but also for it make the heart feel good at all the family love and loyalty that flows throughout the story.

The author has created a wonderful and modern version of seven brides for seven brothers that warms the heart and has charming and intriguing characters that ensure the reader wants to know about these brothers. I was totally engrossed in the story from the beginning and since I have not read the first three yet I will be taking care of that while I am waiting for next one.

4 STARS 3 FLAMES

Purchase Links:

http://www.amazon.com/Hearts-Game-Kelly-Brothers/dp/1940559944/ref=...

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hearts-game-crista-mchugh/11198...

http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Hearts-Game/Crista-McHugh/9781940559...

http://www.bookdepository.com/Hearts-Game-Crista-McHugh/9781940559940

July 7, 2014, 202 pages, print

The Kelly Brothers:

A sexy, modern twist on Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1. The Sweetest Seduction

2. Breakaway Hearts

3. Falling For the Wingman

4. The Heart’s Game

5. A Seductive Melody (September, 2014)

5. In the Red Zone (TBA)

6. Here All Along (TBA)

About Crista McHugh:

(Off author’s site)

Crista McHugh is an award-winning author of fantasy and romance who writes heroines who are smart, sexy and anything but ordinary. She currently lives in the Audi-filled suburbs of Seattle with her husband and two children, maintaining her alter ego of mild-mannered physician by day while she continues to pursue writing on nights and weekends.

She is an active member of the Romance Writers of America (including the Greater Seattle Chapter and the Seattle Eastside Chapters),   andRomance Divas.

Just for laughs, here are some of the jobs she’s had in the past to pay the bills: barista, bartender, sommelier, stagehand, actress, morgue attendant, and autopsy assistant.

And she’s also a recovering LARPer. (She blames it on her crazy college days)

Where to find the author:

http://www.cristamchugh.com/wordpress/

https://twitter.com/crista_mchugh

https://www.facebook.com/CristaMcHugh

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3035791.Crista_McHugh

Books by Crista McHugh:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/3035791.Crista_McHugh