Enforcer (Seattle Sharks, #2) by Samantha Whiskey

Enforcer (Seattle Sharks, #2) Reviews

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  Diana R. Johnston

  Even better
  
  The second book in the series is even better than the first and damn if I don’t love a happy ending! Recommend!
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  Kate

  
  5 the Corporate Princess & the Bad Boy Stars.
  
  Paige Turner (God how I love that name) is soon to take over as President of Cranbaby. She is then to lead a life that is wholesome and that will never taint her perfect image. She has three months to lead the life that she wants before she signs a morality clause.
  
  Paige suggests a contract to her sex bucket list #7.
  
  Rory Jackson Enforcer for the Seattle Sharks has a public image problem. Slight anger management issues lead him to one to many bar brawls and a strike 17. He needs to clean his act up or else. Rory beneath his I don’t give shit exterior is a good guy and he deserves happiness. He’s worth more and he needs to see it.
  
  The expectations that her father puts on her are unbelievable and I am surprised she lasted as long as he did. Her father is a real piece of work. Paige is prepared to walk away from it all for Rory. What bothered me is that Rory played the martyr I hate it when that happens one of my pet peeves but here it wasn’t as irritating as it usually is. IMO at least.
  
  I loved this book although the trope usually isn’t for me it worked this time. We get to see Gage and Bailey from book 1 and secondary characters who are hopefully going to get their own books. There is some angst to the book where I was hoping that the deets for the contract wouldn’t get out but it was a former puck bunny who decided to stick her oar in.
  
  Ms. Whiskey was a surprise read for me in 2016 with her book Grinder. So, when offered the chance at an ARC who would say no? Certainly, not Moi.
  
  My verdict:
  A slap happy book with a lot of funny, sweet, sexy and downright filthy moments. That has you wanting more. I read Enforcer in one sitting and would reread it for sure. Boisterous with a touch of vulnerability as well as being adorable.
  
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  Melanie (mells_view)

  Fake relationship to more.
  
  A good fake relationship, that doesn’t stay fake for very long. Paige and Rory plan to be friends with benefits while faking a relationship to clean up Rory’s bad boy image, but things don’t work out how they plan. They fall hard, but other things get in their way of making things work. All in all a good read, but nothing really new. But if you’re looking for an easy sports romance read with a touch of angst, then this is a good one.
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  Dela

  What can I say? They were cute. Not a fan of the unplanned pregnancy, especially it being the deciding factor in Rory getting his head outta his ass but it's whatever. They're cute lol
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  Annabelle

  4 ⭐️
  
  Can I start a petition to end the third act/breakup act please?!?!?!!!
  
  I was enjoying this but as expected 70-80% in drama ensues and unfolds so the couple breaks up. AUTHORS NEED TO STOP DOING THIS FFS.
  
  I liked Paige as a fmc but didn’t really connect and like Rory all that much. He didn’t even do much grovelling after the 80% to win her back, so I’m disappointed.
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  Brittany

  Impressed I got through it
  
  I am so tired of the word wholesome after this book. It seriously felt like it was on every other page! I get upholding your image but seriously I was tired of it all after the first couple chapters.
  And I was really over how prude she was early on. Her bouncing back from I want him bad to but what will others think just got old. Who gives a fuck. Well obviously she did but still. Pick one or the other cuz both just drives me mad. I didn’t like how she blamed him for making her feel and forget and let go.
  And holy hell Paige referring to that stupid contract got old real fast too. Her constant “is it because of the contract” instead of just taking his words at face value drove me crazy. If your that curious just ask and get it over with stop all this internal shit just so you can judge him and make him seem like the player you want him to be. I was so tired of how she thought she was so much better then him and how he was pretty much only good for sex and everything else he did was this astounding surprise to her. Did she not pay attention at all when they were together at things before all this or is she just that dense and self centered.
  I did like Rory and how hard he tried to be better for her and how he sacrificed for her.
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  Maggie Whitworth

  ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
  💋💋💋
  
  Passionate and exciting on and off the ice .
  Great reading 📖
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  ana

  it's not good and it's not bad
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  Ellie

  This is the 3rd book I’ve read for my #sportsromancereadathon hosted with @_readingwithfriends_ and I loved it! Plus a lot of the group did too which is so good!
  
  Firstly there was the steam 🔥 Rory and Paige had serious chemistry and they combusted together and I loved that 💥💥
  
  I love a renowned bad boy/player becoming a one woman kind of man with a heart of gold and watching Rory go through that change was great!
  
  This book was fun, packed a punch (literally), and read super quick. I devoured it in one day.
  
  I always love seeing tidbits of the background characters too and the huge family that the hockey teams become to each other always warms my heart.
  
  Can’t wait for the next book!
  
  Trope:
  Player to Prince
  Relationship of Convenience
  
  Steam:
  🔥🔥🔥🔥/5
  
  TWs⚠️
  - mention of child abuse (not explicit)
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  Tracy

  Paige and Rory will set your pages on fire!!! This coupling is very well written and I thoroughly enjoyed reading every single minute of their story. Paige(or”Red” as Rory calls her) is the bomb!! And he is no slouch either!! ;) Together they are a force to be reckoned with!!
  
  Their relationship starts of as a little fun, but quickly turns into so much more. I did enjoy how both characters realize what’s happening and embrace it fully. That’s refreshing because so many stories have way too much angst. That gets to be very exhausting for me as the reader. Sometimes we just need the fluffy stuff. Or at least I do.
  
  I’m very glad I picked up this series to read. I’m looking forward to seeing more of these characters as the series continues. It was really great seeing more of Gage and Bailey too!! Now.....we get to learn more about Jeannine and Warren in the next book. I’m already smiling cuz if they are anything like Gage and Bailey or Red and Rory....I’m all in!!!
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  Darcy

  I wasn't sure about this one as it started out, not sure that I could buy these 2 as a couple, even in a fake relationship, but it worked. They took the time to get to know each other amid all the sex. That is why Rory was able to hurt Paige so much at the end, he thought by pushing her away he wouldn't cost her everything. Instead he lost it all, plus something he never knew about.
  
  I really liked how Paige stood up to her dad and how she calmly explained that his actions had consequences, as did her own. I liked that Paige tried to tell Rory the big news, but hated the result. How Rory did find out and what he did after was perfect! It let Paige know how important she was to him and let her be the one to make a move, if she could move past that hurt. The ending was great, loved that both of these two got to have their dreams and live their own HEA.
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  Sarah

  Does nobody in this series know how to use a condom??
  
  They’re decent books, the characters are compelling, and I really liked Paige’s relationship with her dad, but I have to wonder if the author knows there are other ways to create tension and drama besides heavily foreshadowed unplanned pregnancies.
  
  Also nobody is paying 8 million a year for an enforcer, especially one they aren’t sure about resigning. That’s superstar money. It’s petty but it really pulled me out of the story to angrily google contract details.
  
  ETA: Reading the blurb of book 3 and some quick keyword searching of book 4 tells me that no, she doesn’t know any other plot lines and no, I will not be finishing this series.
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  Jennifer Brown

  2.5 stars
  
  The half star is because I don't know why I keep reading these books knowing they irk me. Rory and Paige, lots of banging, not much relationship. The only time you see them together is for sex, there is no relationship conversations, just thoughts in their own heads. He has anger issues, tells her he didn't want a drink, she gives him three then is upset his anger gets the best of him. WTF?? I hate surprise baby stories and I think that's what this series is based on. Babies don't fix everything.
  Didn't believe their love.
  But, won't stop me from reading the next in the series.
  
  Also, ladies, CONDOMS ARE YOUR FRIENDS
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  Amanda Grace

  3.75⭐️
  
  Very close to a 4 star for me, but a few things just irritated me. Paige’s father and the antiquated morality clause were the biggest issues. I won’t say the other because it’s a spoiler and it happens near the end of the book. I did enjoy Rory and Paige together and will read more of this series.
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  tha

  i'm glad it's over
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  carolina ✿

  okie dokie
  
  🏒 sports romance
  💘 fake dating!!
  🧍‍♂️ bad boy player image mmc
  👩🏻‍💻 career driven fmc
  😮‍💨 childhood friends to lovers
  🌶️ yes spice there is like a checklist
  
  paige is on her way of becoming CEO of her family’s multibillion dollar company. she wants to complete her ✨ spicy ✨ bucket list before stepping up, and wants to check off number 7 which is to bone rory jackson, known bad boy, and familiar with all puck bunnies. she decides to write up a 3 month contract between the two of them to fix up his reputation and so she can have a lil fun before she can’t 😫 and u know what goes wrong with a lil fake dating
  
  — thoughts/spoilers
  
  one film star to the name paige turner lmao
  
  ok so, i actually liked this one more than the first one. but like again, it wasn’t amazing and i caught myself being like wait didn’t this happen in the first book?? or did it happen in axel?? lmao
  
  anyways, a super short book and quick plot - it’s easy to read and it fuels … something to have me finish it and still looking to read the rest of the series…. maybe
  
  maybe bc i feel like all of her books follow the same formula??? like bad boy hockey player turn prince and goo bc of his girl lols
  
  lastly, petition to stop third act breakups like huuuuuuuuh
  
  also wtf with rory for like ONLY wanting to grovel when he found out she was pregnant?? also unplanned pregnancy like this … nah. i feel like both parties should’ve communicated and talked more, like dig a lil deeper?? but i guess it’s not that type of book ja feel
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  Paige

  3.5 stars rounded down.
  
  Better than the first book in the series, but nothing to write home about. I could see the surprise pregnancy coming from a million miles away, and “we need to break up because you deserve better than me!” is one of my least favorite 80% crises. The whole purity morality thing with the heroine’s company didn’t feel justified, and it could have used more hockey content.
  
  That being said, I liked our hero — his anger issues were better than in most books like this. I liked the framing device of the Naughty Girl List. The sex scenes weren’t extraordinarily hot, but they weren’t half bad.
  
  I’m still struggling to find an MF hockey series that I really love, and this is not it. Doubt I’ll keep reading, but you never know. My quest continues...
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  Jos

  4-4.5 Stars SPOILERS AHEAD!
  
  I have loved this series and all the characters so far:) . LOVED Rory and Paige. They had a super connection and I loved pretty much all of it! My only issues were very minor but I had wished he HAD done MORE of the chasing and maybe wished the storyline had played out a bit "more", seemed everything got tied up too quickly albeit it was good but would have liked a tiny bit more too:)
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  Trish (tiedupinbooks)

  Queen of hockey romance
  
  Samantha Whiskey is easily the most underrated sports romance author.
  
  If I’m in the mood for a hockey romance ( and let’s be honest, that’s literally ALWAYS), then I go through Samanthas Seattle Sharks and Carolina Reapers series.
  
  Each book is filled with just enough sports reference, humor, love, and ohhhoh so much heat.
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  jessreadss

  Huge spoiler incoming...
  
  
  
  
  
  I. HATE. Pregnancy/baby trope books. With a passion!!!!!!!!
  Ugh.
  
  
  Anyways, I still really loved this book because of the chemistry between Paige and Rory!!!! It was hot and fun and to be quite honest, the kind of relationship that I’d want. 😂 So I’m rating my love for this book purely on their relationship because I ADORE them! The pregnancy trope at the end made me roll my eyes because I HATE when it’s thrown in. This is the second book in this series and there’s already been 2 goddamn pregnancies. And reading the synopsis of the third... THERE IS ANOTHER ONE. What the actual fuck??? Can they stop please?😂 I really hope that not all 9 books in this series are pregnancy tropes because I’m so over it.
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  Lindsay

  4
  I loved the growth of Rory and Paige. They were great characters independently, but together, they flourished. They made one another better people; Their intimacy is flaming hot and their love is amazing, worth giving up everything for.
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  Kathleen Tom bitter short bookworm 🐛

  5 Stars ★★★★★
  
  HI BOOKLOVERS,
  
  I really recommended this series! I just love Hockey Romance.
  
  xoxo. Kath!
  
  
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  deedee

  *2.5
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  Nicole P

  This book had me scratching my head and wracking my brain trying to figure out if I knew the two MCs Paige and Rory. For the life of me I couldn't remember them from the first book
  Grinder and the way the book started you feel as if you should know these characters pretty well. And despite the length of the book, things went really quickly. Somehow the upstanding, goody two shoes Paige Turner goes from wanting just one hot night stand into offering a three month arrangement to the one of hockey's bad boys. For me, there was a lack of a build-up. Development. Paige, for all her good intentions and smarts, allowed her father to manipulate her. Her father was the worst for me. Passive aggressive. Giving praise in the form of criticism. Rory is the quintessential bad boy. He also happens to have an issue with anger. Quick temper which results in fights. His image is not wholesome by any stretch of the imagination. So the two of the them together shouldn't be a possibility but Paige wants to have one thing to herself before taking over her family's company. A deal is struck. A list of dirty-girl fantasies is used as enticement and so the story goes. Not the greatest and I was expecting more but it was enough to keep me want to see how things panned out.
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  〰️Beth〰️

  Never Spoilers 3.5 stars
  
  Fun part two of The Seattle Sharks Series. Would have liked more back story and arc on Rory but understand the series ultimately is centered on the three female friends.
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  Jas

  I really liked Rory and Paige. Even though it was obvious in the first book the three best guy friends would basically end up with the three best girlfriends doesn’t make it any less cute. Super excited for Jeanine and Warren next.
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  Diane Lynch

  4.5 of 5 Stars
  
  Seattle Sharks Enforcer, Rory Jackson, strikes a deal with future CEO, Paige Turner. They enter an exclusive three-month relationship to help clean up his reputation, while she checks off some items on her dirty-girl bucket list. This contemporary sports romance is suitable for adult audiences.
  
  ENFORCER is a fun and entertaining story. The plot was interesting and expertly laid out. The characters are very different from one another but compatible. I love that they both were interested in the other, but that it took this deal for them to do something about getting together.
  
  I like Rory. He is a bad-boy hockey player. He had a difficult childhood that contributed to his bad temper that is always getting him in trouble. Despite being one of the best hockey players in the league he feels he is unworthy of Paige. I love that he treats her differently than every other woman he has been with.
  
  Paige is a noble heroine. She truly cares about the well-being of others, contribution to charitable efforts. She is smart and innovating. She has a big heart. I appreciate that she stands up to her father.
  
  Rory and Paige have some interesting conflicts to overcome in this story. Since they are both high profile individuals, they need to worry about media attention. They both grow and evolve into better people. They bring the best out in each other.
  
  ENFORCER was skillfully written and felt well concluded. This is the first novel that I have read by Samantha Whiskey. I plan on backtracking and reading book one in the series, GRINDER. I liked Gage and Baily in this book, so I’m interested in reading their story. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.
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  Danielle

  I enjoyed this book. It was a little different from other sports romance books to me because the heroine really didn't need anything from the hero. Paige is successful, smart and rich but she wanted to have a little controlled fun with Rory before she settled in as the CEO of her family's company. Rory knows Paige is too good for him but if she wants a little fun he is willing to give it to her. Paige and Rory were great. They had great chemistry. Rory had some anger issues that wind up causing major conflict in the book. I felt like the conflict, resolution and the relationship between Paige and Rory was very realistic. There was one little thing I didn't care for and there was a little foreshadowing to that thing but most readers may not mind it. One question I have is how the hell did Rory keep knowing where Paige was going to be? He popped up like a ninja like three times. Overall it was a good read and I hope there is a book on Jeanine because I loved that character. 3.5 stars
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  Caitlin

  This story was pretty good. I didn't think it was as compelling as Grinder and the chemistry wasn't as good. It just didn't have quite enough tension to warrant the ridiculous amounts of sex the two were supposed to want from each other. And then, all of a sudden they were in love? And then Rory just snapped randomly at some event with no cause whatsoever? And then, whoops, a surprise baby that would bring them together? Lame.
  
  Also - I checked out the summary for book 3 to see if I wanted to continue reading the series, but it contain ANOTHER surprise/unplanned pregnancy and that's just...not my jam. Because these women are supposed to have good heads on their shoulders and somehow ALL THREE best friends end up with unplanned pregnancy? Just doesn't seem really plausible. Also, HELLO, safe sex? The whole baby pressure to make or break a relationship just bothers the crap out of me.
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  ScavengedReads

  "I want to get a bit wild and complete a bucket list before I settle down" - proceeds to get into a standard relationship with 1 man, dates and all
  "I don't want to settle down, I just need to improve my reputation" - puts in extra effort to make the relationship emotionally before getting physical.
  
  The set up makes no sense. Each person's actions are directly counterproductive to their goals.
  
  This is my own fault for giving the series I second chance.