What happens when my niece's new nanny turns out to be my dream girl, only for me to find out she's married?
Dakota:
I need financial freedom so I can finally leave my husband. But when my new employer's twin brother makes it his mission to woo me, I quickly realize I'm in way over my head.
Carson Wilder was the one thing I didn't see coming. When my world falls apart, and I suddenly find myself without a place to live, the golden retriever of a man insists I move in with him. Seeing Carson in passing is one thing. Living with him? It's an all-consuming temptation.
It doesn't take long for him to become my best friend-the person I choose to lean on and confide in. But I'm seven years older than him, and I refuse to be the reason his golden boy image becomes tainted, especially when my past threatens to take away everything he's worked for.
Carson:
All I've ever wanted to do was play in the NHL. Just when I get my chance to prove myself on the ice, fate body checks me with a plot twist.
I was captivated by Dakota Meyer's eyes-the most ridiculous shade of emerald, by the way-the moment they first locked with mine. My life changed for the better in an instant, and suddenly, my sole purpose wasn't just hockey.
I may be the rookie falling for the older woman living across the hall, but I couldn't care less what anyone else thinks. Dakota has seen me on my darkest days and has still chosen me repeatedly.
I don't blame her for keeping her walls up and her heart guarded after all she's been through. But once I've set my mind to something, there's no stopping me, and I've decided she's it for me . . . now I just need to show her what love should be.
What It Should Be is a spicy romance featuring a golden boy hockey player and the woman who knocks him off his feet. Join Dakota and Carson on their journey through friendship, adventure, love, and healing.
About the Author :
Grayce Rian is a contemporary romance author from the Midwest. Her stories perfectly combine spice, angst, and sweetness to make readers swoon. When she's not writing about your new, favorite book boyfriend, you can find her with her high school sweetheart, chauffeuring their three kids to every activity imaginable, or with her nose buried in a book.
Review :
"It's no secret that What It Was is one of my favorite reads of the year (and, lets be honest, one of my favorite reads of all time). And this follow up? We are not worthy because Grayce has given us the book two of our dreams.
We first met Kenna's brother Carson in book 1, and when sparks immediately flew between him and Dakota, the nanny Kenna hired, I started the countdown to their story. And you guys. It was even better than I could have ever anticipated.
We all love the golden retriever guys and Carson is their king. He is absolutely gone for Dakota right from the start, a simp in every definition of the word. The way he cares for her is what dreams are made of, and the way he goes slow and takes his time, knowing that she has been through a lot, had me in an absolute puddle of swoon.
Dakota has not had the easiest adult life, but the way Carson is determined to do whatever he can to make her feel safe, secure, and loved down to her very core is absolute perfection, and the way he encourages her to chase her dreams and cheers for her every step of the way is book boyfriend perfection. But this isn't just a one-way street. Carson has been dealing with a lot too since the events of book 1, but he has spent so much time worrying about everyone else that he never really sorted out his own feelings. Enter Dakota.
She shows him it's safe to lean on someone else. He gives her a home and the family she has always wanted.
I love these two with my whole entire heart, and I loved being able to spend more time in the Off Ice world, catching up with Kenna, Griff, and Cadence, and revisiting all the guys whose stories we have to look forward to. If you were a fan of What It Was (I know you were because it is perfection), this is the follow-up you've been waiting for. It's perfection too, and you'll love every word." - Samantha Brinn, Author of the Laws of You Series
