Merry Misconduct by Katie Bailey: Book Review

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

The Book

It’s beginning to look a lot like off-limits…

Dallas Cooper has never cared if he’s on Santa’s naughty list. As one of the NHL’s most notorious playboys, he already has an endless list of adoring female fans.

But when his antics put him on thin ice with his coach, he’s given a final warning: clean up his act, or kiss his contract with the Cyclones goodbye.

Then he meets Caelin Torres, whose smart mouth and sassy smile make Dallas think he might’ve finally met his match…

Until he finds out she’s his coach’s daughter.

Pursuing Caelin would result in the ultimate penalty, so he tries to stay away—but when they end up planning his teammate’s holiday wedding together, their heated attraction soon gives way to a real, deep connection.

With his hockey career on the line and his team counting on him, Dallas will need a Christmas miracle to prove he’s earned a spot on the nice list and score his only shot at true love…

Get ready for heated banter, sneaking around, and a reformed playboy who yearns in this holiday hockey rom com. Merry Misconduct is a closed door/fade to black romance that includes moderate language, crude humor, and innuendo.

The Author

Katie Bailey is an Amazon top 25 bestselling author of rom coms with relatable characters and tons of chemistry. Her aim with every new love story she writes is to give readers a good laugh, maybe even a bit of a cry, but definitely leave them with a new book boyfriend.

When she’s not busy writing, Katie spends her time chasing twin tornado littles, cursing the cold Canadian winters she endures each year, chugging coffee by the bucketload, and crushing on her husband, who’s the real life inspiration behind all of the fictional men she’s written.

You can connect with Katie on Instagram @authorkatiebailey

Book Review

There's something about a MMC who is relentless in flirting that I absolutely cannot get enough of. There's just something about a character with that perfect amount of cockiness... while actually still being humble enough to not be obnoxious... that is just really fun to read. And we most certainly get that with Dallas and his (perhaps not wholly accurate) playboy reputation. And when you have a character like that that falls HARD for one woman!? Um, yes please! I love it. Dallas and Caelin together just had me smiling all throughout their story. The chemistry. The banter. The team dynamics. It was all just so perfectly done. And all the Christmas cheer on top of all that only made it that much better. If you love hockey romance and reformed playboys, this is certainly one to add to your holiday TBR. 

Merry Misconduct is a closed-door romance with kisses only. However, while it goes no further, the kisses are a bit heated, and this one is definitely heavy on the innuendo as well and may push the line as far as what some closed-door readers prefer. There is also some moderate language throughout. 


You can purchase your copy here: https://link.amazon/B0chdQiJq