Virgin Pass

I enjoyed this very quick read, so much so that I wish it had been a little bit longer. The characters were entertaining and it was certainly steamy. It's always hard to judge these shorter books because usually the story is truncated, which I felt it was in this case. I would have liked a little more back story.

Virgin Pass is a quick short and steamy read. And a first from the author for me. Since this was a novella it was a little short to get to know the characters and backstories. There wasn’t much of that in here. But there were a lot of steamy and hot scenes.

Lori has always had a crush on the star quarterback, Austin, in high school. Years later after he makes to the NFL, he comes home to play for her father team as he is the coach now. What she doesn’t know is that Austin thought she was hot as well. Lori has become a sports agent, and when Austin is released from his agent, she steps in for him. He finds that she’s smart and can give anyone the stats of her clients. The story begins there.

The chemistry is chart topping. That’s what makes the short novella so readable.

ARC received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author and publisher as well as Netgalley.

Quarterback on his last legs comes back to where he started his career for one last season. There he finds the coach’s daughter all grown up, and is even working for his agent.
Even though this is just past novella length, there’s so much extraneous philosophizing, mostly about how he shouldn’t even though he wants her so much, that it quickly gets boring. Even worse, it basically rehashes the same ground over and over. She’s given a little more character, but not all that much. My favorite touch was her teaching him some football stuff.
2.5 pushed up to 3/5

Lori is the coach's daughter and off limits to Austin. When she was a teen she was his biggest fan. Now Austin is back to where he began his career and Lori is now a beautiful grown up woman. This was a cute and quick read. There is just enough sexy scenes and we get to watch Lori mature and take control of her life. Fun read.

Hot, sexy read. The storyline is a little contrived, but the author delivers heat in the characters' chemistry based on their predicaments. Blush worthy descriptions of their encounters will either keep you riveted or drive you away.

This was rather hard to finish, dull and a rushed storyline. I do enjoy sexy romance however this lacked any real connection. Lots of sex, not much else.

Reuniting after following him around during practice years prior when they were teenagers, the attraction is immediate between Lori and Austin and if I must say, their relationship escalated rather… quickly. Needless to say, if you're looking for a quick read filled with instant love, dick this or dick that, fast read then look no further!

5 Stars for Virgin Pass by Monica Rush

ARC received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Monica Rush sure knows how to pack an emotional punch in her quick reads!
I was able to read this book in just a few hours and it was great to get wrapped up in Lori & Austin’s story. These books are perfect if you are short on time and just want to escape for a bit with some really great characters.

This is the 2nd book I’ve read in The Virgin Series by Monica & loved it ! Lori has always had a major crush on Austin from her school girl days when he played quarterback on her father’s team. Fast forward several years when Austin is winding down his pro career & comes back to play with the Warriors. He has never forgotten about Lori “the coaches smokin hot daughter who is totally off limits”. Their chemistry is off the charts & Lori is now a talented sports agent.

When Austin is released from his contract with his long time agent Lori steps in to manage his career. Super smart & able to rattle of her stars “stats” like there is no tomorrow really impresses Austin - making him feel like the two of them are on to a good thing since they work so well together. The chemistry between these two is also super scorching HOT !! Making this romance a super great read! Great HEA as well !!!

Loved it !!

I love this book. Fast paced and sexy and everything a romance should be. Monica Rush is such an amazing writer. Highly recommend!

For what it was this was a great book, but if I am being critical Austin can be way too possessive and rude. But I feel like that was intended but was not always welcome. At times he seemed to make sexist remarks and they were eventually fixed but not necessarily mentioned that it is explicitly bad. I really enjoyed Lori as a strong female character. The ending was just adorable and just what I was looking for.

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A quick sexy read fro. Monica Rush. Part of a series I can’t wait to devour

Virgin Pass by Monica Rush is book Three in The Virgins Series. This is the story of Austin and Lori. I haven't yet read the previous books, so for me this was a standalone book.
Lori has always had a crush on Austin and always following him a round. Now in the present day he is seeing her as the women she has become. This was a cute, hot and fast read that I really enjoyed.

It is hot erotic and wow. I loved it and I loved when he stood up to her dad his coach. I enjoyed reading this book

Austin is just a generous man, “you can bring a suit, or I’ve bought a few for you. I guessed at your size, but… I’m a pretty good guesser. And you gave me some pretty good hands-on time to get the measurements right.” I liked this book, I liked Austin.

Sexy ~ Easy ~ Hot

tl; dr: Aging quarterback returns to the first girl who caught his eye.

The virgin trope annoys me sometimes, but that is when it is sneaked in. This series straight up tells you what you are getting, and I appreciate the honesty. This book is probably like a good one night stand, cut out the annoying lead-up and get to the kissing right away. The characters are likable. The story isn't far-fetched, and the love isn't insta-love. This is good, get what you expect, romance novel.

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review