I first read Sarina Bowen many years ago and fell in love and she only continues to get better with each book she writes. I especially love her hockey books so I was thrilled to read a new book in The Brooklyn series about the fiction Brooklyn Bruisers hockey team.

Sarina Bowen is one of those authors whose books I know I will love before I even start them. This novel did not disappoint the story drew me in from the first and I was instantly intrigued by and rooting for the characters.

I love how you learn more about old characters even as each book highlights a new set of characters. While this is not my favorite book by her, nothing can top Brooklynaire, it is a VERY close second. ( )

Sarina Bowen is on a winning streak with Sure Shot (Brooklyn #4). In this story, Mark “Tank” Tankiewicz has been traded to the Brooklyn Bruisers. He runs into the woman he has not seen in nine years, sports agent Bess Beringer, the sister of Dave Beringer (Bountiful, True North #4/Brooklyn Bruisers #3.5). This story is suitable for adult readers.

Sure Shot is the perfect addition to the Brooklyn series. Sarina Bowen does a fantastic job with this story. Bess Beringer has a great reputation as a sports agent. She prides herself with not getting involved with athletes; her one exception, Mark “Tank” Tankiewicz. She will not make that mistake again. Mark is going through a rough time. Top that off by being traded to the rival of the team he previously played for. The only light, he bumps into Bess. He is persistent on pursuing her, having no idea why she originally dumped him.

Sure Shot is full of challenges. I loved the women’s hockey aspect in the story. I appreciate that Bess was flexible with her five-year plan. My heart went out to both characters and what they went through in the past. I love that they were given a second chance. Sure Shot was skillfully-written and entertaining throughout. I recommend Sure Shot to people who enjoy second chance sports romances. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book. ( )

I just loved this book! I first read Sarina Bowen's work a little more than two years ago when I picked up Bountiful and I haven't looked back. I haven't quite read all of her work yet but I am working on it and I do get excited every time a new book hits the shelves. I still have a soft spot for Dave and Zara, the couple from Bountiful, though so this book was a big winner for me since it features Dave's sister, Bess. I loved getting to know Bess and Tank and I really enjoyed getting to check in on Dave and Zara. Once I picked up this book, I didn't want to put it down and ended up reading it cover to cover in less than a day.

Bess Beringer is turning 30 and is ready to make some changes in her life. She is a sports agent and has been very career-focused up to this point but now she is ready to work on her personal life. Mark Tankiewicz, or Tank, has been playing hockey for a long time but now everything seems to be falling apart. His wife has asked for a divorce and he has been traded to a new team. Nobody knows it but Bess and Mark had a short fling when they were both starting their careers nine years ago and now they find themselves single and living in the same city.

I loved Bess, Tank, and the entire collected cast of this story. Bess and Tank were both great characters and the chemistry that they shared was off the charts. I really liked the way that they were willing to take a chance with each other. All of the obstacles to their relationship made sense and I liked the way that they worked together to work past them. This book can easily be read as a stand-alone but readers of the series will enjoy seeing many of the characters from previous books stepping in to play a role in this one.

I would recommend this book to others. If you enjoy sports romance and you haven't read Sarina Bowen yet, what are you waiting for? This story put a big old smile on my face and I couldn't help but cheer these characters towards their happily ever after. I really appreciated the fact that we get to see how things work out for this pair in the epilogue that jumped forward a bit. I cannot wait to read more of Sarina Bowen's work.

I received a digital review copy of this book from the author/publicist. ( )