Rookie Season (A Denver Kodiaks Holiday Romance) Candy Cane Edition Paperback

This is a wonderful novella in the Denver Kodiaks series and perfect timing for the holiday season. Sierra is the owner of Mile High bar and Ryan is a rookie on the Kodiaks. The chemistry is off the charts and they share a special night that cannot be forgotten. I love the back and forth between these two and it's always great to have the characters we love back. This was a fun and steamy novella that I would highly recommend!!

This is such a lovely holiday romance taking place in the world of Denver Kodiaks Basketball team.
Rookie aka Ryan is adorable and he is no longer a Rookie but has a contract with the Kodiaks and he is on cloud nine..Although everyone still calls him Rookie.
The woman who catches his attention is Sierra...a bartender,after most games the Kodiak players always go to Sierra's fathers bar and where she tends bar.So she knows the guys pretty well..
Then one night Ryan and Sierra hook up,it was one incredible night but nothing has happened between them has happened since.
Its Christmas a year later and Sierra finds herself invited for a weekend break with the Kodiaks and their ladies..She is pretty shocked she was invited but she has become friends with the wives and girlfriends of the players.
The only worry she has is that Ryan will be there...and even she can't deny the attraction she has for him.But they are from different worlds and Sierra is hesitant about starting anything with him.
Ryan is wonderful he is like MR.Christmas he loves the holiday and he is fun,sweet and caring..Sierra is the opposite she is the grumpy to his sunshine and is Miss Anti-christmas she couldn't care less about the holiday..She is a grinch..!!
Ryan is so eager to get Sierra's attention and the story does travel back in time to that steamy night hooking up on the bar..He wants Sierra to give him another chance....Then fate steps in and they are all snowed in.
Something magical about being cosy in the cabin,the snow falling outside and finding the secret room with Ryan sets them both on fire for eachother again.
The passion this time is still HOT but it feels different this time because it has Sierra wanting things she thinks she shouldn't have.
I loved also catching up with the other couples in the Kodiak series,they are still more in love than ever.
The audiobook is Fabulous !! Narrated by Tim Paige and Simone Lewis they both really enhanced the enjoyment of the story,by bringing all of the characters to life..Giving them a voice makes alot of difference and I loved listening to both Tim and Simone..They got all of the emotions and passion right...The acting was brilliant.
Rookie Season is another perfectly written story by Piper Lawson and ideal to read or listen for the Holidays.It will warm your romantic heart on these cold winter nights.
Loved listening to it.
5 Stars.

Piper Lawson is incredible. This is a short Christmas story from the Denver Kodiaks world. It has everything that you would expect in a Piper Lawson book, friendships, loyalty, and of course, spice. I loved the way she included other couples’ stories in here as well to bring you full circle into the lives you already know. A perfect read as we come up to the holidays.

Is it a second chance romance if you only had a one night stand? Maybe. I like to think so, because…….after a year of pining over his one night with bartender Sierra, Kodiaks Rookie, Ryan, finally gets another shot, and he’s not going to waste it. Sierra too can’t forget her night with Ryan, but she’s a realist, Ryan is a superstar, he has Kodashians hanging off him (literally), why would he be interested in her? Little does she know, he’s organised a cosy Christmas retreat for a few of his friends, and she’s invited. Super fun, super sweet, and a little bit sexy, I loved that Ryan was such a romantic, it made this book all the more entertaining, giving me all the feels in this holiday read. I read the ebook alongside listening to the audio book which was narrated by Simone Lewis (new to me), and Tim Paige (one of my favourites), who both narrated perfectly. I received an advanced copy of both the ebook and the audio book. This is my honest review.

Rookie Season is as sweet as a Christmas cookie, fun and flirty, steamy, and the perfect present under the tree. Ryan and Sierra are just the cutest couple ever! A Christmas getaway that turns into a second chance at romance that will tug at the heartstrings. Ryan's busy schedule as a Kodiak basketball player doesn't always jive with Sierra's as a bartender at the club's favourite watering hole. For a whole year, they've been on each other's radar, two blips that are unsure of the other's intentions. When they get to slip away for a few days before Christmas with their friends at a remote cabin retreat, inclement weather forces them to spend time together since their one-night stand a year ago. Ryan finally gets another shot at showing Sierra just how interested he is in her, and Sierra learns that it's worth it to give the Rookie a shot at what could be the best gift of all. Catch up with the rest of the team and spend a Christmas to remember with the Denver Kodiaks.