The First Kind of Love (Riverside Reapers #5)
Celeste Briars
Rated: 2.25 of 5 stars
2.25
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 2 ratings · 346 pages · Published: 06 Mar 2025
Fulton Cazzarelli—well-known nervous wreck and bearer of the dreaded virgin title—has been crushing on the pretty barista who’s been serving him dairy-free coffee for the last four years. He never thought he’d muster the courage to ask her out…until one of his teammates springs a destination wedding on the entire team. Now, with his friends goading him into bringing a plus-one, Fulton takes a quantum leap of courage to get the girl of his dreams.
A hesitant Shiloh agrees to three weeks in Cabo with the Riverside Reapers’ biggest sweetheart, yet her work obligations simmer on the back burner the moment her feet hit that golden sand. But as she gets closer to Fulton—and she discovers they’re more alike than she thought—Shiloh is caught in a crossfire of loyalty to her parents and loyalty to her heart. Playing pretend isn’t on her itinerary, and neither is prioritizing a short-lived relationship. Fulton, however, knows what lies in his future, and it consists of one brown-eyed brunette.
Will Shiloh finally find the balance between business and pleasure, or will she let the best thing that’s ever happened to her drift out to sea?
The First Kind of Love is a laugh-out-loud hockey romance featuring a socially awkward virgin, the strong-willed barista of his dreams, a destination wedding, beachside tomfoolery, a boatload of secondhand embarrassment, spice hot enough to make you question your religious values, and a soul-deep connection between two lost—yet likeminded—individuals. It’s the fifth book in a series but can be read as a standalone.
The First Kind of Love is a friends to lovers, one bed, soulmates, forced proximity, destination wedding, virgin MMC, hockey romance with no cheating, and a satisfying happily ever after.
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The 'Riverside Reapers' series
3.22 · 90 ratings
hockey · contemporary · forced proximity · sports · athletes · humor · dual-pov · usa · north-america · explicit-plentiful · m-f · length-medium · super rich hero · length-long · friends to lovers · found-family · new adult · from hate to love
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