Monday, March 30, 2026

Cat's Review of Hell or High Water (Toronto Thunder Book 3) by Beth Bolden @bethboldenauthor @neonrainbowarcreviews @tammystwocents X- @beth_bolden @TTCBooksandmore

Come hell or high water, Nate’s gonna be Ramsey’s perfect (fake) boyfriend . . .
The night Nate Bishop met Ramsey Andresen, he didn’t know who he was.
Didn’t know he was a hockey player. Didn’t know he’d be sticking around in Toronto. Most definitely didn’t know they’d hook up and Ramsey would walk right out of his life. Leaving him aching for more and hating that he can’t forget him.
They meet again at a Thunder team party and Nate’s not only shocked by Ramsey’s presence, but the way he acts like he belongs. He’s gorgeous and perfect and unobtainable, his existence rubbing Nate’s face into everything he can’t have.
He knows his teammates aren’t happy they don’t get along. But the last thing Nate expects is for Ramsey to suggest a plan to get them off their backs.
Not a fake friendship, but a fake situationship.
As they spend more time together—at first a necessity because of the charade, and then because they can’t stay away from each other—Nate starts to learn more about Ramsey’s secrets.
And each shadowy corner that Nate shines light into makes him like Ramsey even more. Until like slides easily into love, and fake becomes something real. Something precious. When they shatter the illusion, can they face the reality that they want each other, completely and forever after playing pretend for so long?

Buy link: Amazon

Cat gives this Book 5 meows with a 3 purr heat index...

I've been waiting for Ramseys story and in this we get 2 birds with one stone both Nate and Ramsey. And it couldn't be a better match.

I love Ramsey's sickness, but you can see something hidden beneath. And Nate I loved for almost the same reason, though he's not quite as cocky.

We get lots of other guys as well. As usual all the characters are intriguing. Another thing I like about this is the stories run more alongside each other and not back-to-back so it's not as important to read in order and you don't get spoilers of the other books. Though if you haven't read the Hockey series or the first of this series you won't quite get who Ramsey is.

If you like fake dating, opposites attract, kind of enemies to lovers and football or sports romance in general you will love this.

A lifelong Pacific Northwester, Beth Bolden has just recently moved to North Carolina with her supportive husband. Beth still believes in Keeping Portland Weird, and intends to be just as weird in Raleigh.

Beth has been writing practically since she learned the alphabet. Unfortunately, her first foray into novel writing, titled Big Bear with Sparkly Earrings, wasn’t a bestseller, but hope springs eternal. She has published over forty novels and novellas.

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