Gorgeous hockey goalie Tucker Taylor is visiting his sister in England as he recovers from a medical crisis, but then he careens off the road and ends up in 1812 England. He soon meets Lizzy Wooddash, an aspiring author and a friend of Jane Austen. The pair quickly strike a bargain—if Tuck elopes with Lizzy, she’ll help him figure out a way to get home. When he leaves, she’ll fake his death and live with the freedoms afforded a widow. Naturally, during Tuck and Lizzy’s trip to Gretna Green, they have a number of adventures on the road and even stay in an inn or two that have only one bed available, forging a connection along the way. This romance is sexy, fun, and ridiculous in all the best ways, with some truly funny scenes of Tuck trying to fit into the Regency era, but the realistic personal struggles of Lizzy and Tuck keep the story just grounded enough.
VERDICT A romance featuring a hockey pro who time travels and enters into a marriage of convenience with Jane Austen’s bestie sounds like a wild concept, and Riley (Virgin Territory) delivers all the fun that readers would expect in this playful, trope-filled diversion.
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