SPOTLIGHT TOUR & REVIEW - Coaching Carly (Love in Oaktown #1) by Larissa Gail

Title: Coaching Carly

Series: Love in Oaktown #1

Author: Larissa Gail

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: November 27, 2018

Carly
Recently divorced.
Hoping to start over.
Wishes her ex would forget about her.

Gage
Former pro quarterback.
Ready to be out of the spotlight.
Wants to raise his son in peace.

But life has other plans for this algebra teacher and new head coach of Oaktown High School.

Sparks fly when Carly Owens and Gage Wilson meet on their first day of work. While in awe that the recently retired football star is interested in her, Carly can’t help but be reminded of all the beautiful women seen on his arm throughout his former career. She doesn’t want to get tangled up in another relationship full of lies and cheating. Plus, Carly needs to find a way to deal with her ex-husband and all his threats before she falls in love, again.

Gage wants nothing more than to sweep the lovely new algebra teacher off her feet and settle into a comfortable life raising his teenage son. However, Carly’s concern that Gage’s celebrity status will expose her to her ex quickly puts a damper on their budding romance. With Carly’s doubts and the threat of Carly’s ex-husband looming over them, will Gage be able to coach her past her fears?

Coaching Carly is Larissa Gail’s debut novel and the first in her Love in Oaktown series. Her books are filled with hot alpha men and the headstrong women who capture their hearts and are intended for readers 18 and older.

Larissa Gail has written a pretty solid and engaging debut novel, and I enjoyed this story very much! We get well-developed characters who are experiencing real-life, everyday issues, a good supporting cast of friends and the right amount of angst that makes this a good book to curl up with. 

Carly's the type of person who is adorably sweet, although sometimes naive, especially given her previous relationship and the trouble that's still plaguing her. She's got a good heart and the best intentions, but I will say that sometimes her emotional reactions irritated me, not enough to keep me from reading, but enough to make me roll my eyes a couple of times.

As for Gage, he was pretty much the opposite of the entitled, egotistical former pro athlete and that was pretty refreshing; I appreciated his immediate attraction to Carly, but even more so how attentive and enamored he was of her, and the fact that he was patient with her when it came to the issue of her ex. He was supportive without being all alpha a-hole.

Overall a very good debut, I'm looking forward to reading more of Larissa Gail in the future!

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Larissa Gail writes contemporary romance with a hint of suspense. Recently retired teacher, mother of two grown children and their spouses, and soon to be grandmother, she lives in West Texas with her husband and one very spoiled Gordan Setter. When not writing about hot alpha men and the women who capture their hearts — or even when she is — you can find Larissa and her husband traveling in their camper exploring the great outdoors.

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