DIRTY GOALS (Florida Devils 3) by Michelle A Valentine-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 30, 2022.

When our secret relationship was discovered, I thought the wrath of the Florida Devils would be what I needed to fear most.

I was wrong.

So. So, very wrong.

There are devils in this world, and as it turns out, not all of them are six-foot-four sizzling-hot football gods. There’s actual evil, and its set out to take Zayn and I down for good this time.

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REVIEW: DIRTY GOALS is the third and final instalment in Michelle A Valentine’s contemporary, adult FLORIDA DEVILS erotic, romance serialized trilogy. This is the continuing story of thirty-four year old professional football player Zayn North, and twenty-four year old production assistant Vivi Honeycutt. DIRTY GOALS should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the cliff hanger of book one DIRTY PLAYS.

SOME BACKGROUND: Zayn North has been followed by scandal for the better part of a year, and the Florida Devils have ‘ordered’ our hero to stay out of the public eye including no relationships for the foreseeable future but the arrival of Vivi, his half-nephew’s ex-girlfriend, stirs something deep within Zayn North, something he struggles to keep contained in the face of living under the same roof. A new scandal has placed Zayn and Vivi in the spotlight, a scandal that is threatening the life of the woman Zayn loves.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Zayn and Vivi) DIRTY GOALS picks up immediately after the cliff hanger of book two DIRTY PLAYS in which a Hollywood starlet has gone missing and is presumed dead, a starlet directly connected to our story line hero. As the investigation begins to stall, and Zayn increases the security around the woman he loves, the person responsible continues to gain access, access that becomes personal and deadly. What ensues is the ongoing relationship between Zayn and Vivi, and the potential fall-out as our couple are targeted by a psychotic mind.

The secondary and supporting characters include Vivi’s friend Bella, and Zayn’s best friend Beckett, as well as Bella’s lecherous boss Harry, and Florida Devils’ team owner Bruce Bayne. Here’s hoping the author plans on going back and telling Bella and Beckett’s story.

DIRTY GOALS is a fast paced, quick read that resolves the who and why of Zayn’s latest stalker but saying that the conflict resolution feels rushed and underwhelming, and at one of the most pivotal parts of the story, we are not privy to Vivi’s side. The premise is intriguing and intense; the romance is passionate; the characters are energetic and determined but I was hoping for a little more.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Dirty Games
Dirty Plays

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Michelle A. Valentine is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Rock the Heart. Wicked White is the first novel in her Wicked White romance series. She attended college as a drafting and design major, but her love of people soon persuaded her to join the nursing field. It wasn’t until after the birth of her son that she began her love affair with romance novels, and she hasn’t looked back since. When she’s not writing, she feeds her music addiction, dabbles in party planning, and expresses herself by working with arts and crafts. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, son, and two beloved dogs.