But he takes it all in stride, confident she likes him, and wears her down. She wants Blake, but is horrified by that, so she is a bit rude to him. They start off as “frienemies” with their chiweiler hookup (a hilarious scene from Us), and I was worried I would be annoyed with Jess. Whether hanging with his teammates, romancing Jess, or skating on the ice, Blake is always true to himself and those around him. He’s the kind of character you want as your own best friend.

He’s got such a heart of gold, but he’s cocky and playful. I already liked Blake from the previous book, but after Good Boy, I’ve fallen hard. I love that they the pair is still a significant part of the book, but as the story unfolds, the focus is truly on Jess and Blake. The wedding helps transition nicely from the Jamie-and-Wes centric stories, to focus on Wes’s teammates. I love that the authors did this spinoff starting with Blake and Jess – especially with Wes and Jamie’s wedding kicking off the title. Good Boy is the wonderful followup to the amazing two-book Him series. He’s into Jess, so when she moves to Toronto, he makes it his mission to woo her into being his girlfriend. After determining that her life’s calling is to be a nurse, Jess is relieved to earn a scholarship to the Smith Nursing school in Toronto.Īfter hooking up with his best friend’s little sister not once, but twice, Blake Riley realizes for the first time in five years, he wants more with a woman than a one-night stand. Planning and hosting her brother Jamie’s wedding to NHL superstar, Ryan Wesley, helped her realize party planning isn’t the job for her. Jess Canning is struggling to find her path in life.

Sarina bowen and elle kennedy