Practice Makes Perfect

By Charlene Groome

She’s in the front office. He’s a star player. It’s a match-up guaranteed to melt the ice…
 
Left winger Jared Landry is one of the (gorgeous) faces of Vancouver’s Warriors hockey team—except he’s not comfortable in the spotlight. He gets that charity events are important to the community, he just wants to contribute in his own way. Face-time with the fans puts him in a vulnerable position, bringing up past memories—and present complications. But a certain fiery newcomer won’t take no for an answer...
 
Meghan O’Riley is the Warriors’ new events coordinator, and she wants everyone on board—including Jared. Meghan knows he has a history of flaking out on important occasions, and she has no patience for his devil-may-care attitude. But Meghan will have to hone her rookie flirting skills to get the star to commit to the team—and maybe even to her…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Aug 18, 2015
• ISBN: 9781601833488

Charlene Groome

I have always been a writer. Ever since I can remember, I penned stories, but it wasn't until grade twelve when my creative writing teacher marked a story and said it was the start of a novel. I can't even remember what the story was about, but I do remember her encouragement and excitement of handing me back my A-paper. That's when I had a light bulb moment. How fun would it be to write novels? And so my writing ventures began. I took journalism in college, wrote as a fill-in journalist a my local newspaper and Freelanced articles to magazines and took the creative writing diploma program through Surrey's Continuing Education. I found my love. I also found a job I cared a lot about. I worked in television and radio, where my media career soared. I took part-time radio studies at college. I am always trying to push myself, to make myself excel in my chosen career. Although media has had a huge impact on me, writing novels is everything I dreamed of. I hope you live your dreams, and accomplish what your heart desires because you're the only person who can make that happen.

Reviews for Practice Makes Perfect

[dlynch-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Practice Makes Perfect by Charlene Groome is a contemporary hockey romance that take’s place in Vancouver. Warriors’ left winger Jared Landry does not like to be the center of attention. However, the Warriors’ new events coordinator, Meghan O’Riley, does not take no for an answer where attendance to team events are concerned. This sports romance is suitable for a new adult to adult audience.I like Jared. He does not like too much attention. He feels responsible for his cousin’s death, and it has affected his life greatly. I liked Meghan, but she was a bit too insecure; she was driving me a little crazy at times. Jared’s ex-girlfriend, Lauren, is nuts. I really wanted to be able to give this book a higher rating. The plot had a lot of potential. I just kept getting this feeling that this story was rushed and could have been better. I’m still interested in continuing this series.Complimentary copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.