This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨


First Impressions
This Heart of Mine is the fifth installment in the "Chicago Stars" series. And this one is Molly's book. Who is the sister of the heroine from the first book "If I Had You" and this is where we have a unique set up. I will be honest if I hadn't gone into this one blindly, I might have DNF'd it, but I am glad that I kept up with it even thought its my least favorite from this author so far. There were some toxic elements in the heroine in this book and while I get where the author was coming from writing this type of heroine, she wasn't easy to read but the narration really kept me in with this story and wanting to see it through.

First Line
The Day Kevin Tucker nearly killed her, Molly Somerville swore off unrequited love forever.

Summary
Molly Somerville has always had a thing for Kevin Tucker who is an infamous player for the Chicago Stars. But when they are forced in a situation to share a house together, chemistry flies between them. Molly gets it in her head, to get creative with Kevin when he is asleep and he wakes to find them having sex and is furious with Molly for taking advantage of him. What neither of them expected though was for Molly to be pregnant and she finds herself married to a man who hates her. But when disaster strikes, Kevin is there for Molly and takes her to his property that was left for him and as they work on repairing the camping grounds, a relationship forms between them.

What I Loved
There were aspects that I really loved about this story. The first being our hero. He is such a alpha male and it was delicious.. I love that he stands up for himself and how he should be treated. He doesn't just let Molly get away with what she does to him. I also loved how fierce he is, he has such a delectable personality. He can be a bit emotionally constipated but I found that to be a redeeming quality. I also enjoyed the setting of the camping grounds, it was very atmospheric in how the author wrote these. I really enjoyed their building chemistry and seeing their relationship form from enemies to lovers to something more endearing and likable. And the hero definitely knows how to win his girl.

What I Struggled With
The heroine is so toxic especially in the beginning and I just didn't feel like her character was redeemed enough. She basically assaults the hero and then tries to hide his baby from him. Her reasons for it I get but at the same time was very manipulative too. I really wanted to love her but she proved to be difficult and she never even really apologized even so I wish that there had been some groveling on her end.

Narration
Anna Fields just does a perfect job with these books. She really brings out the humor just right and in this one especially, she kept me fascinated with the story even though I had some issues with the heroine and her actions.

Overall View
This Heart of Mine while not a perfect read, was a redeeming romance that delivered the humor and feels.

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense
Character Types: Writer, Athlete
Themes: Groveling hero, Football, Property Renovation, Slow Burn
Tropes: Marriage of Convenience, Enemies to Lovers, Secret Baby

Book Perspective
3rd Pov

Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship Conflict

Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as standalones if needed

Steam/Spice Explanations

Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.

Narrators:
Anna Fields