Red Rocket: A Hockey Love Story (Vegas Crush)
Red Rocket: A Hockey Love Story (Vegas Crush) book cover

Red Rocket: A Hockey Love Story (Vegas Crush)

Paperback – January 26, 2020

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Price
$12.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
307
Publisher
Independently published
Publication Date
ISBN-13
979-8604595008
Dimensions
5 x 0.77 x 8 inches
Weight
14.4 ounces

Description

A hot mysterious hero and a funny strong heroine are just a little part of this amazing read, it's when you put the plot, the chemistry, the friendships, the love and the banter together that you get a great read. This was a book I did not want to end, and that makes it a special read!xa0 I'm looking forward to what's coming next from this very talented and diverse author. I highly recommend Red Rocket.xa0xa0Jackiexa0-MI Bookshelf A hot mysterious hero and a funny strong heroine are just a little part of this amazing read, it's when you put the plot, the chemistry, the friendships, the love and the banter together that you get a great read. This was a book I did not want to end, and that makes it a special read!xa0 I'm looking forward to what's coming next from this very talented and diverse author. I highly recommend Red Rocket. Jackie -MI Bookshelf Well, I loved Red Rocket! Viktor and Scarlett's story was just as amazing as the other two stories in the series, a little more so I think because Scarlett's past really touched my heart.xa0 Five stars.xa0xa0Wendyxa0-Goodreads Well, I loved Red Rocket! Viktor and Scarlett's story was just as amazing as the other two stories in the series, a little more so I think because Scarlett's past really touched my heart.xa0 Five stars. Wendy -Goodreads Raine Miller wrote a great sports romance with this one! Hockey, Russia, Mafia, Romance, Vegas? What more could you ask for?xa0xa0Gretchenxa0-Goodreads Raine Miller wrote a great sports romance with this one! Hockey, Russia, Mafia, Romance, Vegas? What more could you ask for? Gretchen -Goodreads I loved everything about Viktor and Scarlett, both separately and together. I loved how sassy Scarlett was and Viktor, there is so much more to him than just a hockey player.xa0 The banter and the chase as Viktor and Scarlett dance around their feelings was addictive.xa0 Hockey series have become my all time favourite sport to read about and Raine Miller writing as Brit De Mille has certainly raised the bar. I love her style of writing and the story she wove with Red Rocket had me captivated from the first to the last chapter.xa0xa0Erinxa0-MI Bookshelf Blog I loved everything about Viktor and Scarlett, both separately and together. I loved how sassy Scarlett was and Viktor, there is so much more to him than just a hockey player.xa0 The banter and the chase as Viktor and Scarlett dance around their feelings was addictive.xa0 Hockey series have become my all time favourite sport to read about and Raine Miller writing as Brit De Mille has certainly raised the bar. I love her style of writing and the story she wove with Red Rocket had me captivated from the first to the last chapter. Erin -MI Bookshelf Blog I found this to be my favorite in the series so far. I absolutely loved Viktor and Scarlett's story. The combination of hockey, tough guys and hard working girls was perfect!xa0 Viktor is my favorite hockey player in how he works so hard with his language skills and love. Their adventure to their HEA in Red Rocket is one that you cannot miss!xa0Jenn Pelzer -Goodreads I found this to be my favorite in the series so far. I absolutely loved Viktor and Scarlett's story. The combination of hockey, tough guys and hard working girls was perfect!xa0 Viktor is my favorite hockey player in how he works so hard with his language skills and love. Their adventure to their HEA in Red Rocket is one that you cannot miss! Jenn Pelzer -Goodreads

Features & Highlights

  • They call me
  • The Mad Russian
  • for a reason.
  • —Viktor Demoskev, VEGAS CRUSH
  • My reputation as an Enforcer was earned one game at a time. Fighting on the ice for my team is something I take very seriously because I came to the USA to play hockey, not be a celebrity. Unfortunately, this logic has my public image taking a beating—not that I care very much how others think of me.Except for
  • her.
  • Scarlett.
  • A woman as gorgeous, and fiery, and sexy, as that long red hair of hers. Which would look even more stunning spread out on my sheets with my hands tangled in it all night long while naked of course. It is unfortunate that she also works for the team. In
  • Public Relations...
  • So yeah, the no-fraternization policy is an issue, but hardly my main concern. The biggest hurdle is Scarlett thinking I am part of a gambling ring for the Russian Mafia.Crazy, right?I can deal with setting her straight about her ridiculous suspicions, but cracking through that hard shell she has built around her broken heart? This is my real challenge.But oh how I love a good fight. Winning is everything to me. Especially when the prize is the Las Vegas beauty I named the
  • Red Rocket...
  • **RED ROCKET is a sexy STANDALONE sports romance about a Russian hockey enforcer with a bad reputation and the feisty redhead from the PR department who just might be the one person who can help him shine up his tarnished image.
  • Public Relations
  • is about to take on a whole new meaning!

Customer Reviews

Rating Breakdown

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Red Rocket will "Crush" You!!! Beautiful Story!!!

My review is for an ARC of Red Rocket.

OK well the amazing Raine Miller writing as Brit Demille did it once again, she delivered another great love story with Red Rocket. I was so looking forward to this as I have a love for hockey and Raine Miller truly knows how to mix business and pleasure within the hockey world particularly in the Crush hockey team in Las Vegas. This hockey read is the third story in the Vegas Crush series but a complete standalone. It is Viktor and Scarlett's story and oh what a story it is, you don't want to miss this one.

They call Viktor the Mad Russian hockey player, the Enforcer but in fact you will find he is the big teddy bear to his Scarlett. He oozes charm and sexiness with his Russian accent while trying to pursue the lovely red haired Scarlett - Red Rocket - a feisty PR media relations with the Crush organization. These two are so different from one another yet are a perfect match and compliment each other.

I fell in love with both these characters instantly. They both have difficult, emotional pasts with many issues and burdens to deal with but together their chemistry, passion, love and hot sex is explosive. You are taken on an adventure with intrigue and mystery and learn how love and forgiveness outweigh the risks of masking their pain.

You will enjoy getting lost in this hot, fun loving, heartwarming story and definitely will appreciate this fast and furious sport of hockey. A perfect weekend read, a perfect anytime read!!
5 people found this helpful
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Highly entertaining and steamy sports romance - 5 stars!

Red Rocket is the third installment in the Vegas Crush series by Brit DeMille aka Raine Miller. I'm a huge fan of sports romance books in general - but the hockey ones are my absolute favorites. I've read and loved everything this fantastic and versatile author has ever written - from her amazing historicals to her famous contemporary romance series. Red Rocket was another winner by Brit DeMille. I was highly entertained by the well-paced, engaging plot and great dialogue and totally enchanted by the endearing characters.

Viktor Demoskev is the Enforcer for the Vegas Crush. He is an ambitious and world-renowned hockey player who has earned the nickname The Mad Russian. Viktor loves playing hockey but he doesn't see himself as a celebrity. That's why he doesn't take selfies with fans or gives autographs - much to the public eye's dislike. He never cared about his reputation until he mets the gorgeous media coordinator of his team. Scarlett Woods is his wet dream come true but she's not interested in a fling. She has once been badly burned and let down by the people she loved most. The strict no fraternization policy at the Crush is a small issue compared to her conviction that Viktor is part of a gambling ring for the Russian Mafia. Earning her trust is going to be the biggest challenge he's ever faced. But Viktor won't give up until he has won the heart of the red-haired Vegas beauty.

Viktor Demoskev was still a bit of a mystery to me in the previous book. He seemed like a very arrogant and self-absorbed person. I'm so glad that my first impression of him was wrong. This hunk of a man may not be the chattiest and most outgoing guy but he had many great qualities. He was very protective and caring and showed with many small and big gestures how much he loved his Red Rocket. Viktor is a professional athlete who's no stranger to hard work. For many years hockey has been his top priority in life until he met and fell hard for a feisty, flirtatious redhead. I was imagining his thick, sexy Russian accent in my head all the time while reading. And boy is this one a dirty talker who gives his all in order to keep the woman in his bed happy and satisfied.

Scarlett Woods is smart, funny and honest. Life has taught her to only rely on herself. She's been on her own for a very long time. Scarlett craves stability and safety. In Viktor she will not only find an excellent lover but also a kind, attentive and respectful partner. She truly adored his cultured gentleman behavior and commanding caveman personality since both appealed to her. Scarlett has early found out that the big mean brute image was only a facade he kept up on the ice. Their sexual chemistry was combustible and could have set the Crush hockey stadion on fire. Their funny banter made me laugh. These two were a match made in romance land heaven.

I've thoroughly enjoyed Red Rocket and highly recommend it to all lovers of this genre who appreciate a strong heroine and intriguing Alpha hero. Thank you Brit DeMille for another great story in this addictive series. I'm giving this one 5 stars and am shelfing it as a 2020 top favorite.
4 people found this helpful
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Red Hot Rocket!

Once again, Brit DeMille has scorched the ice right off the Vegas Crush ice rink! Viktor and Scarlett, his Red Rocket, have a blazing romance with a bit of mystery woven in. Not only do you get to see some of the Vegas sights, you also get a glimpse of Russia! And catch up on previous characters to see how they are doing and meeting some new ones, who I hope will get their own story someday (Daisy… will it be Sid or could it be the Lothario Tyler?) You do not want to miss this sexy adventure for Scarlett and Viktor’s happily ever after!
3 people found this helpful
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Great hockey romance!

I was super excited to read Red Rocket. I've read all of Raine's Blackstone books, so I had a high expectation with this series. I was not disappointed. This book can be read as a standalone or in order with the other books in the series. You are given enough backstory for the other characters that you don't feel like you are missing information.
I love how independent Scarlett is, and how we are given insight into her vulnerabilities. Viktor is seen as a tough guy who has the nickname "Mad Russian" for a reason. Once he and Scarlett begin getting to know each other, thanks to Georg and Pam's engagement/wedding parties, Viktor begins to soften.
I truly enjoyed seeing this relationship unfold. I look forward to reading more books written by Raine as Brit DeMille!
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Steamy hockey romance

Red Rocket is so far the steamiest romance in Crush series. Viktor is coldhearted bastard, which does't care about anything, except hockey. He doesn't pose for fans, he isn't polite to other player, he beat the shit of his opponents on ice. The transfer to Crush team softened little his hard egdes on ice, but still he is pretty scary.
Scarlett works in PR and knows, that the affair with the hockey player could cost her the job. And she has also her dark secret from past, who can destroy her future. Can she overcome her fears and try to find happiness second time?
The author gave us another great and heartouching story, which I really loved.
3 people found this helpful
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From Russia With Love!

My Review for an ARC of Red Rocket.

Well well well, our Mad Russian Viktor may be that on the ice, but he’s a tiger between the sheets and a pussy cat when it comes to Scarlett.

Viktor and Scarletts chemistry is instantaneous and no amount of ice is going to cool them down. Fraternisation Policy be damned.
You can just picture the big gorgeous Russian with his broken English trying to get across what he means and having a smile on your face while you do. Then there’s Scarlett, she’s had it tough but she is fun loving and quite the rambler. They are like chalk and cheese but when they get together they are a scream.

A light and fun read that will have you giggling like a school girl one minute then fanning yourself the next. Raine Miller writing as Brit DeMille has put together a fantastic read and an equally awesome series with Vegas Crush.
2 people found this helpful
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Red Rocket is the hottest in the series!

I found this to be my favorite in the series so far. I absolutely loved Viktor and Scarlett’s story. The combination of hockey, tough guys and hard working girls was perfect!

Viktor is my favorite hockey player in how he works so hard with his language skills and love while maintaining his “Mad Russian” image. Scarlett is so perfect in her independence yet vulnerability. Their adventure to their HEA is one that you cannot miss!
2 people found this helpful
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I have a "Crush" on the Mad Russian and his Red Rocket!

Well I loved Red Rocket! Viktor and Scarlett's story was just as amazing as the other two stories in the series, a little more so I think because Scarlett's past really touched my heart.

As always, Raine wrote an entertaining and heartfelt story that kept me engrossed from the beginning to the last page. I was so invested in Viktor and Scarlett, rooting for them the whole way. Would these two unlikely people find a way to build a future together? Viktor comes across to the world as an iron machine, "the Mad Russian" enforcer who buries his opponent on the ice and never smiles in public. Scarlett is a red headed beauty whose past has been fraught with tragedy and bad luck. She's doing everything she can to get ahead in life and hopefully leave her sad past behind her.

The attraction between Viktor and Scarlett is mutual, their chemistry undeniable. Can she crack his icy exterior? Can he get his "Red Rocket" to take a chance on him? The intimate scenes with Viktor and Scarlett were my favorites of the story. And I'm not even talking about the sexy scenes, although those were delicious too. I'm talking about when the curtains are drawn and these two people can just be themselves with each other. Viktor was quite the swoony charmer, in addition to be a dirty, sexy talker. Scarlett is a lucky, lucky girl.

I loved seeing the whole gang from the previous two books intertwined in this story. If you haven't met the others yet, I guarantee you will want to grab their books and start reading as soon as you finish Red Rocket.

I was sad to see the story end! I want so much more of Viktor and Scarlett! Luckily there are more books to come and I know that the Mad Russian and his Red Rocket will be popping up in those as well.

I loved reading about the Crush, this book reminds me so much of my beloved Vegas Golden Knights! And with them being on their bye week right now, Red Rocket satisfied my hockey craving while we wait for the teams to hit the ice again.

Another amazing story Raine! I loved it!
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