Release Blitz & Review: Goalie by M.E. Carter

Title: Goalie

Series: A Texas Mutiny Novel

Author: M.E. Carter

Genre: Sports Romance

Release Date: February 18, 2017

“M.E. Carer's Goalie is one of the most real romances I've ever read.” - A is for Alpha B is for Books

“It’s gritty, raw and real. It's an emotional book from both the main character points of view. I was on the rollercoaster with them.” - Alpha Book Club

“This book is real. It's hard. It's life.” - Reader Review

Goalie

[goh-lee]

noun

a player in the goal whose duty is to prevent the ball from entering or crossing it

See Santos and Mariana DeGuajarado

As goalie of the Texas Mutiny, Santos is damn good at protecting that net. But he never bothered to protect his marriage.

Letting the fame and notoriety go to his head, he lost the things he loved the most… his wife and kids. Now he has one shot to make it right before losing at this relationship game and he’s determined not to miss this time.

Mariana has been scarred so deeply by Santos’s betrayals, she will carry the wounds forever. After almost ten years of marriage though, she knows him well, and she knows he won’t let go without a fight. Still, she refuses to be a push over.

Because love is never enough…

4 Stars for Goalie.

I’ve read all of the Texas Mutiny series leading up to this book but they both didn’t prepare me for this. This book was so real and something that I haven’t read before, it was different.

We meet Santos and Mariana in Groupie and we briefly saw that their marriage was falling apart. Goalie explores the aftermath of Santos’ being unfaithful and how the couple can overcome his betrayal. This book isn’t about to take you on an easy journey where everyone is forgiven simply. This story is a long and easy road where both Santos and Mariana have a lot of work to do to repair their marriage and fight for their love together.

This book also explores the reasons Santos did what he did. The story explores his background and gives an understanding of his actions. I have, to be honest when I saw that this book was about a hero that had cheated I was hesitant because I don’t like reading books that include cheating but this book was so different to anything I have ever read. It really gives you an insight into what marriage is about and how both parties can fight and work for what they want in the future as they continue to love each other.

You could really feel both characters pain throughout the story, and end up falling in love with both of them even though you might have wanted to hate Santos for what he did. This book was written really well and gave a really deep and emotional story its time to shine.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review*

“Mother, reader, storyteller - ME Carter never set out to write books. But when a friend practically forced a copy of Twilight into her hands, the love of the written word she had lost as a child was rekindled. With a story always rolling around in her head, it should come as no surprise that she finally started putting them on paper. She lives in Texas with her four children, Mary, Elizabeth, Carter and Bug, who sadly was born long after her pen name was created, and will probably need extensive therapy because of it.”