
Emily Pennington
When timid Carolina’s best friend, Kathi, suggested she go out and find herself a man to celebrate with for the weekend in recognition of her multimillion-dollar property sale, she half-heartedly gave it a try by going to a bar, by herself, and spending most of that time sitting there not stirring up any interest. But when a confident Russian ice hockey player asked why the beautiful woman was drinking alone, Rurik enticed her to his room to take care of things. And when his roommate, Jeff, walked out of the bathroom in only a towel, Carolina had an entirely new experience she would never forget. This book picks up immediately after the memorable last line of Book 1 where Rurik asked if he should now go and invite the entire team over! Jeff convinced her he was joking (but I seriously doubt it). So Rurik said he would walk her to her car. Jeff didn’t trust him to leave the building, so he said HE would walk her to the car. They argued back and forth while she scurried into the bathroom to let them fight it out. Apparently Jeff won since Rurik was gone. Jeff didn’t know why he felt like he did about this woman. She was so different. And she was very attracted to him, but kept thinking he was pushing her away or something. He took her down to the parking garage and they started the drive to her home. It felt like she knew him, he was not a stranger. But she vowed this was the last one-night stand she would ever have. Not because it was awful, but because it was so perfect and nothing else could ever be better than this. And she had to know for her own self-confidence why, when he hadn’t wanted to join in at first, why did he change his mind? So he told her that he saw she wasn’t trying to brag about bagging a sports hero, that she wanted HIM as a person, and this was not something she regularly did. All of that attracted him and he wanted her, even though he recognized her inexperience. The only two guys she had ever been with had been selfish and thoughtless. Her self-esteem was shot down because they made her feel ashamed of her not knowing enough. So when Jeff said she was inexperienced, she got angry. He pulled into an empty parking lot and stopped. She got mad at him, but he touched her cheek, removing a tear, and observed that someone had really done a number on her to make her feel embarrassed about her inexperience. But he cared. And he was going to get her past all this. Will she give him the chance? This story adds another new face, but the characters once again are so likable. In this book, real feelings are starting to surface as Jeff cares enough that she is the only one he “sees”. Everything he does is to instill that self-confidence in her and start the healing process. And it heals him too. The story is not over yet, but it has surprised me and I really do care about these characters. I am looking forward to the next book as well!

Mary S
I enjoyed this "Power Players Hockey" story. It's a short and sexy quick read with likable characters. In "My Two-Stud Stand" Carolina is out celebrating a big sale. A sexy Russian starts speaking to her and she cannot believe her luck. She and Rurik go to his room where his friend Jeff makes three. This second story picks up were the last one ended. This is more of Jeff and Carolina's story but you get a new face. Carolina has been hurt in the past and it really has done a number on her confidence and self esteem. Jeff really cares about her and he is trying to help her. The chemistry and hotness between them is off the charts. This is short, sweet and definitely sexy.

Tania Ogden
Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters were intriguing. This is book two a continuation from book one. Jeff told Caroline that he would be over on the weekend and did not show up until Monday with a friend. It was hot and steamy, sexual, erotic, pleasurable with arousing feelings. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.