REVIEW: Hail Mary by Nicole Dykes (Big Bend Bears #2)

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HAIL MARY

Big Bend Bears - Book Two

by Nicole Dykes

Release Date: December 9, 2024

Review

Benny is an aggressively sunshiny guy who is blindly fearless to others' opinions. Rowan on the hand needs a big old hug and a lot of loving. When his mother died, he was left with an a-hole bigot of a father, adding to the fact that they live in a small largely bigoted town.


I adored Benny in the previous book, but I was admittedly a little frustrated with his almost refusal to understand why Rowan didn’t want to come out, as well as Benny’s refusal to take no for an answer.


But it’s a fast-paced story, and they do make a cute couple. And it’s always satisfying to watch the grumpy/hurt guy find love and acceptance.


I especially loved Benny’s parents. They are such warm people.  Here’s hoping Big Bend learns so much more love and acceptance soon.

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Synopsis

Benny

Big Bend is my home. I love it here. I love everything about it.

It’s my senior year, and I’m determined to have the best one yet. Of course, that’s when life gets confusing.

I think I may have a little bit of a crush on my nemesis.

Something I never saw coming.

I just hope I can find a way to make him give me a chance because being together would make not only this year great, but this life of ours—absolutely epic.

Rowan

Benjamin McBride is the bane of my existence. He simply won’t quit—he never does.

He’s too happy. Too confident. Too unafraid.

I can’t let him get to me.

He thinks we could be epic together, that us in a relationship would be some saving grace—a Hail Mary—a way to make this year and our lives the best they can be.

But I’m not destined for happiness.

I have to make him understand . . .

It’s never going to happen.

About Nicole Dykes


Nicole Dykes is a wife and a professional assistant/mom to two gorgeous girls. Currently residing in Kansas, she's a lover of coffee, Kansas City Chiefs, and all things romance. She currently has over 20 published books with her Monroe and Adamson series being the most popular. She enjoys cranking up the angst level, making her readers cry, and turning those tears into the coffee that fuels her writing.


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