Thursday, June 5, 2025

[Release Blitz + Review] Bite Your Tongue by Hannah Gray


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๐‘ฉ๐‘ฐ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ ๐’€๐‘ถ๐‘ผ๐‘น ๐‘ป๐‘ถ๐‘ต๐‘ฎ๐‘ผ๐‘ฌ (New England Bay Sharks #4) by Hannah Gray is now LIVE!!

What to expect โฌ‡๏ธ 
๐Ÿ’ Hockey romance 
๐Ÿ’ Brotherโ€™s best friend  
๐Ÿ’ Friends with benefits 
๐Ÿ’ Long distance 
๐Ÿ’ Secret/Forbidden relationship
๐Ÿ’ Right person, wrong time 


BLURB.

Life as a professional hockey player keeps me plenty busy, and yet it often feels like Iโ€™m on autopilot as the world passes me by. I suppose I canโ€™t complain. I have the honor of calling myself a New England Bay Shark, so I have more than enough money to buy some form of happiness.

Sleeping around with beautiful women may come with the territory, but Iโ€™ve never taken the time to actually get to know any of them. In fact, thereโ€™s only one Iโ€™ve relentlessly thought about, but sheโ€™s off-limits. Everyone knows you canโ€™t go after your best friendโ€™s little sister. Especially if heโ€™s already forbidden it.

Iโ€™ve had a crush on Saylor Sawyer since I met her years ago, and even though Iโ€™ve spent many showers and nights alone creating my own fantasies, starring her, I know I canโ€™t 
act on those โ€ฆ filthy thoughts.

No matter how hot they are.

When a teammate hurts her badly, Saylorโ€™s on the warpath, looking for sweet revenge. I just happen to be the lucky bastard sitting at the other end of the bar.

One hookup gets entangled with a lie, and things get complicated fast. But the lie wasnโ€™t mine, and Iโ€™m going to make damn sure she knows it too.

See, the night she used me to get back at her ex awakened a beast inside of me. A beast that only wants Saylor Sawyer.

A beast that wonโ€™t stop until sheโ€™s mine.




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MY REVIEW.

4 Stars from Tiffany!
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Warnings Ignoredโ€ฆ

As only the second New England Sharks book Iโ€™ve read, Bite Your Tongue fits well within the series and works great as a standalone. This one focuses on Ryder and Saylorโ€”Ryder is on the team, and Saylor is his teammate's (Smithโ€™s) little sister.

Smith has warned his teammates for years to stay away from Saylor, but thatโ€™s easier said than done. Saylorโ€™s an independent woman, career-focused, living on her own, but she has this hang-up about needing a man to feel complete, in a way. Sheโ€™s been pretty open about her flings in the past and hasnโ€™t been ashamed of them... until now. After one guy crosses a line, Saylor starts to rethink what she really wants in life.

Ryder has always been a bit of a player. Heโ€™s definitely noticed Saylor but respected Smithโ€™s warning and kept his distance. When he finds out what happened to her, he wants to protect her without coming off as a creep. One night, he sees her at a bar, tipsy and clearly looking to forget. He steps in, and from there, things escalate quickly.

For me, though, the chemistry between these two felt off. There was a strong insta-attraction, but then they tried to pull back, and their conversations didnโ€™t land. Some of the dialogue felt awkward, and Ryderโ€™s nickname for Saylor, Brat, really rubbed me the wrong way. I did appreciate that they tried to pivot from a hookup to something deeper, but by then, it felt forced and a little too late.

While the book was well written overall, Iโ€™ll admit to skimming through some of Ryderโ€™s internal monologues. That said, the supporting cast, teammates, family, and friends helped round out the story and kept things grounded. As mentioned, Bite Your Tongue works well as a standalone, and the final chapters give a nice time jump that lets readers check in on this unlikely couple.




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