Release Blitz & Blog Tour: The Pickup by Nikki Ash

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Title: The Pickup

Series: Imperfect Love Book 1

Author: Nikki Ash

Genre: Sports Romance Standalone

Release Date: February 7, 2019

Somebody once said we don’t decide who we love. The world decides for us. But I disagree.

I believe love is a decision.

Who we love, how we love.

It’s in our control--in our hands.

I grew up having no clue about the true meaning of love. Money. Cars. Houses. Status. Fame. That’s what love means to the people around me.

It wasn’t until the woman I picked up in a bar came back into my life and showed me love can be so much more.

So, what’s the problem?

The woman I’m falling in love with believes in fairytales. She compares everything to a storybook and wants the happily-ever-after.

So while she’s stuck on recreating stories that have already been told, page by page, I’m showing her it’s time we write our own book.

Nobody ever said the journey of falling in love would be easy, just that it would be worth it.

The Pickup by Nikki Ash
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Pickup is an easy to read, sweet and enjoyable sports romance from Nikki Ash. After reading her Co-written book Heath with K. Webster, I was really curious to read more from Nikki.

The Pickup centres around Nick a pro football player who has been steered to follow a career in the NFL by his cold and controlling parents. Nick enjoys the game but craves the moment his parents don't use his success as a bargaining chip, a status symbol or a money making venture. After an injury almost ends his career and his long term girlfriend leaves him he becomes disillusioned with love and the idea of a happily ever after, deciding to live in the moment, one woman, one night at a time. A single one night stand with one girl who is looking for her own fairytale leaves him believing maybe love is in his future, until he wakes the next morning to find his bed empty.

Olivia is the heroine here and she is a really likeable character. When she moves back to the USA and crosses path's with Nick again, a life changing event takes place that has their worlds colliding. The evolution of Nick and Olivia's relationship made for a great story and Nick surprised me with just how big his heart really is. How he grew and faced his fears, regarding his life, his love and his parents was fantastic and I was cheering for him all the way through. There are plenty of moments in The Pickup that I could relate to. I laughed quite a few times, and with some excellent secondary characters in Killian, Celeste and Giselle I am eager to learn all about their stories. The pace was good, with likeable characters, a believable storyline and great writing plus the pretty cover is the cherry on top of a amazingly good cake. That secondary epilogue left me so ready for more to come in spring!

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“I am so in love with this author. Nikki Ash writes another home run with this amazing book!” - Justmyloveforbooks blog

“Wow!!!!! I devoured this story in one day. I was hooked from the first page read to the last one. An amazing storyline combined with amazing characters.” - TDC Book Reviews