Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Review: Chasing the Ring by Lauren Rowe


Iris Benedetto’s wedding day just went viral . . . for all the wrong reasons.
After a heated blowout with her lying, cheating fiancé at the altar, Iris storms off on a solo honeymoon—loudly announcing that she’s finally going to find out what good sex is all about. Rebranding from small-town preschool teacher to #Horny Runaway Bride was not the plan, but the insanely hot stranger who ends up double-booked in her bungalow on the island of Kauai is an opportunity even devastated Iris can’t ignore.

It’s not often NFL quarterback Roman Maguire meets someone who doesn’t recognize him. Even rarer to have that someone barge in while he’s taking a shower and quickly make him an irresistible offer. Roman is in Hawaii to secure the deal that could finally land him a Super Bowl ring—and closer proximity to his son. A sexy fling in paradise is a perfect way to spend a week with a surprise roommate . . .

Except . . . suddenly a week doesn’t seem nearly enough. And once the truth about Roman’s identity, Iris’s internet infamy, and all kinds of loyalty-testing secrets are revealed, will they both be willing to step into the real-life spotlight together? 

 

My Review: 

Fun, sassy and romantic. 

I enjoyed everything this book.  The story starts with Iris discovering, the night before her wedding, her fiancé is a cheater.  This led to the wedding being called off in the most dramatic way which was caught on video and shared on the internet.  The video, unfortunately goes viral the next day.  Instead of dragging her feet, Iris goes on the honeymoon alone and has her world totally turned upside down when she meets football player Roman, who just happens to be staying in the cabana that was supposed to be reserved for Iris and her husband.  This is just the beginning of a fun and emotional romantic story that I read in record time.  I was hooked from the start and I didn’t want the book to end.   

 

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.   

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