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Only For Tonight
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Expected 12 Sep 25From Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new sports romance.
A spin-off from the Only One series!
When one night changes everything.Ariella
The last time I saw him, I'd just turned eighteen.
Six years later we're face-to-face again.
Neither of us wanted the night to end.
The next morning, we made a pact.
Each of us going our separate ways.
Until two pink lines changed everything.
Jaxon
Life was going my way.
Hockey. Family. All of it.
Until...I saw her.
She was different now.
One thing led to another and we got carried away.
It was supposed to be one night.
Our secret.
Then she's at my door with news that rocks my world.
I'm going to be a dad.
A spin-off from the Only One series!
When one night changes everything.Ariella
The last time I saw him, I'd just turned eighteen.
Six years later we're face-to-face again.
Neither of us wanted the night to end.
The next morning, we made a pact.
Each of us going our separate ways.
Until two pink lines changed everything.
Jaxon
Life was going my way.
Hockey. Family. All of it.
Until...I saw her.
She was different now.
One thing led to another and we got carried away.
It was supposed to be one night.
Our secret.
Then she's at my door with news that rocks my world.
I'm going to be a dad.
368 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication September 12, 2025
1295 people want to read
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Natasha Madison
113 books8,102 followersWhen Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author's nose isn't buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she's in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It's a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn't listen to her...
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September 5, 2025
4 stars
🏒 accidental pregnancy
🏒 no third act break up
🏒 childhood crush
🏒 one night stand
🏒 sport romance
🏒 secret dating
this novel was my first glimpse at Natasha Madison’s prose and certainly not the last one.
contrary to a good bunch of romance readers, i love a good surprise or accidental pregnancy trope and i absolutely feel like it enhanced the storytelling in this case. both main characters grew up in the same vicinity — 7 years apart — seeing as their fathers are best friends. the romance was honestly sweet with a lot of toe-curling, steamy scenes and some drama here and there that added a little extra flavor to the plotline.
all in all, it was a fun read that i would definitely recommend to anyone in need of a feel-good romance!
many thanks to the author and The Author Agency for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review
🏒 accidental pregnancy
🏒 no third act break up
🏒 childhood crush
🏒 one night stand
🏒 sport romance
🏒 secret dating
this novel was my first glimpse at Natasha Madison’s prose and certainly not the last one.
contrary to a good bunch of romance readers, i love a good surprise or accidental pregnancy trope and i absolutely feel like it enhanced the storytelling in this case. both main characters grew up in the same vicinity — 7 years apart — seeing as their fathers are best friends. the romance was honestly sweet with a lot of toe-curling, steamy scenes and some drama here and there that added a little extra flavor to the plotline.
all in all, it was a fun read that i would definitely recommend to anyone in need of a feel-good romance!
many thanks to the author and The Author Agency for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review
September 5, 2025
Natasha Madison wrote a new amazing hockey romance, with the most funny and chaotic family you'll ever meet.
Only For Tonight tells Jaxon and Ariella's story. They meet after years at a Dallas franchise's event, they are all grown up now and they spend a night together. The day after, one goes back to New York and the other to Los Angeles, until Ariella gets a big surprise and she has to fly to California to tell the shocking news to Jaxon.
I found Ariella and Jaxon relationship endearing and spicey. Jaxon is adorable, Ariella is sassy, and together they are vibrant, mature and smoldering. Fate has only helped them to get closer and know better each other sooner and faster.
I had a very good time reading this book, so I recommend it to everyone.
Copy kindly provided by the Publisher/Author.
September 8, 2025
RTC
4 Stars
3 on the spice scale
4 Stars
3 on the spice scale
September 10, 2025
Natasha Madison kicks off her brand-new series with a bang (literally 😏) in Only for Tonight!
Ariella and Jaxon have been friends since childhood, but one unforgettable night changes everything. From secret relationship tension to a protective hockey hero and a heroine who’s as strong as she is sassy, this story gave me everything I love in romance. 🏒🔥
Jaxon completely stole my heart—he’s protective without being overbearing and so unbelievably sweet during Ariella’s pregnancy. And Ariella? Independent, witty, and fierce. Their chemistry sparkled, their banter had me smiling, and I was feral for the accidental pregnancy trope done this well. Madison’s signature mix of heat + heart is all over these pages, and it was impossible to put down.
Perfect for anyone who loves friends to lovers with extra spice, strong heroines, and swoony hockey stars who know exactly when to turn on the charm. 🥵💘
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (rounded up to 5 for how much I felt this couple)
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Tropes:
🏒 Sports (Hockey)
🤫 Secret Relationship
🤰Accidental Pregnancy
🔥 One Night Stand
❤️🔥 Friends to Lovers
🌹 Childhood Crush
Ariella and Jaxon have been friends since childhood, but one unforgettable night changes everything. From secret relationship tension to a protective hockey hero and a heroine who’s as strong as she is sassy, this story gave me everything I love in romance. 🏒🔥
Jaxon completely stole my heart—he’s protective without being overbearing and so unbelievably sweet during Ariella’s pregnancy. And Ariella? Independent, witty, and fierce. Their chemistry sparkled, their banter had me smiling, and I was feral for the accidental pregnancy trope done this well. Madison’s signature mix of heat + heart is all over these pages, and it was impossible to put down.
Perfect for anyone who loves friends to lovers with extra spice, strong heroines, and swoony hockey stars who know exactly when to turn on the charm. 🥵💘
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (rounded up to 5 for how much I felt this couple)
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Tropes:
🏒 Sports (Hockey)
🤫 Secret Relationship
🤰Accidental Pregnancy
🔥 One Night Stand
❤️🔥 Friends to Lovers
🌹 Childhood Crush
September 10, 2025
SPOILER WARNING!!!
For the first time, I’m stumped as to how to review this one. If I have to describe it, I would say it’s equal parts cringy, smutty, childish – yet moments with humor & sweetness, followed by more backtracking of the same and on and on it went. Confused? Yeah, so was I.
What you should expect is corny dialogue and never-ending smut, along with lots & lots of miscommunication that will have you cringing each and every time. I was sure that within the first 12 chapters or so that this was going to be a DNF for me because they lacked chemistry and I felt zero romance between the MCs. But then, out of boredom I picked it up again the next day and surprisingly it got a little better in terms of the romance finally kicking in. But then close to the end we get more stupid & idiotic miscommunication that had me wondering if a 12-year-old wrote this thing. And for Pete’s sake, why do writers incorporate so many sex scenes as filler? Is there no other option – like maybe develop your characters more out of bed so that you don’t need so many ad nauseum sex scenes?
Anyway, if anyone is planning to read this thing, please know that the first 12 chapters is skippable. Author fails to incorporate any chemistry or romance in her MCs. From Chapters 12/13 up until 27 I would say is the most enjoyable because the chemistry finally kicks in and MCs seems to have undergone a personality change. These chapters are filled with humor, bantering & MCs becoming a couple.
Then we have chapters 27 to the end before the Epilogue where MCs regressed and acted like pre-teens.
If you are interested in the plot, MCs have known each other since childhood. MMC is 7 years older than FMC which in current time would be 25 & 32. We get very little info about their childhood and absolutely nothing about either one of them having a crush in the past on each other or even that they thought of each other in any romantic sense which when you do a childhood friends to lovers theme, especially when their families are so close, you expect some attraction, jealousy and pining, yet we get nothing here.
In the present, MCs have not seen each other for several years which makes no sense as their families are very close (Dads are BFFs) and they celebrate together a lot. Anyway, FMC lives in NY and MMC in CA. He is a hockey player and she’s a social media manager who works for her mother.
Story starts with MCs attending a family event where both families are celebrating something.
So at this party, MCs are ribbing at each other throughout the night about one thing or another and it has more of a sibling/relative type vibe than a romantic one. FMC dances throughout the night with her cousins & siblings and drinks up a storm – yet she is not drunk at all. 🙄 MMC is a wallflower who watched her a lot during the night and shared a few bantering moments with her. So we go from no attraction or lusting to suddenly her inviting him up to her room and next moment they are having sex. 😶 As a reader, you want to read about an attraction, flirting, dirty thoughts - anything really to know how they got from point A to point B.
Then next day after their ONS, MMC is having buyers regret or something because he is trying hard to tell her that this has to be a one off for them as he is not looking for a relationship right now and she just laughs it off and makes a joke and leaves without any hurt feelings or anything.
Six weeks later, FMC learns she is pregnant with his kid and decides to fly to CA to tell him. Only when she arrives, she gets a surprise of her own when she sees his ex GF come down the stairs wearing his shirt and hightails it out of there without telling him. She doesn't even express any jealousy BTW. Just a thought that he must have patched things up with his ex immediately after their ONS. 🙄
In regards to OW, before MCs hooked up, MMC had broken up with OW a few months prior. They were in a year long relationship but he realized that the OW was not for him as she used him for his money & fame. Yet, after MCs had their ONS and before FMC comes to tell him about the baby, the OW called him to talk and he thought he would see if the heart grew fonder after months of their split. It didn’t BTW. He realized as soon as she walked in that she was not for him but OW asked to use his bathroom to shower as she had come from a tanning salon and was sticky. So she thought she would also seduce him so that they can get back together, only her plan was spoiled when FMC walked in. Eventually MMC kicks OW out but he didn't immediately go after her. He tried to call her and left her a msg to come back and talk but it was an old number of hers so she never gets the message..
Anyway, FMC eventually tells him about the baby and they immediately get together. Like same day she tells him, they start having sex and are supposedly a couple now because he is all in about the baby & excited and so she leaves NY to move in with him.. So you would think he would ask her to marry him since they made a baby and know each other so long so that they can be a family, right? Nope. The idea never crosses his mind - or hers for that matter. Now if this was an OW of his that was pregnant, I bet we would have MMC immediately marrying her.
Anyway, after Chpt 27 until close to the end, the writing started to tank again with so much stupid miscommunication and childish behavior/dialogue from MCs. Up until then, we had humor and banter that was kind of enjoyable and somehow they seemed to work as a couple. But after 27, I just wanted to be done with it.
The epilogue was okay but even that was ruined because FMC never says ILY to MMC. At least MMC said ILY to her a few chapters before the end, but she never says it back and the marriage proposal finally came very, very late at the end and not satisfactory at all.
So if you are looking for “feels” & romance here, I would skip. But if you like smut & cringey dialogue and a shallow read, this is for you.
“I’m going to have to man up and be a big girl,” I admit to them. “I’m going to have to talk to him.” I look at both of them as they nod. “Even though just thinking about it makes me want to gouge my eyeballs out.” They both laugh. “I want to go on the record and say this really fucking sucks. It sucks monkey balls, that is how much it sucks.” They laugh harder. “But it needs to happen for me, for him, and especially for the baby.” I shake my head. “I don’t want to.”
“But you need to,” Zoey pushes.
“But I need to,” I repeat. “I fucking need to,” I huff out. “Well, this has been a fun day.” I glare at them. “Now I need to go home and basically ask him if he wants me and try not to be broken-hearted if he tells me he doesn’t want me.”
“You live by the sword; you die by the sword,” Zoey declares and I just shake my head. “Get it? The sword is his penis.”
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“I did everything wrong.” I shake my head. “I shouldn’t have opened the door.” I want to kick my own ass for not protecting her. “I never, ever thought she would storm into my house.” The scene plays again in my head when she ran past me, and I was so shocked I didn’t even get a chance to stop her. “You were the only one I’ve been with since our last time,” I tell her as she looks at me. “I haven’t even thought about being with anyone else since. We’ve been over for a while, and even the last couple of weeks that she’s been coming over, nothing, and I mean, nothing has happened. You,” I say softly, “you are the only one I’ve wanted since that night. I never thought she would race up the stairs and go for my bedroom.”
“You poor thing,” she replies with a sad smile, trying to make a joke out of it. “A scorned woman.” She shakes her head. “You should be very afraid of her. Like, lock-up-your-pitchforks-and-gird-your-loins scared.”
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“Almost.” She rolls her eyes. “Why is it that no one likes to hear that word? Or the word ‘maybe.’ Like if someone says maybe, chances are it’s a no.” I see that she usually just randomly talks when she’s nervous. “It’s as bad as ‘it’s not you, it’s me.’” She folds her arms over her chest. “When we all know it’s never them and always you.”
“I don’t even know what to say to that.”
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“You just gave me the code to your cell phone.” I hold up the phone, showing him.
“Okay, I don’t understand.”
“Now I can go through it,” I groan and look out the window before turning back to him. “Literally unlocked I can search anything I want to. I can go on your history in your browser. I can check your pictures. I can delete certain numbers in your contacts. The list is endless.”
“Okay,” he repeats, looking at the road, then quickly at me, then back at the road.
“You can’t give a woman the code to your phone.”
“Is that a rule somewhere?”
“Yes,” I gasp. “It’s like dangling a carrot in front of a rabbit.”
“How so?”
“You can’t be this clueless.” I turn my back to the door to watch his facial expression. “Unless you change your password, I can go into your phone at any given time.” I hold up my hand. “I’m not saying I would, I’m just saying now I can.”
“Are you going to give me your code?” he asks me.
“Absolutely”—I look down at his phone—“not.”
He laughs. “What? Why?”
“Because it’s private.” I avoid looking at him. “And girls are different than boys”—he laughs softly—“like, I’m going to be telling my friends about you. There are things we share with each other that you should not know.”
“Like what?” he asks me, trying not to laugh but softly chuckling.
“Like how good of a kisser you are,” I start at that, “and then sometimes it’s like good things you’ve done with certain parts of you.” He full-on belly laughs. “Or bad things that you’ve done and we didn’t like but you seemed to enjoy, so we have to ask each other if it’s normal. Then there are things like how we feel about you guys.”
“So?”
“So,” I shriek, “so that’s private!” I put his phone to my chest.
“What if I ask you for the code?”
“I’m going to need five minutes with said phone and then I can give it to you.” I swallow. “After I make sure it’s safe for you.”
“Safe for me or safe for you?” He turns it around, his hand coming up to rest on my upper thigh.
“For both,” I state, making us both laugh. “Safe for me not to be totally embarrassed by anything I might have said and then safe for you to not think I’m a dweeb.”
Safety:
No virgins
No intimate scenes with OP
Separation of 6 weeks after ONS and both celibate
OW drama - H’s ex whom he no longer wants comes into the picture several times to try to get back with him but he is not interested and she is sort of a stalker/psycho but he puts her in her place by the end. He had a one-year relationship with her but was never in love with her.
OM – FMC’s ex BF comes into the picture too very briefly in the beginning but causes no issues and she has no interest in him at all.
HEA with the birth of their child and a proposal.
For the first time, I’m stumped as to how to review this one. If I have to describe it, I would say it’s equal parts cringy, smutty, childish – yet moments with humor & sweetness, followed by more backtracking of the same and on and on it went. Confused? Yeah, so was I.
What you should expect is corny dialogue and never-ending smut, along with lots & lots of miscommunication that will have you cringing each and every time. I was sure that within the first 12 chapters or so that this was going to be a DNF for me because they lacked chemistry and I felt zero romance between the MCs. But then, out of boredom I picked it up again the next day and surprisingly it got a little better in terms of the romance finally kicking in. But then close to the end we get more stupid & idiotic miscommunication that had me wondering if a 12-year-old wrote this thing. And for Pete’s sake, why do writers incorporate so many sex scenes as filler? Is there no other option – like maybe develop your characters more out of bed so that you don’t need so many ad nauseum sex scenes?
Anyway, if anyone is planning to read this thing, please know that the first 12 chapters is skippable. Author fails to incorporate any chemistry or romance in her MCs. From Chapters 12/13 up until 27 I would say is the most enjoyable because the chemistry finally kicks in and MCs seems to have undergone a personality change. These chapters are filled with humor, bantering & MCs becoming a couple.
Then we have chapters 27 to the end before the Epilogue where MCs regressed and acted like pre-teens.
If you are interested in the plot, MCs have known each other since childhood. MMC is 7 years older than FMC which in current time would be 25 & 32. We get very little info about their childhood and absolutely nothing about either one of them having a crush in the past on each other or even that they thought of each other in any romantic sense which when you do a childhood friends to lovers theme, especially when their families are so close, you expect some attraction, jealousy and pining, yet we get nothing here.
In the present, MCs have not seen each other for several years which makes no sense as their families are very close (Dads are BFFs) and they celebrate together a lot. Anyway, FMC lives in NY and MMC in CA. He is a hockey player and she’s a social media manager who works for her mother.
Story starts with MCs attending a family event where both families are celebrating something.
So at this party, MCs are ribbing at each other throughout the night about one thing or another and it has more of a sibling/relative type vibe than a romantic one. FMC dances throughout the night with her cousins & siblings and drinks up a storm – yet she is not drunk at all. 🙄 MMC is a wallflower who watched her a lot during the night and shared a few bantering moments with her. So we go from no attraction or lusting to suddenly her inviting him up to her room and next moment they are having sex. 😶 As a reader, you want to read about an attraction, flirting, dirty thoughts - anything really to know how they got from point A to point B.
Then next day after their ONS, MMC is having buyers regret or something because he is trying hard to tell her that this has to be a one off for them as he is not looking for a relationship right now and she just laughs it off and makes a joke and leaves without any hurt feelings or anything.
Six weeks later, FMC learns she is pregnant with his kid and decides to fly to CA to tell him. Only when she arrives, she gets a surprise of her own when she sees his ex GF come down the stairs wearing his shirt and hightails it out of there without telling him. She doesn't even express any jealousy BTW. Just a thought that he must have patched things up with his ex immediately after their ONS. 🙄
In regards to OW, before MCs hooked up, MMC had broken up with OW a few months prior. They were in a year long relationship but he realized that the OW was not for him as she used him for his money & fame. Yet, after MCs had their ONS and before FMC comes to tell him about the baby, the OW called him to talk and he thought he would see if the heart grew fonder after months of their split. It didn’t BTW. He realized as soon as she walked in that she was not for him but OW asked to use his bathroom to shower as she had come from a tanning salon and was sticky. So she thought she would also seduce him so that they can get back together, only her plan was spoiled when FMC walked in. Eventually MMC kicks OW out but he didn't immediately go after her. He tried to call her and left her a msg to come back and talk but it was an old number of hers so she never gets the message..
Anyway, FMC eventually tells him about the baby and they immediately get together. Like same day she tells him, they start having sex and are supposedly a couple now because he is all in about the baby & excited and so she leaves NY to move in with him.. So you would think he would ask her to marry him since they made a baby and know each other so long so that they can be a family, right? Nope. The idea never crosses his mind - or hers for that matter. Now if this was an OW of his that was pregnant, I bet we would have MMC immediately marrying her.
Anyway, after Chpt 27 until close to the end, the writing started to tank again with so much stupid miscommunication and childish behavior/dialogue from MCs. Up until then, we had humor and banter that was kind of enjoyable and somehow they seemed to work as a couple. But after 27, I just wanted to be done with it.
The epilogue was okay but even that was ruined because FMC never says ILY to MMC. At least MMC said ILY to her a few chapters before the end, but she never says it back and the marriage proposal finally came very, very late at the end and not satisfactory at all.
So if you are looking for “feels” & romance here, I would skip. But if you like smut & cringey dialogue and a shallow read, this is for you.
“I’m going to have to man up and be a big girl,” I admit to them. “I’m going to have to talk to him.” I look at both of them as they nod. “Even though just thinking about it makes me want to gouge my eyeballs out.” They both laugh. “I want to go on the record and say this really fucking sucks. It sucks monkey balls, that is how much it sucks.” They laugh harder. “But it needs to happen for me, for him, and especially for the baby.” I shake my head. “I don’t want to.”
“But you need to,” Zoey pushes.
“But I need to,” I repeat. “I fucking need to,” I huff out. “Well, this has been a fun day.” I glare at them. “Now I need to go home and basically ask him if he wants me and try not to be broken-hearted if he tells me he doesn’t want me.”
“You live by the sword; you die by the sword,” Zoey declares and I just shake my head. “Get it? The sword is his penis.”
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“I did everything wrong.” I shake my head. “I shouldn’t have opened the door.” I want to kick my own ass for not protecting her. “I never, ever thought she would storm into my house.” The scene plays again in my head when she ran past me, and I was so shocked I didn’t even get a chance to stop her. “You were the only one I’ve been with since our last time,” I tell her as she looks at me. “I haven’t even thought about being with anyone else since. We’ve been over for a while, and even the last couple of weeks that she’s been coming over, nothing, and I mean, nothing has happened. You,” I say softly, “you are the only one I’ve wanted since that night. I never thought she would race up the stairs and go for my bedroom.”
“You poor thing,” she replies with a sad smile, trying to make a joke out of it. “A scorned woman.” She shakes her head. “You should be very afraid of her. Like, lock-up-your-pitchforks-and-gird-your-loins scared.”
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“Almost.” She rolls her eyes. “Why is it that no one likes to hear that word? Or the word ‘maybe.’ Like if someone says maybe, chances are it’s a no.” I see that she usually just randomly talks when she’s nervous. “It’s as bad as ‘it’s not you, it’s me.’” She folds her arms over her chest. “When we all know it’s never them and always you.”
“I don’t even know what to say to that.”
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“You just gave me the code to your cell phone.” I hold up the phone, showing him.
“Okay, I don’t understand.”
“Now I can go through it,” I groan and look out the window before turning back to him. “Literally unlocked I can search anything I want to. I can go on your history in your browser. I can check your pictures. I can delete certain numbers in your contacts. The list is endless.”
“Okay,” he repeats, looking at the road, then quickly at me, then back at the road.
“You can’t give a woman the code to your phone.”
“Is that a rule somewhere?”
“Yes,” I gasp. “It’s like dangling a carrot in front of a rabbit.”
“How so?”
“You can’t be this clueless.” I turn my back to the door to watch his facial expression. “Unless you change your password, I can go into your phone at any given time.” I hold up my hand. “I’m not saying I would, I’m just saying now I can.”
“Are you going to give me your code?” he asks me.
“Absolutely”—I look down at his phone—“not.”
He laughs. “What? Why?”
“Because it’s private.” I avoid looking at him. “And girls are different than boys”—he laughs softly—“like, I’m going to be telling my friends about you. There are things we share with each other that you should not know.”
“Like what?” he asks me, trying not to laugh but softly chuckling.
“Like how good of a kisser you are,” I start at that, “and then sometimes it’s like good things you’ve done with certain parts of you.” He full-on belly laughs. “Or bad things that you’ve done and we didn’t like but you seemed to enjoy, so we have to ask each other if it’s normal. Then there are things like how we feel about you guys.”
“So?”
“So,” I shriek, “so that’s private!” I put his phone to my chest.
“What if I ask you for the code?”
“I’m going to need five minutes with said phone and then I can give it to you.” I swallow. “After I make sure it’s safe for you.”
“Safe for me or safe for you?” He turns it around, his hand coming up to rest on my upper thigh.
“For both,” I state, making us both laugh. “Safe for me not to be totally embarrassed by anything I might have said and then safe for you to not think I’m a dweeb.”
Safety:
No virgins
No intimate scenes with OP
Separation of 6 weeks after ONS and both celibate
OW drama - H’s ex whom he no longer wants comes into the picture several times to try to get back with him but he is not interested and she is sort of a stalker/psycho but he puts her in her place by the end. He had a one-year relationship with her but was never in love with her.
OM – FMC’s ex BF comes into the picture too very briefly in the beginning but causes no issues and she has no interest in him at all.
HEA with the birth of their child and a proposal.
September 3, 2025
Only for Tonight is a one night stand, accidental pregnancy, friends to lovers, hockey romance! It’s the start of a new hockey romance series by Natasha Madison. This was a fun one!
Ariella + Jaxon have been family friends for years, they never were that close themselves bur their families always were/are. The story kicks off with a quick one night stand between them that eventually leads to an accidental pregnancy! Once they slide back into one another’s lives, after some hiccups and roadblocks, their relationship is easy and steamy! If accidental pregnancy is your jam, this one delivers on all those pregnancy vibes. It helps that their families have been friends for a while and they already know one another too. A quick, good time overall!
I had an audio ALC, all thoughts in this review are my own. Audiobook was super quick and narrated fabulously by Connor Crais and Savannah Peachwood!
Ariella + Jaxon have been family friends for years, they never were that close themselves bur their families always were/are. The story kicks off with a quick one night stand between them that eventually leads to an accidental pregnancy! Once they slide back into one another’s lives, after some hiccups and roadblocks, their relationship is easy and steamy! If accidental pregnancy is your jam, this one delivers on all those pregnancy vibes. It helps that their families have been friends for a while and they already know one another too. A quick, good time overall!
I had an audio ALC, all thoughts in this review are my own. Audiobook was super quick and narrated fabulously by Connor Crais and Savannah Peachwood!
September 7, 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶️🌶️🌶️
I finally discovered Natasha Madison last year when I read her Dreams series, so I was so excited to see she was starting a new hockey romance series. This was a spicy, one night stand, accidental pregnancy romance.
Jaxon and Ariella have a one night stand when they run into each other at a party. They have been friends since they were kids because their dads are best friends. They only agree to one night since they live on different sides of the country. Ariella shows up at his place a couple months later with a surprise pregnancy.
Jaxon immediately steps up and decides to be all in with Ariella. He was very supportive and ready to be a father. They jumped right into a relationship and make a go of it.
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW
🎤Dual narration by Connor Crais & Savannah Peachwood
Connor and Savannah did an amazing job bringing the banter and heat. This was quick and fun audio.
Thank you to The Author Agency for providing the ARC & ALC.
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I finally discovered Natasha Madison last year when I read her Dreams series, so I was so excited to see she was starting a new hockey romance series. This was a spicy, one night stand, accidental pregnancy romance.
Jaxon and Ariella have a one night stand when they run into each other at a party. They have been friends since they were kids because their dads are best friends. They only agree to one night since they live on different sides of the country. Ariella shows up at his place a couple months later with a surprise pregnancy.
Jaxon immediately steps up and decides to be all in with Ariella. He was very supportive and ready to be a father. They jumped right into a relationship and make a go of it.
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW
🎤Dual narration by Connor Crais & Savannah Peachwood
Connor and Savannah did an amazing job bringing the banter and heat. This was quick and fun audio.
Thank you to The Author Agency for providing the ARC & ALC.
September 7, 2025
A new hockey series by Natasha Madison? Yes, please!
Ariella and Jaxon have known each other their whole lives with their dads being very close friends. At the same event Jaxon offers to drive Ariella home which leads to a very hot one night together. Living on opposite coasts, they don't see each other until Ariella turns up in California to share some surprising baby news with Jaxon.
Narrated by Savannah Peachwood and Connor Crais, the audiobook was fantastic. I found myself very engrossed in the story and this new hockey world.
Ariella and Jaxon have known each other their whole lives with their dads being very close friends. At the same event Jaxon offers to drive Ariella home which leads to a very hot one night together. Living on opposite coasts, they don't see each other until Ariella turns up in California to share some surprising baby news with Jaxon.
Narrated by Savannah Peachwood and Connor Crais, the audiobook was fantastic. I found myself very engrossed in the story and this new hockey world.
September 10, 2025
3.5 ⭐️
It’s been awhile since I’ve read an accidental pregnancy. And it reminded me I love this trope.
The whole whoopsie but the man steps up and goes all daddy bear “this is my baby”
Childhood friends
Friends to lovers
One night stand
Secretly dating
Hockey
There wasn’t a whole lot of hockey written about.
And unfortunately I feel their relationship was very based around s*x. Like where were the dates and conversations about literally anything besides having a baby and stuffing her mouth with something 🤣 the spice was there tho
I also have not read her prior hockey series and there were a lot of people mentioned I didn’t know.
Arc review ✨
It’s been awhile since I’ve read an accidental pregnancy. And it reminded me I love this trope.
The whole whoopsie but the man steps up and goes all daddy bear “this is my baby”
Childhood friends
Friends to lovers
One night stand
Secretly dating
Hockey
There wasn’t a whole lot of hockey written about.
And unfortunately I feel their relationship was very based around s*x. Like where were the dates and conversations about literally anything besides having a baby and stuffing her mouth with something 🤣 the spice was there tho
I also have not read her prior hockey series and there were a lot of people mentioned I didn’t know.
Arc review ✨
September 8, 2025
Natasha is back in her hockey era with this story of Ariella and Jackson — and I am so glad she is!
This story blends one of my favorite tropes, friends-to-lovers with a surprise baby, in a way that is compelling and heartfelt. I love a good surprise or accidental pregnancy trope so this was right up my alley (TW: there are several spots that discuss fear of miscarriage so be aware of that.)
This is a spin off series — full of the most funny and chaotic family — characters I really enjoy so much who add a lot of depth to the book.
What to expect:
💙One Night Stand
🏒Friends to Lovers
💙Accidental Pregnancy
🏒Hockey Romance
💙Secret Relationship
🏒No 3rd Act Break Up
It’s the undeniable connection between Ariella and Jaxon that really drives this story forward to me. Add to that Ariella’s sharp wit and Jaxon’s quiet strength, and you have a relationship on the page that feels real and serendipitously meant to be.
🎧Narration:
My enjoyment of this story can be directly tied to the exceptional narration from Connor Crais & Samantha Peachwood. I loved Connor’s treatment of the book — his brought forth such sincerity and so much longing. Savannah exuded every bit of Ariella’s anxiousness and fear, as well as her sass. They absolutely nailed it and I blazed through this audiobook.
This was an enjoyable read that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys banter, a touch of drama and tons of heat between a devoted, sexy hockey player and his younger, sassy childhood friend. An oops brought them together but it’s their undeniable chemistry and almost fated circumstances that is the foundation for their forever.
Thank you to Natasha for this ARC and ALC!
This story blends one of my favorite tropes, friends-to-lovers with a surprise baby, in a way that is compelling and heartfelt. I love a good surprise or accidental pregnancy trope so this was right up my alley (TW: there are several spots that discuss fear of miscarriage so be aware of that.)
This is a spin off series — full of the most funny and chaotic family — characters I really enjoy so much who add a lot of depth to the book.
What to expect:
💙One Night Stand
🏒Friends to Lovers
💙Accidental Pregnancy
🏒Hockey Romance
💙Secret Relationship
🏒No 3rd Act Break Up
It’s the undeniable connection between Ariella and Jaxon that really drives this story forward to me. Add to that Ariella’s sharp wit and Jaxon’s quiet strength, and you have a relationship on the page that feels real and serendipitously meant to be.
🎧Narration:
My enjoyment of this story can be directly tied to the exceptional narration from Connor Crais & Samantha Peachwood. I loved Connor’s treatment of the book — his brought forth such sincerity and so much longing. Savannah exuded every bit of Ariella’s anxiousness and fear, as well as her sass. They absolutely nailed it and I blazed through this audiobook.
This was an enjoyable read that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys banter, a touch of drama and tons of heat between a devoted, sexy hockey player and his younger, sassy childhood friend. An oops brought them together but it’s their undeniable chemistry and almost fated circumstances that is the foundation for their forever.
Thank you to Natasha for this ARC and ALC!
August 31, 2025
Jaxon & Ariella
Ok we are back in our hockey world and I LOVE it! This was everything you come to love about Natasha’s writing! We get cameos from so many, we get banter, we get all of the emotions and it is so good.
Jaxon and Ariella have known each other their whole lives and stumble upon one another at a hockey event and what do you know they spend one hot and dirty night together!
Jaxon falls hard and fast, Ariella is the ultimate sass queen and I love her. Their banter together is so good and will have you laughing out loud
The spice, oh my goodness my kindle was about to combust these two could set a wet log on fire! 🔥
Could I brag about this any more absolutely… not!
🩵Hockey Romance
🏒Secret Relationship
🩵Accidental Pregnancy
🏒Childhood Crush
🩵One Night Stand
🏒Friends to Lovers
Bonus points go to the last chapter 🤣 Ariella in her rage moods being pregnant was exactly how I felt when I was like that and the last month feels like a million years and everything is the partners fault 🤣 I cackled so much!
Bring on the next book I’m already so emotional about it! 😭
Thankyou so much to Natasha Madison and The Author Agency for this ARC opportunity 🫶🏻🫶🏻
Ok we are back in our hockey world and I LOVE it! This was everything you come to love about Natasha’s writing! We get cameos from so many, we get banter, we get all of the emotions and it is so good.
Jaxon and Ariella have known each other their whole lives and stumble upon one another at a hockey event and what do you know they spend one hot and dirty night together!
Jaxon falls hard and fast, Ariella is the ultimate sass queen and I love her. Their banter together is so good and will have you laughing out loud
The spice, oh my goodness my kindle was about to combust these two could set a wet log on fire! 🔥
Could I brag about this any more absolutely… not!
🩵Hockey Romance
🏒Secret Relationship
🩵Accidental Pregnancy
🏒Childhood Crush
🩵One Night Stand
🏒Friends to Lovers
Bonus points go to the last chapter 🤣 Ariella in her rage moods being pregnant was exactly how I felt when I was like that and the last month feels like a million years and everything is the partners fault 🤣 I cackled so much!
Bring on the next book I’m already so emotional about it! 😭
Thankyou so much to Natasha Madison and The Author Agency for this ARC opportunity 🫶🏻🫶🏻
August 31, 2025
Only for Tonight
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Natasha Madison
Narrated by: Connor Crais/Samantha Peachwood
Thank you for Natasha Madison and The Author Agency for my gifted copy of this audiobook/e-book.
Every book I read of Natasha’s is amazing! I love her writing style and this book also had such fun banter between FMC (Ariella Weber) and MMC (Jaxon Stevenson). I’m typically not a big fan of accidental pregnancy or insta-love but Natasha’s writing made this story relatable and I loved the way these two navigated this unconventional relationship.
If you love fun, sexy banter between a hot, NHL player and this childhood friends to lovers story then you will love this! I also loved Connor Crais and Samantha Peachwood as narrators I really felt like I was right there in the middle of the story and I love both of their voices. I listened to this book in one day, it was just that good! I can’t wait for the next book in the series!
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Natasha Madison
Narrated by: Connor Crais/Samantha Peachwood
Thank you for Natasha Madison and The Author Agency for my gifted copy of this audiobook/e-book.
Every book I read of Natasha’s is amazing! I love her writing style and this book also had such fun banter between FMC (Ariella Weber) and MMC (Jaxon Stevenson). I’m typically not a big fan of accidental pregnancy or insta-love but Natasha’s writing made this story relatable and I loved the way these two navigated this unconventional relationship.
If you love fun, sexy banter between a hot, NHL player and this childhood friends to lovers story then you will love this! I also loved Connor Crais and Samantha Peachwood as narrators I really felt like I was right there in the middle of the story and I love both of their voices. I listened to this book in one day, it was just that good! I can’t wait for the next book in the series!
September 7, 2025
This was such a treat to listen to. Natasha Madison delivers a fun, spicy & endearing hockey romance featuring an accidental pregnancy that is done so well. The tension between our MCs is played out perfectly & listening to this in dual narration by Connor Crais & Samantha Peachwood absolutely takes the story to another level.
This is a childhood family friend's one-night stand turned accidental pregnancy when pro-hockey star Jaxon reunites with Ariella at a charity event. The chemistry between these two is electric & I love how fierce Ariella is when faced with flying across the country to tell Jaxon he's going to be a dad. There is some drama featuring Jaxon's ex that I just ate up (what can I say, I love that type of drama) & also the introduction to the rest of the team sets up the series that I am locked in & ready for book 2.
The secret dating element as Ariella & Jaxon figure out their relationship had me swooning - it's the definition of falling hard & fast. Jaxon is such a great MMC who gets hit with that love for a woman he didn't see coming. The banter between them, especially as Ariella's pregnancy gets further along, had me cackling. The openness with their family are some of my favorite scenes.
This was such a great surprise read & I truly can't wait for the next book. The setup in this one will have you counting down until the next release...
🏒 Hockey Romance
🤰 Accidental Pregnancy
💕 Childhood Friends to Lovers
💋 One Night Stand
🏡 Forced Proximity
🤫 Secret Relationship
✌🏻 Dual POV in Dual Narration
This is a childhood family friend's one-night stand turned accidental pregnancy when pro-hockey star Jaxon reunites with Ariella at a charity event. The chemistry between these two is electric & I love how fierce Ariella is when faced with flying across the country to tell Jaxon he's going to be a dad. There is some drama featuring Jaxon's ex that I just ate up (what can I say, I love that type of drama) & also the introduction to the rest of the team sets up the series that I am locked in & ready for book 2.
The secret dating element as Ariella & Jaxon figure out their relationship had me swooning - it's the definition of falling hard & fast. Jaxon is such a great MMC who gets hit with that love for a woman he didn't see coming. The banter between them, especially as Ariella's pregnancy gets further along, had me cackling. The openness with their family are some of my favorite scenes.
This was such a great surprise read & I truly can't wait for the next book. The setup in this one will have you counting down until the next release...
🏒 Hockey Romance
🤰 Accidental Pregnancy
💕 Childhood Friends to Lovers
💋 One Night Stand
🏡 Forced Proximity
🤫 Secret Relationship
✌🏻 Dual POV in Dual Narration
August 31, 2025
Arc Review
4.5 ⭐️
2.5 🌶
I devoured this. Natasha just never misses and I already know I'm going to love this new series. I loved all the drama in this one(call me a drama queen if you want), but it added some extra tension that it needed.
This was soooo spicy!! Their sexual chemistry was insansee and it was so cute how protective Jaxon was. We love a jealous, OTT, hott daddy hockey player am I right? 😉
I think we can all agree that his ex gf is a huge walking red flag 💩
I also love Kirby & am pumped for his book.
Tropes:
✨️ Hockey Romance
✨️ One Night Stand
✨️ Accidental Pregnancy
✨️ Age Gap
✨️ Childhood Crush
✨️ Secret Relationship
4.5 ⭐️
2.5 🌶
I devoured this. Natasha just never misses and I already know I'm going to love this new series. I loved all the drama in this one(call me a drama queen if you want), but it added some extra tension that it needed.
This was soooo spicy!! Their sexual chemistry was insansee and it was so cute how protective Jaxon was. We love a jealous, OTT, hott daddy hockey player am I right? 😉
I think we can all agree that his ex gf is a huge walking red flag 💩
I also love Kirby & am pumped for his book.
Tropes:
✨️ Hockey Romance
✨️ One Night Stand
✨️ Accidental Pregnancy
✨️ Age Gap
✨️ Childhood Crush
✨️ Secret Relationship
September 5, 2025
I loved this book so much. This is the first book in a long time I’ve read in one day! I’m a huge accidental pregnancy fan and this one was so well done. Jaxon and Ariella were both great characters. I loved seeing them move beyond the one night stand to having genuine feelings for each other. I absolutely loved the cameos from their families. M & M are always a hoot and I’m so happy to be back in this world! The audio was phenomenal and when I couldn’t listen I devoured the ebook. If you like hockey romance, age gaps, or accidental pregnancy definitely add this to your TBR! Thank you to the author for my advanced copies🫶🏻
September 9, 2025
Natasha Madison has solidified herself as a comfort author for me! I absolutely adored this friends to lovers, surprise pregnancy romance. (and that is saying something for a notorious surprise pregnancy hater)
This book had me giggling but ALSO blushing so hard (Natasha, I forgot how dirty your brain is... and I love you for it!!
New series with the same families we have already fallen in love with. So so good!
This book had me giggling but ALSO blushing so hard (Natasha, I forgot how dirty your brain is... and I love you for it!!
New series with the same families we have already fallen in love with. So so good!
September 3, 2025
NATASHA IS BACK! Well, she never left but we are back in hockey!!!!! Whose story, we have Ariella Weber (Parents: Cadence and Ralph-Only One Kiss) and Jaxon Stevenson, (Parents: Evelyn and Manning-Only One Night)
I could not put it down. I refused to put it down. When I was finished, I had to read it again! Watching these two navigate the pregnancy and the secret dating, was heartfelt and fun.
Ariella and Jaxon have known each other since they were kids. There is a slight age gap, Jaxon being older, but Ariella is all grown up now. You could feel the history with them. What was supposed to be just one night, turns into something life changing. The longing that was bubbling under the surface. The getting to know each other. The swoon worthy moments from Jaxon. The private moments between the two about their mothers. When they finally tell the parents. Jaxon stole my heart. This book was everything I enjoy about a Natasha Madison book. I even enjoyed the drama with the ex girlfriend. She was bonkers, let’s put it at that. Lol
Being we are now in LA, as that is the city Jaxon plays for because even though Nico would love him in Dallas, but it’s not really his thing to be on a team where his dad played for and possibly must live up to his legacy. We get to meet knew players and teammates. Kirby!!!
What I love about reading a book that Natasha writes are that you are always going to get a blast from the past from her previous characters and even the new generation ones and what they are up to. She does this in a way that they never take away from the main story but give you just enough, so you are satisfied.
If you like:
One Night Stand
Secret Dating
Surprise Pregnancy
Hockey Romance
Audio:
Listening to this was just as good!!! Loved every minute!!!
8/31/25 -9/2/25
I could not put it down. I refused to put it down. When I was finished, I had to read it again! Watching these two navigate the pregnancy and the secret dating, was heartfelt and fun.
Ariella and Jaxon have known each other since they were kids. There is a slight age gap, Jaxon being older, but Ariella is all grown up now. You could feel the history with them. What was supposed to be just one night, turns into something life changing. The longing that was bubbling under the surface. The getting to know each other. The swoon worthy moments from Jaxon. The private moments between the two about their mothers. When they finally tell the parents. Jaxon stole my heart. This book was everything I enjoy about a Natasha Madison book. I even enjoyed the drama with the ex girlfriend. She was bonkers, let’s put it at that. Lol
Being we are now in LA, as that is the city Jaxon plays for because even though Nico would love him in Dallas, but it’s not really his thing to be on a team where his dad played for and possibly must live up to his legacy. We get to meet knew players and teammates. Kirby!!!
What I love about reading a book that Natasha writes are that you are always going to get a blast from the past from her previous characters and even the new generation ones and what they are up to. She does this in a way that they never take away from the main story but give you just enough, so you are satisfied.
If you like:
One Night Stand
Secret Dating
Surprise Pregnancy
Hockey Romance
Audio:
Listening to this was just as good!!! Loved every minute!!!
8/31/25 -9/2/25
September 10, 2025
Only For Tonight is the first book in the Only For series and once more Natasha absolutely knocked it out of the park. Ugh, this was so damn good, everything was PERFECT!! I am just obsessed with the whole story, the characters, the relationships, everytime I think she can't outdo herself, she does! I could not stop once I started this one, it's so addictive, I got so consumed in Ariella & Jaxon I couldn't let them go. Natasha just knows how to weave her stories in a way that makes them feel so real and relatable.
First off, the friendships in this book are fabulous, the family and found family are absolutely stunning. I thought those were a true highlight in this book, the way they all cared for one another, supported and were there for each other, just beautiful. The chemistry between Arielle & Jaxon was absolutely scorching 🥵 Their banter was so good The way their relationship progressed into romance, how he was so gone for her, how the cared deeply and drove head first into being a father. They were just perfect for each other. Of course there are some conflicts along the way, but everything resolves quickly and doesn't drag, which I really appreciated.
Overall, this was a strong start to this series. Filled with swoony, scorching and playful moments this book and characters truly stole my heart.
🎧 The narration by Connor Crais & Savannah Peachwood was phenomenal as usual. I felt like I was right there with them. The emotions, the banter and the spicy moments everything was on point. These 2 truly know how to play characters to perfection and show the chemistry they have. They brought the entire story and cast of characters to life! Absolutely recommend!
✨ ️ Thank you to @theauthoragency, & @natashamadison for my gifted ARC & ALC in exchange for an honest review.
First off, the friendships in this book are fabulous, the family and found family are absolutely stunning. I thought those were a true highlight in this book, the way they all cared for one another, supported and were there for each other, just beautiful. The chemistry between Arielle & Jaxon was absolutely scorching 🥵 Their banter was so good The way their relationship progressed into romance, how he was so gone for her, how the cared deeply and drove head first into being a father. They were just perfect for each other. Of course there are some conflicts along the way, but everything resolves quickly and doesn't drag, which I really appreciated.
Overall, this was a strong start to this series. Filled with swoony, scorching and playful moments this book and characters truly stole my heart.
🎧 The narration by Connor Crais & Savannah Peachwood was phenomenal as usual. I felt like I was right there with them. The emotions, the banter and the spicy moments everything was on point. These 2 truly know how to play characters to perfection and show the chemistry they have. They brought the entire story and cast of characters to life! Absolutely recommend!
✨ ️ Thank you to @theauthoragency, & @natashamadison for my gifted ARC & ALC in exchange for an honest review.
September 10, 2025
A lighthearted, sweet and spicy read that does an awesome job kick starting this new series by Natasha!
I had the amazing opportunity to ALC + ARC read this book, and let me tell you, hearing Connor Crais' dirty talk in my headphones did NOT disappoint😮💨 He was the perfect narrator for our MMC, Jaxon.
Our FMC, Ariella, and our MMC, Jaxon, have known each other since they were kids. Their dad's have been best friends and played together in the NHL, so it's only common for them to run into one another since they run in similar circles.
While at an award's ceremony honoring their fathers, the two meet up after six years of not seeing one another. Ariella is no longer the young girl Jaxon remembers - no she's quite the knockout. Which is why the two end up in bed for a ONS that they swear to never mention to anyone else. They live on opposite coasts and Jaxon is focused on his NHL career, so they don't have time for the whole relationship gig.
But what was supposed to be just one night turns into so much more when two little pink lines appear...
These two were so good together - from Ariella's sweet and sassy personality, to Jaxon's swoony moments coupled with his obsession with Ariella - they're chemistry was so good! These two were HOT.
Natasha also set us up perfectly for the next book in the series, and I'm SO excited to get Kirby's book!!!
Highly recommend Only for Tonight if you like:
🏒 hockey romance
💙 ONS to more
🏒 accidental pregnancy
💙 friends to lovers
🏒 secret relationship
💙dual POV
Thank you so much to Natasha for my ALC and eARC!
***This is personally 4 stars for me because of some of the cringey moments between the characters. Also didn't love the female narrator for our FMC. Again, these are just my opinions.***
I had the amazing opportunity to ALC + ARC read this book, and let me tell you, hearing Connor Crais' dirty talk in my headphones did NOT disappoint😮💨 He was the perfect narrator for our MMC, Jaxon.
Our FMC, Ariella, and our MMC, Jaxon, have known each other since they were kids. Their dad's have been best friends and played together in the NHL, so it's only common for them to run into one another since they run in similar circles.
While at an award's ceremony honoring their fathers, the two meet up after six years of not seeing one another. Ariella is no longer the young girl Jaxon remembers - no she's quite the knockout. Which is why the two end up in bed for a ONS that they swear to never mention to anyone else. They live on opposite coasts and Jaxon is focused on his NHL career, so they don't have time for the whole relationship gig.
But what was supposed to be just one night turns into so much more when two little pink lines appear...
These two were so good together - from Ariella's sweet and sassy personality, to Jaxon's swoony moments coupled with his obsession with Ariella - they're chemistry was so good! These two were HOT.
Natasha also set us up perfectly for the next book in the series, and I'm SO excited to get Kirby's book!!!
Highly recommend Only for Tonight if you like:
🏒 hockey romance
💙 ONS to more
🏒 accidental pregnancy
💙 friends to lovers
🏒 secret relationship
💙dual POV
Thank you so much to Natasha for my ALC and eARC!
***This is personally 4 stars for me because of some of the cringey moments between the characters. Also didn't love the female narrator for our FMC. Again, these are just my opinions.***
August 31, 2025
RTC***5 stars***
I devoured this baby. DEVOURED.
Part of the reason is that I didn’t have to adult and actually took the time off and did nothing but read and at no point in the 2ish hours I took for myself did I want to put the book down. I loved Ariella and Jaxon, their journey and all the people who were there to make it happen ~ good or bad.
Now for Ariella and Jaxon. I want to be their friend. That’s just the bottom line. They are both good people who love their families, love what they do and were just a lot of fun to get to know. While they’ve known each other their whole lives, it was fun to watch them learn about all the things they never knew and how it brought them even closer. One of the things that I really liked about them was how they worked to communicate with each other. Was it always easy? No. Were there moments when they went backwards at times? Yes. But considering the situation they found themselves in, I truly appreciated that they acted like mature human beings and that made it easy for me to see how good they were together and that they’d be in it for the long haul.
Now. Confession time. This is my first Natasha Madison read. Seem crazy to even me considering I’ve always had the intention of picking up one of her books, but never did until now and while I’m kicking myself for not picking one up ~ especially after looking at that family tree and meeting some of the characters from that ~ I’m happy I finally did and got to start with this one. It had everything thing that makes my bookish heart happy. Great characters and a strong family ~ found or by birth ~ dynamic that makes me want more. And I definitely want more, especially since the next book is about the one character I truly wanted more of. So, here’s to practicing patience until I can get my hands on that baby!
~ Copy provided by TAA & voluntarily reviewed ~
I devoured this baby. DEVOURED.
Part of the reason is that I didn’t have to adult and actually took the time off and did nothing but read and at no point in the 2ish hours I took for myself did I want to put the book down. I loved Ariella and Jaxon, their journey and all the people who were there to make it happen ~ good or bad.
Now for Ariella and Jaxon. I want to be their friend. That’s just the bottom line. They are both good people who love their families, love what they do and were just a lot of fun to get to know. While they’ve known each other their whole lives, it was fun to watch them learn about all the things they never knew and how it brought them even closer. One of the things that I really liked about them was how they worked to communicate with each other. Was it always easy? No. Were there moments when they went backwards at times? Yes. But considering the situation they found themselves in, I truly appreciated that they acted like mature human beings and that made it easy for me to see how good they were together and that they’d be in it for the long haul.
Now. Confession time. This is my first Natasha Madison read. Seem crazy to even me considering I’ve always had the intention of picking up one of her books, but never did until now and while I’m kicking myself for not picking one up ~ especially after looking at that family tree and meeting some of the characters from that ~ I’m happy I finally did and got to start with this one. It had everything thing that makes my bookish heart happy. Great characters and a strong family ~ found or by birth ~ dynamic that makes me want more. And I definitely want more, especially since the next book is about the one character I truly wanted more of. So, here’s to practicing patience until I can get my hands on that baby!
~ Copy provided by TAA & voluntarily reviewed ~
August 31, 2025
A new series by Natasha is always gonna be good when it starts with a book like Only For Tonight, now this book has all the tropes I love balled into one! I have to be for real and say I was unable to put this book down when I got into the flow of it, so quickly hours had flown by and I was nearly finished and I did not even realise the time as I was so entranced in the book.
Jaxon and Ariella have known each other since they were young as their fathers are best friends, only what none of them expected was that Jaxon and Ariella's relationship would take one hell of a turn after a passionate night together following an event they attended with family. Two pink lines to be exact!
I love a sports romance book and Natasha did it perfectly, everything in the book was hooking and addictive. To say that the book was tense at times would be an understatement and this happens multiple times throughout the book, to the point you have not got a clue what could happen next and if it would all work out, but it clearly did thankfully after keeping me on my toes for the whole book.
All the tropes that were in the book worked so perfectly for these characters and the plot that they were given. I have nothing bad to say about this book at all and I am so pleased that I read it and can't wait for the next installment of the series!!
Jaxon and Ariella have known each other since they were young as their fathers are best friends, only what none of them expected was that Jaxon and Ariella's relationship would take one hell of a turn after a passionate night together following an event they attended with family. Two pink lines to be exact!
I love a sports romance book and Natasha did it perfectly, everything in the book was hooking and addictive. To say that the book was tense at times would be an understatement and this happens multiple times throughout the book, to the point you have not got a clue what could happen next and if it would all work out, but it clearly did thankfully after keeping me on my toes for the whole book.
All the tropes that were in the book worked so perfectly for these characters and the plot that they were given. I have nothing bad to say about this book at all and I am so pleased that I read it and can't wait for the next installment of the series!!
September 5, 2025
✨ARC/ALC Review✨
I immediately fell for Jaxon and Ariella. Their families were already close friends so they had grown up together, but the night they see each other again for the first time is perfect! Their banter and chemistry leads to a one night stand that they mutually agree should stay that way without anyone knowing…until Ariella fiends out she’s pregnant 6 weeks later. As she lives in NY and he lives in LA, this makes things difficult to say the least.
When Ariella shows up unannounced (yikes! 😬) at Jaxon’s door to tell him about the baby, it’s not without drama. This book takes hockey romance and friends to lovers to a whole new level. Sometimes friends to lovers can feel too easy, but the author made it so that the characters have to really work to become something more than just friends with benefits who have a child together. It’s a beautiful evolution.
I loved the characters and the narrators did a stunning job bringing them to life. I always love Savannah Peachwood, she’s phenomenal as Ariella and even when she voices Jaxon. Connor Crais is delicious as Jaxon and when the spicy scenes hit? Boy do they hit! 🥵 Overall? Definitely a great feel good hockey romance with a couple of good plot twists and a sweet HEA. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ #hockeyromance #accidentalpregnancy #friendstolovers #onenightstand #ARC #arcreader #ALC #alclistener
I immediately fell for Jaxon and Ariella. Their families were already close friends so they had grown up together, but the night they see each other again for the first time is perfect! Their banter and chemistry leads to a one night stand that they mutually agree should stay that way without anyone knowing…until Ariella fiends out she’s pregnant 6 weeks later. As she lives in NY and he lives in LA, this makes things difficult to say the least.
When Ariella shows up unannounced (yikes! 😬) at Jaxon’s door to tell him about the baby, it’s not without drama. This book takes hockey romance and friends to lovers to a whole new level. Sometimes friends to lovers can feel too easy, but the author made it so that the characters have to really work to become something more than just friends with benefits who have a child together. It’s a beautiful evolution.
I loved the characters and the narrators did a stunning job bringing them to life. I always love Savannah Peachwood, she’s phenomenal as Ariella and even when she voices Jaxon. Connor Crais is delicious as Jaxon and when the spicy scenes hit? Boy do they hit! 🥵 Overall? Definitely a great feel good hockey romance with a couple of good plot twists and a sweet HEA. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ #hockeyromance #accidentalpregnancy #friendstolovers #onenightstand #ARC #arcreader #ALC #alclistener
September 2, 2025
If you love hockey romance, and need a little ONS, surprise pregnancy story, this is it for you! I loved Natasha's writing after the Dreams series, but I'm a huge hockey girl, and this book was amazing.
This is the first book in a new series, and even as a second gen story, I didn't feel like I was missing out on not reading the previous books, it just makes you want to read them more! (I can attest, they are on my tbr)
I loved that Ariella and Jaxon had such a connected past, and a joint love for hockey. When a spontaneous night together suddenly turned into a positive test, the two set out to make the best of their surprise situation.
I loved that this book went through her entire pregnancy, and dealt with the issues that come with it, as well as them navigating a brand new relationship. There’s a bit of a crazy ex, a lot of interconnected family, and absolute chemistry between Ariella and Jaxon.
I loved how funny this way, the banter is fantastic, and the spice is so good! I'm honestly looking forward to the rest of the series just so I can hopefully get some more peeks at them in the future. Also, the blurb for the next book at the end had my jaw dropping. January can't come fast enough!
This is the first book in a new series, and even as a second gen story, I didn't feel like I was missing out on not reading the previous books, it just makes you want to read them more! (I can attest, they are on my tbr)
I loved that Ariella and Jaxon had such a connected past, and a joint love for hockey. When a spontaneous night together suddenly turned into a positive test, the two set out to make the best of their surprise situation.
I loved that this book went through her entire pregnancy, and dealt with the issues that come with it, as well as them navigating a brand new relationship. There’s a bit of a crazy ex, a lot of interconnected family, and absolute chemistry between Ariella and Jaxon.
I loved how funny this way, the banter is fantastic, and the spice is so good! I'm honestly looking forward to the rest of the series just so I can hopefully get some more peeks at them in the future. Also, the blurb for the next book at the end had my jaw dropping. January can't come fast enough!
September 3, 2025
Gobbled this up in two days!!!
A one night stand between a hockey player and a family friend leads to a surprise pregnancy that changes everything.
I don’t usually reach for romance books with accidental pregnancy because usually some aspect of the story is missing an element to truly sell the attraction between the main characters. Well folks, this one is perfect and the pregnancy trope works really well!
One thing I loved about this book was the closeness of the main characters’ families. The families are intertwined and while the main characters do not have instalove, they have a deep pull to each other based on prior interactions. This coupled with how fiercely Jaxon protects Ariella sold me on their relationship and had me rooting for them early on.
Another aspect I enjoyed was how funny Ariella was throughout the book and the banter with Jaxon. There were so many moments that made me laugh out loud. This book is an idealistic hockey romance and just hit the spot.
Lastly, I will say that I have read other books in this world, but prior knowledge of these characters and others is not needed to read this book. You can dive in and still understand everything!
This was such a great read. So sweet and funny. Highly recommend!
A one night stand between a hockey player and a family friend leads to a surprise pregnancy that changes everything.
I don’t usually reach for romance books with accidental pregnancy because usually some aspect of the story is missing an element to truly sell the attraction between the main characters. Well folks, this one is perfect and the pregnancy trope works really well!
One thing I loved about this book was the closeness of the main characters’ families. The families are intertwined and while the main characters do not have instalove, they have a deep pull to each other based on prior interactions. This coupled with how fiercely Jaxon protects Ariella sold me on their relationship and had me rooting for them early on.
Another aspect I enjoyed was how funny Ariella was throughout the book and the banter with Jaxon. There were so many moments that made me laugh out loud. This book is an idealistic hockey romance and just hit the spot.
Lastly, I will say that I have read other books in this world, but prior knowledge of these characters and others is not needed to read this book. You can dive in and still understand everything!
This was such a great read. So sweet and funny. Highly recommend!
September 10, 2025
5 Star Review Only For Tonight (Only You #1) ) by Natasha Madison
Ebook/Audio
Natasha Madison is one of my go to authors for hockey stories. I was so excited when I heard that she had a new series releasing and if Only For Tonight is anything to go by, the. She is off to a fantastic start.
This is Ariella and Jaxon’s story and what a story it was. All it takes is one night to change a persons life forever and that’s what happens to our couple.
They have known each other most of their life’s and both are children of hockey royalty.
I loved that their relationship was based on friendship first. The attraction between them sizzles and it was palpable.
This story was beautifully written, emotional at times, witty and romantic. It ticked all the boxes for me from the first paragraph to the last.
Narrated by Connor Crais and Savannah Peachwood they brought all the passion, emotion and humor to life for Ariella and Jaxon’s story. Their voices are easy to listen to and did justice to this entertaining story.
Ebook/Audio
Natasha Madison is one of my go to authors for hockey stories. I was so excited when I heard that she had a new series releasing and if Only For Tonight is anything to go by, the. She is off to a fantastic start.
This is Ariella and Jaxon’s story and what a story it was. All it takes is one night to change a persons life forever and that’s what happens to our couple.
They have known each other most of their life’s and both are children of hockey royalty.
I loved that their relationship was based on friendship first. The attraction between them sizzles and it was palpable.
This story was beautifully written, emotional at times, witty and romantic. It ticked all the boxes for me from the first paragraph to the last.
Narrated by Connor Crais and Savannah Peachwood they brought all the passion, emotion and humor to life for Ariella and Jaxon’s story. Their voices are easy to listen to and did justice to this entertaining story.
September 9, 2025
Only For Tonight follows Ariella and Jaxon as they have a one night stand that ends up turning into something more.
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not always the biggest fan of accidental pregnancy in a romance. I have just read a few that have not been done well. This is not the case with this book. This characters have pretty instant chemistry on page which makes their connection believable. They have a family history so they know each other pretty well to begin with and I think that helps the romance feel more real.
This is a sweet book. These characters care about each other deeply and I was definitely swooning while listening to it! I do think some of the light miscommunication felt a little forced just to add some drama to the story. I’m also not really a fan of the “crazy ex girlfriend” trope and this book leans into that pretty heavily.
This is a book I can see myself recommending especially to anyone in a reading slump that wants a sweet romance with a lot of spice!
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not always the biggest fan of accidental pregnancy in a romance. I have just read a few that have not been done well. This is not the case with this book. This characters have pretty instant chemistry on page which makes their connection believable. They have a family history so they know each other pretty well to begin with and I think that helps the romance feel more real.
This is a sweet book. These characters care about each other deeply and I was definitely swooning while listening to it! I do think some of the light miscommunication felt a little forced just to add some drama to the story. I’m also not really a fan of the “crazy ex girlfriend” trope and this book leans into that pretty heavily.
This is a book I can see myself recommending especially to anyone in a reading slump that wants a sweet romance with a lot of spice!
September 1, 2025
“Our story is unconventional, but it’s ours.”
𝒮𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓈 𝑅𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒
𝒪𝓃𝑒 𝒩𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹
𝒜𝒸𝒸𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓁 𝒫𝓇𝑒𝑔𝓃𝒶𝓃𝒸𝓎
𝒮𝑒𝒸𝓇𝑒𝓉 𝒟𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔
𝒞𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝒽𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝒞𝓇𝓊𝓈𝒽
Natasha is back with a new hockey romance series. This will follow the L.A. Warriors and their love stories. Book one starts out with a bang. Sparks fly when Ariella and Jaxon run into each other at a hockey event. They’ve known each other since they were kids but haven’t seen each other in six years.
I find myself enjoying the accidental pregnancy trope lately. This was a fun time. I liked how quickly he fell for her. Lots of swoony moments in there after he discovers he’s going to be a father. Ariella’s character had a lot of sass to her which kept the story entertaining. You get some drama thrown in the mix with a crazy ex girlfriend.
Good for anyone who enjoys their romances spicy with fun characters and a feel good story.
𝒮𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓈 𝑅𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒
𝒪𝓃𝑒 𝒩𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹
𝒜𝒸𝒸𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓁 𝒫𝓇𝑒𝑔𝓃𝒶𝓃𝒸𝓎
𝒮𝑒𝒸𝓇𝑒𝓉 𝒟𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔
𝒞𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝒽𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝒞𝓇𝓊𝓈𝒽
Natasha is back with a new hockey romance series. This will follow the L.A. Warriors and their love stories. Book one starts out with a bang. Sparks fly when Ariella and Jaxon run into each other at a hockey event. They’ve known each other since they were kids but haven’t seen each other in six years.
I find myself enjoying the accidental pregnancy trope lately. This was a fun time. I liked how quickly he fell for her. Lots of swoony moments in there after he discovers he’s going to be a father. Ariella’s character had a lot of sass to her which kept the story entertaining. You get some drama thrown in the mix with a crazy ex girlfriend.
Good for anyone who enjoys their romances spicy with fun characters and a feel good story.
September 4, 2025
ARC/ALC read this.
Thank you The Author Agency for this copy of One Night Only.
The main characters have known each other since they were young and although they didn’t necessarily hang out or run in the same circles they still knew each other and like each other fairly well.
This goes to no surprise as a Surprise Pregnancy. .
You know I love me some of those. I loved their energy the banter was amazing. Miscommunication is a trope in this one.
I enjoyed reading their story and everything they went through to overcome everything. I love the family dynamic, that’s was so great to see and all the support.
A lot of drama and a little too many spicy scenes for me..
Some…. Ow drama.
(She needed to be put in her place asap. Deserved worse)
Otherwise highly enjoyed this one and I really hope the next book is Kirby and Lexi 👀
Thank you The Author Agency for this copy of One Night Only.
The main characters have known each other since they were young and although they didn’t necessarily hang out or run in the same circles they still knew each other and like each other fairly well.
This goes to no surprise as a Surprise Pregnancy. .
You know I love me some of those. I loved their energy the banter was amazing. Miscommunication is a trope in this one.
I enjoyed reading their story and everything they went through to overcome everything. I love the family dynamic, that’s was so great to see and all the support.
A lot of drama and a little too many spicy scenes for me..
Some…. Ow drama.
(She needed to be put in her place asap. Deserved worse)
Otherwise highly enjoyed this one and I really hope the next book is Kirby and Lexi 👀
September 9, 2025
I am new to this author, and I have read other reviews that this is a spin-off of another series. I didn't catch or know about recurring characters, but it didn't stop me from really enjoying this story.
One night of steamy times between Jaxon and Ariella leads to two pink lines later. When Ariella confronts Jaxon with the news I loved how he was all in. They have a bumps along the way to happiness, but it's nothing they can't handle. Jaxon was very protective, and I love how he took care of her--especially when she was sick.
Read this if you like:
Hockey romance
One night stand
Age gap
Surprise pregnancy
Other woman drama
Thank you to The Author Agency and the author for an advanced readers copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
One night of steamy times between Jaxon and Ariella leads to two pink lines later. When Ariella confronts Jaxon with the news I loved how he was all in. They have a bumps along the way to happiness, but it's nothing they can't handle. Jaxon was very protective, and I love how he took care of her--especially when she was sick.
Read this if you like:
Hockey romance
One night stand
Age gap
Surprise pregnancy
Other woman drama
Thank you to The Author Agency and the author for an advanced readers copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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