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* Review * CALLUM by Sawyer Bennett

March 6, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Callum by Sawyer Bennett
Series: Pittsburgh Titans #12
Published by Big Dog Books, LLC on March 12, 2024
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Callum Derringer was hired by the Pittsburgh Titans to help rebuild the organization after a devastating plane crash left its future unknown. Now that he’s got the team back on track, it’s time to put some effort into his own life.

When I accepted the job of general manager with the Titans, it was just the opportunity I needed to prove myself to the sports world. Unfortunately, my career isn’t the only area in which I’ve previously made mistakes and the past is about to come back in a big way.

Juniper Ryan is…complicated. Smart, funny and insanely gorgeous, she was my first love and my first heartbreak. But my loss was my stepbrother’s gain and she’s been his wife for five years now. I’ve done a decent job of putting her out of my mind but when Juniper breaks down and calls me for help, I know it’s bad. I’m gutted to learn that she was pushed into the arms of a monster.

Vowing to put our past aside, I learn dark truths about my brother and his marriage to my first love. And to make matters worse, I’m beginning to realize the feelings I once had for Juniper aren’t tucked quite as far away as I had hoped.

When things take a dangerous turn, I’m willing to put myself in the line of fire to keep my girl safe. I was a fool to walk away from Juniper the first time and I’m a man who knows better than to make the same mistake twice.

An angsty reunion of first loves is rounding out the Pittsburgh Titans hockey series from Sawyer Bennett. This has been a great series overall with ups and downs all around as turmoil led to redefining moments and connections. It’s now General Manager Callum’s turn to be in the hot seat as he reconnects with his first love and has to decide how to handle the turmoil she brings with her. The characters were easy to like and their drama was attention grabbing for sure. I felt like the timeline didn’t exactly add up with how long they dated and were apart to the ages they are now and also wanted a tad more in the follow up on his mom, etc. but overall I enjoyed their story a lot and was hooked from start to finish.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to fans of hockey romance with the team banding together in a brotherhood to support each other through thick and thin as they each find their forever love.

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* Release Blitz/Review * UNENDING LOVE by Stacey Lynn

March 5, 2024 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * UNENDING LOVE by Stacey Lynn

Unending Love by Stacey Lynn
Series: The Kelley Family #1
on March 5, 2024
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Everyone knows who Caleb Kelley is. I’m at the top of my game, known all around Colorado and beyond for not only my elite skills in professional hockey, but also my family’s ranching heritage. For this reason, I trust very few people as I’m used to strangers and so-called friends trying to get close to us for a piece of fame.

But when I receive a letter from a woman I slept with years ago, letting me know I’m a father – I implicitly trust her. Emily Russo is forever ingrained in my memory, and is the exception to every rule.

That one night I spent with her was unforgettable. I still remember the feel of her lips and the way her body moved under mine. For years, I’ve regretted not leaving her my phone number because if I had, I wouldn’t be seeing the first glimpses of my son in glossy pictures. Instead, I would've held him in my arms the minute he was born.

Now, I not only have to get to know my son, I also have to convince Emily that the spark that once burned between us is still smoldering, ready to burn even hotter a second time around.

But it’s not only hanger-ons who follow me. There are others who want to see this golden boy tossed off his throne. Too bad they don’t know what lengths I’ll go to protect what’s mine. I’ll do anything for Emily and my son. My love for them is unending.

A sweet, sentimental and steamy reconnection! The first book in Stacey Lynn’s Kelley Family series is focusing on pro hockey player Caleb Kelley. If you pick this book up expecting an in depth sports romance, you will be disappointed because it’s very light on the sports action … but if you come for the small town love story, it will hit all of your expectations exceedingly! Well developed characters, sincere emotional depth and just a whole bunch of cuteness as he and his fam interact with this new little family member makes for a really fun read. Looking forward to more to come in the series!

I highly recommend this book to fans of small town romance and surprise baby tropes.

Unending Love by Stacey Lynn is now live!

A Sexy, Small Town, Secret Baby, Sports, Standalone Romance From Bestselling Author, Stacey Lynn.

Everyone knows who Caleb Kelley is. I’m at the top of my game, known all around Colorado and beyond for not only my elite skills in professional hockey, but also my family’s ranching heritage. For this reason, I trust very few people as I’m used to strangers and so-called friends trying to get close to us for a piece of fame.

But when I receive a letter from a woman I slept with years ago, letting me know I’m a father—I implicitly trust her. Emily Russo is forever ingrained in my memory, and is the exception to every rule.

That one night I spent with her was unforgettable. I still remember the feel of her lips and the way her body moved under mine. For years, I’ve regretted not leaving her my phone number because if I had, I wouldn’t be seeing the first glimpses of my son in glossy pictures. Instead, I would’ve held him in my arms the minute he was born.

Now, I not only have to get to know my son, I also have to convince Emily that the spark that once burned between us is still smoldering, ready to burn even hotter a second time around.

But it’s not only hanger-ons who follow me. There are others who want to see this golden boy tossed off his throne. Too bad they don’t know what lengths I’ll go to protect what’s mine. I’ll do anything for Emily and my son. My love for them is unending.

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Meet Stacey

Stacey Lynn likes her coffee with a dash of sugar, her heroes with a side of bossy, and her wine a deep shade of red.

The author of over thirty romance novels, many of which have been best-selling titles on Amazon, AppleBooks, and Barnes & Noble, she loves being able to turn her vivid imagination into a career that brings entertainment and joy to her readers. Focused on sports romance and emotional, small-town romance, she also loves stretching herself in different genres.

Born in Texas and raised in the Midwest, she now makes her home in North Carolina and loves all things Southern. Together with her ultimate tall, dark, and handsome hero, she has four children. Her life is a chaotic mess that fights with her Type-A, list-making, neurotically organized preferences and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

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* Review * MARRYING THE NANNY by Dani Collins

March 3, 2024 Leave a Comment

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* Review * MARRYING THE NANNY by Dani Collins

Marrying the Nanny by Dani Collins
Series: Raven's Cove #1
Published by Tule Publishing on March 5, 2024
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When infant Storm is orphaned, nanny Emma Wright, on a work visa and still reeling from a painful divorce, yearns to adopt her but must relinquish Storm to her three adult half-brothers. They remind her of a pack of wolves—protective, but not prepared to care for a baby. Alpha male Reid is especially aloof and intimidating.

Like his younger brothers, Reid Fraser left the Westcoast village of Raven’s Cove at eighteen and never looked back. Now a successful corporate consultant who rescues failing businesses—which is what this fly-in fishing resort has become, Reid must rally his brothers to save Storm’s inheritance, but he and his estranged brothers barely get along. They can’t deal with an infant, too. They need the nanny.

As Emma coaches Reid through midnight feedings and teething, they try to ignore the sexual pull between them. Then they learn Storm may have family who could take her from them. Reid proposes a marriage of convenience, but will it be enough to keep this fractured family together?

Emotional and heartfelt! Dani Collins is kicking off a new small town romance series, Raven’s Cove with the story of a nanny who adores her little charge and is dealing with the fallout when she is orphaned. The town is quaint and quirky and the siblings that are the main family of the series have much angst and heartache to work through. I really enjoyed getting to know this family and felt like they were well developed and easy to like, but I wanted a little more to the ending to settle custody, etc. I’m looking forward to more to come in the series!

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a small town romance filled with a dysfunctional family who has to learn to heal and come together when they each need each other.

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* Review * KILLING BOOTH by Lani Lynn Vale

February 27, 2024 Leave a Comment

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* Review * KILLING BOOTH by Lani Lynn Vale

Killing Booth by Lani Lynn Vale
Series: Welcome to the Circus #6
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Every single thing you want is going to require you to be uncomfortable.

Those words had been shared with her by the one man she didn’t think she could take a chance on. She just didn’t know that he was right, or that he was going to be the one making her uncomfortable.

Nash Wilder Christopherson was the world’s golden boy.

For fifteen years, she watched Nash race from the safety of her phone. Every single race, PR event, ESPN interview—she was there for it. He was the one thing that kept her sane while having to live the life her father forced her to.

That was all he’d ever be to her, though. A face on the other side of the screen.

Until he showed up at her apartment complex, carried her sister down hundreds and hundreds of stairs during a fire, and changed her opinion of him.

Nash Christopherson was Mean. With a capital M. And he couldn’t stand her.

***

He thought he had everything under control. Then he met her.

Nash knew from the moment he saw Zip waiting in her apartment, looking panicked, that she was going to damage him. She was going to pull him in, chew him up, and spit him out.

What he didn’t know was just how much damage he could take.

Nearly a year passed as he tried and failed to stay away.

A full year of her smiles, her playful jabs, her teasing, her eyes on him.

Then he got news that changed his life, and she finally took matters into her own hands, forcing herself into his life and pretty much giving him everything he ever wanted.

Everything was great, until it wasn’t. Life smacked him hard, and when the dust settled, she was gone. The only sign that she was ever there was the cracked and bleeding heart, half beating inside his chest, that yearned to hold her one more time.

Signature sass, angst and the steamy love that Vale is known for! With the next book in the Welcome to the Circus series, we get Zip’s story and it’s an emotional, heartfelt journey towards healing and survival. I wanted a bit more of her family than we actually got this time, but the overall feel of the story was emotional and fulfilling. There’s sadness and heartache, but there’s also soul baring love and emotional depth that caries the story well. Great characters, addictive drama and such a great love story. Looking forward to more in the series!

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys quirky characters, passionate love stories and family drama galore!

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* Review * THE SINGLE DAD PROJECT by Naima Simone

February 27, 2024 Leave a Comment

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* Review * THE SINGLE DAD PROJECT by Naima Simone

The Single Dad Project by Naima Simone
Series: Rose Bend
Published by Canary Street Press on February 20, 2024
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He’s the best mistake she ever made…

Back in Rose Bend after a work trip that went wrong, Florence “Flo” Dennison craves the kind of distraction only a searing fling with a gorgeous stranger can provide. And she gets it—in an encounter hot enough to leave scars. But satisfaction turns to shock when Flo realizes her one-night stand is leading the restoration project she’s been hired to photograph. And his sweet little girl has decided Flo’s her new bestie…

Single dad and architect Adam Reed wants stability for his daughter, and he’s sure that Flo—young, ambitious, beautiful—isn’t looking for that. But when his nanny bails and Flo helps him out, it becomes impossible to keep their distance. Now, navigating tangled family ties and her own trust issues, Flo has to decide if one wild night can become so much more.

Emotional turmoil at it’s best! Naima Simone is always quick to capture my heart with her quaint smalltown Rose Bend characters who don’t hesitate to plow through whatever obstacle sits in their way of love and happiness. The Dennison family is full of humor, angst and outspoken characters who love hard and support each other through thick and thin. I love every minute spent with them! Always a joy to watch the next sibling succumb to their passionate love story.

Flo is going to go down as one of my favorites in the family because of the softer side we get to see in her childhood pain that’s uncovered in this story. I really enjoyed watching her come into herself and be able to heal as she opens her heart to receive all that she’s ever deserved and more.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone that loves a small town romance filled with passion, love and a snarky family who loves hard and isn’t afraid to speak up for what they believe in. Always rewarding to visit Rose Bend!

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* Release Blitz/Review * FALLING FOR MR. BAD by Melissa Foster

February 21, 2024 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * FALLING FOR MR. BAD by Melissa Foster

Falling for Mr. Bad by Melissa Foster
Series: A Bad Boys After Dark Crossover Novel, The Bradens & Montgomerys: Pleasant Hill - Oak Falls #11
Published by World Literary Press on February 21, 2024
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Sable Montgomery loves her single, do-as-she-pleases small-town life. She sees family often, spends her days working in her auto shop and many evenings playing at a local pub with her band, Surge. She has no desire to settle down or let any man tell her what to do. When Surge is offered what most people would consider the chance of a lifetime to tour with and open for Bad Intentions, the hottest rock band of the decade, her bandmates are all in, but she’s determined to walk away. Sable has no patience for glitz, glamour, or overinflated egos, and that includes the infuriatingly hot billionaire sent to wrangle her into submission.

Taking over as manager for his brother’s band wasn’t on business mogul Kane Bad’s agenda last year, much less negotiating with the stubborn and beautiful lead singer for Surge, but there’s nothing he won’t do for family. Including trying to stifle his desire for Sable. He needs to convince her to accept the contract, but he’d rather wrangle the sexy, headstrong, boot-wearing, tough-talking musician into his bed.

Loyalties are tested, lies are told, and greedy pleasures are satisfied. Are they just a chorus between chaotic verses, or will falling for Mr. Bad be Sable’s greatest love song?

The electrifying story we’ve all been waiting for! Fans of Foster’s Bradens and Montgomerys series have been enjoying one Montgomery sibling after another finding their happily ever after for years now while outspoken Sable refused to commit to anything other than family, her shop and her band. This addictive tale brings Sable more temptation and angst than she thinks she can handle and finally puts a man in her sights that she simply can’t resist. I loved every minute of Sable and Kane’s story!

Sable has always been my favorite sibling in this series because she has such a huge heart and she doesn’t take flack from anyone without giving them a piece of her mind. She’s a mama bear to the end when it comes to protecting her siblings and she adores each and every one of them. There’s no better poster child for love and loyalty than Sable Montgomery.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a close knit family who is all up in each other’s business in an adorable way as each sibling finds “the one”. Always well developed with endearing characters, spicy romance and heartfelt connections!

Falling for Mr. Bad by Melissa Foster is now live!

She’s a badass musician with no patience for overinflated egos. He’s a billionaire tasked with wrangling her into submission. Going head-to-head has never been so much fun. Especially since neither one is afraid to play dirty.

Sable Montgomery loves her single, do-as-she-pleases small-town life. She sees family often, spends her days working in her auto shop and many evenings playing at a local pub with her band, Surge. She has no desire to settle down or let any man tell her what to do. When Surge is offered what most people would consider the chance of a lifetime to tour with and open for Bad Intentions, the hottest rock band of the decade, her bandmates are all in, but she’s determined to walk away. Sable has no patience for glitz, glamour, or overinflated egos, and that includes the infuriatingly hot billionaire sent to wrangle her into submission.

Taking over as manager for his brother’s band wasn’t on business mogul Kane Bad’s agenda last year, much less negotiating with the stubborn and beautiful lead singer for Surge, but there’s nothing he won’t do for family. Including trying to stifle his desire for Sable. He needs to convince her to accept the contract, but he’d rather wrangle the sexy, headstrong, boot-wearing, tough-talking musician into his bed.

Loyalties are tested, lies are told, and greedy pleasures are satisfied. Are they just a chorus between chaotic verses, or will falling for Mr. Bad be Sable’s greatest love song?

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Meet Melissa Foster

Melissa Foster is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of more than 100 novels. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and women’s fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic, always family oriented, and feature fiercely loyal heroes, smart, sassy heroines, and complex relatable issues. Melissa enjoys chatting with readers and book clubs. Send her an email invitation to your next event!

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* Review * NEVER TOO LATE by Danielle Steel

February 17, 2024 1 Comment

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* Review * NEVER TOO LATE by Danielle Steel

Never Too Late by Danielle Steel
Published by Dell on March 5, 2024
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Kezia Cooper Hobson, recently widowed, arrives in New York from San Francisco. Determined to make a fresh start, she has just completed the sale of her Pacific Heights home, not to mention her husband’s venture capital firm, and in doing so, is also freed from her responsibility as a board member of the company. Bringing with her only a few personal treasures, she is excited to move into the blank slate of a beautiful midtown penthouse, in the city that she has always loved. It is also where her two adult daughters now live.

As Kezia settles into her new apartment, she meets her movie-star next-door neighbor, Sam Stewart, whose terrace borders hers. Just a couple of weeks after she arrives, however, a devastating crisis strikes New York City. Kezia and Sam find themselves connecting over their strong impulse to help those in need. As they share a life-changing experience of volunteering, a bond is sparked and a friendship is formed.

Kezia’s daughters, Kate and Felicity, are taken aback by their mother’s new friendship, both more focused on their own love lives than hers. But Kezia is learning that the changes she’s making are just what she needs to open new horizons.

Dramatic and emotionally gripping from start to finish! Danielle Steel is showing her voice complexity as she details angst and terror in the blink of an eye but builds from it a camaraderie and spirit that lifts the reader’s perspective into one of hope after devastation. There is a core family from the start of the book that changes and turns as each member rides their own ups and downs of life while coming together to celebrate and mourn the tides that pass. Romance is a succinct part of this storyline, but takes a back seat to strength and redefining as life twists and turns with surprises and angst. I know this book may trigger some, but hope the majority will go on to find the comfort of spirit and togetherness that Steel displays so well in the aftermath. Strong storyline, complex and admirable characters and a satisfying rediscovery. Loved it!

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* Review * SIZZLE by Kimberly Kincaid

February 17, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Sizzle by Kimberly Kincaid
Series: Remington Rescue Squad #1
Published by Kimberly Kincaid Romance on February 23, 2024
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Sam Faurier is in deep trouble.

Which normally wouldn’t be a problem for an elite firefighter with razor-sharp instincts and cocky bravado to spare. Except this time, his impulsive decision on a call got fellow firefighter, Lucy de Costa, into hot water, too.

Did he mention that he’s had an unrequited crush on her for years? Or that she’s the battalion chief’s by-the-book daughter?

Or that the call that got them both benched was actually arson, only Sam can’t prove it without help?

Lucy de Costa doesn’t break the rules, and she sure as hell doesn’t catch feelings for other firefighters. She’s worked way too hard to make her way up the ranks for that, no matter how sexy Sam Faurier’s smile is—or how hot his determination.

He’s convinced there’s an arsonist on the loose. Trouble is, she’s the only one who believes him. And she’s going to have to throw protocol and caution out the window in order to help him prove it.

Even if she finds herself unable to resist him—and how much he wants her—in the process.

But the more they uncover, the deeper the danger becomes. To catch the arsonist, Sam and Lucy will have to rely on their wits, their training, and each other.

Before it’s too late.

Fast paced, addictive and oh so yummy! Kimberly Kincaid is delighting fans of her Station 17 world with a brand new Remington Rescue Squad spinoff series where we get to see familiar faces every step of the way as new suspense hits the pages and passion ignites between the latest couple. The suspense aspect of this story was spot on and nabbed my focus immediately and held it throughout. I did want a smidge more development of Sam and Lucy’s relationship once the romance was in the works, and seeing more interaction with her Dad would have been adorable too to see Sam squirm, but overall a very solid read that I loved!

I highly recommend this book to fans of a close knit firehouse with gossip and romance flaring up all over the place. A solid mystery is always stirring in the background as the spotlight couple fights their attraction until it’s undeniable and then lets it ignite.

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* Review * K-9 DETECTION by Nichole Severn

February 17, 2024 Leave a Comment

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* Review * K-9 DETECTION by Nichole Severn

K-9 Detection by Nichole Severn
Series: New Mexico Guard Dogs #2
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on February 20, 2024
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They survived an explosion.

Can they make it through the aftermath?

After her bomb-detecting K-9 helps Jocelyn Carville save Captain Baker Halsey’s life, she doesn’t expect them to be working together on the investigation. The policeman clearly doesn’t trust widowed Jocelyn’s “mercenary” background but he does need her company’s expertise. Infiltrating a powerful cartel to discover who wants him dead is intensely dangerous. Perhaps just as risky as getting close to a woman like Jocelyn…

Non-stop excitement from start to finish! The second book in Nichole Severn’s New Mexico Guard Dogs series with Harlequin Intrigue picks up shortly after the timeframe of the first in the series and takes us back into the heart of a turf war in a small New Mexico town. I liked the general storyline but there is a lot to follow and keep track of, and you probably will get a better feel for this book if you read the first in the series first just because it gave a bit of a deeper background story than this one did. Lots of plot to keep track of, but endearing characters and satisfying suspense.

I recommend this book as well as the first in the series to anyone that enjoys a fast paced suspense with a guaranteed happily ever after.

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* Review * POWER PLAY by Kat Mizera

February 17, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Power Play by Kat Mizera
Series: L.A. Phantoms #1
on February 20, 2024
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The Phantoms are back with a vengeance… and the City of Angels will never be the same.

I never asked for the spotlight, but inheriting a pro hockey team pulls me into a world of chaos.

All eyes are on me now.

I’m no stranger to the world of hockey but watching from the sidelines and calling the shots are two very different things. Especially when you’re not wanted.

It’s time for me to take charge and clean house.

When I need people I can trust, one man comes to mind… my ex. He’s one of the best goalies in the league, and despite what went down between us, he’s still in my corner.

It’s our little arrangement off the ice that complicates things.

If I’m going to make my power play, I need him by my side, but that means keeping our heads in the game, and our hearts out of the equation.

A heartwarming and sexy rekindling of first loves! Kat Mizera is bringing several familiar faces along for the ride as her new L.A. Phantoms hockey series kicks off and I adored every minute of Gabe and Harper’s story. Fans of Mizera’s Lauderdale Knights series will recognize Harper as Sloane’s boss, friend and former in-law. We are quickly swept up in the current drama going on in her life as well as gaining a perspective of her first marriage that is new to us as she reconnects with her first love. The characters are really easy to like, the drama and angst are spot on and the development of characters and storyline felt complete other than a little weakness in family. I’m looking forward to more in the series!

I recommend this book to fans of Mizera’s previous hockey books since there are cameos from some key characters and also to anyone who enjoys a dramatic love story with a hockey backdrop.

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