* Release Blitz/Review * BRAWLER’S WEAKNESS by Gina Azzi

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

There’s only one woman I truly care about: my daughter. Until Maisy Stratford flounces into the front office of the Tennessee Thunderbolts with a heartfelt smile and a tray of baked goods.

As the Bolts’ newest hire, Maisy is optimistic, enthusiastic, and a goddess at manifestation.

Everything I’m not.

Known as Brawler, I’m a gruff, quiet, rough-around-the-edges, NHL defenseman. I haven’t dated in decades. I’ve never been married and my daughter’s a twenty-one-year-old mischief maker. I don’t know how to talk about feelings or place my trust in the hands of a woman. Even one with a heart of gold.

With my daughter Lola egging me on, I finally ask Maisy out.

But I don’t want to be her rebound; I want to be her forever. Even if I don’t know how to tell her that. Even if she’s not ready for me.

If I’m being honest, I’m not ready for her either.

I loved every minute of Maisy and Axel! The second book in the Tennessee Thunderbolts series brings us a powerfully driven hockey romance, but has a uniquely heartfelt older hero that stole my heart quickly. The characters are well-developed, the supporting cast is hilarious and the heart of the romance brewing between Maisy and Axel is just so sweet and sexy that you just have to be in their corner from the very start of the book until the happy conclusion. Loved them!

Maisy is sweet, sincere and so easy to like. She’s been knocked down a time or two in life and is just looking for her happy place to land. Seeing her enjoy the type of treatment she’s supposed to expect from a guy was heartwarming.

Axel is such a kindhearted guy and I loved him to pieces. It’s not unusual to see a hockey dad in romance, but this one started way young and has a college aged daughter and that puts such a different feel to their relationship that was really fun.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone that enjoys a fun-filled hockey romance with adorable characters to fall in love with.