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Grinding by Jami Davenport Series: Portland Icehawks #6
Published by Cedrona Enterprises LLC on February 27, 2025
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Camden
I’m a grinder, an expendable guy who’s always on the edge of losing my spot on whichever team I’m on at the time. When I’m put on waivers by my current team, I’m picked up by the Portland Icehawks, a second-year expansion team. And that’s when things start to get really interesting.Inez
I’ve been promoted to assistant GM of the Icehawks hockey team. My first move was to claim Camden Hale off waivers. Now I’m facing a backlash of criticism. There’s even more trouble brewing. Camden and I have explosive chemistry, the kind that blows up in our faces and destroys everything around us. Now my boss wants me to cut Camden, but I can’t let him go. I believe in him even though no one else does, including Camden himself.
Endearing characters and explosive chemistry! I’m a big fan of Davenport’s hockey teams and this one is really fun to get into the heart of because it’s an expansion team and the guys are coming into the mix of things with hurt feelings and regret on their mind as they are handed over from their previous home with lots to prove. In the beginning it was touted as a series with a mix of romantic suspense as well, but that aspect has never been successfully fleshed out to really make it a plus of the series. This book for instance had a huge opportunity of a missing brother that could have been acted on and investigated, but fell disappointingly flat. I liked Camden and Inez, but wanted more development … especially once the sneaking around was over. The characters were both easy to like and their support system of friends/family were beneficial to the set up. I’m looking forward to more to come in the series.
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