Story Blurb
Lucky.
The one adjective used to describe my entire hockey career. I prefer to call it hard work, at least I did until my game went to complete crap. I haven’t scored in eight games and the team owner is talking about trading me.
I’ve never believed in superstitions. Never needed one. I suppose I was “lucky” in that way. But now the best way to refer to me is desperate. I’d wear the same socks for an entire year just to be the high-scoring center I used to be.
Imagine my surprise when after spending New Year’s Eve with a woman, I score a hat trick in the next game—that’s three goals in one game for you non-hockey lovers. Now, I have to track her down and bribe her to do it again before every game. Get your mind out of the gutter, I’m not talking about it.
I find her and when I get to know her better, I end up spending more time thinking about her than my game, but she’s made it clear she wants no part of me. She’s going to learn that I didn’t become a professional hockey player without having to fight for what I want.
My Thoughts/Opinion
I'm not a huge hockey romance girl, but I thought the premise to this story was cute and different. And I was right! Aiden wasn't a typical hockey jock. He was a down-to-earth guy that came from a middle-class family. Saige was a self-made woman with a heart of gold. Her broken hearted backstory was a little weak to keep the conflict throughout the whole story, but I easily looked past that because I liked them both so much. Good start to the series. I enjoyed the side characters and look forward to the future books in this series.
Favorite Quote:
I'm bothered she can't be mine. I'm pissed that I couldn't take her hand and walk out of that theater with her, proud to say she's my girl.