a Portsmouth Whalers Forbidden Rival Hockey Rom-Com
Axton Belgrade here. They call me Ax, a great name for a tough NHL defenseman for the Portsmouth Whalers.
Not so tough now since I was recently stung by Cupid's arrow.
That arrow started my trouble, but there's no way I can make myself regret it. Not one effing bit.
Maybe I should have known Heidi was too good to be true, or too good to be mine. She's a stunner and a brilliant civil attorney and I was smitten the minute I laid eyes on her.
Yes, I'm that laughable cliche. One minute I was a ferocious hockey player, and the next I was the proverbial Golden Retriever with my tongue hanging out ready to hand over my leash.
Trouble? A whole penalty box full of the worst kind.
But I swear I didn't know she was with the nastiest player in the NHL, the Brawlers goon who almost ended my best friend's career. AKA, our team's arch enemy.
So when she asks me to help her get rid of the turd at a charity event, I happily oblige, relieved she doesn't want to stay with the pucking turd.
Until said turd insists Heidi is his fiancee. Could she really be engaged to my biggest enemy on the ice?
(Did I mention the Brawlers are our hated rivals just an hour away from Portsmouth?)
No matter, I still feel an overwhelming need to protect Heidi and I'm still hopeful the turd is s a liar and there could be something to the spark between us.
Until the Brawlers' new owner stops me cold when he introduces himself as... Story Bomb Alert!
All the things:
- Hunky golden Retriever hero with a serious protector streak
- Smart kick-butt heroine with a melty vulnerable streak
- He falls first and harder
- Heroine has a mean ex
- Forbidden romance
- He fights for her and there may be blood
- fake relationship
- teammates wife's best friend
- slow scorching burn
- Story Bomb's galore!
Smitten as Puck is part of the Portsmouth Whalers hockey rom-com series and can be read as a stand-alone. All kinds of teammates from previous books may stop in for laughs and assists. The sizzling, funny and poignant story about Ax and Heidi includes so many story-bombs your heart might explode then melt down from all the juicy adoration, laughs and teary-swoony moments right up until the unforgettable satisfying HEA!
(Warning: mature language and sexual content)
