
My life seemed perfect until he came back to town. With his sights set on me, heās ready to settle down and face any challenge. Fans of Briar U by Elle Kennedy will devour Our Best Shot by A.M. Williams, a small-town, forced proximity, hockey romance.

Rory
On the outside, my life seems perfect. I have my friends, family, and quirky small town to keep me satisfied plus my secret writing career thatās done better than I ever dreamed. Whatās not to love?
Thereās just one thing missing. But I donāt know what it is.
At least until he comes back to town. The man I crushed on so hard in high school, I couldnāt talk in full sentences around him.
Heās back, heās ready to settle down, and heās set his sights on me, the wallflower.
Every time I turn around, there he is. He wants to know about me. And no matter how hard I try to ignore him…I canāt. Heās everything I wanted as a teenager.
And as an adult? Iām discovering that heās the total package and is ready to sweep me off my feet.
Alex
Deciding to retire from my professional hockey career was easy. I miss my family, friends, and hometown. I crave a slower lifestyle so I can finally settle down.
What isnāt easy? Figuring out how to coach teenaged boys in how to play hockey and win over the woman I canāt stop thinking about.
I think about her constantly and am constantly finding ways to run into her āby accidentā. I want to know everything about her, but sheās hesitant and I have my work cut out for me to convince her to step outside her comfort zone and date me.
But Iām up for the challenge. Iām ready to show her what being with me could be like and that she doesnāt need to be scared.
With outside forces working against us, can we get it together for our best shot at a happily ever after?

Excerpt
Copyright 2022 @A.M. Williams
āYou want to sit for a little while?ā Alex asked, pointing to a bench just ahead of us and off the main path.
I nodded, hoping that the bench would be enough out of the way that people wouldnāt notice us sitting there and stop staring.
We settled in and I sipped my coffee, looking the park over.
Compared to the weekend before, the park looked totally transformed.
There were bright tents throughout the trees with local crafters and artisans, and loud chatter filled the air from people walking around.
āThis festival looks no different from when I came as a kid,ā Alex said, pulling my attention to him.
I glanced at him and watched as he looked over at what Iād just been looking at.
āAre you surprised? You know we like tradition here.ā
Alex chuckled. āNot really. I guess since itās been so long since I was here, that I expected something to have changed. But nothing has. The same tents, same vendors, same atmosphere.ā
I made a noise low in my throat. āThere are some new vendors. Theyāre just peppered throughout. Some ones youāre thinking of donāt come anymore.ā
What I didnāt say was that some owners had died because of how old they were and their businesses closed. The town had to get some new life for the vendors, otherwise this festival would have dwindled.
āStill. This is the same. If I close my eyes, I bet I could recall where everyone is and the order of the games at the rink. I feel like no time has passed.ā
I said nothing at first. Then I asked, āAre you happy to be here at least?ā
Alex met my gaze and nodded. āI am. Itās weird how I didnāt think about so much related to town while I was gone. I came home for holidays and brief visits, but everything else was just background. But now that Iām here, I canāt help remembering coming as a kid with my mom and sister. Hanging with my friends before our games. And all the other shit that the town does throughout the year.ā
I thought about what he was saying. I didnāt have any experience not coming to the town events, considering I went to college close by and returned to town the minute I could. Iād kept coming to everything, even throughout college.

šReviewš
Now that his professional hockey career has come to an end Alex has returned to his hometown and accepted a position as the hockey coach/substitute teacher as it allows him to stay in the game he loves. His first day was not going well however finding Rory was teaching there as well and made a tense situation better.
Rory has always had feelings for Alex but didnāt think that he would ever feel the same way but she is about to be proven wrong. However between the fact that not everyone is happy they are together and the secret she holds they have a few challenges to overcome.
Alex is the perfect mix of sweet and sexy and his unwavering support of Rory gives her strength and confidence. Humor, heat and heart as Rory and Alex find the happiness they both deserve.
About A.M. Williams

A.M. Williams is just a simple girl from the south that found herself living abroad. When sheās not annoying her cat or reading, sheās spending time with her husband and traveling as much as possible. She has a serious case of wanderlust and wants to go as many places as possible while she can. She loves Cheerwine, sweet tea, and North Carolina (eastern style) BBQ as well as those crystal clear waters on the North Carolina coast.
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