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.
For the last two decades Axel has been focused on two things his career in hockey and his daughter Lola who is now in college and wants nothing more than for him to find a woman to spend his life with. His first meeting with Maisy was memorable and he was drawn to her in a way he never expected but is he prepared to let another woman into his life?
Maisy’s first day with the Thunderbolts is also the same day that her personal life implodes. She chooses a cheery demeanor to hide her true feelings but the aftermath has only reinforced her feelings of not matching up to what others want her to be. She isn’t certain what a man like Axel would see in her or if she is ready to let another man into her life.
Due to their pasts both Axel and Maisy are cautious about letting anyone too close which causes some turmoil but with the help of friends of family they find their way to each other and the happiness they both deserve.
Gina Azzi writes emotional and captivating contemporary romance novels with heart-warming happily-ever-afters. She is the author of Boston Hawks Hockey, Second Chance Chicago Series, The Kane Brothers Series, Finding Love in Scotland Series, The College Pact Series, and Corner of Ocean and Bay.
A Jersey girl at heart, Gina has spent her twenties traveling the world, living and working abroad, before settling down in Ontario, Canada with her husband and three children. She’s a voracious reader, daydreamer, and coffee enthusiast who loves meeting new people. Say hey to her on social media or through www.ginaazzi.com.
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