Cocktails and Books
Written on Sep 20, 2015
This is a feel good hockey story that pulled at my heartstrings. Isaac Wolfe, a professional hockey player, doesn’t care what people think of him. He has a bad attitude, doesn’t have any friends and because of his behavior, he continually bounces from one team to another. After yet another team lets him go, Isaac starts to worry when he finds out the Seattle Sockeyes are the only team willing to sign him. He knows this is his last chance and if he messes up again, it will be the end of his hockey career. All Isaac cares about is playing hockey and he knows if he wants to continue playing hockey, he needs to make some changes. Isaac has many layers and beneath his surly exterior, is a nice guy suffering through a lot pain and he covers up his sensitive feeling with a cocky attitude.
Isaac pushes everyone away, until he meets Avery. Avery gives him hope and for once in his life, Isaac wants more from a woman. Isaac has learned not to trust anyone and to always expect the worst from people, but with Avery, everything is different. Avery is persistent and she sees the good in Isaac that most people miss. She can see Isaac’s pain and wants to help him. I admired Avery’s strength and her confidence; she is not afraid to go after what she wants. There is a lot of chemistry sizzling between Isaac and Avery.
MELTING ICE is the fifth book in the Seattle Sockeyes Hockey series and each book is a stand-alone, but all the characters are interconnected. There are a fun cast of secondary characters and I hope to read their stories in future books, they include Isaac’s brothers, Avery’s sisters and the guys on the hockey team. This entertaining, heartwarming story is fast paced, well written and has great character development and can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
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