Hard Hit - Toni Aleo

 

Hard Hit by Toni Aleo is now live!

- Single Dad | Second Chance | Hockey Romance -

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Kirby Litman has been abandoned by everyone in his life at one time or another since childhood. And when his cheating ex drops their baby girl in his lap and leaves the country, he vows he won’t abandon his daughter, Celeste, like he was. Between parenting, hockey, and mentoring three brand-new young players, he doesn’t have much time for himself. Though, when Jaylin Raventorn crosses his path again, he wants to stop the clock for her

Jaylin has had her eye on Kirby from the first moment they met over a year ago, but his surprise fatherhood threw their plans into the penalty box. Now that he’s back in play—and with a cute new teammate to boot—Jaylin is as eager as Kirby to pick up where they left off.

But will the love-’em-and-leave-’em lawyer be able to let go of her fears to build a future with the man who’s always been left behind? Or will the hard hit from their pasts be too much for them to overcome?

Hard Hit is the third title in the Ice Cats series, a second chance sports romance featuring Kirby Litman and Jaylin Raventorn.   Both Jaylin and Kirby appeared as side characters in Wild Tendy the previous book in the series.

Kirby is a professional hockey player and single father to Celeste.  He’s loving, sweet, kind and will do anything to ensure Celeste feels loved.  He has his fair share of insecurities and vulnerabilities but doesn’t let them hold him back.  He’s a wonderful mentor to up an coming player, and very protective and compassionate.

Jaylin is a fierce, strong, confident, independent and successful attorney and breast cancer survivor.

This pair of characters are flawed, complex and well developed and their story breaks down stereotypes. 

I thoroughly enjoyed this romance and the cameos of the characters who have appeared in previous titles.  I look forward to future additions to this series.