New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg is back with an all new second-chance, standalone hockey romance.
At first, the request seemed simple—sign a new athlete to the agency.
Then I found out the new athlete was none other than the most wanted man in hockey today: Hunter Maddox
Gifted. Sexy. At the top of his game. And the only man who has ever broken my heart.
If signing him will help … has ever broken my heart.
If signing him will help save our family business, I’ll swallow my pride and do what’s asked.
But when it becomes clear his uncharacteristic antics off the ice are a hint of something deeper, keeping things strictly professional between us becomes more than complicated. But I know better than to cross that line.
I’ll never date a client. Not even for him.
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Win the Stanley Cup and do it before time runs out.
Not a small feat, but it’s what’s motivated me since the start of my career.
And time is running out.
Enter Dekker Kincade.
Feisty. Dogged. Damn gorgeous. The one I let get away.
I have no idea why she’s traveling with the team, but hell if resisting her is going to be easy.
But I have a job to do, and I refuse to lose sight of that end game. Even if she confuses me. Even if she sees parts of me I’ve hidden from the world.
I can’t lose focus. Not even for her.
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4 Stars!
Hunter Maddox is one of the best in the NHL. He’s had a phenomenal career with a wonderful reputation. As the face of the LumberJacks, the team is counting on him to lead them, and win the Cup. He’s under a lot of pressure, and can’t afford to let anyone down, but lately he’s consumed by the past, and struggling. He’s at the top of his game, but his recent antics off the ice are uncharacteristic. He feels like he’s losing control, and his gifts feel more like a curse. Then a woman from his past shows back up in his life and shakes things up. Dekker is the one that got away, and he’s never forgotten her. She soon becomes the only person that seems to make him smile these days. Suddenly she’s traveling with the team, and he has to make sure he doesn’t get distracted or lose sight of his goals.
Dekker Kincade’s family owns a sports management company in New York. She loves her job as a sports agent, and is all business. When she’s given the assignment to bring over a new athlete to their agency, she’s up for the challenge. Then she learns it’s her ex Hunter Maddox. The player she’s to recruit is the captain and star of his team. He’s too valuable to not go after, so she has to succeed and keep things professional. His talent and skills in the arena are undeniable, so she must woo him over to their side, but that doesn’t mean she can forget what they shared, or how mind blowing it was when they touched. She still remembers EVERYTHING!!! She’s never been able to resist him, but if she has any hopes of making him a client, she can’t break the rules.
Hard to Handle by K. Bromberg is an enemies to lovers, second chance, hockey sports romance that is the first in her all new Play Hard series. Each book is a standalone about one of the four Kincade sisters. This story was sexy, seductive, and deeply emotional. It’s packed with angst, explosive chemistry, strong females, and delicious, alpha athletes. It centers around the healing power of love as this couple take you on a beautiful journey of self discovery. I can’t wait to read more in this fantastic series!
I had never read anything by this author and I was impressed by this 5 star page turner that held captive.
Hunter lives to play hockey. He’s set to win the cup but he’s different, angry. Decker is a sports agent sent by her dad to recruit him. Only she can help him out but it will get unprofessional real fast.
It was an entertaining and captivating story that was difficult to put down once I started it. A great build up to the big reveal. Storyline that was perfect and flowed well. I enjoyed these amazing characters that made me feel so much. Hunter was broken and guilt ridden. A solid page turner. Bottomline this is a must read.
Standalone told in a dual POV with an HEA. I strongly recommend this story.
Holy hotness! Hard to Handle was exactly what I needed. Dekker is my new favorite gal pal! Hunter is my new obsession. Is it wrong to have so many book boyfriends?? I think not!
The story was everything and more than I expected. There was some angst that pulls on the heart strings. It made me love Hunter so much more. I fell in love with these two and their story. There was a moment Hunter goes to Dekker like she was his life line. That was it for me! I could feel their pull and I was a goner.
Hard to Handle is a sports romance with a sexy Hockey Captain and a no nonsense sports agent. You will get the too hot to handle chemistry down to wiping a few tears. All heart!
This is a great start to this new series. I love these sisters so much. The family dynamic between them is awesome and the concept behind the whole series is really original and cool. Hunter is also a wonderful, if not severely flawed and wounded character, and Hunter and Dekker together sheesh it’s .
I cannot wait for more from these sisters!!
**I was generously provided with an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for my fair and honest review **
„Falling for someone is never the plan. One day, you just wake up and it’s there in full-freaking, high-definition color.”
I’m a fan of K. Bromberg for a long time now and there is no book from this author that I didn’t like. However, Hard to Handle is an unique story that, through its emotional impact, evoked feelings similar to those I felt when I was reading the Driven series. This story is as wonderful as it is heartbreaking. It’s filled with pain, guilt and fear. But this book also contains an incredible amount of banter, swoon-worthy moments and steam. Dekker and Hunter’s story is a beautiful journey you don’t want to miss!
Dekker is the kind of woman I admire. She’s strong, confident and independent. She gives as good as she gets and that’s why she’s a successful agent in the men’s world. The loss she suffered made her emotionally unavailable and that stopped her from completely opening herself to potential relationships.
Hunter is gruff, troubled and complicated. This guy carries an overwhelming remorse and guilt on his shoulders and therefore he lives with the conviction that he doesn’t deserve happiness. He wears insolence and rudeness like a shield that protects him from revealing his secrets, but he can also be extremely charming and playful.
A twist of fate brought these former lovers back together. They never got the closure and their chemistry is still off the charts. However, are they able to keep their lust and feelings under control when there’s more at stake?
K. Bromberg has created a beautiful story about healing and self-forgiveness. This second chance sports romance hits right in the feels and fills the heart to the brim. I devoured Hunter and Dekker’s story in one sitting and I couldn’t get enough of it. Hard to Handle is a perfect introduction to the Play Hard series and I cannot wait to read the stories about the rest of Kincade sisters!
Hard To Handle is a great slow burn, emotional and second chance romance. Although I did find it hard to get into this book at first as it seemed a little too slow and it dragged at times. However, the storyline definitely got better and was enjoyable. And what’s not to love about Hunter, the sexy and broody hockey player and Dekkar, the tough as nails, smart and sassy sports agent. Hunter’s career is in jeopardy as he’s had a tough time as of late due to personal issues. Dekkar has been given the task of not only trying to convince him to sign with her agency, she also needs to find out what’s going on in his personal life. Overall, Hard To Handle is a good book and I’m looking forward to reading the other books in the series.
Hard to Handle is a great second chance hockey romance from K. Bromberg!
I was drawn in from the very beginning by the concept of four sisters coming together to save their father’s sports agency. The author did a wonderful job bringing the characters and story to life. Her writing drew me in and kept me invested in the plot seeing Hunter and Dekker get their happily ever after.
Hunter and Dekker’s chemistry is strong and hard to deny, but there’s a lot of hurt and history to work through. The relationship between Dekker and her sisters was also realistic and complicated, and I am interested in seeing how that plays out across the series.
Thank you to the author for providing an ARC for an honest review.
When I started reading ‘Hard To Handle’ it took me a while to really get into this story. Not that it was a bad beginning, but it just took me a while to get everything. But luckily, after reading the first few chapters I started to get hooked. And before I knew it, I couldn’t put this book down at all.
This book is definitely exciting in the way it almost feels like the best of multiple worlds. It’s a sport romance, there is also a enemies to lovers bit, and a second chance romance part that I definitely enjoyed. Although I’m not a very sporty person myself, I really enjoyed getting a glimpse of the sports world. Especially the Ice Hockey part. I can easily imagine me visiting a game like that.
The two main characters Decker Kincaid and Hunter Maddox have definitely a lot of chemistry between them. When they met years ago, the had a enemies/friends with benefits thing going on. But when things got to tough, Decker ended things. Now almost three years later, Decker is forced to spend time with Hunter again. And there is still a lot of chemistry between them. But they have to stay professional with each other now. Unfortunately this is not an easy task. Especially when Decker sees how much Hunter is hurting.
I rarely cry over books and stories. Not because I don’t feel touched by books, but I just don’t cry that often. Well.. ‘Hard To Handle’ definitely changed that. OMG!! I cried my eyes out like two times while reading this book. My husband thought I was going crazy! After I started getting into this story, I simple couldn’t get enough and it was so touching and so beautiful. Yes, I loved how Decker and Hunter grew closer and closer. But I loved the story how Hunter slowly became less troubled even more.
But why did this book touch me so much you ask? Maybe it’s because I work at a Traumatology department and see how easily things can change drastically every day. You leave your house to go to work, and bam… you get into an accident and your life changes forever. Some people can never walk again. Some people don’t even survive.. And part of this book reminded me of the patients I see every day and their stories. And especially that 18 year old patient with paraplegia I cared for a few years back. This story made me think of him.
‘Hard To Handle’ was a romantic, sexy, heartbreaking story I loved immensely. And I can’t wait to read more books in this series about Decker’s sisters.
Dekker has been given the task by her father of securing Hunter Maddox, NHL all-star, as a new client for the family’s sports agency firm to help save the company. One problem … Hunter is the one that got away, but no one knows that. Can she get the client and a second chance at love?
Both Hunter and Dekker are unemotionally unavailable due to things that have happened in the past. They have a lot of challenges to get through to reach their HEA. They will make you feel it all — frustration, sorrow, happiness, and joy. But, above all, I just really liked both characters.
I couldn’t help but love Hunter. I felt for him and the burdens that he carried as well as his struggles with his family. I cheered for him to realize his worth and what he deserves from life. I enjoyed that hockey was a central part of the story and you see another side of Hunter through his hard work on the ice to achieve his goals.
I love strong heroines and Dekker definitely fits the bill. Hunter describes her as a savior and a sinner. Hunter recognizes and is impressed by her drive and ability to serve her clients so well. Plus, with their tit-for-tat banter and passion, Hunter knows he’s met his match and more.
This emotional story is an excellent read. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series.
Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
When Dekker Kincade’s father proposes that she try and sign hockey star Hunter Maddox to their client list she immediately wants him to have one of her sister’s do it. Her and Hunter have history and it’s not so good…the heart crushing kind of “not so good.” They were once lovers, with the intent of their relationship being nothing but strings-free fun, but somewhere along the way Dekker started to catch feelings, and so she walked away for the safety of her heart.
She knows seeing Hunter again could be bad for her heart, everything she once felt for him is still there lingering under the surface, and one little personal meeting with him, and it could all make a reappearance… and she is no where near prepared for that!
But her father insists she is the girl for the job, so she reluctantly accepts the mission… and makes a plan to meet with him…with her heart completely barricaded and the hope that maybe she can keep those feelings tucked away too. But one look at Hunter and suddenly she realizes she is in deep… and she knows there is no way she can come out of this unscathed!
Between the pages of Hard to Handle you will meet a couple that cares for one another, but has no idea how to tell the other. They were once entangled in a hot little affair that ending badly, and it’s been three long years since they have talked or spent time with one another. But Dekker has a job to do and she is determined to keep all those old feelings for Hunter locked up tight, which becomes easier said than done after one little kiss. These two fought hard to keep things just business, but their hearts had other plans for them, and we all know the heart gets what it wants! I loved watching these two heal one another, and find the relationship they were always destined to have, their story brought so much joy to my heart…. and a little bit of torture too! I highly recommend you get your hands on this heart-string tugging tale it’s bound to take you on a journey you won’t soon forget!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.
Hard to Handle is the quintessential love story. K. Bromberg writes beautifully once more, a tale of second chances and the fight for redemption even when it doesn’t seem possible. Almost immediately, I fell hard for both Dekker and Hunter and the fiery love that simply wouldn’t die no matter the years apart nor the pressure each have to be their very best.
With the fast-paced hockey world in the background, neither Dekker nor Hunter ever thought their paths would cross after their whirlwind 6 month affair 3 years prior. But now that the superstar captain of a fledgling hockey club seems to be a bit out of control, what better time for Dekker to try and redirect him for the better while wanting to become his new agent. Neither saw the other coming but when they first lay eyes on the other for the first time, again, the sparks are undeniable and I just knew they wouldn’t be walking away so easily for a 2nd time.
I absolutely adored the fact that Dekker and her 3 sisters are all sports agents, working for their father and the way they are with one another is both witty and smart. Subtle digs and fierce competition make their weekly meetings ones that could either make Dekker cringe or feel a bit defiant as she struggles with her dealings with Hunter. But they definitely have each other’s backs and as the book progresses, the support Dekker needs is always there when it counts the most.
Hunter Maddox is truly the stuff book boyfriends are made of. His inner turmoil broke my heart way too many times to count and watching him lose his way was gut-wrenching. His determination to make his brother proud was incredibly moving and I found myself tearing up many times as Hunter struggles with past events and ghosts he can’t seem to out run.
But in the end, it’s the way Dekker and Hunter love this second time around that drives this book and what makes it beyond glorious. There are a myriad of emotions that I felt very strongly for this couple and I couldn’t help but lose myself in both their triumphs and their setbacks. It’s a story that is extremely well-written and reinforces the very reason why I read. Bromberg is a veteran storyteller and she doesn’t diminish her characters nor does she patronize her readers. Instead she writes stories that fill the soul with hope and the belief that love truly can conquer all.
I’m here to say that Hard to Handle is simply one of the best love stories I’ve read this year and I wish I could give it more than 5 stars. It is a book not to be missed and I’m thrilled there will be more from the 3 other Kincade sisters in the future.
5+++ stars!
I am a huge fan of second chances and sports romances, so when I heard Kristy Bromberg was writing a new book that hits two of my favorite genres, I was beyond excited! She did not disappoint. Hard to Handle is simply incredible!
I felt like I was punched straight in the feels so many times throughout this book. Every interaction Dekker and Hunter had sizzled up the pages. You could feel their passion both when they were getting along and when they were fighting. SO. MUCH. CHEMISTRY! My heart broke for Hunter so many times throughout this book. Here you have a man at the top of the world and he still never feels good enough in the eyes of the people who should love him the most. However, Dekker sees him. She sees beyond the super star hockey player who has it all. The way she fought for him and saved him from drowning in the guilt and hurt was simply breathtaking.
Hard to Handle is without a doubt one of my favorite Bromberg books and that is saying something!
An explosive emotional powder keg that when it explodes you’ll feel it in every fibre of your being!
The arena is packed to capacity as K. Bromberg delivers the winning goal of an exceptional sports romance. Hard to Handle brings together Hunter Maddox and Dekker Kincaid, NHL superstar and Sports Management Agent. They have a past with heated passion and no strings, friends/enemies with benefits that ran its course or had it?
Being thrust together after years apart, the stirring of emotions and passion is like a ticking time bomb slowly counting down until the final explosion. Each one has a story and a past that they must deal with to move forward and live a life for themselves.
K Bromberg delivers all the heart, passion, angst and heartbreak and yes there will be tears and there will be laughter. It’s roller coaster of emotion that your going to want to ride again and again.
When I found out K. Bromberg was releasing a hockey romance, I was super excited, because I love her books and I love hockey romances. Hard to Handle was everything I could have wanted and so much more. This story was beautiful, emotional and full of chemistry.
Hunter carries the weight of the world on his shoulders when it comes to his twin brother, Jonah. It’s not helping his hockey career, either. Despite everything he is also the Alpha Athlete that you can’t help but love. Dekker is the eldest of her sisters and she is determined to get Hunter to her father’s business. She is a tough cookie and can handle herself with all the professional athletes she has to deal with.
Hunter and Dekker have a past together as friends with benefits, but it has been three years. Neither one of them thought they were worthy of something more, especially love. Despite their feelings they have some insane chemistry and it was exploding right off the pages. Besides the fire burning between them, Hunter and Dekker also had some hilarious banter.
I couldn’t get enough of this story. It is the first book of an all new series, each book featuring one of the Kincade sisters.
If you love hockey romances, if you love emotional stories and if you love a great second chance romance this one is MUST READ and one of my favorites of 2020.
Such an amazing journey for Hunter and Dekker. Dekker needs to help the family business and convince Hunter to sign with her as his agent. But there’s one problem, she fell in love with Hunter a few years ago and walked away knowing that they were supposed to stay casual. I love that no matter what, Dekker pushes forward and works to do what her father asks of her. She can tell something is going on with Hunter, he is lashing out and not being the man, she knew. Hunter lives one goal, to win the Stanley Cup but time is running out and he is spinning out of control. Dekker showing up is unexpected. He knows he shouldn’t have let her walk away but he doesn’t believe he is worthy of love. Hunter’s story gutted me and surprised me as Dekker finally gets him to reveal his pain. I couldn’t help but fall in love with him and want him to achieve his goal and get the girl all at the same time. But will he be able to overcome his demons to do it? Truly an inspiring and captivating story. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
Sports romance fans? Hockey romance fans? All the feels, tons of angst and a whip lashing emotional rollercoaster fans? This is the book for you. With a strong, feisty heroine and an arrogant hero with a big heart and wounds from his personal life, their road to forever is plenty bumpy with stops and starts, but one that will give your heart the very best of workouts.
Dekker Kincade and her three sisters work with their father at Kincade Sports Management, and it’s time to bring in some new clients. Dekker gets assigned to woo one of hockey’s biggest names, Hunter Maddox. Too bad he’s the one professional player she had a no-strings thing with and then walked away from without a word. Awkward, but Dekker is a professional, and there’ll be no thing, strings or otherwise, this time around.
Well, anyone who ever read a romance novel knows how that works out, but the beauty and delight of this story is in the journey. The push and pull is strong between these two, the chemistry arcs like lightning, and the serious, tender moments are so wonderfully poignant I thought my heart would burst.
No matter how much you prepare yourself, or how much you try to protect your heart, once you start reading this one you’ll realize how futile your attempts were. These characters and their story will own you, heart and soul, and remain a part of you long after the last page. So take a breath, dive right in, and experience the most exquisite anguish you’ll find in romance reading today.
K Bromberg never takes the easy path with her books. She transports her characters to dark places and makes them confront their weaknesses in ways that twist and torment them. Such is the case here, as she introduces a new series centered around four sisters working for the family sports agency.
Dekker is the oldest and, as her siblings like to say, the favorite child. For Dekker, though, that responsibility wears heavily. Some of my favorite scenes featured Dekker and her sisters and father as they confront their past and why and how Dekker came to assume the duty (and burden) of watching out for her sisters. When she is forced to try to lure Hunter Maddox as a client, she has to face the man she left, even though theirs was a secretive relationship conducted largely in the dark.
Darkness becomes Hunter, as he, too, bears the torment of family expectations. Like Dekker, some of this is self-inflicted. Unlike her, though, pressure is brought to bear on Hunter, the pain of which sears on the pages.
Watching the dance between Hunter and Dekker, the push and pull of what brought them together and what tore them apart, is not always fraught. Bromberg uses humor to cut some of the emotional tension, which I appreciate. Hunter’s hockey teammates are hilarious, and I hope to see more of them in the future. I loved the scenes where he contemplates Dekker and their relationship. Hunter may be a goon, but he’s a goon with a huge heart.
The pacing in this book occasionally feels like a hockey game, where the action comes steadily only to be stopped for a penalty. Hunter, particularly, reflects his character’s profession because sometimes it feels as if he’s skating in circles. He will tell you what bothers him and then go around and around it, repeating himself without moving forward. I found that frustrating because the story of this book is a good one. Dekker and Hunter are interesting, compelling characters you come to care about dearly. Yet those lapses and repetitions stall the story.
The sexy times are full of sparks and heat. Bromberg delivers the quiver, leaving you in a panting heap of need.
I’m excited about the other books in the series. You meet Dekker’s sisters, and you get some hints about other clients and characters. If Dekker and Hunter are any indication, we are in for a treat.
Dekker and Hunter were everything and boy were they stubborn. But this story was much more than the hunky, talented hockey player. I was surprised by all the emotions in this story and how it tugged at my heart. Dekker and Hunter has history but they both don’t do relationships. Until 3 years later they see each other again but things are different now. Dekker sees the real Hunter and that attracts him even more to her. Hunter also sees the real Dekker the woman that puts everyone else before her and is afraid to show any feelings. These two at first are like oil and water and boy was the chemistry off the charts but they had lots of hurdle to jump over. These two loved hard and Dekker didn’t care about defending her man to whoever it was, family or not. Hunter hides things that is so heartbreaking and Dekker is there to help him out. Who would have known that a sports romance will have you crying towards the ending. These two were amazing and Dekker sisters as much as they have their differences one thing for sure these girls are always there when one of them is needed. And their dad?! Awesome!! I can’t wait to read more on these sisters.
Once again K Bromberg takes us into the universe she brilliantly created and you will love this sports romance in the hockey world but also these sisters who haven’t finished making us laugh and move us. Hard to Handle was a great read.
Dekker Kincade is the eldest of the Kincade sisters and after the death of their mother when she was only 15 years old, she took her place and played this role to the perfection. Yet this has deprived her of many things and she is afraid of commitment because it can mean suffering. Working for their father Kenyon as part of Kincade Sports Management, they are outstanding sports agents who always put their heart into the task. The boss will therefore give her a mission of the utmost importance because for some time, they have been robbed of many customers. They will somehow take their revenge and turn the situation to their advantage. To do so, she will be the only master on board in an almost impossible mission because it will involve recruiting the famous sportsman Hunter Maddox a man Dekker knows very well. I really loved the personality of this young woman because she was able to stand her ground in a very masculine universe and she takes good care of her customers. She listens to them and when she looks after them, she is more interested in their story than in their wallets and the assets they will give to her company. She is therefore professional with her clients and it is therefore out of the question to cross the limit and be more intimate with one of them.
But it’s too late because she and Hunter have a liability. They had a great time together before she made a radical decision three years ago. Does she regret it? No doubt but not as we understand it. She will have to play it fine if she wants to reach this sportsman who is on the way to become uncontrollable. She wants to dig and discover the evil that gnaws him away and prevents her from playing properly. But it will not be easy to be in the same room as her former lover because the chemistry is always present and she will have to do everything to resist him. It will not be easy because he loves pushing her to the limit and he knows how to push her buttons. She won’t therefore first reveal the reasons for her presence around the members of the Lumberjack team. We will therefore enjoy their verbal jousting and we will obviously start to count the points. Will she dare to open up to him in the hope that he will do the same? Will she have all the cards in hand to carry out this original negotiation. Will she be able to get around the rules to finally hope to be happy?
Hunter Maddox is a 32-year-old man who appears to be on the verge of implosion. He is sabotaging his ending career but also the dream he promised to fulfill for his brother Jonah. These twins share more than a unique relationship with each other and it could be a huge burden on the shoulders of our hero. We will discover together their past, their error but above all the consequences they will cause. Hunter is a person full of rage and anger and this leads him to sabotage his game on the ice. His team would like him to pull himself together, but it will not be easy when like a bull he sees red constantly. I also loved this character who will make me experience a myriad of emotions. He often moved me to tears because he tries to do the best but facing Gary, his father, it will never be enough. He has been forgotten in his brother’s profile and this therefore generates a lack of self-confidence. In appearance, one might think that this man doesn’t doubt his charisma but it will not be his agent Finn Sanderson who will put him back on track. This sports agent is deplorable and doesn’t even try to understand what is wrong with his customer. Where he fails, Dekker could succeed. But to do so, our hero will have to take off his reinforced concrete armor to let others enter his life. He has only one goal in mind and failure is unthinkable. Doesn’t he risk getting lost and losing everything at the same time?
Anyway, if you like sports romances with heroes we want to discover more deeply but also we want to take in our arms, if you read in english, then do not waste any more time and go get read this first book that will satisfy you on many points. K Bromberg offers us characters who will break our hearts but we will appreciate every second of it.
Hunter “Mad Dog” Maddox is the STAR if the NHL right now but his attitude and temper is going to get him not only in trouble BUT maybe even booted from his team which is headed for the wholly grail .. Sir Lord Stanley !! That is not an option for Hunter he has had this goal set for the last 15 years and he will do ANYTHING to get it. It isn’t only for him but for 1 special person .. Jonah <3
Hunter can’t have ANY distractions with his goal in mind and of course in walks Decker Kincade, the only woman that can bring him to his knees .. Decker has her own issues right know and she needs Hunters support but he is so emotionally trapped in his own head right now she isn’t sure she can count on him.
One thing they both have in common is that three years ago when they had there little trist they both found themselves falling for the inevitable but walking away .. who walked first and could they walk back together or will professionalism get in the way .. or will it be the heavy load Hunter is caring on his shoulders ??
Can Dekk be the one to help Hunter see he is a GOOD and DECENT man and hockey player and can Hunter help Dekk get the uncertainties out of her head and can Family be the answer for both of them ??
This is the first book I have read for K. Bromberg and it will NOT be the last !! I LOVED every word !! I couldn’t put it down .. even waking up in middle of night because I had to know what happened !!