She wasn’t looking for love.
Struggling to live up to the high expectations of overprotective parents and a hefty family name, Caryn Stevens only wants one summer of fun before she focuses on finishing her college degree. She knows her destiny—to lead her dad’s multi-million dollar business. But that plan changes forever the day she runs into—literally—sexy and single professional hockey player, … professional hockey player, Andrew Chadwick.
But love came looking for her.
Sparks instantly fly between the two, and Caryn can’t resist his charms as she discovers that Andrew has a reputation of winning – both on and off the ice. One of the most eligible singles in Toronto, Andrew could have any woman he wants, and he’s got Caryn in sights. But, when Caryn’s parents disapprove of the match and threaten to disinherit her and his hockey team trades him to a new city, it may take more than love for the couple to survive this penalty play.
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Read: 6/4/2020
This Piece of My Heart was the first book in the Clearing the Ice trilogy by Robyn Ryan. It was also my first book by the author.
Andrew Chadwick was a professional NHL player. He was in the off season training when he ran into Caryn – literally. And his life was changed.
Caryn Stevens was a graduate student with her future path all set. She couldn’t deviate or she would be a disappointment to her parents. And the last thing she needed was a distraction.
Although This Piece of My Heart was a trilogy, it didn’t end on a cliff hanger and could be read as a stand-alone. Ryan took us through the introduction and relationship development highlighting challenges and drama along the way. It was well written and well developed. In the end it was a sweet, “good feels” romance with likable characters.
Additionally, I loved that it was a complete HFN storyline without a gut wrenching cliff hanger. There is still plenty more to explore, so now it’s on to the second book of the trilogy, This Piece of My Soul. Ryan will now take us to the next journey of Andrew and Caryn’s relationship.
Easy read and a good love story. I kept thinking something bad was going to happen, but it was realistic and a good ending.
These Gansett Island stories are very real. The people have histories that touch your heart. Each plot is completely different yet all three wind together and make you feel that you are part of this family and community. Marie Force writes great books!
This review was so great, I had to copy & paste it! I feel the same way! Great story of strength & faith! Sadly, many relationships end in divorce. This story is different. It is about a marriage meant to last. Caryn was the only child of a business tycoon. Andrew was a professional hockey player. He literally ran into her on campus. Their attraction for each other was immediate. They experienced a wonderful love, despite his fans, his obsessive ex, her being groped when working in a bar or the long distances between them and frightening plane flights to visit him. Her father bitterly opposed their relationship because he was grooming her to take over his businesses. This drove her to become intimate with Andrew, despite his strong self-control beforehand with her. Her father cut her off, selling her home. Her hockey star secretly bought it back for her. He was bought by a different team, as predicted by her dad, (could he have manipulated that?), forcing him to leave her, traveling 10 months of the year. Despite that, their relationship grew even stronger. Her father thought he was not educated enough for her, and that he would soon lose his professional sports status and be unable to support her in the manner she was accustomed to. He proposed very romantically. I felt a bit disappointed that the end was rushed. Its a pity, after taking readers in such detail right through the story, to terminate it without answering the concerns her father raised, but suddenly ending the feud between her father and her, with no valid reasons for the softening of his attitude.
However I really enjoyed this story.
I Enjoyed it so much I bought the second one.
Excellent reading!! Hated to put the book down!!!
It was a nice story about true love
Good book. Nice to read
I enjoyed reading the book, great characters, and a great ending
This Piece of My Heart delivers a sweet love story that still sizzles — a must-read for anyone looking for theperfect happily-ever-after.
A great sports novel. Entertaining beyond measure. Even readers who are not into sports will enjoy this relationship story.
It was kind of boring. I really wanted to like it but nothing that exciting ever occurs in the story. I kept reading anticipating that something “BIG” would happen, but unfortunately it never does.
Light read, not to in depth
Some editing errors.
The storyline was weak, the sex scenes were too repety