Body Check

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>They call me the Bad*ss of Hockey.</em></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Beast of the Northeast.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And I'm not just referring to my stick play on the ice.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As Captain for the Boston Blades I've spent years working toward bringing home the Stanley Cup.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But when the owners sell us out to Hollywood suddenly we're not just playing for thousands of fans we're cracking open our lives on a new reality show </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Getting Pucked.</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> They want all the dirty details and I'd rather take a puck to the gonads than peel back the curtains on my life.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Not when it could take me out of the game for good.</p><p><br></p><p>I agree to sign the contract on one condition: they hire New England's reigning queen of media to call the shots.</p><p><br></p><p>Holly Belliveaux Carter.</p><p><br></p><p>The woman who drives me to insanity and turns me on with nothing but a quirk of her lips and the sound of her laugh. The only woman I've ever loved.</p><p><br></p><p>The problem?</p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>She's my ex-wife and I'm still not over her.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>BODY CHECK is a second chance romance with all the mutual pining/forced proximity vibes. No cheating or OM/OW drama. It's the fourth book in the Blades Hockey series but can be read as a complete standalone. If you're here for the swoons Body Check will definitely be your jam.</strong></p>