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From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Claudia Burgoa comes an enthralling single dad, hockey romance that skates through the challenges of forbidden love, healing after trauma, and found family.
They say never mix business with pleasure.
As a single father, and the captain of the Seattle Sasquatches, I’m adamant to keep every corner of my life separate and running perfectly.
That is, until Indie Decker walked into my life.
She’s the team owner's little sister, my new nanny, and so completely out of my league.
Our first encounter? Pure fire, clashing wills with a passion that ensnared us both. Our second? A tentative truce, maybe even a budding friendship. But at some point, we slid recklessly into a 'friends with benefits' arrangement, thinking we could stay casual.
Wishful thinking, I know.
With each passing day, our no-strings-attached fling starts weaving threads between us that I’m not ready to cut. Indie’s fierce independence clashes with my need to protect, to heal, and to love her despite her warrines to open up.
But will my steadfast will and soft hands be enough to get through her defenses? Or am I doomed to sit in the penalty box of Indie’s heart?
Ice, Love, & Other Penalties is part of the family Decker but can be read as a standalone.
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Indie was a smart, stubborn and take no prisoners kind of girl. Yet she suffers from anxiety, from something that happened to her when she was a younger. And she never told her family about it. When her brother needs a favor, when one of his hockey players needs a nanny, he asks her to fill in till they can find a suitable nanny.
Meeting Ty seemed like something that might not be good for her anxiety. His making her feel things that she swore she would never feel again…
Ty had a hard life; his childhood wasn’t too good and the only solace he found was in hockey. Raising his little girl on his own is hard, but he managed with his nanny. Until she decides to go back home and his left high and dry. When his boss recommends his sister to watch his daughter, at first he wasn’t too keen, but when he meets Indie, it definitely isn’t a good idea. He was happy with hockey and his daughter, now she makes him want so much more…
Both of these characters have so much baggage. But I loved that Ty was willing to do work on it and help Indie with her issues. I totally loved the story. Ty was a good dad, and he was so patient with Indie and her anxieties. Everything about the story was sweet and adorable and had some angst thrown in.
The only thing was that it took so long to get to these two together, it literally happened at like 90%, which felt like to me like that ending was rushed. Especially the part of Indie’s problems, which she kept hidden from her family and then there was just a few lines on how she told them, and they supported her… I felt it could have been a bit more than that…
I’m looking forward to the rest of the family's stories (hopefully) 😊
Meet Claudia Burgoa:
Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author.
She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats.
She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs.
When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watches shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.
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