Take the Shot

 In Danica Flynn's Take the Shot, the first installment in the Philadelphia Bulldogs sports romance series, this debut take you on a journey on and off the ice. It started out with Dinah Lace, who works in accounting at day and writes YA books at night. At age 30, she's a young widow who lost her husband in a car crash and later a miscarriage right after it. Her big Italian family is protective of her. But she's been best friends with Noah Kennedy, her twenty-two-year-old Canadian hockey player, and her next door neighbor.  Noah is a rising hockey star for the Philly Bulldogs and always had cared for Dinah--he was there when she almost died from her miscarriage. He always had feelings for Dinah and didn't care about the age gap, when he only wants to be there for her. But when they express their feelings for each other, their chemistry sizzles off the rink and heat things up between them. Noah had always loved her, but he didn't know how Dinah felt about him. When she wanted to tell Noah how she felt during a game, he took a nasty hit from a puck that freaked her out, making her worried that she might lose something she lost again. In the end, they both take the shot to follow their hearts and find a happy ending they deserve together.

 

 This was a fantastic debut for this sports romance series. I love the hockey romance theme with the friends-to-lovers trope. It fits perfectly well into this line-up of a fantastic series. I did care for Dinah who wants to make a go with it in writing and how she felt for Noah in the end. She'd been dealt with a lot of hard knocks in her life and deserves a big break from it. I loved how she cared for him when Noah had gotten injured on the rink and found a writing buddy with Fiona. I also loved how Noah had been there for her when she needed him the most and how supportive he is of her writing career. We all need people in our life like that. We instantly can see how much he cares for her in more ways than one. The picturesque location of Philly was perfect for the scenic settings, both on and off the ice. The dual themes are to follow your heart and don't let any obstacles stand in the way of finding happiness in your life.

 

 If you love intense action-packed sports romance stories with non-stop suspense, plenty of drama and heartfelt romance, shoot for the goal with Take the Shot today.

 

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