I like the writing style of author Sarina Bowen, and Hard Hitter doesn’t let me down. Even after finishing the book, you get the feel about what the next book will be about and you want to know what is happening between the next couple. But after reading it, you want to learn more about the other characters and their own stories. While Hard Hitter is the second book of the series, if you read it stand alone, it won’t feel difficult to follow the story. While the book is a romance, it still has different moments that catch the reader’s attention and continues to hold the suspense until the end. It seems that every time I read a book about hockey, I learn a little bit more about the sport. Hard Hitter was a very fun and romantic book to read. What starts as a very awkward first session and later mistaken phone switch, makes the two of them get to know each other more and cause a flame of passion to ignite between them, the only problem is Ari’s constant fear that she will lose her job is somebody finds out that she is dating the team captain, and he criminal ex-boyfriend who has got himself in trouble, and even possibly Ari also. The games are hard, and the Brooklyn Bruisers need to be on the third place if they want to compete on the finals, and for that Patrick needs to let Ari do her job. The problem is that his couch does find out and decides to set him with a daily appointment for the next week with the team’s massage therapies, Ari Bettini, in hopes of alleviating the pain without further medical intervention.

The world of hockey and ice is filled with bruises, sore muscles, and a couple of loose teeth, but the problem that Patrick O’Doul has is that he is one of the oldest players for the Brooklyn Bruisers, and has started to have pain in his lower back, something that he doesn’t want his teammates and coach to worry about. Ari is determined to help O’Doul heal, but as the tension between them turns red hot, they both learn that a little TLC does the body good… O’Doul is easy on the eyes, but his reaction to her touch is ice cold.

For now, she’s decided to focus on her work: rehabilitating the Bruisers’ MVP.

He conceals his pain from his coach and trainers, but when his chronic hip injury becomes too obvious to ignore, they send him for sessions with the team’s massage therapist.Īfter breaking up with her long-term boyfriend, Ari Bettini is in need of peace of mind. But after years of hard hits, O’Doul is feeling the burn, both physically and mentally. He’s a fighter in the rink, but he’s about to learn that playing nice can help you score…Īs team captain and enforcer, Patrick O’Doul puts the bruise in the Brooklyn Bruisers.

Hard hitter by sarina bowen