I love hockey, I love romance...so what's not to love about this book?Evan is a defensive lineman for the Chicago Blackhawks. He is an enforcer, someone who protects his teammates by roughing up the opposing team when they get out of line. Evan is extremely loyal and, according to his mother, since he was born on Valentines day, he has a bigger heart than most.Evan:One night on the way home from an after party, Evan hears something strange in an alley. He pauses and in that moment, everything in his life will change based on the choice he makes in that moment.For everyone out there each day, each year, is arguably different than the last, bringing with it different struggles, highs, lows, new friends, and fading friends. In five days, in twenty minutes, in a second, everything about that year could change.- EvanAmi has has a rough year to say the least. Her entire world was turned upside down and inside out. She decided that what she really needed was a fresh start so she moved to Chicago. She hoped to find a new life with hope for the future. What she found was that the world can be a very cruel place. In her darkest hour, Ami finds kindness like none she has ever know.Ami is a ballet dancer and was on her way home one dark winter evening when everything changed. She was brutally attacked and left for dead. She is in a coma and no-one knows who her attacker was. Evan visits Ami every chance he gets in the hospital and finds himself drawn to this beaten and bruised girl. He wants to protect her and it is killing him that he couldn't have prevented her brutal attack.Ami slowly regains consciousness, but she has no memory of her attack. Evan learns her story and continues to be drawn to her, even more than before. Ami finds herself drawn to Evan as well, her knight in shining armor.I wasn't sure if Evan was attracted to me that way, but his body language told me another story. His kisses added the words and his touches added page numbers. -AmiAs the story begins to unravel, Evan realizes that he can not just walk away from Ami, their lives have become forever entwined.Evan works hard to help Ami move forward from her attack. He gives her hope and safety. But as Amy starts to remember more and the story unfolds, Evan has a revelation that rocks their world.You'd be surprised to see what could be waiting for you on the other side of the blue line. -EvanThis was an emotional one to read. It was told from a dual point of view. Evan is the primary voice, especially in the beginning when Ami is in a coma. Evan is a guys guy but his response to what happened to Ami is deeply emotional. The issues tackled were intense and heartbreaking. I was left wondering about halfway through how much one person could endure and still survive.Ami is a tough cookie. Despite all that life has thrown her she survives and learns to thrive. It is a long and slow recovery but with Evan by her side, she finds it is not quite so hard.Such a sweet ending to this amazing story. I really enjoyed this one. The only complaint was that it got a bit slow about 20% in. Evan also talked a LOT about "unity". That got a bit old after a bit. Aside from those two relatively minor things, this was a solid four stars for me.4 Glove Dropping Stars
Heather~Reading Haven~
I am a thirty something wife and mother of two. I read in all of my free time and some of my not so free time. Sleep, who needs sleep! I started out several years ago and after finding some amazing books and even more amazing friends GR has become my favorite place to hang. I started out with Urban Fantasy that was heavy on the romance and branched out in to straight contemporary romance. Now I am reading a variety of book. Some New Adult, some Contemporary Romance, some YA, Erotica and some Dark Erotica. If there is a love story in there, I'll read it. I am a complete sap for a good love story. I prefer a HEA (insert unicorns, rainbows and kittens). I really dislike major cliffhangers when there is more than a few months gap between releases. I read so many books that I forget the story line. I sometimes wait until the whole series is out so I can plow through the whole thing. :-)
I love hockey, I love romance...so what's not to love about this book?Evan is a defensive lineman for the Chicago Blackhawks. He is an enforcer, someone who protects his teammates by roughing up the opposing team when they get out of line. Evan is extremely loyal and, according to his mother, since he was born on Valentines day, he has a bigger heart than most.Evan:One night on the way home from an after party, Evan hears something strange in an alley. He pauses and in that moment, everything in his life will change based on the choice he makes in that moment.For everyone out there each day, each year, is arguably different than the last, bringing with it different struggles, highs, lows, new friends, and fading friends. In five days, in twenty minutes, in a second, everything about that year could change.- EvanAmi has has a rough year to say the least. Her entire world was turned upside down and inside out. She decided that what she really needed was a fresh start so she moved to Chicago. She hoped to find a new life with hope for the future. What she found was that the world can be a very cruel place. In her darkest hour, Ami finds kindness like none she has ever know.Ami is a ballet dancer and was on her way home one dark winter evening when everything changed. She was brutally attacked and left for dead. She is in a coma and no-one knows who her attacker was. Evan visits Ami every chance he gets in the hospital and finds himself drawn to this beaten and bruised girl. He wants to protect her and it is killing him that he couldn't have prevented her brutal attack.Ami slowly regains consciousness, but she has no memory of her attack. Evan learns her story and continues to be drawn to her, even more than before. Ami finds herself drawn to Evan as well, her knight in shining armor.I wasn't sure if Evan was attracted to me that way, but his body language told me another story. His kisses added the words and his touches added page numbers. -AmiAs the story begins to unravel, Evan realizes that he can not just walk away from Ami, their lives have become forever entwined.Evan works hard to help Ami move forward from her attack. He gives her hope and safety. But as Amy starts to remember more and the story unfolds, Evan has a revelation that rocks their world.You'd be surprised to see what could be waiting for you on the other side of the blue line. -EvanThis was an emotional one to read. It was told from a dual point of view. Evan is the primary voice, especially in the beginning when Ami is in a coma. Evan is a guys guy but his response to what happened to Ami is deeply emotional. The issues tackled were intense and heartbreaking. I was left wondering about halfway through how much one person could endure and still survive.Ami is a tough cookie. Despite all that life has thrown her she survives and learns to thrive. It is a long and slow recovery but with Evan by her side, she finds it is not quite so hard.Such a sweet ending to this amazing story. I really enjoyed this one. The only complaint was that it got a bit slow about 20% in. Evan also talked a LOT about "unity". That got a bit old after a bit. Aside from those two relatively minor things, this was a solid four stars for me.4 Glove Dropping Stars
