My book One Man Advantage came out last
week. The hero of the story, Logan Heller, is a professional hockey player.
Logan is the brother of Jase (Breakaway) and Tag (Faceoff). As the third of
four boys in the Heller family, following in the steps of his two older
brothers has never been easy. Logan’s always been a joker, a fun guy who never
takes things too seriously, always with a smile on his face and a smart remark. Of
course, Logan is hiding a lot between that carefree façade, including a
deep-seated fear that he’ll never be as good as his two older brothers, both on
and off the ice.
BLURB:
After her ex trashes her reputation in front of the media and it quickly
goes viral, Nicole vows she’ll never get involved with another hockey
player. Too bad her job with the Minneapolis Caribou puts her in contact
with sexy hockey players on a daily basis, including the newly traded
center, Logan Heller. Logan’s pretty sure Nicole is the perfect woman for
him and he’s determined to have her—in and out of bed. Nicole is
equally determined to never date another hockey player. But Logan has a
one-man advantage…he knows what she really wants.
Logan spends much of the story trying to
convince Nicole they should be together, and at one point he tells her some of
the reasons why it’s good to date a hockey player. He only gets through a few
of them and although he doesn’t completely convince her with these reasons, he
does soften her up a little with his sense of humor. Here's a short excerpt - this is at a Thanksgiving dinner party Nicole's friends Taylor and Fedor host:
Here are the rest of the reasons why to date a hockey
player:
“Fedor wants to know if you picked up any
chicken wings,” Logan said.
“Chicken wings! Is he nuts? This is
Thanksgiving.”
“He says he needs Buffalo
chicken wings to watch football.”
“Phhht. I’ll go talk to him.” She hustled
out of the room, leaving Nicole and Logan alone.
“Excuse me,” she said. He blocked the door.
“I need to go change.”
He looked down at her, his mouth a flat
line. “How was your date Saturday night?”
She smiled, her eyes narrowed up in fake
cheer. “Lovely. How about you? I heard you went out with some of the guys.”
“Yep.”
“I heard there were girls all over you.” Oh
hell, did she say that out loud?
“Yep. That’s why I went.”
Her smile faded. Bastard.
They stood there facing each other. Nicole
had to break the eye contact, she just couldn’t hold his gaze without wanting
to fall to her knees in front of him. “Please. Let me by.”
After a brief hesitation, he stepped aside.
She hurried out of the dining room and down the hall to the guest room. Closing
the door behind her, she pressed her hands to hot cheeks. The attraction she
felt to Logan hadn’t diminished and only
reinforced how extremely painful her date with Paul had been. They just had
nothing in common, and much as she wanted to expand her horizons and have some
kind of interests outside of hockey...he just wasn’t going to do it.
She changed out of her jeans and sweater
into the dress she’d brought, a sleeveless black dress that was simple, but she
liked the shape of the neckline and how it fit her body. She brushed her hair
and touched up mascara and lip gloss, then went out to greet the other guests
who started arriving.
Taylor started music, but the guys made her turn it off until the football
game was over. People filled the kitchen and great room, talking and laughing, offering
to help with food. Nicole stirred gravy while Logan
mashed potatoes and she had to fight to keep her eyes off his big flexing
muscles as he held the pot and plunged the masher in and out. Ergh.
“So what are the other top ten reasons to
date a hockey player?” Taylor asked Logan.
He shot her a sexy smile. “Let’s see how
many I can remember. Um...they always wear protection.”
Nicole choked. And coughed.
“You okay, hon?” Taylor
asked.
“Yes,” she wheezed. She could not look at Logan.
Even so, she sensed his grin.
“They have great hands,” he continued.
Oh yeah. Oh god, yeah.
“They have great stamina.”
She bit her lip. Their sex on the floor
hadn’t required a lot of stamina; they’d both been so hot for each other, it
hadn’t lasted all that long. But she had no doubt he had lots and lots of
stamina. Actually, so did she...
“Nic, you’re whipping the gravy into a
froth,” Taylor said. “I think it’s good.”
“Oh. Yeah. Okay.” She set down the whisk.
And Taylor had to go and talk about whipping.
“It’s hot in here,” she said without thinking, and then she caught Logan’s
smirk and her face turned scorching. “I mean, I’ve been standing over this hot
stove...I need more wine.”
She grabbed her glass and downed the rest
of the contents, started to reach for the bottle, but Logan
was there with it. He poured some into her glass.
“Thanks,” she croaked. She met his knowing
gaze, his brown eyes gleaming.
10. They have great stamina
9. They have really long sticks
8. They know when to play rough
7. When they play rough they do it from behind
6. They can score from any position
5. They find the opening and get in it
4. They always wear protection
3. They never miss their target
2. They have great hands
1. Other athletes only play with balls
9. They have really long sticks
8. They know when to play rough
7. When they play rough they do it from behind
6. They can score from any position
5. They find the opening and get in it
4. They always wear protection
3. They never miss their target
2. They have great hands
1. Other athletes only play with balls
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