Another Shot by Alexa Padgett
Keelie Hayes had one rule: never trust a man who could skate away.
She broke it the moment she watched Cormac Bouchard spend forty minutes on the ice with Andy — a little boy who doesn't warm up to anyone — until Andy laughed for the first time all day.
That's the thing about Cormac. On the ice, he's the Wildcatters' captain — the toughest, most disciplined player on the team. Off it, he's the guy who remembers your coffee order, shows up when he says he will, and has apparently decided that Keelie Hayes is worth every wall she throws at him.
She has good reasons for those walls. Her father built them. Her ex reinforced them. And the fact that Cormac's ex-wife keeps showing up with her silk dresses and pearl necklaces isn't exactly helping. But Cormac has done the work. Paid for his mistakes. And he's not interested in another shot at his past — only at the future Keelie won't let herself want.
Another Shot is a steamy sports romance featuring a found-family you'll want to move in with, a hero who is equal parts captain on the ice and teddy bear off it, and a love story that earns every single tear.
Another Shot is a steamy hockey romance featuring:
Reformed bad-boy hero
Guarded heroine with a wounded heart
Friends-to-lovers tension
Found family, Wildcatters chaos
High heat, big emotions, and a swoony happily-ever-after
Keep reading the Wildcatters Hockey Series, where every win on the ice comes with a fight for the heart.
The only ice I fear is the frozen wall protecting her battered heart . . .
Keelie Hayes has fast and hard rules about life and love, which have served her well. She's kept her heart safe from being broken again.
Until I, hockey star Cormac Bouchard, skated onto the scene with my charm and scorching sensual gaze only for her and changed the entire game. Keelie's no longer sure about her rules, but she's throwing up every frosty defense possible to keep from dreaming of that coveted shot at forever.
I don't make excuses for my poor choices. I've done the work, put in the hours, and served my time in life's penalty box. Now, I want a place to belong—and to take my Wildcatters to the NHL finals. They've become the family I've always wanted, and I can't let them down.
But my iron-willed focus fails me when it comes to the beautiful ice queen I want to melt in the hottest ways possible. If only I could earn her precious trust. I must relinquish my past to be the partner she deserves and the man I want to be. Easier said than done.
Dare Cormac go all-in on a long-shot love that just might heal both their pasts and redeem a future neither ever dreamed possible?
Contains mature themes.