The Defender
A Single Dad Hockey Romance
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4.1 • 88 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
As Boston's most eligible nanny, I'm nurturing, trustworthy, and professional. Until my one-night stand turns out to be my new boss.
Hawks defenseman James Ryan is Boston's most eligible single-dad. He's solemn, gorgeous, and an incredible father. But I'm drawn to him for other reasons.
James's eyes reflect the same grief and hurt I'm drowning in. His twins struggle with the same pain that once destroyed me. Living with the Ryan family and caring for James's twins are both a salve and a curse.
Soon, what made us click one summer night over whiskey is wreaking havoc on our commitment to remain professional. Our friendship blossoms into something more. Something searching, healing, and unbelievably complicated.
Falling in love with Milly and Mason Ryan is easy. Falling in love with their father is something I never saw coming.
If I give my heart to James, will he put it back together? Or will I end up more shattered than I already am?
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The Defender is a deeply emotional, single dad romance, with sensitive subject matter.
Customer Reviews
Loved it
I loved this latest addition to the Boston Hawks Hockey series. The Defender is James Ryan and Bella Matthews’s story and I absolutely loved it. I have been intrigued with James since I learnt he was a single dad to twins Milly and Mason. The Defender is a second chance at love story and was a great addition to the series.
I was hooked on the story Ms. Azzi wove from the first chapter to the last. Being nanny to James’s children is bittersweet for Bella. When she learns that her recent one night stand is in fact her new boss she knows that life is about to become complicated. Can James and Bella keep the obvious attraction they have for one another at bay?
Both have emotional baggage, loss and grief to contend with. Will that bring them together or tear them apart? There were times my heart broke for all that James, Bella, Milly and Mason have been through and I was brought to tears.
The chemistry between them is impossible to ignore and I loved the development of their relationship and the support they gave to one another as they brought light and life back into one another’s life.
I fell hard and fast for James, in fact I have a new book boyfriend, he has a heart of gold and is totally swoon worthy; Bella is a wonderful woman who deserves to find love and happiness.
This is an emotional story that ticked all the boxes for me and one I have no hesitation in recommending.