Healthy Scratch

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.

He wants out of the friend zone…she doesn't believe in happily ever after.

Relationships are not in Lauren Gentry's playbook. The only kind she's willing to consider are friends-with-benefits and even a red-hot and sexy hockey player like Dave Martin isn't going to change that. Right?

When those chocolate brown eyes threaten to melt her defenses she has to remind herself that demons from her past could rise up at any moment. Which is going to be pretty hard to do, since she loses herself every time they touch.

Dave used to love the benefits that came easily to professional athletes; especially when they were in the form of puck bunnies who only wanted one night. But when he meets the pint-sized girl with bewitching green eyes and sun-streaked auburn hair his outlook suddenly changes.

He wants forever with Lauren. Now he just has to convince her.

Can Lauren risk everything for the man she's secretly been falling for? Or will her past stop her from taking a chance on love?

What readers say:

"Robyn Ryan has done it again! Another phenomenal book with superb writing, romance and hockey! It just doesn't get better than that!" - Beth, Goodreads Reviewer

"If you love sports romance, go for it!" - Books I Flove

"Great second chance romance!" - Carrie, Goodreads Reviewer

"I loved this story. Lauren and Dave were so easy to fall in love with. They were real in every sense. I could relate to many aspects of the book and it kept me baited to read on." - Jennifer, Goodreads Reviewer

"Forget romance. Healthy Scratch pulls back the blinders and exposes the mystery that is love. Ryan spotlights the tough moments, inspiring details and everything in between. What begins as a solid friendship becomes an expose' on the emotional whirlwind known as love. Dave and Lauren pierce through the heart in stages, but leave their mark on the soul. Healthy Scratch is a WOW moment for the soul." - I Love Romance

"I loved this story and I think Robyn Ryan did a great job addressing the implications and impact of bullying/cyber-bullying. Dave and Lauren together are magical; they have amazing chemistry and in each other find an endearing and inspiring support system. 5 Stars and recommendation for this book and the Clearing the Ice series!" - Once Upon A Page

Healthy Scratch—book #1 of the Tampa Suns Hockey Series—is a standalone romance whose main characters' lives are intertwined with those introduced in The Clearing the Ice Trilogy. You don't need to read the trilogy to enjoy Healthy Scratch. The book stands on its own, promises HEA, and no cliffhangers! To heighten your enjoyment of the Tampa Suns Hockey Series, you may wish to read The Clearing the Ice Trilogy.