Hearts on the Fly
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
When the game changes, love finds a way to score.
Jabari Hall has spent his entire life chasing victory on the ice--but one devastating hit leaves him benched, not just from hockey but from the future he thought he had. Now, as he struggles with deteriorating eyesight, his well-meaning teammates set him up on a date, hoping it will cheer him up--only the date they choose is none other than Val Elliott, his ex's sister.
Val never expected to be sitting across from Jabari, especially after the way he broke her sister's heart. But when Jabari opens up about his diagnosis, Val's guarded heart softens, and she offers him a listening ear. What begins as a simple friendship quickly turns into something more.
As Jabari navigates life off the ice, he's drawn to Val in ways he didn't expect. With her loyalty to her family on the line and Jabari searching for faith and a new purpose, can they make it to the goal together, or will their hearts wind up in the penalty box?
"This friends-to-lovers romance scores big."--Rhonda McKnight, author of The Thing about Home
A clean and wholesome African American hockey romance featuring forbidden love, friends to lovers, disability representation, and second chances perfect for fans of Christian sports romances, Emma St. Clair, Pepper Basham, and Melissa Ferguson.
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A wallflower and a former hockey star are thrown together for this charming second-chance romance from Shiloh (In Search of a Prince). Val Elliot, the obedient middle daughter of a family that owns a sports agency, has spent her life making everyone happy but herself. When a client encourages her to go on a Valentine's Day blind date, Val's surprised to find herself out with Jabari Hall, a handsome pro hockey player who also happens to be her older sister's ex. Thirty-three and facing the end of his career after a brain injury left him with macular degeneration, Jabari finds comfort in Val's faith. Meanwhile, Val wrestles with guilt over betraying her sister even as Jabari teaches her to seek her own happiness over her family's approval. As their connection deepens, both question their feelings; Val fears she's a stand-in for the career Jabari has lost and Jabari worries he's Val's latest charity case. When the attraction becomes harder to ignore, the pair must navigate family tensions, insecurities, and a few other curveballs before starting a future together. The sweet central love story gains welcome depth from the sensitive portrayal of Jabari's disability and Shiloh's nuanced exploration of faith as both a comfort and a challenge. Fans of Emma St. Clair should snap this up.
