Scoring Chance (Bainbridge Hockey #1)
Andi Burns
Will Freshman year is going to be my year. I’m no longer the ugly duckling I used to be. Thanks to a late growth spurt and a nasty puck to the face that knocked my buck teeth right out of my head, I no longer resemble the awkward kid I once was. As Bainbridge Hockey’s newest center, I’m gonna enjoy every bit of attention the ladies of Bainbridge want to give me. But I soon find out that looking the part is only half the battle. And if I want to lose my virginity before I make it to the big leagues, I’m going to need to learn the fine art of dating. Or at least how to kiss without being compared to a dying jellyfish. So that means I need help. But they don’t make tutors for dating. Do they? Mel Senior year is off to a rough start. One of my best friends has moved on to grad school, and my other best friend spends all her free time with her boyfriend. And my boyfriend? Oh, he’s a lying, cheating jerk. I learned that the hard way when I caught him in bed with his wife. Looking back, it’s clear that my ex lied about everything and I wasted almost a year of my life with him. Dating a professor wasn’t my smartest move, but I’m wiser now, and I’ve made a promise to myself: no more relationships. So when my friends surprise me at the charity bachelor auction and buy me a date with a hot young hockey player, I’m less than thrilled. I mean, he’s nice to look at, but I’m not in the market for anything more than a hookup. When our date ends in disaster, the last thing I expect is for Will to ask me for a favor. And what I really don’t expect is to say yes. This is the first book in the Bainbridge Hockey series. It features a brand new hero and a heroine readers will love! Tropes: New Adult Virgin Hero Sports Romance Fake Dating Dating Lessons Opposites Attract *** He's a virgin, she's the one with the experience. He's a cocky a**hole, and she's going to put him in his place. These two opposites don't attract at first, but they soon find themselves fake-dating...and falling in love. Stay tuned for more details!
Publication Year: 2023
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Mel is finished with men and dating. She's been burned by her former boyfriend - he told her he was divorced, basically made her the nanny to his kids, only for her to find out his wife just worked out of town a lot but they were definitely still married (and she found out in a VERY graphic way).
Will is a hockey player, but he was also somewhat sheltered, so he's a virgin and knows nothing about dating, getting or keeping a girl. Will and Mel have one really bad date, so when he begs her to do him a favor, she's surprised. But they agree to a fake relationship so she can teach him what he needs to know to go and be a great boyfriend to some other girl. Almost immediately, though, they both are more taken with each other than they are willing to admit. Since it seems like they are going in different directions, what can they do when their fake relationship turns to real love?
I loved both of these characters because they both learned and grew throughout the story. Will became more sure of himself and trusted his observations and feelings in what he was doing with Mel. Mel also learned that she could trust herself and to do the things that made her happy, not just the "right" things. A great first book for this series that looks like it's a spinoff, so I'll have to go and read about the other students of Bainbridge.
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