Genre: sports romance
Synopsis:Elli Fisher has never thought she was good enough. Let it be her job,
her weight, her love life, nothing, she was convinced she couldn’t do
anything right. She had walked through life for the past six years in a
daze, never thinking that life could be good again after the abuse she
endured from her ex boyfriend. She is lonely, sad, and depressed, that
is until she meets Shea Adler. After doing a promotional shoot for the
NHL team, the Nashville Assassins, she meets the hunky hockey player who
shoots a puck, shattering her world. Shea Adler was tired of the life he was living outside of the rink.
The girls, the money blowing, the drinking, everything had to stop and
it all did when he met Eleanor Fisher. He had never met anyone like her.
She is feisty, witty, shy, and simply gorgeous. When he laid eyes on
her, it was as if he was taking the hardest hit of his life into the
boards, and he had to have her. Elli is a little skeptical of Shea, but he knows that they were meant
to be together, and he needed her in his life. But Elli just doesn’t
understand what Shea could see in her. She is overweight, loud, and not
even that pretty, so why would someone so gorgeous and so amazing want
to be with her? It seemed that no matter how hard she tried to shake
Shea off, he wasn’t going anywhere, and for the first time Elli didn’t
feel alone. But could Elli throw her insecurities out the window and love Shea
with everything inside of her? Or will she let a past relationship, and
her family ruin any chance of her being happy? Would Ellie miss her shot
at love?
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Being an avid Pittsburgh Penguins fan, I loved that it was an actual hockey story. To be honest this was the first book that really dealt with the NHL and a love story I have ever read or heard about. I always wondered what the players were like off the ice, because they are so tough and determined on it. When HBO did Penguins Vs. Flyers 24/7 I loved it! Who knew that a tradition/superstition was to eat a PB&J sandwich (or sandwitch as some students write) before a game? Taking Shots was captivating and I was hooked from the moment it began. The author, Toni Aleo, describes Elli as a typical lady would think of herself - weighing more than the average girl, not as pretty as others, and having the typical comparison issues of girls they see in magazines. When she met and began to know Shea the "player" it allows one to realize we may be able to get over out inner demons regarding looks. To find out more head over to buy the book on Amazon OR enter below!
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I've never watched a hockey game,but I just might after reading about this book. San Jose Sharks would be who I'd watch.Thanks for the giveaway! I love to read!
ReplyDeleteI think girls compare themselves to girls in magazines because they're not happy with the way they look.They're young and trying to find themselves and what they want to be.What girls don't know is that in reality the girls in magazines are air brushed.
ReplyDeleteI like the Redwings!
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