Crashing the Net by Jami Davenport Genres: Contemporary, Sports Romance
Published by Cedrona Enterprises Publication Date: February 24th 2015
Pages: 261
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Hockey star Cooper Black and professional party crasher Izzy Maxwell return in this sequel to Crashing the Boards.
Jealous boyfriends and glitzy parties can be a recipe for disaster. When the gorgeous yet controlling Cooper interrupts a party Izzy was paid to crash and almost ruins her career as a professional party crasher, Izzy kicks him to the curb. She learned early in life not to count on anyone, and she will not relinquish her independence, not even to a sexy-as-sin pro athlete who can melt her heart with one wink.
As the Sockeyes hockey team opens their inaugural season in Seattle, Cooper finds himself minus a girlfriend and plus a surly teenaged nephew. Cooper doesn't want to be a surrogate dad, he doesn't want to play in Seattle, and he doesn't want to be alone. He misses Izzy, but seeing her with other men at parties turns him every shade of green. Regardless, he wants her back, and he's willing to change, if only she'll give him a second chance. Aware of her precarious finances, Cooper makes an offer she can't refuse by hiring her to be responsible for his nephew when he's traveling with the team.
Fearing Cooper isn't capable of changing his control-freak ways, Izzy resists his efforts to turn their financial arrangement into a personal relationship. He needs a sweet, docile girlfriend, and Izzy cannot be that woman. Yet, when tragedy strikes, Izzy is there when Cooper needs her the most, and love has a way of getting what it wants, no matter the circumstances.
Karen’s Thoughts
CRASHING THE NET is the perfect blend of wonderfully written hockey romance, with realistic characters and sizzling chemistry. Izzy has always had a tough life and learns at an early age she must make sacrifices for her family. She and her sisters start a business called Party Crashers and while working at one of the parties she meets Cooper, a professional hockey player with the Sockeyes. They are attracted to one another, but they are cautious and stubborn and fight their feelings for each other. I admire Izzy and all she has accomplished. She has practically raised her sisters herself. She hasn’t had an easy life, but she never gives up and always has an optimistic attitude. Izzy is an independent woman and doesn’t allow Cooper to overwhelm her with his macho, overprotective ways and I love how she stands up to him. He is not used to a woman like Izzy and isn’t sure how to deal with her smart mouth, which he finds both aggravating and sexy. Cooper is jealous and protective of Izzy and it drives her crazy that he doesn’t trust her, but he can’t help how he feels, his past has taught him not to trust women. Cooper is easy to like. On the outside he is a big, tough hockey player, with a loud bark but he is also a nice guy with a big heart.
Jami Davenport writes a captivating story about a sexy hockey player who is macho and sensitive and a sassy woman who gives him a run for his money. This is the third book in the Game On in Settle series and each one is a stand-alone. I thoroughly enjoyed getting lost in this book.
About Jami Davenport
USA Today Bestselling Author Jami Davenport writes sexy contemporary and sports romances, including her two new indie endeavors: the Game On in Seattle Series and the Madrona Island Series. Jami’s new releases consistently rank in the top fifty on the sports romance and sports genre lists on Amazon, and she has hit the Amazon top hundred authors list in both contemporary romance and genre fiction multiple times.
Jami lives on a small farm near Puget Sound with her Green Beret-turned-plumber husband, a Newfoundland cross with a tennis ball fetish, a prince disguised as an orange tabby cat, and an opinionated Hanoverian mare.
Jami works in IT for her day job and is a former high school business teacher. She’s a lifetime Seahawks and Mariners fan and is waiting for the day professional hockey comes to Seattle. An avid boater, Jami has spent countless hours in the San Juan Islands, a common setting in her books. In her opinion, it’s the most beautiful place on earth.
