ARC Book Review - THE OFFSIDE RULE by RC Stephens

 


Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book Trope: Hockey Romance, Age Gap, Forbidden Romance, Single Dad, Coach’s Daughter, Sports Medicine Heroine, Secret Relationship, Father’s Best Friend, Protective Hero, Broody Hero, Explosive Chemistry, Inconvenient Shower Incident, Spicy Romance, Happily Ever After

Hunter Russell is the captain for the Dallas Blaze NHL hockey team. He is 33 and has a 10 yr old daughter, Isla, who he is raising on his own. Hunter has been married before and was also hurt very painfully by that same ex. Hunter never wanted to be in another relationship, but that wasn't ever fair to him or to his daughter. Once he opened his eyes his heart also opened to Catherine. 

Catherine (CC), is 24, and in her fourth year of med school, she wants to go into Sports Medicine. She is doing a sports internship at the Dallas Blaze NHL Hockey Team and will be around the players and her dad most of the week. Catherine's dad - Coach Davis is the Coach of the team, he is also Hunter's best friend. When Catherine was a teenager she would babysit Isla, and her sister Mila, both are the same age and are best friends. The families are very intertwined with each other. Catherine had a teenage crush on Hunter, nothing ever happened from that teenage crush. But, now 8 yrs later, she still has a crush on him. 

Will Hunter and Catherine be able to 'date' without anyone on the hockey team finding out? Or the paparazzi? Or the public? Will Hunter be able to open his heart again to love? Will Hunter be punched by Catherine's father if he does tell his Coach he is dating his daughter? Oi! 

Thank you to R.C. Stephens and The Author Agency for the ARC!  I am freely leaving my own honest book review.  


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