Full Strength by Katie Kenyhercz Published by Crimson Romance Publication Date: February 17th 2014
Pages: 383
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After a bum knee ended her soccer days, Alexandra—Allie—Kallen has dedicated her life to helping injured athletes cope and get back in the game. As the new team sports psychologist of the Las Vegas Sinners, she starts out with just one player, but he’s a handful. Goalies are stubborn, and she would know. She’s determined to figure him out and return him to the net good as new, especially after she sent her last patient back to the ice too soon. The problem is, she sees so much of herself in Shane, and their chemistry is off the charts. Falling for him isn’t in the plan. Is love worth losing her career?Shane Reese’s entire identity has been wrapped up in being a goalie since he was five years old. When he gets a high ankle sprain right before playoffs, he doesn’t exactly take it well. After putting his fist through the physical therapy room wall and hitting a few joking teammates, he’s ordered to see the new shrink. All he has to do is convince her he’s seen the light, and he can get back to defending his team as soon as his ankle heals. The problem is, she sees through him like no one he’s ever met, and the more time he spends with her, the less hot he is to get back to the ice. Could something mean more than hockey?
This is the second book in the Las Vegas Sinners series and each one is a stand-alone. This story centers on Dr. Allie Kallen and goalie Shane Reese. After finishing her degree, Allie is hired as the sports psychologist for the Las Vegas Sinners hockey team. The first person they want her to work with is Shane Reese, the team’s goalie. He is recovering from an injury and worries about his career coming to an end and is lashing out at everyone. From the moment Allie and Shane meet, the chemistry zings between them and Shane continually tries to convince Allie to go out with him. However, employees of the team are not allowed to date the players and Allie is afraid of ruining her career and losing her job if she sees Shane outside of work.
It is easy to like Shane. He is a nice guy and he is attracted to Allie from the moment he meets her. He makes her feel special and lets her to know he cares about her. Shane has a lot on his mind and he worries about all the changes taking place in his life and it is affecting his game. Allie wants to help him, but he is uncomfortable opening up and sharing his feelings with a shrink. In fact, none of the guys on the team want to talk to Allie, because they think it is a sign of weakness. I admire Allie’s hard work and determination and how she never lets the team’s attitude get her down. This is a sweet hockey romance and Shane and Allie have a lot of chemistry together. My only problem with the book was the ending. Yes it is a HEA, but it didn’t seem realalistic. I enjoyed this book as much as the first book in the series and can’t wait to read WINNING STREAK.
