Hard Hitter by Sarina Bowen Series: Brooklyn Bruisers #2
Published by Berkley Books Publication Date: January 3rd 2017
Pages: 336
Also in this series: Rookie Move, Rookie Move, Hard Hitter
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From the USA Today bestselling author of Rookie Move comes the second novel in the series that s hot enough to melt the ice.
He s a fighter in the rink, but he s about to learn that playing nice can help you score...
As team captain and enforcer, Patrick O'Doul puts the bruise in the Brooklyn Bruisers. But after years of hard hits, O'Doul is feeling the burn, both physically and mentally. He conceals his pain from his coach and trainers, but when his chronic hip injury becomes too obvious to ignore, they send him for sessions with the team s massage therapist. After breaking up with her long-term boyfriend, Ari Bettini is in need of peace of mind. For now, she s decided to focus on her work: rehabilitating the Bruisers MVP. O'Doul is easy on the eyes, but his reaction to her touch is ice cold. Ari is determined to help O'Doul heal, but as the tension between them turns red hot, they both learn that a little TLC does the body good..."
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Hard Hitter is the second book in Sarina Bowen’s Brooklyn Bruiser series, featuring the elusive enforcer Patrick O’Doul and the team’s massage therapist, Ari Bettini. Patrick has been used to living with the pain, and when he grudgingly has to see Ari he’s expecting nothing to change. Ari is looking to get over her bad breakup, and doesn’t need to deal with the moody enforcer.
This was an interesting romance with a sports backdrop. Ari is one of the last people you’d expect to work for a sports team, but it works. Ari and Patrick are an unlikely pairing, but they seem to fit together rather well. The one thing that I didn’t understand was Ari’s reaction to her ex-boyfriend’s actions, because she seemed to be a pushover and allows him to take advantage of her in a way that makes her appear weak. Despite this it was a sweet book that I enjoyed reading. Ari is able to get the help and healing that she needs, being with a man that knows how to take care of her while Patrick is a great hero. He takes care of her while also fighting his own demons.
