Cheap Shot (Portland Timberwolves #2) (SIGNED) by A.J. Alexander
This book comes signed by the author with a double sided bookmark and a sticker!
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A broken NHL bad boy. A goodie too shoe’s coach’s daughter. One therapy table, a thousand unresolved feelings, and no idea how to keep it casual.
Hockey was supposed to be my way out.
My name. My future. My chance to finally prove I’m more than Cooper Hendrix’s little brother.
Instead, one brutal playoff loss and a trade I didn’t ask for dump me right back in the one place I swore I’d never be— Redwood Falls. Same rink, same ghosts, and now that I’m playing for the Timberwolves, I’m stuck in my brother’s shadow, with a chip on my shoulder and everything to prove.
Then I meet Michele Mercer.
She’s my new physiotherapist, my brother’s best friend, and the coach’s daughter. The girl who should be completely off-limits if I want any shot at saving my career.
But she doesn’t treat me like I’m broken, or like I’ll always be second-best. She pushes back, slices straight through my ego, and looks at me like I’m more than my last name.
Coach has one rule: don’t touch his daughter.
My problem? I’ve never followed the rules.
And every time Michele looks at me, I want to break them all.
Tropes
- Small Town
- Hockey
- Interracial/Multicultural
- Found Family
- Slow Burn
- Forbidden/Coach’s Daughter
- He Falls First…and Hard
- Age Gap
- Brother’s Best Friend
- Mental Health Rep
Content/Trigger Warnings
- Alcohol Abuse (in the past)
- Anger Management
- Death of relative (in past)
- Mental Illness
- Mild Violence (on page)
- Prescription Drug Abuse
- Self-Harm
- Suicidal Thoughts
