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3.5-4 Anton & Mia Stars

Brenda Rothert is the author that got me hooked onto Ice Hockey Player romances & I was really looking forward to this book. And the I saw the cover and I was REALLY looking forward to this book.

Anton (31) has been in love with Mia (29) for years but she was married to his team mate ( Anton & he were not friends). Now that marriage has fallen apart and Anton & Mia meet up unexpectedly and there is definite chemistry but Mia is still technically married & both of them honour that by not being physical with each other until the divorce is complete.

Anton is an interesting hero. Sportsmen in novels are often portrayed as ‘manwhores� but Anton has been celibate since laying eyes on Mia , even though at that point he assumed she was happily married despite the fact her husband screwed anything with a pulse when the team were in away games. I found the fact he had been with nobody in that time a little bit strange but it fitted the intensity of his character. He’s very focused & driven. Mia is a strong , resilient woman and I loved how she strived to make the best of things even when circumstances were really challenging. Scenes with her Grandpa who had Alzheimer’s were very well written & made me cry.

This book sets up the rest of the series well & introduces lots of characters that I want to hear more about.

The reason that I didn’t give a higher rating was because of some of the things one of the secondary characters said about Mia. He is Anton’s elderly uncle by proxy and he’s had two strokes , so maybe has no filter, but he makes some unpleasant comments that felt uncomfortable to me. To be fair , Mia gets her own back spectacularly well and the two become friends of sorts but , yeah , it just felt a bit off. But that’s my personal feeling.

HEA? Yes
Cheating? No
Triggers? Domestic abuse (on page) , violence , character with Alzheimer’s (on page)