Scout Thomas has secretly had a crush on professional hockey player Grady Miller ever since he started dropping by her donut food truck with his teammates, so it's pretty embarrassing for her when they come face-to-face at a party and he doesn't recognize her at first. Miller feels terrible and tries for weeks to apologize, but Scout's a tough nut to crack. He eventually wears her down and she accepts his apology, but rejects his overtures of friendship. Miller pledges to come back every day until Scout agrees to be his friend. The more time they spend together, the more his feelings for her grow, and he begins to wonder if she's the woman he's been waiting for all along. But will it be game over for Miller when Scout learns that the supposed serial dater is actually a virgin?
I loved the chemistry and banter between Scout and Miller as well as how hard she made him work to earn her forgiveness after he messed up with her at the party. He's reminded me a bit of a puppy ever since the beginning of the series, and his behavior towards Scout only reinforced that impression. That's not a bad thing, however; it showcased his natural sweetness and turned him into totally swoon-worthy book boyfriend material. As for Scout, I couldn't help relating with her in a lot of respects, but particularly when it came to her discomfort with her appearance. I related SO HARD when she was trying on dresses for the charity gala and thinking about how she "didn't have the arms" for strapless. That exact thought has gone through my mind more than once. Miller's efforts to help her see how beautiful she was through his eyes were so sweet and just made me love him more.
As in the previous books of this series, the secondary characters were fantastic and added a tremendous amount of depth and humor to the story. I particularly enjoyed Scout's hockey-loving niece Macie, who was adorably sassy with Miller and his teammates. The adversarial relationship between Macie's mom, Scout's older sister Stevie, and Miller's teammate Greer was also intriguing. I have a sneaking suspicion that we're going to see more of those two in the next book.
Overall, I loved this funny, sweet story and highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary/sports romance and romantic comedy. I look forward to the next book in the series.
*Review copy provided by the author via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Scoring Chance"
Scoring on the ice? Piece of cake.
Scoring off it? Well, there's a reason I'm still a virgin.
I'm not entirely clueless with women, though I do tend to put my foot in my mouth around them far too often.
Like I did with Scout, the donut maker I stupidly introduced myself to despite visiting her truck for years.
Maybe my teammates have a reason to call me the dumb one, but I'm determined to prove them all wrong—Scout included.
I want to be her friend. Want her to see the real me.
What I'm not expecting is to like her so much when we start spending time together...or want to kiss her so badly.
I'm the jock, and she's the bookworm.
On paper, we make no sense together.
But maybe I have a scoring chance with her after all.
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