Professional hockey player Reed "Hutch" Hutchinson is on his way back home to Seattle when he meets a beautiful - but entirely too talkative - woman named Auden in the airport lounge. They're also seated next to each other on the plane, and when storms force them to make an emergency landing in Chicago, another chance encounter in a hotel bar leads to a one-night stand. A month later, Hutch is in a different hotel bar following a game in Denver when he sees a familiar woman across the room: Auden.
Hotel entrepreneur Auden Sinclair is in Denver to get to know her latest business partners, the NHL's Seattle Serpents. They've signed a contract for the team to stay at her namesake chain of hotels when they travel, which means that no matter how intense the attraction between Hutch and Auden remains, continuing their involvement is against the rules. Besides, they've both sworn off relationships to focus on their careers. But with fate seemingly bringing them together time and time again, will they be able to resist temptation?
There was no shortage of chemistry between Auden and Hutch, whose matching devotion to career over relationships and apparent fear of commitment made them a good fit. I also enjoyed the book's secondary characters, particularly Hutch's teammates, who will almost certainly return as protagonists in future books of the series. Hutch himself, however, felt a bit underdeveloped to me. For example, at one point he mentioned that he'd been left at the altar years ago, but the circumstances were not explained and it was never brought up again. I wanted to know more about that and how it played into his decisions when it came to Auden.
Overall, I enjoyed and would recommend "Body Check" for all contemporary/sports romance fans. I plan to continue with the series.
*Review copy provided by the author via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Body Check"
I have two goals this season:
Be named captain of the Seattle Serpents.
Stay single.
I’m right on track…until she happens.
Auden Sinclair.
We’re stuck together for a night when our plane is forced to make an emergency landing, and that’s all the promise we make—one night, then we go our separate ways.
Except she pops up again.
Then again.
Suddenly, she’s everywhere. In my head and in my bed, completely taking over my life and ruining all my plans with her quippy comebacks, her smarts, and a body that fits against mine just perfectly.
The problem? Auden is off limits. Forbidden. Strictly in the DO NOT TOUCH zone. She goes against all the rules, but never have I wanted to bend them as badly as I do when it comes to her.
This might be one battle I’m not going to win…
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