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Ever Mine
by Laura Pavlov
Hockey star Hawk Madden and sports psychologist Everly get a second chance at a forever love in this story.
Everly Thomas is a case study in the professional taking care of everyone's feelings but her own. After the loss of their mother several years before, Everly broke up with her long time boyfriend, Hawk - since he was about to go play professional hockey and she was heading to New York for college. There was another underlying reason too, but I can't mention that as it's a spoiler.
Everly is a champ at running away when things are too hard for her to deal with emotionally. Hawk's contract is up for renewal, and he comes back to Honey Mountain to work out in the off season. Everly is hired to figure out why Hawk isn't loving the game like he used to. What they discover is that they never lost their spark - but Everly is resistant, as she still hasn't processed the grief over losing her mother so many years ago, not to mention the loss of her first love (regardless of the fact that she pushed him away with no explanation).
Once Hawk finds a crack in Everly's facade, she finally talks - first to her sisters, then to her best friend who also specializes in the psychiatric field (I think), and finally to Hawk. Once she allows the grief and the loss to process, she finally admits to Hawk that she's all in.
There are just a couple of bumps in the road, making for a couple of "edge of your seat" moments in the chapters near the end. But the finale to the story is worth the wait.
I'll definitely re-read these books in the future.
Everly Thomas is a case study in the professional taking care of everyone's feelings but her own. After the loss of their mother several years before, Everly broke up with her long time boyfriend, Hawk - since he was about to go play professional hockey and she was heading to New York for college. There was another underlying reason too, but I can't mention that as it's a spoiler.
Everly is a champ at running away when things are too hard for her to deal with emotionally. Hawk's contract is up for renewal, and he comes back to Honey Mountain to work out in the off season. Everly is hired to figure out why Hawk isn't loving the game like he used to. What they discover is that they never lost their spark - but Everly is resistant, as she still hasn't processed the grief over losing her mother so many years ago, not to mention the loss of her first love (regardless of the fact that she pushed him away with no explanation).
Once Hawk finds a crack in Everly's facade, she finally talks - first to her sisters, then to her best friend who also specializes in the psychiatric field (I think), and finally to Hawk. Once she allows the grief and the loss to process, she finally admits to Hawk that she's all in.
There are just a couple of bumps in the road, making for a couple of "edge of your seat" moments in the chapters near the end. But the finale to the story is worth the wait.
I'll definitely re-read these books in the future.