He’s arrogance dressed in expensive clothing, smooth, corded muscles, and a charming smile, and quite possibly the face of chlamydia; I can’t be certain. Then, when Anastasia’s partner gets hurt, Nate finds himself swapping his stick for tights and one scary coach for an even scarier one. Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. To ensure his body parts remain intact, he just needs to follow a simple rule: don’t touch his captain’s little sister, Jennie.

If an author makes mistakes regarding any aspect of the game, it’s not likely that too many American readers will realize that. Here's the description: "Sometimes I need an escape from the demands, the puck bunnies, and the notoriety that come with being an NHL team captain.While some of the things her senior boys say to her seemed wildly inappropriate, when she puts them in their place she does it with style and hard as concrete. There’s also something of that excitement experienced by those who fell down the Kristen Ashley rabbit hole back when Motorcycle Man first came out – more the feel of the read rather than anything in the style or characters really – I wouldn’t draw a direct line between Ashley and yourself in terms of style. I’d also add that being a high profile sport but not as popular as other major sports may make it easier to fictionalize – readers might not be as familiar with it, so there’s more room for creative license without choosing a more niche sport that doesn’t appeal to as many readers. To read more about the site or if you want a graphic to link to us, see the about page for more details. In terms of popularity though, I bet you those stats would be reversed if you conducted the survey in Canada.

After my life goes sideways in the middle of sophomore year, I'm forced to move in with my older brother and two of his hockey teammates. I should have framed my first comment on this topic more clearly; I was responding to Kaetrin’s comment about the earnings of the highest-paid NHL player versus players in other sports, so I was thinking in terms of the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, and NHL. He has a close relationship with an elderly blind man, Hank, who he met the night of his father’s funeral seven years earlier.It turns out the MLB (baseball, for those who don’t know) is more diverse than you thought—40% of the athletes are people of color.

For Bennett, working with his old coach at his alma mater feels like a step back, but it might be just what he needs and there he meets just the girl to help him do it. A 2014 article in the Atlantic indicates that hockey’s fanbase is the wealthiest and whitest of the fan bases of the team sports I have listed. There are reference to games and playoffs and the Stanley Cup but pretty much the only on-page game play is when Olivia is watching the game.

I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. When she is not staring blankly at her computer screen or deleting almost two hundred occurrences of the word ‘just’ from her manuscript, she can be found teaching kindergarten in Ontario, Canada, and mom-ing with her beautiful and sweet young boy and her animals. I suspect this very inaccessibility and exclusivity is part of what makes hockey appealing to so many romance authors, in the same way the billionaire heroes appeal. A sexy encounter with freshman Grace Ivers is just the distraction he needs, but when a thoughtless mistake pushes her away, Logan plans to spend his final year proving to her that he's worth a second chance.