The Penalty Box
Everyone from Didsbury High remembers Katie Fisher as the dumpy brainiac from the poor side of town. Everyone from Didsbury High remembers Paul van Dorn as the school hockey star—and heartthrob. But now they’re facing off—and matching up in more ways than one. Katie’s lost the pounds, added...
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Everyone from Didsbury High remembers Katie Fisher as the dumpy brainiac from the poor side of town. Everyone from Didsbury High remembers Paul van Dorn as the school hockey star—and heartthrob. But now they’re facing off—and matching up in more ways than one. Katie’s lost the pounds, added some self-confidence, and become a drop-dead gorgeous sociology professor. And since a series of concussions put an end to Paul’s pro-hockey career, his star has dimmed. Now he hits the ice as a youth hockey coach. But he’s still got the hometown crowd behind him as the owner of a bar called the Penalty Box. Paul is reliving his glory days. Katie wishes she could put those years behind her. And the battle of wills that ensues just might knock love right out of the game…
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780425208908 (0425208907)
ASIN: 425208907
Publish date: March 7th 2006
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Humor,
Funny,
Adult Fiction,
Romance,
Erotica,
Adult,
Contemporary Romance,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Sports And Games,
Sports,
Hockey,
Sports Romance
Series: New York Blades (#4)
What is it about a Deirdre Martin book that I get giddy excited just reading the first sentence of the book? The character of Katie and Paul are classic Deirdre Martin, real- with all their flaws and insecurities. I was a little astonished at how soon Katie gets over her embarrassment and nervousn...
Paul is retired from the New York Blades; he goes home where he opens a sports bar. He is the hero of the town and bored out of his mind, he doesn’t know what to do with himself. He gets drunk and sleeps with an old girlfriend, sneaking out of her house after her son finds him the next morning. Kati...