Lainey is intelligent, kind, and patient. He has a deep love for his family and close relationship with his sister, and he’s not afraid to show Lainey how much he cares for her. We see real vulnerability in RJ when he discusses his dad, and loss that is still very real. There is so much to like about both of the characters in this book. With the truth of RJ’s life in the open, Lainey has to decide if she’s able to trust him with her heart again, not to mention she has her own secret.

An unfortunate chain of events separate the two for over a year, until they are reunited under hilarious and uncomfortable circumstances. RJ’s happy to keep his celebrity and former womanizing ways a secret, although it isn’t long before he regrets not telling Lainey the truth up front. The attraction between RJ and Lainey is instantaneous and electric.

He’s RJ, not Rook “Rookie” Bowman, the captain of Chicago’s NHL team. When Rook meets Lainey, he’s just a normal guy on a fishing holiday. Sheltered and smart, Lainey Carver is escaping her oppressive home life and venturing into the Alaskan wilderness to research her master’s thesis. For those of you familiar with Helena Hunting’s Pucked series, All In is a spin-off series, set a few years after the last Pucked book. The opening sequence of the story had me laughing out loud and immediately thrilled to be back in the Puckedworld. With more than lust at stake, the truth may be our game changer.Ī Lie for a Lie is a second chance hockey romance by Helena Hunting, the first installment in the All In series. But I still have a lie hanging over my head, and Lainey’s keeping secrets of her own. When I’m called away on a family emergency, I realize too late that I have no way to contact Lainey.Ī year later, a chance encounter throws Lainey and me together again. But it ends just as abruptly as it began. My plan for seclusion becomes a monthlong sex fest punctuated with domestic bliss. Lainey is the perfect escape from my life. Even better, she has absolutely no idea who I am. So when I leave Chicago for some peace and quiet, the last thing I expect is for a gorgeous woman to literally fall into my lap on a flight to Alaska. I just want to be a normal guy for a few weeks. Sometimes I need an escape from the demands, the puck bunnies, and the notoriety that come with being an NHL team captain. Published by Brilliance Audio on October 15, 2019

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A Lie for a Lie by Helena Hunting