Breakaway
Series: Corrigan Falls Raiders #4
Author: Cate Cameron
Published August 14th 2017 by Entangled: Crush

Goodreads Synopsis
Eighteen-year-old NHL player Logan Balanchuk came to Corrigan Falls to distract himself from his career-ending injury. He doesn’t want to even hear the word “hockey,” so when he meets Dawn, a beautiful, free-spirited girl who goes skinny-dipping instead of watching the draft, he’s intrigued. Neither of them is looking for anything serious, anyway.

Dawn is happy to be a distraction, happy to have an adventurous summer romance with the dashing guy from the big city. She’s busy working three jobs and counting the days until she can move away from her tiny, hockey-obsessed town. Plus, she’s already done her time as a hockey player’s girlfriend—now she wants to live her own life and have her own adventures. But as things heat up with Logan, she realizes they aren’t as no-strings-attached as she thought…

Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains adult language, melt-the-ice kisses, a drool-worthy hockey player, and a fun summer romance that will leave you smiling.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.

Logan Balanchuk had everything he always wanted, but in his first NFL game he suffered a career ending injury, and is in recovery. Being around other hockey players is not what he wants right now, and when he finds a position at a small summer camp, albeit in a town obsessed with hockey, he jumps at the chance. Meeting Dawn, the only person in town not enthralled by the game, was not in his cards, but a no strings attached romance can't hurt, can it?

When I started this, I didn't realise it was the fourth part to a series, but even though I hadn't read the other books, it wasn't that hard to catch up. Dawn had been with a talented hockey player, who was bound to be selected in the draft, and just before senior year broke up with him. Her mother hated that she flung away her chance to riches as the girlfriend and later wife of an NFL player, but that is not what Dawn wants. She hates hockey, and can't wait to escape her town, even working three jobs to save up ready for college in the big city. She and Logan had a connection in hockey, though I didn't like that Logan hid his true identity from her for so long. I did understand it, however, and understood how difficult the decisions they had to make during the book were. This was a solid contemporary read, perfect for sports fans.

Dates Read:
April 15, 2023

Rating
3 Stars