BLURB
Camden Poe is the last of The Lucky Three, the surviving Pittsburgh Titans who weren’t on the team plane the night it went down. By all outward appearances, he’s adjusted to post-crash life well but inside he’s wrestling with the guilt of living.
The catastrophe that killed the Pittsburgh Titans changed my entire world. My teammates were more than my friends—they were my brothers. I mourned their loss with the rest of the nation but then I did as I’ve been taught… I moved on. I focused on returning to the ice with the newly rebuilt team and put the tragedy behind me. Considering the circumstances, I adjusted well. Or so I thought. Now I’m plagued by nightmares of the crash and my play has suffered as a result. Facing the possibility of losing my place on the team, I need to pull myself together and fast.
My buddy and linemate, Mitch Brandt died in the crash, leaving his wife Danica and son Travis behind to pick up the pieces of their shattered family. After reconnecting with Danica at a support group meeting, I find myself inexplicably drawn to helping her and her son move forward. What starts as two friends finding solace in one another following a tragedy becomes something more, leaving us both wondering if we deserve this chance.
I feel as if I’m walking a precarious line between a man falling for an incredible woman and a man moving in on his dead friend’s wife. But one thing is crystal clear—I’ve found a peace with Danica that I wasn’t sure I’d ever have again. Now I need to find the confidence within myself to push past the insecurities and make sure she knows how important she is to me because if I don’t, I’ll lose the one thing that makes me truly complete.
“No way in hell I’m kissing you on the cheek. So you better take me inside and do your worst.”
ARC REVIEW
Camden is the last of the lucky three to get his story. He wasn’t on the plane the day it crashed, but his team and some of his best friends were and with the one year anniversary coming up he is experience nightmares and guilt over the entire thing. Danica has worked hard to rebuild a life and really experience a new life after losing her husband to the Titans plane crash.
I admire Danica’s strength throughout this story. She lost her husband tragically and suddenly and was left a widow and a single mom. She did what she could to keep her son happy and to make sure that they were okay which was a major life change for them. She has an understanding about what Camden is going through and I love how she is patient with him and is there to be someone who can support him as he learns to come to terms with what happened more.
Danica and Camden have a connection, they had a friendship before the crash, but as they spend more time together that friendship has turned into more and the chemistry between them is noticeable. They found each other again when they both needed it most.
If you’re looking for a second chance at love, friends to lovers, single mom, emotional sports romance check this one out.
