Wendy'sThoughts's Reviews > Off Sides

3.5 Stars Hockey Loving, Music Making, Life-Affirming Stars
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3/22/2019~This was my first experience with Sawyer Bennett and reviewing...Little did I know I would fall hard and follow her to wherever she leads!
September 17, 2013
The Blurb:
“I'm not sure what possessed me to do it. Maybe it was the impossible expectations I faced, maybe it was my own self-loathing. But I just knew I needed something different to happen. I needed someone... something... to derail me from my current path. Otherwise, I would become lost... a hollowed-out shell of a man. So I did it. I approached her, then I pursued her, then I made her mine. And my life was saved...”
Ryan Burnham is the privileged son of a U.S. Congressman and captain of his university’s hockey team. While he is on the verge of fulfilling his dreams to play in the NHL, his parents want him on a different course. One he is expected to accept for the sake of his family’s public image.
Forced her to abandon her music career after the heartbreaking death of her parents, Danny Cross exists on the opposite side of the tracks from Ryan. She is struggling to make her own way, working two jobs, attending college part-time, and volunteering in a homeless shelter. She is on a mission to build her own success.
With a chance meeting, their vastly different worlds collide, causing each to evaluate whether they are truly on the correct path to self-fulfillment and happiness. Can their relationship survive? Particularly when others are against them every step of the way. A lot can happen in just ten short days.

This was a freebie, sounded good, and not too long. The main characters were from opposite sides of the tracks, yet really had much in common. One learned life was not all privilege and the other learned she could possibly have happiness after all.

There were the typical villains; evil manipulative mother scorned, an ex-girlfriend, and a violent team member. All of these characters plot to break up the lovebirds.

The biggest pleasure was seeing how the guy was just gone over the girl. He decided after much thought, he was willing to deal with whatever came his way from his peers because he was so taken with her. He wasn't pushy, he was sweet. He reassured her this was real and he was willing to take his time.

This book was just sweet and it fit the mood I was in.
The author has a second book with the sister of the lead guy. She will be learning her life lessons next.

Off Sides (Off, #1)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Off Limits (Off, #2)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Off the Record (Off, #3)
Off Course (Off, #4)
Off Chance (Off, #5)
Off Duty (Off, #5.5)
Off Season (Off, #5.6)

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