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I’m so in love with this book! Axel and Luca just melted my heart! After reading Under Center and meeting Axel for the first time, I really wanted to know his full story. I was beyond thrilled to find out Emerson wasn’t going to leave us hanging! lol! The care and gentle handling of the trauma both guys suffered was perfect on every level. Thank you for telling this story, Emerson! These are characters and a story I won’t forget. I need to know, though, who is next?

Luca and Axel. I loved their story. I loved that Axel would not let Luca push him away and that he only wanted Luca to have the best life possible. I loved that Luca didn’t give up on himself. He was adorably stubborn and wasn’t just going to let Axel scoop him up. I loved that they helped each other grow. Axel has a lot of baggage but so does Luca. They pushed each other when needed and loved each other harder. Emerson does such a great job creating a love story I couldn’t put down. Oh, and getting to see what some of her other guys were up to was a nice little cherry on top. Make sure to check this one out!

5 ⭐⁣⁣⁣ 3 🌶️⁣⁣⁣ WHAT TO EXPECT NHL player x social worker Hurt/comfort Slow burn Opposites attract Found family Class difference Standalone No third-act breakup Guaranteed HEA MY THOUGHTS I wanted a book for Axel the minute he showed up in Under Center, his twin brother's book in the San Diego Storm series. (OK, I might have messaged Emerson and demanded his story; I don't remember and would deny it anyway.) At any rate, Emerson did NOT disappoint! Axel is everything I wanted him to be: protective, possessive, secretly tender-hearted, smart, charismatic, thoughtful, and sexy af. He is IN it from the moment he sees Luca, who tries and tries to fight their chemistry to no avail. Luca is such a perfect match for our hockey player, too: independent, strong, caring, outspoken, intelligent... and also sexy af. He's not going to let Axel ride roughshod over that independence, and watching Axel deal with that is, frankly, adorable. He's not used to pushback, and Luca's not used to having anybody want to care for him, so they both have some adjusting to do. Both men are also living with their own special kinds of childhood trauma, and those anguishes don't care about the huge economic gap between a professional athlete and a social worker struggling to finish graduate school. Yet, they're quick to support each other as they work through their pasts, and it's both heartbreaking and gratifying to read–heartbreaking that they had to grow up the way they did, and…