Score

Victoria Denault

May 2017 · Sold by Forever

About this ebook

From the author of the Hometown Players series comes a"sexy, sassy" (Library Journal) second chance romance between a playboy hockey star and the one woman who got away.

Jude Braddock. Hockey god. That's how everyone sees him now. But when they were teenagers, Zoey knew him as the kid who didn't have enough nerve to make a move on their one and only disastrous date. Seems he doesn't have that problem anymore, though. According to the rumors, he's with a different woman every night. After a rough divorce, the last thing Zoey needs is more heartbreak. But Jude's cocky, playful attitude is mighty hard to resist.

Jude knows he isn't built for long-term relationships. But he's getting sick of women pounding on his door in the middle of the night looking for a rematch. When Zoey comes back into his life, it's like fate has given him a second chance. He'll do anything to make her happy again. Is this what love looks like? He has no idea. All he knows for sure is that this time, he's playing for keeps.

Ratings and reviews

Victoria Denault’s SCORE is the perfect start and name to the San Francisco Thunder Series. Hockey star, Jude Braddock, is given a second chance with his childhood crush, Zoey Quinlin. This contemporary sports romance is suitable for adult audiences. I love Victoria Denault’s Hometown Players series. I was thrilled when I discovered she was coming out with another hockey romance series. I was not disappointed. I loved this book. The characters are skillfully developed and likeable. Jude and Zoey had both crushed on each other in their youth in Maine. Zoey’s family moved, and they lost touch. She was the one that got away. Eleven years later, they run into each other on the other side of the country in San Francisco where they both now live. Zoey is going through a divorce, and Jude is going through women like they are going out of style. Both characters grow through this story, especially Jude, whose social life majorly transforms. My heart went out to Zoey. Her ex-husband, Adam, was a piece of work. I love how Jude always defended Zoey around him. Jude’s situation with his best friend and team captain, Levi, was interesting. I can understand why things were strained between them. Different life circumstances altered their dispositions. I appreciated how Zoey and Jude brought back the positive aspect of their personalities. I love Jude’s relationship with his family. It cracks me up that he calls his three sisters the sorority. I love that Zoey babysat his sisters, and that were so defensive of her. I enjoyed the plot. Zoey and Jude have some interesting obstacles to overcome. The ending was perfect and felt well concluded. I’m looking forward to Jude’s sister Dixie’s and Eli’s story in the next novel in the series, Slammed. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

A big man on and off the ice, Jude knows how to score. He knows what he wants and goes after it full speed ahead. Zoey is the girl that sent his teenage hormones into overdrive with her wild girl ways. Now an adult, Zoey's spirited image has been toned down by life's hard knocks and one broken heart too many. With a divorce in her review mirror and a "no bad boy" rule leading her forward, Zoey is finding her way again. Enter bad boy hockey star, Jude Braddock. Tempting, cocky and up to no good, Jude has one goal. Awaken the bad girl she's determined to hide and show her what she's been missing. I'm not a sports enthusiast and the bad boy shtick's been done before but Ms. Denault adds in a little extra heart and sex appeal and scores a goal with Score.

About the author

Victoria Denault loves long walks on the beach, cinnamon dolce lattes and writing angst-filled romance. She lives in LA but grew up in Montreal, which is why she is fluent in English, French, and hockey.