I woke up in the hospital five years ago with no idea of who I am…
Every day, I walk aimlessly around the city, searching for anything that helps me remember my past.
I don’t find it until I apply for a job at the local hockey arena, home of the NHL team, the Devils.
Three sexy hockey players inside look…familiar.
They all insist they don’t know me.
But they watch me. Every day.
Their silence continues until a handsome, tattooed stranger dressed in a suit saunters into the arena and starts sweet talking me.
Then they jump off the ice, ready to fight him to the death.
And for some reason…he seems ready to return the favor.
Now, I’m being swept into a life of glamorous darkness… and into a war between men I evidently used to love.
This story is crazy in the best possible way. Kennedy wakes up from a coma with no idea who she is or what happened. She has an amazing nurse in the hospital who becomes her best friend and helps Kennedy rebuild her life, but Carrie is the only person she knows in the world. She wanders the city, hoping that something will jog her memories and give her clues to her life before, but nothing happens. She does feel a pull to the local ice arena and gets a job at the bar there. Kennedy quickly learns she loves to skate and enjoys hockey, but she’s distracted by the three superstar hockey players who seem so familiar. They pretend not to know her yet they’re always watching her and they can’t stay away from each other.
She feels safe with Jack, Carter and Sebastian but also suspects they’re keeping secrets, so she can’t fully trust them even as she grows closer to all three. She also meets Grayson, a gorgeous stranger about her own age and is immediately taken with the mysterious mafia king. He’s smitten with Kennedy and isn’t shy about it, but she’s conflicted about him. Her attraction to him is fire but he comes on too strong.
Her hockey players immediately make it clear that Grayson is no good and she needs to stay away from him but Kennedy isn’t sure who to believe. She realizes they were probably right when Grayson kidnaps her, but despite the way he insists on controlling her, she still wants him. There’s certainly more to the story of the five of them so she starts demanding answers, although she’s not prepared for the things they reluctantly admit.
This book is hot, like ghost pepper levels and it’s very dark, mostly where Grayson is concerned, although the other guys aren’t exactly saints. I loved Kennedy from the first page because her story is heartbreaking and she’s so determined. They’re all fantastic characters and I loved Carter, Jack and Sebastian as well although I’m kind of on the fence about Grayson for now. It’s clear that Kennedy is in danger and they’re all protecting her in their own way, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions and all that.
Somehow I missed that this was to be continued and was blindsided by the brutal cliffhanger ending, which is all the more painful since the next book isn’t releasing until late March. I can’t wait for more from this crazy world so the next book can’t come soon enough. I’d like to thank the authors and Candi Kane PR for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
