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A review by sugarandspicybooks
Broken Player by R.C. Stephens
4.0
This is book is book 5 in the Westfall U series. It tells the story of retired NHL star turned restaurant owner Darren and his employee Blossom.
Darren owns college town hangout, The Firken. After retiring from the NHL following a career ending injury, he takes over the restaurant for his father who spiraled into alcoholism following the death of his wife. Darren also suffered the loss of his wife and unborn son years earlier due to pregnancy complications. The pain of that loss caused him too much guilt to ever even consider dating another woman.
Enter Blossom; the sister of one of Darren’s former employees. She is starting over following a toxic relationship and has vowed to swear off men in order to heal. Even from her very first day on the job, she feels an attraction to Darren. He feels it, too…but disguises it as being standoffish toward her. At first, their plan to keep each other at arms length works. But it’s only a matter of time before they can’t keep their feelings for each other hidden.
This was a bit of an emotional read. Being a widower at such a young age makes Darren terrified to love again. My heart broke for him over and over as he tried to free himself of the guilt he held from his wife dying during her pregnancy so he could attempt to find happiness with Blossom.
This book was also a
Darren owns college town hangout, The Firken. After retiring from the NHL following a career ending injury, he takes over the restaurant for his father who spiraled into alcoholism following the death of his wife. Darren also suffered the loss of his wife and unborn son years earlier due to pregnancy complications. The pain of that loss caused him too much guilt to ever even consider dating another woman.
Enter Blossom; the sister of one of Darren’s former employees. She is starting over following a toxic relationship and has vowed to swear off men in order to heal. Even from her very first day on the job, she feels an attraction to Darren. He feels it, too…but disguises it as being standoffish toward her. At first, their plan to keep each other at arms length works. But it’s only a matter of time before they can’t keep their feelings for each other hidden.
This was a bit of an emotional read. Being a widower at such a young age makes Darren terrified to love again. My heart broke for him over and over as he tried to free himself of the guilt he held from his wife dying during her pregnancy so he could attempt to find happiness with Blossom.
This book was also a