Why You'll Love This
A grieving single dad and his son's nanny shouldn't work — yet Bennett makes it feel almost inevitable.
- Great if you want: emotional depth alongside the usual hockey romance heat
- The experience: fast-paced but tender — grief and heat balanced surprisingly well
- The writing: Bennett writes male vulnerability with unusual sincerity and specificity
- Skip if: boss-employee dynamics with power imbalances bother you
About This Book
Zack Grantham has it all on paper—a rising career with the Carolina Cold Fury, a son he'd do anything for—but grief has hollowed him out from the inside. When he brings on a new nanny to help while he's back on the road, the last thing he expects is someone who challenges the walls he's built so carefully around himself. The tension between a man still drowning in the past and a woman who sees exactly who he could be gives this romance its real weight. It's not just about attraction; it's about whether someone who's stopped believing in his own future can risk letting another person in.
Sawyer Bennett writes this one with a sharp emotional intelligence that keeps the romance from feeling predictable. She earns both the heartbreak and the heat, balancing the lighter, playful chemistry between Zack and Kate against genuinely affecting moments of grief and vulnerability. The pacing is confident, the banter crackles without overwhelming the tenderness, and the emotional arc lands with satisfying completeness. Readers who want their sports romance to carry real feeling alongside the fun will find this installment doing exactly that.
