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Body Check
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by Deirdre Martin
Sales Rank : 26810
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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Jove February 25, 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0515134899
ISBN-13: 978-0515134896
Product Dimensions:
6.5 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
From Booklist
Janna MacNeil is a publicist with a tough assignment: transform the hard-drinking, hooker-soliciting, Stanley Cup-misusing New York Blades hockey team into family-friendly cash cows for Corporate. Her prime adversary is the competitive, gorgeous, brusque team captain Ty Gallagher, to whom public relations means dating a different model each weekend. Ty's stubborn refusal to do anything resembling a United Way commercial collides with Janna's professional persistence, so of course they despise each other, until they end up discovering each other's hidden virtues and making out on the kitchen floor. Tentative romance ensues, as do hockey-themed double entendres: "Don't come crying to me," says Janna's roommate, "when you find out he's shooting his puck into some other woman's net." Whether Janna and Ty's love can survive the playoffs depends on how well they can overcome stubborn gender cliches, and how well readers can weather the infrequency of board-crashing, Zamboni-shaking sex scenes. A lively plot keeps things interesting, however, and Ro-bear, Janna's poetic poseur ex, are downright hysterical. Martin's debut may not melt the ice, but it is heartwarming. Brendan Driscoll
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Product Review
"An engaging romance that scores a hat trick due to the lead couple, a fine supporting cast, and hockey" -- Harriet Klausner, TheBestReviews.com
"Deirdre Martin scores with this fantastic contemporary romance. One of the best first novels I have ever read" -- Ellen D. Michelett, All About Romance
"Fun, delightful, emotional and sexyand utterly enthralling, fast paced novela winner! I highly recommend BODY CHECK." -- Joanne Holbrook, Romance Reviews Today
"The story is brilliant! The characters will seduce you and the story will impress youThree cheers for Deirdre Martin!" -- Serena Thatcher, The Word on Romance
A great new find!" -- Jill Smith, Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine
Rookie author Deidre Martin aims for the net and scores. She's definitely going on my 'to buy' list! -- Cathy Sova, The Romance Reader
Take this fast-paced, thrilling trip on and off the ice. What a delight. Don't miss Body Check, a remarkable debut. -- Old Book Barn Gazette
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