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Healthy Scratch: Tampa Suns Hockey Kindle Edition

by Robyn M. Ryan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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He wants out of the friend zone…she doesn’t believe in happily ever after.

Relationships are not in Lauren Gentry’s playbook. The only kind she’s willing to consider are friends-with-benefits and even a red-hot and sexy hockey player like Dave Martin isn’t going to change that. Right? When those chocolate brown eyes threaten to melt her defenses she has to remind herself that demons from her past could rise up at any moment. Which is going to be pretty hard to do, since she loses herself every time they touch. Dave used to love the benefits that came easily to professional athletes; especially when they were in the form of puck bunnies who only wanted one night.

But when he meets the pint-sized girl with bewitching green eyes and sun-streaked auburn hair his outlook suddenly changes. He wants forever with Lauren. Now he just has to convince her. Can Lauren risk everything for the man she’s secretly been falling for? Or will her past stop her from taking a chance on love?

Healthy Scratch—book #1 of the Tampa Suns Hockey Series—is a standalone romance whose main characters’ lives are intertwined with those introduced in The Clearing the Ice Trilogy. You don’t need to read the trilogy to enjoy Healthy Scratch. The book stands on its own, promises HEA, and no cliffhangers! To heighten your enjoyment of the Tampa Suns Hockey Series, you may wish to read The Clearing the Ice Trilogy.

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EDITORIAL REVIEWS

"I loved this story and I think Robyn Ryan did a great job addressing the implications and impact of bullying/cyber-bullying. Dave and Lauren together are magical; they have amazing chemistry and in each other find an endearing and inspiring support system. 5 Stars and recommendation for this book and the Clearing the Ice series!" - Once Upon A Page

"If you love sports romance, go for it!" - Books I Flove

"I loved this story. Lauren and Dave were so easy to fall in love with. They were real in every sense. I could relate to many aspects of the book and it kept me baited to read on." - Jennifer, Goodreads Reviewer

"Forget romance. Healthy Scratch pulls back the blinders and exposes the mystery that is love. Ryan spotlights the tough moments, inspiring details and everything in between. What begins as a solid friendship becomes an expose' on the emotional whirlwind known as love. Dave and Lauren pierce through the heart in stages, but leave their mark on the soul. Healthy Scratch is a WOW moment for the soul." - I Love Romance

"I have to admit, I’m new to Robyn M Ryan, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t fall in love with her characters. I loved getting to fall in love with Dave. He was such an amazing man. In the beginning, he and Lauren had a mutually beneficial relationship... When gets traded to Tampa, he decided to lay it all on the line. I loved the woman Lauren is. I loved how she has overcome so much. She has a past, one that has influenced her and made her see the world, differently. This book deals with some pretty heavy issues. I loved how it helped Lauren in a positive. I also love how Dave helped to breakdown her walls. I loved this book from start to finish. I loved getting to know these characters. I can’t wait to see what’s to come." - Jodi, Ruby Red Romance Review

Robyn M. Ryan

Robyn M. Ryan writes sweet and sensual sports romances, including the Clearing the Ice hockey trilogy and its spin-off Tampa Suns Hockey series. Chicago born, honorary Atlanta native, Parisienne at heart, Robin is a proud 60’s Flower Child and a “fearless” barrier-breaker for female sports journalists and minor league “batpersons.” While in college, Robyn scored a PR internship with an NHL team during its first season. As a freelance writer, Robyn interviewed future MLB and NHL Hall of Fame members, published in a variety of print media. Wife, mom, PR professional, and finally, many years later, published author. Two Westie grand-dogs now run the household.

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Clearing the Ice, the complete series
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"Robyn Ryan has done it again! Another phenomenal book with superb writing, romance and hockey! It just doesn't get better than that!" - Beth, Goodreads Reviewer

"If you love sports romance, go for it!" - Books I Flove

"Great second chance romance!" - Carrie, Goodreads Reviewer

"I loved this story. Lauren and Dave were so easy to fall in love with. They were real in every sense. I could relate to many aspects of the book and it kept me baited to read on." - Jennifer, Goodreads Reviewer

"Forget romance. Healthy Scratch pulls back the blinders and exposes the mystery that is love. Ryan spotlights the tough moments, inspiring details and everything in between. What begins as a solid friendship becomes an expose' on the emotional whirlwind known as love. Dave and Lauren pierce through the heart in stages, but leave their mark on the soul. Healthy Scratch is a WOW moment for the soul." - I Love Romance

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NMDHKHY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ L. J. Burdett (March 12, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 12, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1733 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1732959021

Best Sellers Rank: #792,032 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,701 in Sports Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #2,347 in Sports Fiction (Books)
- #28,077 in New Adult & College Romance (Books)

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Robyn M. Ryan writes sweet and sensual sports romances, including the Clearing the Ice hockey trilogy and its spin-off Tampa Suns Hockey series. Chicago-born, honorary Atlanta native, Parisienne at heart, Robin is a proud 60’s Flower Child and a “fearless” barrier-breaker for female sports journalists and minor league “batpersons.” While in college, Robyn scored a PR internship with an NHL team during its first season. As a freelance writer, Robyn interviewed future MLB and NHL Hall of Fame members and published in a variety of print media. Wife, mom, PR professional, and finally, many years later, published author. Two Westie grand-dogs now run the household.

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I really liked this book. Her characters were so good. The only thing to complain about is that throughout the book the main characters continued to call each other Mr and Ms. After a while bit was a distraction. But overall the story was enjoyable.

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This was a Good Book. The ending was Good, also. Will definitely read more of her books. This was an Good Book.

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LucyMay

Great Book

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This was a fun book to read. It also highlights an important social issue, cyber bullying. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because of careless editing errors.

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DAC

hate 3rd person POV/ loved the male lead - not the female lead

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024

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First of all for a hockey book, this book mentioned very little hockey. If you’re going to read a hockey romance, and want some actual hockey information in the book, this is not the book for you.

Second, the female lead in this book, drove me nuts. She was so wishy-washy and shallow that she drove me nuts. Eventually you get more information, but she just goes on and on and on. It’s very frustrating to read her character. The male lead is really what kept me involved in this book and helped me finish it. But I ended up scanning past a lot of the internal dialogue from the female lead.

Aldo - I despise books that are written in the first person. At least this book is active voice. But I’m really hoping the rest of the books in the series are written in first person.

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MJP

Robyn Ryan scores another goal

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2021

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Somehow, I am not reading these in the appropriate order. However, I am enjoying these books. I enjoy sports related books and these have not disappointed.
Thank you, Robyn.

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Jeff Criswell

Wonderful story

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2021

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I have enjoyed wonderful heartfelt story of Lauren how she found the love of her life but her past kept her from accepting his love.

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I loved it.

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2019

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This story was a great read. Thanks. No explicit sex to make it trashy! just emotion, love and a happy ending.

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Marcia Karon

Second chance, Hockey romance

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019

Second chances are my favorite and Lauren Gentry not only got a second chance with Dave Martin but also her family. She was a late in life surprise baby for her parents, who did not shower her with love like they had her older sister. Her father was abusive and her mother an alcoholic, so at the tender age of 3, her newly married sister, Audrey and her husband Trevor took over her guardianship and when they eventually had a daughter of their own, Cassie, they were more like sisters than aunt and niece. Lauren suppressed the memories of her young years, but acting out in her teens. Once in college, however, she met Caryn, who became her best friend and business partner. Caryn's husband Andrew and Dave are both hockey players. Her relationship with Dave is almost ruined by her feelings of being unloved and unwanted as a child and not being able to trust he will stick with her, but Dave is made of stronger stuff and wants Lauren in his life.

This is the first book that I have read from this author and the first in a series, yet I felt like I was dropped into the middle of a story. Caryn and Andrew's story was in a previous trilogy, and their back story was lightly inserted into the book, but it would have been more helpful to have had a Cast of Characters, a Prologue with what had happened to Lauren and Dave during their summer in Vancouver, in the other series or minimally had the Book by Robyn M. Ryan before the title page instead of at the end. There are also many other characters that were inserted but glossed over who were probably in the previous books. I also have to wonder who the two people are on the cover, because Lauren has auburn hair.

The main characters are well developed and the story engrossing. Lauren's continued angst got annoying after a while, when she would not open up to Dave, afraid to push him away, but this is a common theme of romance novels, failure to communicate creating misunderstandings. Nevertheless, this book is well written and I recommend it to all romance readers, hockey fans or not.

I received a free advanced copy of this book from the publisher, so some things might have changed in the final edition. This is my unbiased and voluntary review.

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Hanbarn

so so

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2024

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Read these books out of sequence but not sure it made much difference to the couples stories. Slow burner and although the couple seemed a match I just couldn’t get into their relationship or story.

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