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    Rebounding Hope: Loving the Sound, #7
    Rebounding Hope: Loving the Sound, #7
    Rebounding Hope: Loving the Sound, #7
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    Rebounding Hope: Loving the Sound, #7

    By Kat Obie

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    Going back home hasn't been fun for Dykstman since he's always reminded of his lost love. Maybe this time, things will be different...

     

    Michael Dykstman has been a playboy for years while living out his professional hockey dream. Wild and crazy nights were his way of coping with losing the love of his life. Going home for any period of time hasn't been fun since it always opened that old wound. He came home to help out with a cancer fundraiser for his best friend's son. He wasn't going to bail out of the fundraiser despite having to work with her again. Hell, he still wanted to rekindle things with her again if he was given half a chance.

     

    Tiff remained in Butler living out her dream of owning a coffee shop. Things were just fine until she had to work with Dykstman again on a fundraiser. She was reminded of the guy she fell in love with so long ago. She couldn't help but wonder if they could come to an understanding again.

    Curl up with Rebounding Hope where the playboy finds his second chance.


    Get reacquainted with the Cleveland Sound hockey team in this steamy yet sweet standalone novel in the Loving the Sound series. This book can be enjoyed in any order of the series. If you love sexy sports romances and second chance romances with a HEA, this book is for you! This book contains mature content such as coarse language and sexual content.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKat Obie
    Release dateSep 17, 2023
    ISBN9798223397069
    Rebounding Hope: Loving the Sound, #7

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      Book preview

      Rebounding Hope - Kat Obie

      Chapter 1

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      Michael

      Arriving in Butler was never fun. Hell, he'd avoided the area as much as he could since he got drafted into the NHL. Too many hurt memories that haunted him and not enough ice rinks. He was a professional hockey player for the Cleveland Sound, and he needed to train with elite athletes like himself even in the off-season. At least, that's what he told himself.

      If he really wanted to, he could make something work. It wasn’t like Pittsburgh or Cleveland were that far away. Sure, it would be a pain in the ass to drive down to Cranberry daily to get some ice time, but it wasn’t like he didn't do that as a kid trying to break through.

      Going to the small coffee shop on Main Street, he swore the moment he realized who was working behind the till. If he were smart, he would have walked out. Unfortunately, he needed coffee, and Butler didn't have many options. It didn't even have a Starbucks, and he didn't want gas station coffee.

      Get out of here, Michael. Your business isn't wanted or needed. Tiffany looked gorgeous, even with her auburn hair pulled back and venom coming from her mouth.

      He knew the chances of running into his high school ex were high any time he was in Butler. It was a small town, and everyone knew each other’s business. It didn’t help that he was still hung up on her, even so many years later.

      Not only did she break up with him the day he got drafted, she now controlled whether he could get coffee. It sucked, 'cause she seemed as angry as ever with him. The funny thing was he didn’t know what he’d done to make her so mad in the first place. While there was little chance of getting back together with Tiff, there had to be a strong chance he could get coffee.

      He leaned up against the pastry display case. Come on, Tiff, you may not need or want my business, but I need your coffee. A large, black eye coffee—is that too much trouble? He pulled out his wallet from his back pocket.

      She stared at him. Go elsewhere.

      Why? You sell coffee, and I want coffee. Besides, where else should I go? It's not like there is another coffee shop down the road. He threw a twenty onto the case. Please, Tiff.

      She blew up her bangs in a huff and said, Fine. But I still don't like you. She snatched the twenty out of his hands. She rang it up but didn't give him any change. He wasn't going to ask for it. Do you need room?

      No. He waited for his coffee with the two shots of espresso. The aroma perked up his senses. It was what he needed. He looked around the shop. Is this place yours?

      None of your business.

      She was a firecracker, and he loved that side of her. Hell, if he was honest with himself, she was the only girl he’d ever loved. Everyone else had been a fuck buddy, and he’d had a lot of those.

      He still didn’t understand why she’d hung him out to dry and then cut him out of her life. He’d always known he would be drafted and wanted to get far away from Butler for his career. It was a broken-down town with no future, especially if you wanted to be a professional hockey player. But they’d had plans to move back to Butler, and she would open up a coffee shop very similar to this one.

      It didn't take long for her to hand him his coffee. He took a sip of the brown liquid and closed his eyes. It was a damn good coffee.

      But when he opened up his eyes, Tiff said, You can go now.

      He gave her a salute with two fingers and headed out the door.

      His mind drifted towards why he was in town for the first place: to help with a fundraiser for his best friend’s sick little boy. He cursed the fact that he wasn't allowed to just pay off the kid’s medical bills. Instead, his best friend wanted him there at the event and didn't want to abuse their friendship. Besides, his being present at the event would get it a lot more attention. He couldn’t say no to his best friend, so he’d come to town to support the fundraiser and hang out with Timmy in case he couldn’t beat this round of cancer.

      That meant lots of chances of running into Tiff while he was in town, especially if she owned the coffee shop. Unless she hid. In the past, when he’d come to town, she seemed to make herself scarce, just like he kept himself away most of the time.

      He just hoped it wouldn’t be a week of getting attitude anytime he wanted coffee.

      Tiff

      Seeing Michael Dykstman walking into her coffee shop reopened old wounds. From the moment she didn't show up at his draft party, she’d regretted it. Well, that was until she found out he was screwing as often as he could. That made it easier to hate him.

      The fact he was a local icon didn't help anything. Him and his stupid hockey talent. Well, that stupid hockey talent did keep him away from town. Since they broke up eight years ago, she'd barely seen him.

      As she was bussing some tables, her phone went off. She looked down to see it was her best friend, Susan, calling. She accepted the call. Hey. What's going on?

      I wanted to warn you that Michael Dykstman is coming to town for Timmy's fundraiser.

      Timmy was Susan and David's child who was battling leukemia for the second time. It was tragic to see a seven-year-old go through so much.

      Susan knew that Tiff had never recovered from the heartbreak of that last night with Michael.

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