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| Seattle, Washington – Present Day Aspiring tattoo artist Lucy Ross is out for a night on the town with her besties when she runs into a wall…of hard male body. He’s big and polite and attracts her attention. The man, Jaylen “JJ” Jones is feeling down and wants a night to forget everything that is wrong with his life. They end up having a one-night stand, and Lucy never expects to see JJ again because he’s leaving town tomorrow. She is trying to land a tattoo apprentice position at her job, so she will do just about anything for her boss. She is assigned the task of painting a mural on the wall at the local pro hockey arena. Lucy has barely arrived when she spots JJ on the ice. He’s a hockey player? Didn’t he say that he was leaving town the day after they had sex? Then JJ spots her and accidentally hits a puck right into her forehead. JJ was down on his luck, a once promising hockey star who was in Seattle for what he thought was a failed tryout. He was in the Seattle airport waiting to board his flight and head back to Chicago when he got the call that the Seattle Rainers wanted to sign him after all. He is surprised to see Lucy and tries to make up for the fact that he smacked her in the head with a puck. After getting over their surprise of running into each other again, she turns out to be a good friend, and she offers him good luck for his first game, which turns out to be very successful. Lucy is JJ’s lucky rabbit? Friendship and more are soon born. Lucy and JJ are both going through a tough time as SHOOT YOUR SHOT opens. Her boss keeps giving her crappy assignments while promising to look at Lucy’s portfolio and decide if she will take her on as a tattoo apprentice. JJ was once a top hockey draft pick but after failing, he’s hit rock bottom. A chance in Seattle ended but then was resurrected after an injury left the Rainers short. JJ is more than willing to try and prove himself. With Lucy’s unwitting help, he is finding success. Meanwhile, the two begin to hang out. After all, JJ can’t say goodbye to his lucky rabbit. They’ve already had one night of sex, why not another? They started out their new arrangement to be friends, but it is soon changing… SHOOT YOUR SHOT is a fun and intriguing tale about a couple who are polar opposites. Lucy is bisexual while JJ has pretty much kept his life free of romantic entanglements despite the fact that some of the female puck bunnies are more than willing to bed him. Lucy and JJ click and become a couple of sorts. Just don’t call them boyfriend and girlfriend—yet. Readers will soon learn what makes the two the way they are. For Lucy, it’s all about her dead-beat father, while JJ lost a beloved friend, and he feels guilty. Can they open up to each other and go beyond friendship? Readers will be hoping the answer is yes. An entertaining tale right from the beginning, you won’t want to miss picking up SHOOT YOUR SHOT. Patti Fischer |
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SHOOT YOUR SHOT – Lexi LaFleur Brown