The tao of hockey : Vancouver Vice Hockey, #1

After being selected in the first-round of the NHL draft, Eric Fairburn was in a car accident that destroyed his career. Now, five years later, he�s getting one last chance. If he can make the Vancouver Vice of the AHL, it could be the first step to making his hockey dreams come true. There are only two things standing in his way�the coach from hell and his own self-destructive ways. The one talent he hasn�t lost is his way with women. So he�s surprised to be turned down by a mysterious woman he meets in a bar. Eric finds himself pursuing her when he should be focusing on hockey. Yet he�s drawn to her confidence and independence, believing that might be the key to fixing his own on-ice issues. This book contains adult situations and language and is suitable for readers aged 18 and up. The Tao of Hockey is the first book in a new series about a fictional hockey team called the Vancouver Vice. ** Former hockey phenom Eric Fairburn's got 99 problems, but determination ain't one. It was karma. When our eyes met across the crowded bar, I was drawn magnetically. Beyond her beauty and supple body, it was her unshakeable calm I craved—she was the yin to my yang. Still when she immediately suggested we go to my place for sex, I nearly dropped my drink. But once we got into my truck, and she saw proof of my messed-up past, she bailed. Gone without even leaving her Cinderella slipper. Now I can't stop thinking about her. In a city of over two million people, how do I find a woman with no name, no connections, nothing? If it's destiny, I will find her and convince her that I'm more than a loser with a DUI. And then we can explore our incredible connection. Except I'm right in the middle of the biggest hockey tryout of my life—with backstabbing teammates who want to see me fail and a coach who's got a hate-on for me. Sure, I've got problems, but she's not going to be one of them. This is the first book in the series about the Vancouver Vice hockey team.