Holly Berries and Hockey Pucks

Hockey, holidays, and a slap shot to the heartJillian Morgan is a single mom and flower shop owner. She once had a promising career as a women's hockey player. But life gave her a slap shot to the heart; she left the ice and now has a precocious six-year-old daughter who loves hockey as much as she did. Jillian's focus is her daughter and the busy upcoming holiday season in the small town of Dickens. Then a newcomer stops in for flowers. He might be good-looking-no, great looking-but Jillian doesn't need a complication of the male variety.Brett Parsons hasn't held a hockey stick in ten years, not since an injury ended his dreams of being an NHL star. He's moved to Dickens to help his newly widowed mother. With a recently broken engagement, he doesn't have any interest in dating. But he might make an exception for the pretty blue-eyed florist.Brett's delighted when he takes a job coaching the local youth hockey group and finds Jillian's daughter on his team. Jillian's not the average hockey mom, and Brett's looking forward to discovering her secrets. Despite the attraction, Jillian's wary. It's easier to stay single than to have her heart broken again. But both of them know life rarely turns out as planned. In a small town that cherishes Christmas, hockey pucks and holly berries might just lead to kisses under the mistletoe. Lucinda lives, with her husband, in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. Her writing is contemporary, fresh and engaging. In her debut series, Cari McKenna and her family deal with life-changing events that fill their future with hope and love. She has released two novellas and five novels in the Loudon SeriesBe sure to read-Between Here and Heaven- a novellaLost and FoundThe Journey HomeThe Last First Kiss- a novellaReady to SoarLove in the Looking GlassMagic in the Rain A clean, small town with a Christmas theme - heartwarming to read and these stories will remind of you Hallmark and Great American Country holiday movies.