Book nine in the Boston Hawks series focuses on the team
owner Scott and Noelle, the daughter of the rival New York Sharks NHL team.
They’ve known each other for years because of the business and even had a
flirty something more a few years back, but it takes Noelle expanding her
bakery business to Boston to get them to take their mutual attraction further.
Things aren’t just totally straightforward with them though, since they’ve both
got so much going on professionally and personally. This story traces their relationship
from acquaintances to friends to more.
First of all, I love a strong heroine, and Noelle is exactly
that. She’s a business owner and moreover takes charge of her life by doing
what’s right for her and not necessarily what’s expected. She challenges what’s
deemed appropriate for her to do, and that female strength is something I adore
about this series. The heroines are always formidable, and it’s a refreshing
attribute to see in specifically sports romances where some of the male
characters can be a touch brutish (though not the case here).
And then there’s Scott, and he’s just so wonderful. He’s
sweet and encouraging of not only Noelle but everyone in his life. He’s this solid
presence and admirable in everything he does, too. Scott’s sweet and caring and
certain in what he wants. It would be impossible to not fall in love with him.
He’s the sort of character that knows what he wants and goes after it, which that
confidence and sureness is enough to make him swoon worthy.
Together, Scott and Noelle complement each other perfectly,
and the way their relationship progresses is utterly sweet. There’s a
tenderness to their interactions that’s mixed with this palpable attraction,
and I couldn’t get enough of them together. They’re basically relationship goals,
and I can’t say enough good things about the sort of characters Azzi has
created in this series.
The Score Keeper is a fantastic addition to this series, and
it sets up for the next series that will follow the Tennessee Thunderbolts. You
don’t need to have read the other books in this series to have this book make
sense, but really I think you’ll want to just because of how good the rest of it
is.
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