YOU HAD ME AT HOCKEY is here!
It’s release day for YOU HAD ME AT HOCKEY!
I’m super stoked about the how readers are receiving this book. It was fun to write a character like Sara, and of course it was exciting to write a second generation Heller boy!
Can a spirited, down-to-earth influencer get an uptight hockey player out of his shell?
Josh
I am a warrior. That’s been my motto since I recovered from a near-death accident when I was younger. Now I enjoy my nice, settled life in Dallas playing pro hockey—a boring life is better than being dead. I’m not a party guy or an adventurer; I like my routine and peace and quiet. So being traded to New York is the worst possible change that could happen. And meeting unfiltered and fascinating Sara Carrington throws my life into even more chaos.
Sara
I’ve been considered weird my whole life, which is why I’m still a virgin, but I’ve turned it into a career with my YouTube videos. Who knew people would love watching me talk about my zits, taste test meatless burgers, and try to learn TikTok dances! Now I’m launching a podcast. Getting hockey star Josh Heller as a guest will help gain listeners for sure. I expect a bearded jock with no teeth and nothing to say, but I get a hot as H-E-double-hockey-sticks grouch with a surprisingly dirty mind. My mission to make him laugh is successful, but I want to know why he’s so uptight underneath that panty-dropping smile. Maybe I can teach Josh to have some fun . . . and maybe he can teach me a thing or two along the way. . . .
As I posted this, I realized I haven’t blogged for a while. Like many of you, my life is pretty uneventful right now. Due to COVID I’ve been staying home for the last ten months. I haven’t seen extended family since last Christmas. And we’re in a terrible second wave right now here, so things are locked down again. Christmas this year is going to be different. It’s disappointing, but it’s only one year, and it’s more important that we get through this. So we’ll be creative with Zoom and with our gift exchange.
Obviously, I haven’t been able to do the traveling I was supposed to this year, but I’ve been hanging out with my author friends in video chat rooms. We’ve done a couple of all day “retreats” where we talk business stuff, brainstorm, and do writing sprints. Then we have happy hour! It’s been a lot of fun and helps get through the solitude. And this past weekend I attended the Romance Author Mastermind conference. It was supposed to be in Houston, but we met online instead. It was really great! Lots of good information packed into an exhausting agenda, and almost as good as being there in person!
My writing production has been slow this year, and that could affect my release schedule in 2021. I hate that, but it’s definitely been a challenging year. I did finish writing a book last week though—stay tuned for more details! It’s tentatively titled TALK HOCKEY TO ME and it’s another Bears Hockey book.
I have lots of ideas to work on, never fear!