Ballsy

Wonderful, heartwarming story! Social anxiety and self-doubt, unfortunately, knows no bounds…and Kailey Henderson has been dealing with it for years. Those who should have been patient and kind in supporting her anxiety, have not and are not. No, in fact, they exacerbate the problem. So when big, brass and charming Connor Smith starts paying attention to Kailey? She tries to deflect. But Connor sees something in Kailey, something she doesn’t see…yet. And yes, he has his own issues but his determination to get to know Kailey and show her how he sees her is so genuine and charming! Loved the way these two supported one another, never giving up and truly being there when the other needed support, and yet, each stronger because of what they had, together!

This is my first book in this series. I am a fan of the author and have her other series but for some reason I have not read any books in this series until now. It features players who play on a hockey team called the Breakers. It is a stand alone story and it deals with some serious subjects like Dyslexia and Social Anxiety. In this story we meet Connor who goes by the name of Smitty. He is a player on the hockey team and Kailey is a newer part of the team on the behind the scenes way. She suffers from extreme social anxiety and Smitty is big, loud and he terrifies her. Smitty is majorly crushing on Kailey from day one. He knows she is his one but she won't give him the time of day because he freaks her out. Meanwhile Smitty suffers from Dyslexia and even as an adult he struggles. When K and Smitty find out that they both have issues that make them feel inferior and that their families don't get it, well that's when these two start to understand each other. I really loved how they each had each others backs and they were there for each other. It was a really fascinating story and one I learned some new things about Dyslexia and Anxiety. I adored how Smitty had K's back in relation to her nightmare of a father and I loved how K supported Smitty in relation to his brother. I received a complimentary early release copy of this e-book from the author prior to release and am voluntarily leaving a review.