So Over You
by Kate Meader
Chicago Rebels #2
Publication Date: December 4, 2017
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sports Romance
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SYNOPSIS:
Three estranged sisters struggle to sustain their late father’s failing hockey franchise in Kate Meader’s sizzling Chicago Rebels series. In this second entry, middle sister Isobel is at a crossroads in her personal and professional lives. But both are about to get a significant boost with the addition of a domineering Russian powerhouse to the Rebels….
Isobel Chase knows hockey. She played NCAA, won Olympic silver, and made it thirty-seven minutes into the new National Women’s Hockey League before an injury sidelined her dreams. Those who can’t, coach, and a position as a skating consultant to her late father’s hockey franchise, the Chicago Rebels, seems like a perfect fit. Until she’s assigned her first job: the man who skated into her heart as a teen and relieved her of her pesky virginity. These days, left-winger Vadim Petrov is known as the Czar of Pleasure, a magnet for puck bunnies and the tabloids alike. But back then… let’s just say his inability to sink the puck left Isobel frustratingly scoreless.
Vadim has a first name that means “ruler,” and it doesn’t stop at his birth certificate. He dominates on the ice, the practice rink, and in the backseat of a limo. But a knee injury has produced a bad year, and bad years in the NHL don’t go unrewarded. His penance? To be traded to a troubled team where his personal coach is Isobel Chase, the woman who drove him wild years ago when they were hormonal teens. But apparently the feeling was not entirely mutual.
That Vadim might have failed to give Isobel the pleasure that was her right is intolerable, and he plans to make it up to her—one bone-melting orgasm at a time. After all, no player can perfect his game without a helluva lot of practice…
EXCERPT #2 (PG 13)
“This little job
is the difference between you playing and not. Dancing with the Stars, Vaddy baby. It’s where all the washed-up
pros end up.”
Annoyed at his reaction to her, he skated away, throwing
out over his shoulder, “I will be playing, Isobel. You will have no say in that.
I spoke with Moretti—it is clear why you have this job.”
Her brow crimped. Naturally, it was adorable. “Please.
Enlighten me.”
“He is new and no doubt under pressure to bow to the
owners. You can write your own ticket.”
“If that’s the case, I’d just appoint myself as head coach
and be done with it.”
“You are also conscious of what the fans and media think,
so you are starting small. Really, you could have called or texted, Isobel. Buying my
contract seems like a lot of work to bring me back into your world.”
“You weren’t my first
choice. But luckily your poor play this season meant Quebec was happy to
offload you.”
He ignored the brief stab. The last six months had been
difficult. Isobel understood this, yet they could not resist these little cuts.
“I think you wanted to be closer to me. Just like before,
right, Bella?”
A blush crept up her cheeks on hearing his endearment for
her.
He would test her.
Make her angry and emotional. Make her cry. Because angry, emotional criers
were not the stuff of coaches. If she was serious about a career in the NHL,
she would hear worse.
She would get him game
fit. He would get her battle ready.
He continued to
needle. “Yes, I think that must be it. It seems that the female owners of the
Rebels would like to abuse their position and use the players for their
personal pleasure. Your sister and Remy DuPre—that is interesting.”
“Is it?”
“Harper may have duped
a Rebel player into her bed, but please don’t imagine you and I will be
renewing our acquaintance in a similar manner.”
That got her attention, at last. Her creamy
skin blazed, her crimson mouth twitched, and even from a distance he could see
those melted-shamrock eyes darken. She looked like she wanted scream at him. Burst into tears. Slap his
face.
Yes, Bella. Let us see if you can handle
the barbs of every player, coach, and fan who will dismiss you. Let us see if
you can handle me.
Fury powering her stride, she skated over, skidding to a
halt mere inches from his face. As before, she was magnificent.
“You’ve found me out, Petrov.”
“I have?”
“It’s all an elaborate ruse. We bought your contract even
though you really haven’t been performing well this season. Let’s face it,
you’ve sucked donkey balls, Vadikins. But I convinced my sisters that I alone
could bring you back to top condition. Make you a valuable asset to the team. I
also made sure I’d be the only one working with you . . .” She leaned up on the
tips of her blades, a balancing act that required great skill and remarkable
ankle strength. Close enough that he could have slipped his tongue between his
lips and tasted hers.
Her breath was a hot puff of temptation. “So we would have
all this alone time.”
With that fiery gaze, she held his own.
Unerring.
Unflinching.
Until her mouth
creased, and she broke into a laugh. He remembered that laugh. Just as before,
it hit him right in the balls.
She used the edge of the iPad to poke him in the chest.
“You thought I’d go to all this trouble to try to get into your hockey shorts,
Petrov? I’m a team owner—I can have any of these Rebel boys with the click of
my fingers!” She chuckled, clearly enjoying herself. “Despite what that supersized ego
of yours thinks, the only performance I want from you is on the ice. Maybe if
you spent less time carousing—”
“Carousing?”
“Yes, it’s nicer than
calling you a club-hopping, vodka-sodden manwhore. Less of that and more effort
on your day job, please. And don’t worry yourself that I’m interested in
‘renewing our acquaintance.’ I’ve had better lays with the Ukrainian delegation
at the last Games.”
He had to say he enjoyed this sharp-tongued, quick-witted
version of Isobel.
But not enough to admit it to her.
“There is nothing you can teach me.”
“So sure, Russian.”
“I am positive.”
“We’ll see.” She skated back to the edge of the rink. “Again.”
ABOUT KATE MEADER
Originally from Ireland, USA Today bestselling author Kate Meader cut her romance reader teeth on Maeve Binchy and Jilly Cooper novels, with some Harlequins thrown in for variety. Give her tales about brooding mill owners, oversexed equestrians, and men who can rock an apron or a fire hose, and she’s there. Now based in Chicago, she writes sexy contemporary romance with alpha heroes and strong heroines who can match their men quip for quip.
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