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Manufacturer: Berkley
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780425194577
ISBN: 0425194574
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: 2004-02-03
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: 2004-02-03
Studio: Berkley
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Summary: Loved It!
Comment: I definitely have the rest of Deirdre Martin's hockey books on the wish list. This novel was funny and it made me cry. I love a book that puts me through the wringer like that. I liked the hockey slant (my favorite spectator sport) and also the Italian heritage. I've known a few Italian-American families over the years and this story made me smile from that aspect as well. Great characters.
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Summary: Italian boys from Brooklyn are the BEST!
Comment: Theresa is a true Italian girl at heart trying to hide her cultural roots to fit in with her perception of high society. Then comes Michael, a boy from Bensonhurst, whom Theresa tries to blow him off because he has three strikes against him... he's Italian, from her old neighborhood, and a hockey player.
Michael Dante, hometown hero, referred to as Mikey D by his hockey fans is trying to woo the woman he believes is "the one". But no such luck, Theresa is Sicilian and one tough cookie. So, Michael stops at nothing, and I mean nothing to get the girl.
Of course, who should fall on the scene, but Reese, a blonde lawyer Theresa has believed to be her soul mate. They talk about art and culture and all the things she thought meant a true lasting relationship.
But does Theresa really want an Upper East Side Guy who seems fake? Or does she want Michael, the all around good guy who will stop at nothing to win her heart?
Who would you go for?
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Summary: Interesting read, Cute story
Comment: This book was fun to read because you rarely read romances that involve hockey players. Martin has a lot of potential .The characters were well-developed; I loved the Italian flavor dashed here and there. One negative is that I think the book could have been about 50 pages shorter. It seems like the on-again off-again romantic plot is a tad too repetitive. Just make up your mind already. Otherwise, highly recommended as a straightforward romantic novel.
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Summary: Hockey and Romance - you can't go wrong.
Comment: I love Deirdre Martin's books and plan to read everything she writes. This is book takes a look at lives of Theresa and Michael. Theresa and her friend Jenna (main character in Body Check) own a PR business. Theresa was attacked by a hockey player in the past and therefore doesn't want to mix with Hockey players and especially Italian hockey players. Michael is a hot Italian hockey player who hires Theresa to do PR work for the family restaurant. This book will make you laugh, cry and the hockey makes you sit on the edge of your seat. Buy this book and enjoy!
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Summary: Just not as good as its predecessor
Comment: Michael Dante has had a crush on Theresa Falconetti for years. A member of the rag tag hockey champs - the New York Blades - he has recently taken over his family's restaurant. He hires her to do PR for the restaurant since she won't give him the time of day since he is from the old neighborhood - and a hockey player.
Theresa is the partner of Janna, who captured the heart of the team captain, Ty from "Body Check." It is nice to get an update on life in the Gallagher household, but much of the story is bogged down with her constant rejections of Michael, and his doormat tendency to chase after her, while trying to hold on to his position on the team.
I had a hard time understanding his attraction. She was actually quite mean to him, and had an enormous chip on her shoulder for both her neighborhood, and her heritage. I thought he deserved better. And as a reader, I deserved a better follow up.
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Editorial Reviews:
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To the deep disappointment of her large family, PR princess Theresa Falconetti never dates Italians, men from her old Brooklyn neighborhood, or professional athletes.
Michael Dante, winger for the Stanley Cup champion New York Blades, is all three--and he is head over heels for her. So when Theresa finds herself a buttoned-up lawyer, Michael is forced to take his game to the next level.
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