What if you met the love of your life but your relationship started on a lie, albeit a lie of omission. What would you do? In “A Lie for a Lie
A chance meeting on a plane ride to Kodiak, Alaska started the summer long affair between Lainey and RJ. Lainey was a graduate student working on her thesis while RJ was there to go being, relaxing and recharging before the hockey season started.
They did not plan it to be casual; though they did not plan it to be serious either. When a family emergency arose, RJ had to go back to the Lower 48 in a hurry, forgetting to get Lainey’s contact number. And Lainey did not get his either.
Fast-forward one year. RJ was back in Chicago and attending a birthday party for his teammate’s child when he ran into Lainey again. He was surprised. She was surprised. But, things changed between them when Lainey realized who RJ really was.
Then, the biggest surprise of all – their summer long affair in Alaska resulted into a pregnancy. Now, RJ not only has to fight for Lainey’s heart but his son as well.
A professional athlete falling in love with an ordinary girl (Lainey is not truly ordinary though with her Ph. D.) is not an unusual premise for a jock romance. But for me, “A Lie for a Lie
Having lived in the Aleutian Chain myself (not in Kodiak though), this story caught my attention early on. And to give credit where credit is due, even after the Kodiak scenes, “A Lie for a Lie
A fast and easy read, you will like RJ and Lainey. They are a bit quirky, but that is actually their charm. “A Lie for a Lie
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A Lie for a Lie
What if you met the love of your life but your relationship started on a lie, albeit a lie of omission. What would you do? In “A Lie for a Lie,” RJ Bowman was faced with that question when he hid from Lainey that he was a professional hockey player and a famous one at that.
Title: A Lie for a Lie
Author: Helena Hunting
Release Date: October 15, 2019
Publisher: Montlake
Summary
Sometimes I need an escape from the demands, the puck bunnies, and the notoriety that come with being an NHL team captain. I just want to be a normal guy for a few weeks. So when I leave Chicago for some peace and quiet, the last thing I expect is for a gorgeous woman to literally fall into my lap on a flight to Alaska. Even better, she has absolutely no idea who I am.
Lainey is the perfect escape from my life. My plan for seclusion becomes a month long sex fest punctuated with domestic bliss. But it ends just as abruptly as it began. When I’m called away on a family emergency, I realize too late that I have no way to contact Lainey.
A year later, a chance encounter throws Lainey and me together again. But I still have a lie hanging over my head, and Lainey’s keeping secrets of her own. With more than lust at stake, the truth may be our game changer.
