For Puck’s Sake Book 14: Penalty Shot by Crea Reitan

 

For Puck’s Sake Book 14

You miss all the shots you don’t take.

Denny

My world turns upside down when I’m thrust into single parenthood to my day-old son. Coming from a home where hatred and resentment thrived, I’m terrified of messing up my kid. Just when I’m at my lowest point, on the brink of drowning, a stranger shows up at my door and somehow, he makes it a little easier to breathe even as he makes the guilt in my chest a little louder.

Tyler

My world turns inside out with the loss of my sister - my best friend. I’m hours too late to say goodbye and by the time I get to the hospital, her newborn has already left with her fiance. Tracking them down isn’t as difficult as not falling for him. Everyday this man makes me fall a little harder as I search for the answers my sister took with her to an early grave.

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Denny has been struggling for a while. When he learns that he is going to be a father, he panics in a number of ways. The days are ticking by closer and closer to when his child will be born. He has to decide what is best for his child’s future, even if that includes him not being in it. But before he can figure it out, the mother of his child, Sally, passes away shortly after childbirth. There is no more figuring out because the moment he sees his son, he knows he loves him. He’ll take care of him. But Denny can’t help but wonder if he is still doing right by him. Then Tyler shows up. Tyler is Sally’s brother. He was on his way to move in with Sally and demand some answers about who she was marrying when he learns she is gone. Tyler always felt like there was something Sally wasn’t saying about her relationship with Denny. And when he tracks Denny down, he has even more questions, because neither of them seem to be in the other’s lives. But that’s something he’ll have to examine later, because all he wants is to be in his nephew’s life. And in doing so, Tyler and Denny realize they need one another in more ways than one. Oof, this story hits you right in the emotions! Both of their lives are turned upside down in many ways. Denny has so much to work through but I loved that he took his responsibilities for his child so seriously in all the ways that mattered. He proved to his friends and himself that him wanting to be a dad now after believing it was something he never wanted, was his own choice because the love he feels for his kid. And for Tyler, he was willing to fight for his nephew and to keep the last bit of family in his life. He never wanted to take his nephew from Denny, he just wanted to be in their lives. And I just loved that together, the three of them, became their own family. It was just really sweet. And even sweeter when you see that Dennis and Tyler are actually definitely made for one another. They get each other in so many ways and have great chemistry. I also loved getting to know these characters and seeing some familiar faces! Another great book in this series for sure!

I received an ARC in exchange or an honest review.