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"Fine sports romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted January 27, 2004

Though he plays on the third line for the Blades and even sits out games at times, native son Michael Dante is one of the most poplar New York professionals because he was born and raised in Brooklyn. Michael knows he loves Theresa Falconetti, but she will not even Read more...

"Brilliant sequel to BODY CHECK is witty and captivating."
Reviewed by Suzanne Tucker
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted February 1, 2004

Michael Dante, a third-line winger for the NYC Blades hockey team, loves playing hockey, loves NY, loves his Italian roots, loves Dante's (his family's restaurant) and loves Theresa Falconetti. He's known as "the local boy made good." Hockey is his life, but Dante's is his future. Michael hires Theresa's PR Read more...

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Summary

A little competition never hurt anybody...

Theresa Falconetti has it all: brains, beauty, a quick wit and her own PR business. To the deep disappointment of her large family, she never dates Italians, men from her old Brooklyn neighborhood, or professional athletes. Especially not athletes...

Michael Dante, popular hometown hero and winger for the Stanley Cup champion New York Blades is all three—and he is head over heels for her.

For Michael, Theresa's NO HOCKEY PLAYERS rule is a check to the heart. Nothing he does seems to melt her resolve. His stubborn refusal to give up on this wise-cracking brunette who—he knows—is hiding from her roots is driving them both nuts. And when he hires her to publicize his family's restaurant, more than the kitchen heats up. Then Theresa finds herself an Upper East Side kind of guy, and Michael is forced to take his game to the next level...

IT'S FACE OFF TIME...