I’m
excited to share a sneak peek of Behind
the Bench, the second book of the In the Game Hockey Romance series. Dr.
Danni Angelo is the physician for the local professional hockey team. She doesn’t
cook much but makes a mouth-watering homemade pizza dough on a sexy date with
the new coach, Trey Mason. I thought I’d share an equally delicious gluten-free
pizza dough recipe. Unlike Danni’s recipe, it’s quick to throw together –
perfect for a Monday night dinner!
Gluten-free Pizza Crust
½ cup ground almonds
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
pinch salt
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried basil
2 tsp olive oil
1 egg
Combine the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Spread the dough
on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and brushed with olive oil. Top
with your favourite toppings. My favs are tomato paste, diced chicken,
pineapple, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese. Bake at 325°F
for 15-20 minutes.
Bon Appetit!
Behind the Bench (In the Game Hockey Romance, Book 2)
Dr. Danni Angelo is the team physician for the Clarington
Quakes hockey team. She’s worked hard to earn the players’ respect, but the new
coach, Trey Mason, is stirring things up, and Danni’s worried her job may be in
jeopardy.
Trey finds Danni…distracting. Beauty, brains, and sexy moves
on the ice have him uncomfortably attracted. He’s the new guy on the block. He
has a reputation to build and a standard to set. The last thing he needs is a
complication.
When the team spirals out of control and Danni and Trey get
caught up in a drug scandal, things heat up on and off the ice. It’s a whole
new game plan…Behind the Bench.
Excerpt
Danni
watched the tail end of the in-house broadcast of the news conference and
flicked off the screen. How could you not be impressed with that? Trey Mason
was confident and eloquent, and spoke in a relaxed and engaging way. The
beach-bum blond hair, sculpted cheekbones, and easy smile would win over the
non-hockey fans, and his passion and knowledge of the game would impress the
followers. He had it all, and landing in a town like Clarington must be a dream
come true. For him.
And a
nightmare for her.
She had
worked part-time as the team physician for the Clarington Earthquakes, Quakes
for short, for the past three years. It had taken time to gain the players’
confidence. Being a female physician for a men’s hockey team hadn’t been easy,
but she’d built a solid professional relationship.
She
loved everything about the job – the energy of the games, working with
high-level athletes, and a new clinic in a state-of-the-art arena. She certainly
didn’t want it to change because of a new head coach.
Trey
Mason couldn’t fire her. Theoretically. That would be up to the owners of the
team. He could, however, make her life miserable. And if there was friction
between them, it would affect the players, and ultimately, what affected the
players influenced the owners. There were two other physicians who shared the
job with her and a few more who would be eager to take it on.
He, on
the other hand, could be set for a long run if he delivered half of what he’d
promised today. She certainly hadn’t seen any charm when he’d walked into the
pressroom, and yet it came out in spades when he spoke. She could only hope
that her initial impression had been wrong, because between the two of them, it
wasn’t likely that he’d be leaving any time soon. Bottom line – she needed to
suck it up and get along with the new guy. She sighed. She hated sucking up.
She’d thought she was done with that. Apparently not. She shook her head and
gritted her teeth. Time to smile and play nice.
Behind the Bench will be released April 17 as part of the
paranormal and contemporary medical boxed set Coming in Hot: Rescue Me for only
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Linda O’Connor
started writing a few years ago when she needed a creative outlet other than
subtly rearranging the displays at the local home décor store. It turns out she
loves writing romantic comedies and has a few more stories to tell. When not
writing, she’s a physician at an Urgent Care Clinic (well, even when she is
writing she’s a physician, and it shows up in her stories :D
). She hangs out at www.lindaoconnor.net.
Laugh every day.
Love every minute.
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