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by Elle Kennedy
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Some rules exist to protect us. Sabrina James built her entire life around a simple one: hockey players are off limits. The rule was born from a specific betrayal. She watched Dean Di Laurentis, a classmate and hockey player, receive an A in a course he did not earn because he slept with their teaching assistant. The injustice crystallized something for Sabrina, a young woman who had clawed her way toward a future through sheer will and academic perfection. Hockey players represented everything
**Author:** Elle Kennedy **Estimated Reading Time:** 4 hours **What You'll Learn:** How two people with radically different life plans navigate an unexpected pregnancy, confront their deepest fears about worthiness and love, and build a future neither anticipated. **Who This Book Is For:** Anyone who has ever felt that love and ambition cannot coexist, or who has struggled to believe they deserve the happiness standing right in front of them.
Some rules exist to protect us. Sabrina James built her entire life around a simple one: hockey players are off limits. The rule was born from a specific betrayal. She watched Dean Di Laurentis, a classmate and hockey player, receive an A in a course he did not earn because he slept with their teaching assistant. The injustice crystallized something for Sabrina, a young woman who had clawed her way toward a future through sheer will and academic perfection. Hockey players represented everything she distrusted: privilege, shortcuts, a system rigged in favor of charm and athleticism. Sabrina had no room for shortcuts. She worked as a waitress in a western-themed strip club called Boots and Chutes, serving drinks in her underwear to fund her education. She lived with her grandmother in a house where the plaster cracked and a man named Ray, her grandmother's boyfriend, made the air feel unsafe. She studied relentlessly. Her singular goal was Harvard Law School, and from there, a career in BigLaw that would lift her permanently out of the circumstances she was born into. Love was not on the syllabus. Neither was a family. Neither was a hockey player named John Tucker. Tucker grew up differently but carried his own weight. His father died when he was three. His mother worked two jobs to keep him alive. Hockey became his escape and his ticket. By the time he walked into Malone's bar and saw Sabrina James, he was a star player at Briar University with a clear path to the pros. He was also Dean Di Laurentis's best friend, which meant he represented everything Sabrina had sworn off. Their first encounter was supposed to be a one-night mistake. It became a pregnancy. It became a death that shook their entire community. It became a bar, a baby, and a love neither of them knew how to name until it was almost too late. This book exists because the most important goals are often the ones we never set. Sabrina spent years pursuing Harvard Law as if it were the only destination that mattered. Tucker spent years pursuing professional hockey. Neither planned for each other. Neither planned for Jamie, the daughter who would rearrange their priorities and teach them that ambition without love is hollow. Their…
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Get the complete summary in the appRules exist to serve you. Examine them periodically. Discard the ones that no longer protect you.
One moment of carelessness can change everything. Pay attention to the moments that matter.
Tenderness is not weakness. It is the hardest form of strength.
Achievement will not fix you. Pursue your goals, but do the healing work separately.
Notice what you are not doing. Inaction reveals desire.
Courage is acting while afraid. Fear does not disqualify you from bravery.
"The Goal" is a strong fit if you want practical ideas around romance, sports romance, sports—especially themes like rules exist to serve you. examine them periodically. discard the ones that no longer protect you; one moment of carelessness can change everything. pay attention to the moments that matter. The MinuteRead summary distills these concepts into a focused read, whether you're deciding whether to buy the book or applying its lessons at work.
Elle Kennedy is a bestselling author known for her contemporary romance novels. Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, she discovered her passion for writing at a young age. Kennedy pursued her dream by studying English at York University and actively working towards becoming an author as a teenager. Her books, published by various publishers, feature strong heroines, sexy alpha heroes, and a blend of heat and danger. Kennedy's popularity is evident through her presence on multiple bestseller lists…
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