Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett

Book Blurb:

“I'm not sure what possessed me to do it. Maybe it was the impossible expectations I faced, maybe it was my own self-loathing. But I just knew I needed something different to happen. I needed someone... something... to derail me from my current path. Otherwise, I would become lost... a hollowed out shell of a man. So I did it. I approached her, then I pursued her, then I made her mine. And my life was saved...”

Ryan Burnham is the privileged son of a U.S. Congressman and captain of his university’s hockey team. While he is on the verge of fulfilling his dreams to play in the NHL, his parents want him on a different course. One he is expected to accept for the sake of his family’s public image.

Forced her to abandon her music career after the heart breaking death of her parents, Danny Cross exists on the opposite side of the tracks from Ryan. She is struggling to make her own way, working two jobs, attending college part time and volunteering in a homeless shelter. She is on a mission to build her own success.

With a chance meeting, their vastly different worlds collide, causing each to evaluate whether they are truly on the correct path to self-fulfillment and happiness. Can their relationship survive? Particularly when others are against them every step of the way. A lot can happen in just ten short days...

 

First and foremost, Ryan's mom is a complete bitch. How she wouldn't accept Danny because of how she looks on the outside, not for who she is on the inside, just made me unbelievably mad. And she did not change at all. So do not get your hopes up for that changing at all when you read this book.

Anyways, forgetting my above rant, this book was really good. Danny and Ryan face one of the biggest problems a relationship can face: one person not being accepted by the other person's parents which is a hard thing to overcome for any relationship. This is the biggest problem in this story which gives the story a lot of drama; good drama that is.

I really liked how Danny was strong and didn't take any crap from anyone, even Ryan. Ryan was a favorite for me too because he chose a love that can only happen once in a lifetime over his family which takes a lot of balls to do. He deserves a lot of respect for choosing Danny.

Overall this story was sweet and the perfect giddy, HEA book that I love. A great start to the Off series.