Cindi Madsen | Why athletes make great romance heroes
Hey, Iโm Cindi Madsen and Iโm here celebrating the release of CONFESSIONS OF A FORMER PUCK
BUNNY. Iโve written four hockey players so far & I love sports romances,
so I figured Iโd talk about why athletes make such great romance heroes.
Ripped bodies from hours of training. Shallow, maybe. But whatโs a good
fictional escape without a hero with a drool-worthy body?
Smooth moves. Theyโve got great coordination and know how to push their
bodies to the limit. Enough said.
Turning sports terms into innuendos is almost too easy.
Iโd like to check out that tight end. Iโm down for some pucking.
Penetration is also occasionally thrown out during sports
announcingโpenetrate the backfield, penetrate the defense. (Does anyone else
hear Fat Amy from Pitch Perfect saying โNot a good enough reason to use
the word โpenetrate.โโ Just me?)
Iโd like to sack him. He can sack me anytimeโฆ
My, thatโs a big hockey stick you haveโฆ Want me to hold your stick?
First base, second base, third base, sliding into homeโฆ
You can illegally touch me anytimeโฆ
Iโd totally be down for some double-team action.
Rear naked choke anyone?
(I think you get the point. And are now either horrified or impressed. LOL)
Clearly theyโve got a big fan base, which often leads to a lot of forward
women, but I think thatโs why we love seeing these guys go from being a little
too smooth with the ladies to completely losing their minds over that one girl
they canโt live without.
Once these guys commit to somethingโor someoneโthey really commit and give
it their all.
So, did I leave out anything? Why do you think athletes make the best romance
heroes?
Confession #1: I used to be a puck bunny, but after a hockey player broke my
heart, I gave up all things hockey. Now Iโm just focused on finding a way to
pass my math class so I can graduate college.
Confession #2: Ryder โOxโ Maddoxโs deep, sexy voice sends fuzzy tingles
through my entire body, and Iโm powerless to stop it. Which is a big problem
since the hot, surprisingly funny hockey player is my new math tutor.
Confession #3: I canโt stop thinking about how ripped Ryder is from all his
hockey training, and how fun itโd be to cross lines with him.
Confession #4: I kissed a hockey player and I liked it.
Confession #5: If Iโm not careful, I might relapse and fall for Ryder, and
then Iโll be totally pucked.
Cindi Madsen sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting revising,
and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person.
Without it, sheโd be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always
find a reason to buy a new pretty pair, especially if theyโre sparkly, colorful,
or super tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes summer lasted all year long.
She lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with
her husband and three children.
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