Autumn Haven knew there was a possibility she would see her
ex-husband, Sam LeClaire, the moment she agreed to plan
Hockey legend Ty Savage's wedding since Sam was Ty's
ex-teammate. Weddings are a time of happiness and joy, so
Autumn is determined to put business first and keep the
hate, hurt, and disappointment off her face for when the
inevitable happens. Autumn fell in love with Sam one
fateful weekend in Las Vegas 6 years ago, the same weekend
she gave into longing for a chance at forever, the same
weekend Sam married her then left her pregnant and alone.
Autumn and Sam's six year old son, Conner, receives the
same treatment leaving Conner hurt and disappointed when Sam
skips out on weekends he is supposed to spend with Conner.
Unfortunately, Autumn is unable to refuse Sam's help looking
after Conner when the babysitter becomes sick during
the wedding. Autumn attempts to put aside their differences
and be thankful Sam is willing to do at least that much.
Sam LeCaire loves Hockey just as much as he loves beautiful
women and the lure of the beautiful redhead in Las Vegas six
years ago is no exception. Sam is not sure exactly how the
decision to marry Autumn came about, Sam only knows it
was a colossal mistake. Memories of their time together
slam into his head as he watches Autumn keep Ty Savage's
wedding and reception running smoothly. Sam jumps at the
chance to spend time with their son when Autumn's brother is
unable to watch him any longer during the reception. Sam
always steels himself against the hate and pain he sees in
Autumn eyes every time they are forced to come face to face
regarding their son. Sam may regret his actions in Las Vegas
but he will never regret the son they have together. Sam
realizes that he doesn't want to be like his own father, a
disappointment, and decides to put aside his indifference to
his son and attempt to make amends both with Conner and Autumn.
As always, Rachel Gibson brings characters to life with deep
emotions and turmoil to wade through before happiness can be
found. Sam and Autumn's story is breath-taking and
beautiful. A complete joy to read.
Autumn Haven's Las Vegas "to-do" list said to catch a show
and play the slots -- not wake up married to a sexy jerk
like Sam LeClaire. The first moment she saw him eyeing her
like a luscious piece of the dessert buffet, her usually
responsible self told her to run. And she did -- right into
the wildest fantasy weekend of her life. But Monday morning
jolted her back to reality, and before she could say "pass
the coffee," -- Sam was gone.
Now a successful wedding planner, Autumn hasn't clapped eyes
on the heartbreaking hockey superstar for over two
years...until she organizes his teammate's "Special Day,"
where Sam makes a BIG play to pick up where he left off! But
she has vowed any man of hers plays for keeps. Is Sam the
man for her or does she banish him to the sin bin forever?