Crossing The Line

An Atlanta Edge Hockey Novel

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Pub Date 26 Mar 2019 | Archive Date 12 Apr 2019

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Atlanta Edge's hottest Russian hockey star made a big mistake. Now he must find a way to apologize big time to the girl he left behind in the States.

I've been a puck bunny most of my life. So when Roman Volkov, up and coming hockey star with the Atlanta Edge, takes me home and treats me like a queen, I believe I've found the man I can love. Then one morning, I wake to the news that Roman has left me behind while he plays in Russia. His agent takes pleasure in kicking me out of Roman's house. I don't believe anything the sleazy man says. Roman is good to me. No way will he treat me like this. So I go in search for the truth and I discover so much more.

I'm suffocating on the third line when the season ends. So when I get a call from Russia in the middle of the night to participate in a high-profile tournament, I go for it. I'm certain a gold medal will launch me into the top line with my team back in the States. No sooner than I arrive, I call Kitty Summerville to explain why I left without waking her. She's not answering. Has my ambition destroyed any chance of a future with her? When I return, my sexy kitten and I will have a long conversation.

Only, I want to know why is she living with my Coach, and his wife and family?


Atlanta Edge's hottest Russian hockey star made a big mistake. Now he must find a way to apologize big time to the girl he left behind in the States.

I've been a puck bunny most of my life. So when...


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Kitty (Katie) Summerville is a puck bunny who never knew who her father is has been with several sports stars since she was 16 when her mother kicked her out of the house. She is currently living with hockey star Roman Volkov until he left on a trip to Russia to play in a tournament and he left her a note and told his agent to get rid of her. She stayed with her mother until she told her to get out because she wasn’t supporting her. Kitty walked to the arena to try and find someone to help her contact Roman and find out what happened. Roman’s coach and his family helped Kitty to figure out what happened. Kitty kept to herself because she had lived all over and didn’t want to make any waves with Roman so she never complained but when Coach helped her out she finally saw what a normal family actually was like.

Crossing The Line is a book that I reread parts to see where the author has given hints about Katie and Roman. Carla Swafford has taken a different approach and showed that not all women that bunnies are all different.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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This is the first book I have read by Carla Swafford and I really enjoyed it. I am a huge fan of sports romances (hockey is my favorite) and I really enjoyed this one. I also love books told in a dual POV so this book got points for that as well. This book follows Kitty and Roman's relationship. Kitty is a "puck bunny" and Roman is an NHLer from Russia. Like most contemporary sports romances, there is quite a bit of drama between our two main characters. One thing I enjoyed most about the book was the flash backs that gave more insight to the beginning of their relationship. I would have liked to have more of those since we meet the main characters after they had been together for 8 months. I really enjoyed this book and will be looking for more books from Carla!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this free ARC!

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Sexy and hot, this romance is not to be missed! I loved the characters, from Roman with his singular focus on hockey....until it wasn't, and Kitty, the throw away puck bunny who seems to be incapable of making her own way in life. The characters are likeable and their story engaged me from the very first page. Kittly, especially, showed a great deal of personal growth and changes over the course of the novel in way that I found endearing. I felt totally invested in her story and wanted her to get her HEA ending.

If you enjoy the genre, you will love this book. The author is on my must read authors' list.

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Wow, I gotta say I was surprised a few times. In a good way most of the time.
It seems that Kitty and Roman have problems communicating when they aren't having sex. It was great seeing how they reconnect and learn more about each other.

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CROSSING THE LINE by Carla Swafford is a hockey romance! Roman a very Alpha Russian hockey player and Kitty a very submissive girl with a troubled past. Kitty/Katie has been unloved from the time she was a baby. She doesn't even know her Father. Her Mother only cares about herself and has never been there for her daughter. Kitty has learned to never want and lives day to day. She believes she deserves nothing, that she 's worthless. Slowly things began to change for Kitty. She loves Roman and Roman begins to discover how much Kitty means to him. Kitty has only ever wanted a family, someone to love and care for her. This story was fascinating to me and totally held my interest!

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What drew me to this book, was the Atlanta Hockey team. While originally from Philadelphia (Go Flyers!), most of my life has been in Atlanta and I have witnessed both the Flames and the Thrashers come and go. While Atlanta has beautiful Springs (accept for the Extremely high pollen counts), and hot summer, we do not have the kind of winter weather where kids can go outside and skate in playgrounds, ponds or even backyards where hosing down can create a think coat of ice (my husband's cousins did that in Chicago.) to practise on, so it is not a surprise that hockey is not big here.

Roman is a Russian enforcer of the Atlanta team. He has a terrible agent, who is not doing much for his career. Kitty was "raised" by a mother who was verbally abusive when she was not ignoring her daughter, who grew up with no self esteem or education and only knew the life that she learned from her mother, a puck bunny. Abandoned by her boyfriend in a Nashville restaurant, Roman and his team walk in, he sees her crying and feels the need to rescue her, inviting her to stay at his Atlanta home. They become lovers, but between her lack of self esteem and his big ego, he doesn't realize how fragile she is. When he takes a trip to Russia, he leaves her at the mercy of his horrible agent, who throws her out of the house. Bewildered, she finds her way to the stadium, and is taken in by Roman's coach and his family. And there she finds what she has always dreamed about. When Roman comes back, he finds his woman has changed. Will he have the smarts to win back the woman who he now realizes that he loves?

I found the characters interesting, more so as they were developed. The provocative plot written with an appealing voice made this an engaging read. The sex scenes are graphic, but if that bothers you, they can be skipped, without destroying the story line.

I received a free, advanced copy of this book from NetGalley.com. This is my unbiased and voluntary review.

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I have a thing for Russians - Bratva, hockey players, whatever works. This one definitely worked for me.

I wasn't sure if I would enjoy a puck bunny transforms into legit girlfriend story or not. Kitty was an interesting character - I wouldn't say she used men to get what she wants (and that's mostly food and shelter) but that she looks for love in every wrong place that she can. She's used to being discarded by everyone and harbors a pretty big secret. She's not an "in your face" puck bunny and is faithful to whomever she happens to be with at the time.

Roman was kind of an ass for the first part of the story. He very much skirted the line of legit caring about Kitty while dismissing her as nothing more than an easy/temporary fling. He made decisions that were soooo selfish and he deserved any and all work he had to do to regain Kitty's trust.

This was really sugar sweet with some low grade angst. Satisfying HEA. I'm not sure if this is a start of a series but I'd like to see Ryan's story at the very least!

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Carla Swafford has a breakout with CROSSING THE LINE, the first book in the Atlanta Edge Hockey series.

When I first started reading this story, I wasn’t sure how I would like it. Kitty’s character rubbed me wrong. I didn’t understand why she did the things she did. I didn’t like that she considered herself a puck bunny. She didn’t seem like a stereotypical puck bunny to me. As I continued to read the story, I respected her more and felt bad for what she went through. At times, I felt she was too hard on Roman. She wasn’t blameless in the situation. I liked Roman Volkov’s character. He is a good guy. It was admiral whom he took Kitty in. He made a mistake. He realizes that he took Kitty for granted and tries to make amends.

Carla Swafford did a great job with the plot. It was clever how things played out. The story was thought-provoking and heartfelt. This is the first book that I have read by Carla Swafford. I enjoyed her writing style. I am interested in continuing to follow this series. I recommend this book to people that enjoy sports romances. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

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This is the first book that I have read by this author and it was a very enjoyable read. I am a sucker for a good hockey romance book. This book is the first book in the series and it is about Roman and Kitty. I loved the interaction between the two them. Their story was full of romance but it also had a lot of drama thrown in which kept me guessing until the very end. I am looking forward to reading more books by this author. Thanks Net Galley. I voluntarily reviewed this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Roman made a huge mistake and his puck bunny suffered for it. Now he will do anything including begging to get his Kitty back. Loved that Kitty/Kathy evolved through out the book to become a stronger women who stopped letting life happen to her. Roman had to grow up and realize he wasn't the only one in the relationship, which made for a good read.

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Roman is a Russian hockey star who has been playing in the USA. He very suddenly leaves the US to briefly play in Russia. The one thing he didn’t do was say goodby to his puck bunny, Kitty before he left. He did leave instructions with his manager to let Kitty stay in his apartment and pass on the message as to why he left and where he is.

Kitty wakes up one morning to find Roman gone and his manager kicking her out. Kitty has been left on her own with nothing for as long as she can remember. She has always used her looks and sex to get athletes to take her in. Her mother got pregnant by an athlete and never told her who her father was, just teaching her to find men to take care of her.

Before Kitty knows it she is being taken in by Romans coaches family. It is here that Kitty learns how a family acts and that she has strength she never knew she had. When Roman returns will he be able to win Kitty back?

This is the first book I have read by Carla Swafford and I plan to read more.

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This story was great. Hockey player Roman Volkov and Kitty Summerville we’re literally amazing characters and I really enjoyed the journey these characters go on to find their HEA! It’s very well written, an original story with all drama and romance, wrapped into one delicious read!! Would recommend

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This is a really cute story. Roman and Kitty have amazing chemistry. She’s adorably naive and he’s so predictably alpha male. As the story unfolds, certain things start to make sense. You wonder how any two people could be so dense about their relationship but it all comes together in the end.
5 stars!

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Beautiful book

Amazing characters written
Loved everything about it

Give this a 5 star

The ending was awesome and interesting

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As I was reading Crossing the Line, I came to a section where our heroine is at the mercy of the hero's horrible agent and I had Pretty Woman flashbacks. That's definitely not a bad thing. The heroine of this story is not a very strong person at the beginning, but she definitely experiences growth during. I really appreciate an author that can show change and growth through the actions/reactions of characters. The hero has his own baggage and manages to overcome them as well. I am interested in the series, as I liked the secondary characters and can see potential for their own story arcs. I look forward to more from Carla Swafford.
I received my copy through NetGalley under no obligation.

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