In Taking Shots by Toni Aleo, Shea Adler, captain of the Assassins, has it all, but when he meets Eleanor Fisher he knows that she is the one for him. Now it’s up to him to convince her of this fact, but first he must get past her insecurities.
Elli has a very low self-esteem, especially after she suffered a horrible illness that has left her with more weight than she can stand. And the fact that her mother keeps reminding her of this at every possible moment does not help her either. She thinks she is not attractive enough for any man, and that she is not worth being loved, but Shea has something else in mind when he sees her.
Shea and Elli have a difficult path ahead, but true love is worth every step. Even during their fights, separations due to him having to fly to different places to play and Elli’s low self-esteem making an appearance all the time.
Shea knows that she is the one for him, and he will have to persevere and have lots of patience in order to win the heart of his true love. While Elli will have to learn that not everyone is a hard judge of character and that what she may consider a little overweight or something that will just emphasize it will just make the man that truly loves her want her even more.
Book Info
Publisher: Loveswept Pub Date
Elli Fisher has never thought she was good enough. Let it be her job, her weight, her love life; nothing. She has walked through life for the past six years in a daze, never thinking that life could be good again after the abuse she endured from her ex-boyfriend. She is lonely, sad, and depressed, that is until she meets Shea Adler. After doing a promotional shoot for the NHL team, the Nashville Assassins, she meets the hunky hockey player who shoots a puck, shattering her world.
Shea Adler is tired of the life he was living outside of the rink. The girls, the money blowing, the drinking, everything had to stop and it all did when he met Eleanor Fisher. He had never met anyone like her. She is feisty, witty, shy, and simply gorgeous. When he laid eyes on her, it was as if he was taking the hardest hit of his life into the boards, and he had to have her. Elli is a little skeptical of Shea, but he knows that they are meant to be together, and he needs her in his life.
But Elli just doesn’t understand what Shea could see in her. She is overweight, loud, and not even that pretty, so why would someone so gorgeous and so amazing want to be with her? It seems that no matter how hard she tries to shake Shea off, he isn’t going anywhere, and for the first time, Elli doesn’t feel alone.
But can Elli throw her insecurities out the window and love Shea with everything inside of her? Or will she let a past relationship, and her family ruin any chance of her being happy?
Would Elli miss her shot at love?
Christine Merritt
This looks like such a great story!