2015 Hockey Romance Authors’ Stanley Cup Picks: Stephani Hecht

Author: Stephani Hecht
Hockey Series Name(s) Blue Line Hockey Series
Hometown: Holly MI
Favorite NHL Team: Detroit Red Wings
Favorite Player: Jimmy Howard
Website Link: Authorstephanihecht.com
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Stephani Hecht's picks for the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs:

Western Conference:

Saint Louis vs Minnesota: St: Louis
Nashville vs Chicago: Chicago

Anaheim vs Winnipeg: Anaheim
Vancouver vs Calgery: Calgery

Which two teams will go to the Western Conference Third Round? 

Anaheim vs Chicago

Eastern Conference:

Montreal vs Ottawa: Montreal
Tampa Bay vs Detroit: I hate to say it. I’m weeping as I write this, but Tampa Bay.

New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh: New York Ranger
Washington vs New York Islanders: New York Islanders

Which two teams will go to the Eastern Conference Third Round? 

Tampa Bay vs New York Ranger

Which two teams will play for the Stanley Cup Championship? NY Rangers and Anaheim

Who do you want to win the Stanley Cup?  Well, I would love Detroit to win, but we all know that by this point they will be getting beer from the beer-cart gal while they are golfing during the finals.

Who do you think will actually win the 2015 Stanley Cup? NY Rangers.

Who will be awarded the 2015 Conn Smythe Trophy? Lundqvist 

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Catnip and Hockey Sticks (Stray House Hustle #1) by Stephani Hecht Review

Catnip and Hockey Sticks by Stephani Hecht
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Hansen is the Alpha of his Stray pack of Cat shifters. He prides himself in treating his pack as equals. Unfortunately, that is keeping him from perusing the cute runt in his pack, Nevel.

Hansen is an admirable Alpha. He wants to be a fair leader and do what is best for his pack. I like that he is a good person and did not follow in his father’s footsteps. I also appreciate that he is willing to listen to others and admit to his mistakes.

It’s hard not to like Nevel. He is spirited and sarcastic. He likes Harry Potter. He is smart for thinking dolls are creepy. Nevel has had a tough life and deserves happiness.

I enjoyed that both Hanson and Nevel are good people with friends and pack that care for them.

Stephani Hecht did a great job depicting cat traits. I had to laugh that Hansen hates that he has to use a “doggie door." I’m fairly certain my cats feel the same way, the injustice of it all.

Catnip and Hockey Sticks includes two of my favorite book topics: hockey and shape shifters. It can’t get more perfect then that. This short story is well-written and fun to read. I look forward to continuing the series.

Complimentary copy provided via manicreaders.com in exchange for an honest review.

ebook, 53 pages
Published January 1st 2015 by Extasy Books
ISBN: 139781487401740
edition language: English
url: http://www.extasybooks.com/catnip-and-hockey-sticks/

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Cross Checking (Blue Line Hockey #9) by Stephani Hecht Review

Cross Checking by Stephani Hecht
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Minor hockey league Goalie, Leo and Forward, Dern Zimmerman were sworn enemies on and off the ice. That is until one night when they ran into each other while out at a club.

Stephani Hecht did a get job developing the characters in this short story. The characters went through the metamorphosis from being enemies, to lovers. They had to deal with prejudices. Openly homosexual, Leo feared for Dern who was in the closet and how he would be accepted by everyone if he admitted he was gay. Dern never wanted to come out until he started having feeling for Leo and began tiring of not being himself.

I enjoyed this book and the characters. I felt sympathy for the challenges they had to face as well as joy that they found each other. This is a powerful story that conveys a lot of emotions.

I like that previous Blue Line Hockey Series characters make an appearance in this book, especially Trey since he is probably my favorite character in the series.

The hockey scenes are written well. It is easy to visualize what is happening on the ice.

ARC provided publisher via manicreaders.com in exchange for an honest review.

ebook, 86 pages
Published January 15th 2014 by Extasy Books (first published January 14th 2014)
ISBN: 139781771117944
edition language: English
url: http://www.extasybooks.com/cross-checking/
series: Blue Line Hockey #9

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