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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 26, 2023

Good things happen in threes.

D’Artagnan Miklas is a lucky dude. He’s the leading scorer of hat tricks for the Carolina IceCats, he’s got a solid group of loyal friends, and he has a cute little sister he adores.

But his friends are all coupling up, and Dart is tired of being the odd man out. Then fate steps in, courtesy of a chance encounter at a hotel bar, and Tennessee Dent sets his world on fire for one amazing, unforgettable night.

They both agree that’s all it is…but they should know better than to threaten fate with a good time.

Tropes?
One night stand
Plus Size heroine
Leading scorer….off and on the ice.
Hockey romance
He falls desperately first.
ALL THE SPICE!

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REVIEW:HAT TRICK is the fifth instalment in Toni Aleo’s contemporary, adult ICECATS erotic, hockey romance series, a spin off from the author’s Nashville Assassins series. This is Carolina IceCats leading scorer D’Artagnan ‘Dart’ Miklas, and Tennessee ‘Tenn’ Dent’s story line. HAT TRICK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information form the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dart and Tenn) HAT TRICK follows in the wake of a one-night stand between our leading couple. Twelve hours but no proclamation of more, Dart and Tenn went their separate ways but it was Dart who struggled in the aftermath when Tennessee Dent ghosted our story line hero. Fast forward three months, when Tennessee Dent is hired as one of the new physio-therapists for the Carolina IceCats, a position that will bring her up close and personal with the man whose heart she destroyed but all is not as is appears to be when Tennessee proclaims she is in a relationship with someone else but has never forgotten about our story line hero. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Tennessee and Dart, and the potential fall-out as the people left behind are capable of doing more damage than good.

The world building continues to focus on the members of the Carolina IceCats. We are up close and personal with Dart Miklas’ questionable childhood, and his need to protect his younger sister; and Tennessee Dent’s mother’s need to remain close with the people from her daughter’s past. Tennessee has always struggled with her weight and her size, and she was quick to discover that the people in her life will use her weight to destroy her heart.

The relationship between Tenn and Dart begins as a one night stand, a twelve hour affair from which Dart struggles to move on, and Tenn appears to leave in the past. For months Dart struggles to reconnect with the woman of his fantasies and dreams, but Tennessee has moved on with someone else. Working with the Carolina IceCats brings Tenn and Dart back together, a move that may threaten Tenn’s position going forward. The $ex scenes are erotic and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Caroline IceCats, as well as Tennessee Dent’s former friends, ex-boyfriend, her parents, and Dart’s mother, and his sister Sabine. As Dart battles for custody of his sister, his mother proves that not all women are capable of nurturing or love.

HAT TRICK is a story of second chances; of friendships and family, of relationships and love. The premise is entertaining, captivating and enjoyable; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are desperate, determined, sassy and fun.

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Reviewed by Sandy

WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BEST SELLING AUTHOR TONI ALEO IS AN AUTHOR YOU CAN’T MISS!

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My name is Toni aleo and I’m a #PredHead, #sherrio, #potterhead, and part of the #familybusiness!

I am also a wife to my amazing husband, mother of a wrestler and a gymnast, and also a fur momma to Phoebe, Gaston el Papillon & Winston.

You can usually find me hollering for the whole Nashville Predators since I’ll never give my heart to one player again. When I’m not in the gym getting swole, I’m usually writing, trying to make my dreams a reality or being a taxi for my kids. I’m obsessed with Harry Potter, Supernatural, Disney and anything that sparkles! I’m pretty sure I was Belle in a past life and if I could be on any show it would be supernatural so I can hunt with Sam and Dean.

Also, could I LOVE hockey anymore?