Kenadee Bryant Fear of Falling

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Falling book 1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217776480-fear-of-falling

Josie Scott is a photographer/journalist who works for a life style magazine that focuses on local businesses and events.  After coming home one evening she ends up stuck in her apartment buildings elevator with Wyatt Boone he's a local hero as one of the cities hottest hockey stars.  Since they are stuck for hours waiting for rescue they chat about everything and form a bond.  

Wyatt has had his share of playing the field and from experience knows that not all women want to be near him for the right reasons in fact several have liked what he can get them (fame/higher social status, luxury items) it's hard to meet someone who really just likes him for him and not Wyatt the hockey star.  Josie is sweet, beautiful and fun to talk to if he had to be stuck in an elevator for hours he's lucky it was with her and he can't get her off of his mind... which his friends and family tease him about.

Josie has had a handful of bad relationships (history of DV) and isn't really looking for anyone but when Wyatt lands in her path she can't help but start to fall for him he's sweet, handsome, loyal, and driven to succeed, he had a recent injury and he's already back playing for the NHL, he's seriously the catch of a lifetime and she would love to get to know him better... but most likely will just see him in passing he does live in her apartment building after all. 

This is a bit of a whirlwind relationship where Wyatt finds out what apartment she lives in and invites her to come to one of his upcoming games, they have a few dates and get closer to each other.  They are sweet together.  After a few short weeks he invites her to meet his family (mom and brothers), I adored his younger flirty flirt brother Mateo he's a high school football star and super funny.  

Lower drama with some paparazzi issues that were resolved quickly.

If you don't like books that are more insta love (everything kind of happened in less than a month)... this might not be for you.  The story was somewhat predictable but I wasn't upset about it, I felt it was cute story with likeable lead and side characters and set up for some future books.  

This is the debut novel for this author and the second book is out now, I plan to read this soon.  

**I'm also hoping that the writer will do a time jump for a future book and do Mateo's love story  (Kenadee if you ever see this hint hint)

Have you read this book or the second one?  what did you think of them?  

*hockey romance  *Sports romance *more of an insta love  *strangers -->friends --> more  *some spice  *dual POV *she's different from the other girls  *Indie author  *first book by this author

*forced proximity  *found family  *no third act break up

*trigger warnings: mentions of DV & emotional abuse, death of a parent/grieving and loss