Ghost Dance
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USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novel in the sexy, edgy Tulsa Thunderbirds hockey romance series. Ghost Dance is Book 3 in the Tulsa Thunderbirds series.
He had it all.
And lost it in an instant.
The night Dmitri Nazarenko won hockey's Holy Grail, he lost more than he ever bargained for. With a world of guilt weighing him down, Dima can never forgive himself for his tragic misjudgment. Turning his body into a shrine of past mistakes, he hides behind tattoos that memorialize his failures and a beard that masks his pain.
But London Hawke sees right through him. The fiery woman refuses to pity a man like him. No stranger to incurable injuries, London lets nothing stand in the way of living her life. Seeing an able-bodied man haunted by the ghosts of his past is a surefire way to trigger her annoyance, and that's exactly what she finds in Dima.
When they face off, it becomes a battle of wills. Their constant bickering turns to an unavoidable dance between the sheets. But she won't accept sharing a bed with the past for long. Will Dima learn to fight his demons, or will London leave him to dance with his ghosts alone?
***Only the first chapter of Ghost Dance will be posted on Wattpad. To read the full novel, please visit http://catherinegayle.com/contemporary-romance/ghost-dance to learn where you can purchase your copy.***
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