Readers who read Riggs by Sawyer Bennett, knew before the blurb Baden was announced that this book was going to a WOW from a storyline perspective!Reading Riggs is not required to LOVE Baden, this book is completely standalone and is the opening for is promising to be a series laced with deep emotions as Bennett processes grief at so many levels for those affected by the plane crash that took out an entire NHL team...Yes, you read that right, the premise of The Pittsburgh Titans an NHL team being rebuilt as a plane crash resulted in the death of the team and its staff.Ok this specific book..... hahaha.. I got so caught up in my love of this premise and NEW Bennet world I am always paragraphs in without chatting Baden and SophieSophie and Baden have a relationship born from shared trauma…. no not the plane crash…An attack, one, Baden saved Sophie from but cost him his professional hockey careerThe plane crash provides Baden who is still attempting to rehab with the Arizona Vengeance a new path, the opportunity to be a goalie coach.This transition to a new city and career puts Baden in Sophie’s orbit again and sets up an amazing dynamic as there two support each other.The how the love builds, the depth of connection, and the intertwined understanding they share of each other are the elements of beautiful love stories.I look forward to watching beautiful love grow as this series continues!Thank you to Bennett for allowing me to feel really feel two adults, two adults dealing with what life can throw are you, deciding to embrace the love in front of themAnd yes some sexy heat as well heat that builds from attraction to deep connection!In the end that may be the BEST part of this book.... it is about more than boy meets girl and they fall in love...I think the most amazing thing for me in reading Baden is that Bennett pulls of this storyline without it feeling "heavy." I have no idea how but she does... the book is filled with hope, the reader wants each character to find their new normal and you close Baden really excited to see how the reason the rest of the series plays out.I know am STOKED for these upcoming books that promise to be well written about characters who will find LOVE but the books will NOT be "formula" romance novels.How is this for laced with emotion check out this summary of The Pittsburgh TitansStone Dumelin lost his younger brother when the Titans’ team plane went down and is now a rostered playerGage Heyward, Veteran player, retired from the league following a very successful career. Now the Titans need him, but does he have what it takes to get back on the ice and pull this team together?Coen Highsmith was a league star the only surviving Titan was injured and NOT in the plane that fateful day