REVIEW: Body Check by Brigham Vaughn (Scoring Chances #2)

- June 01, 2025

BODY CHECK

Scoring Chances - Book Two

by Brigham Vaughn

Release Date: May 30, 2025

Review

Dakota and Gavin get started on the wrong foot. Gavin is the General Manager of a NHL team - see workaholic in the dictionary. And he’s not thrilled with having Dakota foisted on him as the new Yoga/Pilates trainer.

What starts out tense quickly turns to lust as they come to an agreement on a no-strings relationship. Both have been burned in the past and are struggling with self-worth, trust, and past trauma.

But somewhere along the line, they build trust and offer the support they each need in order to find new footing and deal with the past.

I will admit that it took me a while to really warm up to Dakota. Though it was Gavin who was a jerk at first, it was Dakota who kept that energy going. Gavin was quick to make amends, but Dakota continuously assumed the worst. But they both grew a lot and built something strong in the end.

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Synopsis

The last thing Gavin Racine needs is more heartbreak …

Following an ugly public divorce, all Gavin wants is a little stress relief in the bedroom and to put together a winning roster. Unfortunately, his busy and chaotic schedule as the Boston Harrier’s general manager and president of hockey operations means he cancels more hookups than not.

When Gavin reluctantly hires Dakota Crane as the team’s yoga and Pilates instructor, their first few meetings leave them annoyed … and intrigued.

With a struggling team to manage, a complicated relationship with his twin brother, and a secret from his past threatening to upend the success he’s fought so hard for, Gavin absolutely shouldn’t start something with his employee.

Personalities clash, sparks fly, and the chemistry is undeniable. But neither of them are looking for love.

Dakota’s been burned before and the last thing he wants is another messy relationship. Especially with his new boss.

Falling in love is nowhere on his agenda and nothing is worth putting his fresh start in Boston at risk.

But what if learning to work together is exactly what Gavin, Dakota, and the team needs?

TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING:

Body Check contains scenes with main and supporting characters dealing with financial struggles, a potentially threatening heart condition, discussions about past recreational drug use, prison, manipulative exes, and initially unsupportive parents to a trans person (offpage).

About Brigham Vaughn

Brigham Vaughn is on the adventure of a lifetime as a full-time writer. She devours books at an alarming rate and hasn’t let her short arms and long torso stop her from doing yoga. She makes a killer key lime pie, hates green peppers, and loves wine tasting tours. A collector of vintage Nancy Drew books and green glassware, she enjoys poking around in antique shops and refinishing thrift store furniture. An avid photographer, she dreams of traveling the world and she can’t wait to discover everything else life has to offer her.

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