Ice Hot is a good fit for readers looking for a lighthearted and fast-paced romance between a confident hockey player and a strong-willed woman who resist instant attraction in favor of a slow-burning relationship.

I'm a sucker for hockey romance and this one was a great read.

I love Christian and Serena and their relationship. The progress of it was written beautifully, but the only problem I had was they just knew who was trying to sabotage their relationship. I wanted to know more about why he did what he did. But that didn't take away my liking off the book. I loved that Serena had a strong backbone and wouldn't take too much shit from anyone. I loved how he supported her. But being a guy, Christian did screw up but when he got his head on straight I fell for him even more.

"I can't live without you. I need you. I love you. I'm desperate. Desperate for you to forgive me. Desperate for you to love me even half as much as I love you." ***Swoooooon***

***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***

Ice Luke-warm.
The story had a good premise but I'm not really into insta-love situations.
It's hard to really like a book when I'm not a big fan of the main characters. I didn't get a good vibe from Serena right away and then Chris' character fluctuated between likeable and dorky for me. I got tired of their 'woe is me,' 'I'm more screwed up than you are' personalities.
They are a giddy new couple that are very handsy and can't get enough sex. So if a lot of sex scenes aren't your thing, steer clear of this one. (But if they are, these are some pretty good ones.)
Also, a lot of tongue in every kiss. I got really sick of seeing that word.

Overall, it was just okay.

(I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley.)

I love me hockey romances and this was no different, I really enjoyed the couple, the one thing that did surprise me is the team, usually, I'm used to reading where they are all a family but nope it seemed some of the news ones were wanting to take him down a peg or two,

Found this to be somewhat entertaining, but I wasn't a fan of Serena's character, especially how much she lives her life letting something that happened when she was a teenager still affect her years later.

Sadly, this book was not for me. I usually love hockey romances, but this one just seemed pretty rushed and didn't draw me in. Mostly, it's a me issue since I'm not a fan of instalove/instalust, so the fact they have a one-night stand that turns to more was already a bit of a deterrent for me.

I didn't get my review for this posted in time. But that doesn't mean I still didn't enjoy it. It was such a good read. And I really lost myself in the drama and romance

CE HOT - Tracy Goodwin

#1 in the New York Nighthawks romance series

MORE THAN A ROMANCE - 3.5 stars

Plot - 4 stars - Christian is a well-known veteran hockey player, but he's been asked to lead a new expansion team. He's feeling the pressure because of the huge amount of money they're paying him. When he meets a hot girl and is ready to blow off steam, he gets a surprise.

Writing - 3 stars - I was caught up in this book right from the beginning, but I found that it slowed down quite a bit in the middle. The characters were likeable, but they got way too intense. They broke up, then Serena really demanded a lot (too much) of groveling before they got back together. And Chris's groveling and declarations of love seemed way too flowery and over-the-top for me.

Characters - 3.5 stars - Christian Chase is a popular veteran hockey player, handsome and always in the public eye. But in his personal life he's much different from his hockey persona, mostly because he's insecure about his poor upbringing. He's alpha in many ways, but he's not over-the-top. I did like his vulnerable side, although he got a little too groveling from time to time. Serena Ellis has been raised in wealth, but instead of toeing the line, she's gone her own way and started her own successful clothing business. She's a plus size, and she's become sort of a crusader against fat-shaming. But she's also insecure about her size, so she finds it hard to believe that Chris loves her as much as he says he does.

Title - 3 stars - Great title, telling us we're reading a sexy romance about an on-ice character star. There's so much more to this book that that, though.

Cover - 4 stars - Great-looking guy, and the pose exactly matches the description of Christian's famous photo that got him noticed.

Overall - 3.5 stars - This is good in many ways, although it faltered a bit here and there as well. The romance was fine, although I thought that their insecurities ended up making their highs and lows too much, a little too unbelievable. I thought that Goodwin did a great job when discussing fat-shaming and how to handle it, but I didn't like the way Chris handled Mike and that negative situation. It seemed like he treated him too much like the way people talked about Serena, using social media to blast someone. Just because he felt Mike deserved it, it was still too similar and kind of two-faced.

A nice hockey romance that had all the elements, but didn’t quite get there. Christian, our hero, is the captain of the newly franchised New York Nighthawks hockey team. He has a great ‘meet-cute’ with Serena, a plus-size, up and coming fashion designer. Their instant attraction, and later meeting were nicely written, hooking me in to the story. I enjoyed their building romance, but got bogged down in the telling of the story. The banter between these two is great, there just isn’t enough of it to keep the thread of the conversation without lots of inner dialogue. I found myself going back a page or two to recall the question that is being answered much later. We have nice, fundamentally good characters, that each have issues that simply hung up the story too much. However, they both believed and protected the other, which was the great theme of this romance. I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. This is my freely given, honest review.

I received a copy of this arc from NetGalley for an honest review. Hockey, sexy hot hockey players, and steamy scenes, what more can you ask for?

This was one steamy read. very very steamy! wow. The writing flowed well. This one did not disappoint.

Steamy. Steamy. And dare I say more?? Yes! STEAMY. Holy hot damn this was soooooo passionate and lustful!

Christian is a hockey God to both men and women. When he goes into a convince store and the moment they meet is brought to us by a blue Slurpee incident. This makes him feel horrible and yet she makes him out to be the one with wobbly feet when not on the ice. You find as the story goes along it is also when he is around her.
Her being Serena who does think he is attractive but figures why would he want to date her? She does not want or need his money but after they kiss she really wants to be with him. Everything would be good except for a player on the team who is jealous of Christian. He is making everything difficult for Serena to be together with him and when items and stories are being posted on the internet about her size he has now crossed the line. Will Christian stand up for her and himself or will he allow the bullying to continue. For the most part, I enjoyed the story and the characters. What I did not care for was all of the extra bulling I felt some of it was over the top especially towards Serena but that is just my opinion. Blue Slurpee and everything else this was a good book.

Sports romance at it’s finest.
Christian is a chiseled from stone hockey player. Serena is soft and curvy but tough as nails. Together they sizzle off the page. Chris is attentive, protective and tender with her. Their story is not a straight line from meeting to HEA, which I appreciate.

This was okay. The writing flowed well for the most part, but I was turned off from the story by Serena. Her fixation on something that happened when she was 16 was a little much for me. As a grown woman, the fact that you let a jerk from high school determine how you live your life is a too much. Also the continuing references to her being fat, or not having a normal body, got old. Even though this wasn't a book for me, I would be willing to read this author again.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book.

Christian was such a hot hockey player who hate the meet cute of dumping a slurpee on the object of his lust at their first meeting. Serena found Chris to be sweet and not just any hockey player. Making their relationship work with all the stress from outside forces of being on a new expansion team in NJ and Serena's extended family. Chris and Serena went on such cute dates and were so loving together. Loved the start to this series and can't wait to read more.

Christian: They call me a hockey god because I’m a beast on the ice . . . and off. Men want to be me and women just want me. But now that the New York Nighthawks expect me to lead their team to victory, it’s all work and no play. My eyes are on the prize. Until I meet Serena Ellis, a sexy, curvalicious blonde who doesn’t know me from jack. And just like that, I’m hooked.
Serena: I don’t do one-night stands—especially with celebrity jocks who date models. Lots of models. But the god of hockey is a temptation that’s hard for mere mortals to resist. And after the best kiss of my life, I’m ready to throw my one-night stand rule out the window. Except Christian Chase won’t let me. He doesn’t want a one-night stand. He wants it all.
I’m not really sure why I requested this book. I think part of it was the sports-theme, but I really don’t like it when the main hero is a lothario and suddenly finds the one woman who he suddenly is ready to give it all up. I do occasionally read them in hopes that the writer makes something compelling enough to make me enjoy the book. Unfortunately that didn’t really work for this story.
**I voluntarily read and reviewed this book

I like to read realistic stories with realistic characters and this is one.
Sure the hero is a hockey star but the heroine was the most realistic in my world, may be I don’t know many rich designers but I do have plenty of size 12 & 14 and heavier. There was also lot’s of chemistry and with Serena’s confident attitude and fun makes for an entertaining story! Looking forward to more from this series!

I started to read the book, but found it was not my style. I found it boring, so did not finish. There was good writing but the excessive sex scenes put me off.

sweet and sexy hockey romance. there are some great supporting characters in addition to two fun and fairly down to earth main characters.