Christian is the leader of the new hockey team the Nighthawks. Serena is the daughter of one of the owners. A chance encounter at a gas station and a spilled blue raspberry Slurpee brings them together. The first part of the book all is well, almost too well. I was ready to DNF the book at around 50%, but then the story picked up. Christian was not quite as perfect as you thought and Serena had a few chinks in her armor too. This had a HEA, but I had a few issues with the way it got there. First of all there is way too much focus on Serena's size. I got tired of hearing about her figure and her pride in it and how much Christian enjoyed her curves. Her size shouldn't matter. Second, similar to the comments on Serena's figure, were the ones about her clothing line. First it was a sustainable clothing line, Then it was size inclusive. Then she posted on social media without makeup. I felt like the author turned every buzzword into her business. And finally, I felt the changes in Christian from relationship phobic to devoted boyfriend and Serena's mom from critical bitch to supportive mom were too sudden. Despite these problems, I feel like the series has potential and I will check out the next book.

Tracy Goodwin does it again! Serena and Christian chemistry is off the charts! It was fun and smexy filled ride. Definitely a must read for all sports romance fans!

Just what I wanted when I chose a hockey romance.
I've read this author before and enjoyed her work and this did not dissapoint.
Christian is sweet,Serena is sassy- together they are wonderful.

I don't read many sports romances but I was really drawn into this from the description before I downloaded it, and I really loved it.

Christian is the red hot hockey player recently drafted to the New York Nighthawks to help them win the cup and he is determined to do all he can to get them there despite ribbing and some bad feeling within the team. Being so famous means that everyone wants a piece of Christian so it is refreshing when he literally bumps into a girl in a gas station who has no idea who he is. Unfortunately the accident leaves him feeling so much like an idiot that he forgets to ask for her number. As fate would have it they meet again in a bar when Christian's team bets him that she will say no to his advances. The banter between Christian and Serena is hilarious. She knows who he is and what is going on with his team, and makes him the laughing stock of the bar, while still giving him her number.

That starts a hot sexy passionate read with lots of humour. These two main characters just fit so well together despite their differences Serena being a socialite and Christian being a jock. Its just too bad that other people get in the way as a wonderful love story is playing out. Despite all the odds can Christian and Serena keep their relationship intact and have a happy ending? Be prepared to stay up all night to find out, I just could not put this book down it was so good. Looking forward to the next one in the series.

Great start to a great hockey series! Christian and Serena are sweet and sexy together. Everyone loves the hot, bad, sexy athlete who falls for the everyday girl. While Serena is far from the everyday girl she surely struggles with the every day girl struggles.

Their journey through finding each other to navigating fame and family was a great story and lays the path for a series I can't wait to read.

This is the first in the Nighthawks series and I’m impressed and ready for more. Hockey god Christian Chase has been announced Captain if the new expansion team the Nighthawks. He’s good at what he does and he’s going to make sure his team is ready. Things aren’t going well but one I’ll advised move brings him face to face with one sassy blonde.

Serena is an awesome character. She’s not model thin and doesn’t follow the group. She’s struck out on her own and may suffer insecurities but Christian is something she wants for herself. It’s a good feel good book you can’t help but enjoy. Seriously good and I can’t wait for the next one.

They grew up in two different worlds but had one thing that pulled them together. The need to work hard and make a difference. Christian with leading his new team to the Stanley Cup and Serena helping her business continue to grow and thrive. Their attraction is undeniable and after a disastrous first meeting he is determined she sees who he really is when everyone else just sees his fame and money. Connecting with another will soothe the demons of her past and help her gain the trust she was missing. Definitely a great story that will make you fall in love with Christian as he finds the one thing that was missing from his life. Love.

This is the first book that I have read by this author and the only word that comes to mind to describe it is WOW ! This book was so much more then just a romance book. This book was about 2 people that have both shaped their lives on events that have happened in their past. Although both of these people are strong people they still carry a lot of self doubt in themselves. When Christian and Serena first meet there is a lot of attraction on both sides but they both go there separate ways. They both cannot stop thinking about the other and then fate steps in again and they see each other again. I just love how there relationship is all heat but they still take time to get to know each other. This book is not all rainbows and sunshine. There is a darkness in it too that wants to destroy anything good these 2 have. This book is full of self doubt, love. romance and lots and lots of drama. It is a book I would highly recommend, Thanks Net Galley. I voluntarily reviewed this book in exchange for an honest review.

<i>I received this as an ARC from NetGalley</i>

This book did not clear the lowest of bars I set for it. I've read my share of hockey romances and this one had such high stars in reviews, I thought it would be good, but I've read better fanfiction than this one.

Let's just get it out of the way that this author clearly hasn't spent a long time among hockey fans/fandom. I would rather the sport of choice is more than window dressing for a romance, but even if it is just window dressing there are some key remarks about Christian that just don't make any sense.

But hockey aside, none of this was good. It's cliche to the point of nausea. The characters motivations and actions don't hold up under the lightest of scrutiny. Christian hates the way he's surrounded by paparazzi and puck bunnies so he...goes to a sports bar with his teammates near their arena with pictures of NHLers on the wall. Serena was so hurt by a crush at 16 she'll never open up but literally all it takes is Christian reveals he has a puppy and wow, guess he's trustworthy (seriously?). The prose is all telling not showing, and the way the sex is written is shading pretty violet.

Finally there's a bunch of internalized body shamey stuff that's pretty unfortunate. Serena is described as: curvy, not plus sized but smoking hot, tight but not emaciated, and having a real body (compared to all the skinny girls at school).

I was really disappointed by this book and didn't enjoy it.

I love a good hockey romance and Icy Hot fits the bill. First in the series by Tracy Goodwin, Ice Hot centers on Christian, captain of the New York Nighthawks and Serena, clothes designer. Serena knows she doesn’t have that model figure and can’t understand why Chris, handsome guy that he is, wants her. Between Chris’s teammate Mike and the media trying its best to keep them apart, true love MUST triumph in the end for their happily ever after!
A good romance read from Ms. Goodwin and I am looking forward to the next one in the New York Nighthawks series.

I love sports romances and this one was fun to read. I was a little frustrated that Serena was so tarnished by her past. It seemed like she had confidence and then she didn't have confidence. It was a little confusing.

I am a huge sports romance fan and Ice Hot hit on all the things I love about this genre! Not to mention, there is nothing is better than reading a book that has a hot alpha male falling for a real woman!

Serena and Christian chemistry is off the charts! It was a fun and smexy filled ride. Definitely, a must read for all sports romance fans!

Chris and Serena are such a fun couple! Playful and feisty! I can't wait for the next installment of this series!

Ice Hot was a cute romance. Chris & Serena were very cute and had a great connection. Their romance did seem to move super fast however. As we have come to see in most romances there is usually one event that seems to separate the couple. Well, the reason for their separation in this book I was not a fan. It seemed a bit high schoolish.

Also, the fact that Serena was insecure and "broken" because of a prank when she was sixteen. I mean, come on let it go. Everyone in their teens are childish, why bring the hurt into adulthood relationships. She didn't even date the guy from high school.

Chris.. I honestly forgot what he looked like. I don't think he was described that well throughout the book.

There were high points in this book that I did enjoy, however, there were some lows that I didn't.

Nothing is better than reading a book that has a hot alpha male falling for a realistic woman. Serena and Christian are perfect together and compliment each other well. I love how Serena is confident in her self amd leaves her sass fly! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can't wait for more is this series.

The reason why I requested to review this book was because of the main male character is a professional hockey player. I am already reading two other series that involve hockey. I figured I would add a third series.

As a hopeless romantic, I love Christian and Serena's Story. However, as a hockey fan, I expected there to be more hockey action.

Ice Hot is a delightful saucy hockey sports romance! It is Christian and Serena’s story. Christian is the sexy Hot Alpha Captain of the Nighthawks hockey team and Serena is the sassy, outspoken, delightful owner of her own clothing line. It is a great romance, it has all the feels. I would recommend this book and look forward to more books by this author.

Christian and Serna were the perfect couple to launch this new series. I am SO invested in this team because of how much I loved them! Can’t wait for more!

This just got too emotive for me. Like the beginning of Twilight Saga #2 -- lots going on in the head drama and dialogue -- but not nearly written as well and it ultimately didn't go anywhere but the inevitable.

I love a good dual POV story and I don't mind some heat in my romance. But, it ultimately was so-so.

For a hockey romance, the sport definitely was just background noise and didn't factor in to much of the story. There are other superior series that really integrate hockey with romance. perhaps as a Book 1, this one's just trying to get warmed up. 1.5 stars.

I loved this book. I could not stop reading it. The chemestry between Serena and Christian almost set my e-reader on fire. I loved the fact that she is not a thin, "perfect" figured woman and he loves all of her curves. This book was hot, but it also has a wonderful message to all the non-model figured women out there. Body shaming is not acceptable and is a form of bullying no matter what society says. Wonderful book and well worth reading.