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Goalie Interference

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Goalie Interference, the second book in the Hat Trick series, has everything I love about an Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn book. There's a great hockey story, two intriguing main characters, and some hot sex.

In this story, a fun, no-strings-attached arrangement leads to more as the lines start to blur. I always enjoy when casual boyfriends turn into a real relationship without the men even knowing. Personally, I love the scene where they talk about wanting more.

Emmitt's new to the team and finds himself competing with Ryu for the goalie position. As usual, they always have to fight, on and off the ice. They're rivals on the ice so this is normal for them. But best yet, fighting gets them hot, which is always a fun read.

For anyone looking for a book with diverse characters, this one fits the bill. One's a black man, the other is Japanese/American. The lack of diversity in the NHL is well explored.

I love everything about this story. Course I have a thing for athletes, and this one met all my expectations and desires. Ryu and Emmitt are so damn hot together. And don't forget the beauty of their dares. I'm certainly not going to give anything away, but damn, I love their dares.

One big part of their story involves their parents, and the lack of support they receive from them. Parental involvement has the power to make or break someone, and these two definitely struggle with their parent's expectations.

Goalie Interference is a great enemies to lovers romance. If you enjoy closeted athletes, make sure to check out this Avon Gale & Piper Vaughn collaboration. The second book in their Hat Trick series, it is easily read as a standalone.

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A steamy and sweet non-stop read! 💕
Wow... I read this book in just two evenings! I loved the fast action of the hockey games and savored the enemies to lovers relationship! Loved the steamy, yet super sweet and deep relationship Emmitt and Ryu built together. An enemies to lovers/ hockey fan must read! 🏒❤️

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Although some of the hockey terms weren't explained until late in the story, I enjoyed the relationship between Ryu and Emmitt. Their initial feelings and reactions to each other and the way the coaches planned to have them play and compete for the starting position are very human. I liked the way they worked it out.

The ARC had a few proofreading issues but nothing too bad or annoying.

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Mh, what to say about this book. I really, really enjoyed the setting and professional sports aspect of the story. Not because hockey is really a sport I watch, but more because it was written from an obvious place of love for and interest in the sport. It made the setting, the interactions and conflicts arising because of it feel very real, and made the story that much more enjoyable to me. 

Additionally I really liked the characters, although I did struggle a little with connecting with them both in the beginning. But just like the romance developing slowly, my feelings grew over time. I enjoyed the friendships and the complexities of interpersonal relationships in the story, the family dynamics and the team dynamics as well. The romance and the steam were *kisses fingers*. So why oh why M is this book only a three star read for you? 

And the answer is honestly… not so easy. I think the ending was really what it all came down to - so click away if you don’t even want vague hints at it here. I felt the conflict between Ryu and Emmitt very keenly and I was hurting with them both while I understood where their conflict was coming from. The problem was that I didn’t see how the possibility to slide right back into the same conflict in the next season got fully resolved? The thing is, I know they both had big revelations in their own heads, they realized their feelings were a lot more important and went a lot deeper than they thought. But. I didn’t get to see that in a scene in which they both *articulated* that to each other. I know sometimes actions speak louder than words, but in this case I just missed that One Scene. You know the one. Where they both blurt out a lot of important realizations and big words and resolve everything that kept them apart before. 

That’s not a book fail, it’s more a thing that I personally missed and would have needed in order to feel emotionally satisfied and absolutely happy in the end. So not a bad book, not at all. I just needed a little more to be swept off my feet.

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This was a steamy and adorable sports romance.

This story features two men of color as the protagonist. Emmitt is a black man trying to make it in the NHL, and Ryu is Japanese American.

The story kicks off with Emmitt being drafted to the NHL from the minor leagues, which is where he previously played. When he arrives to his new team, he realizes he’ll have to compete against Ryu, the teams goalie, for the starting spot for the season.

Not only is this an enemies to lovers story, but it also has an opposites attract trope. Emmitt is loud, a little bit obnoxious, and arrogant. Ryu has this driven, more reserved personality. I think they complemented each other really well. The banter between them was my favorite. I loved the hate to love that coated their relationship at the beginning. I also really loved how they went from enemies to eventually developing feelings for each other. It felt really authentic.

The ending felt a bit rushed to me. Everything kind of wraps up and resolves itself fairly quick. It’s definitely an HFN ending, rather than HEA, which isn’t bad, but just leaves a little bit of unresolved issues for the future. Though I suppose that’s realistic.

This was a cute, enemies to lovers romance. While I didn’t like it as much as the first book, this was a nice addition to the series.

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Enemies to lovers hockey goalies on the same team. Oh yeah, I was rubbing my hands in glee to see how this would turn out. Why are hockey stories so hot? ;-)

We met Ryu Mori in the previous book as Tristan's BFF. A Japanese American hockey goalie with the stoicism and drive to achieve greatness as his family expects. He's finally looking at a year of starting goalie when the most unexpected happens.

Emmitt Armstrong is a black man who has just had the best year of his career in the minors. Celebrating the win with his teammates expecting to be called up to his NHL team for the following season he gets a shocking surprise when he's traded to rival team.

Before he can even resign himself to being backup goalie, the new coaches announce that he's in the running for the starting position. With their minds and emotions in upheaval, Emmett and Ryu also find their personalities at opposite ends.

Sparks fly from the start between these two. It's a pleasure to watch as they catch fire and create an unusual but heartwarming relationship between these two MCs.

I found it very stressful to see what their coaches put them through. I was humbled by their love of the game and respect for each other. I cheered as race, ethnicity, sexuality and culture were challenged and acknowledged in a sports setting.

This is another well done sports romance for this author duo. It can easily be read as a stand alone.

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Book 2 from a series which can read as a stand-alone.
The main characters from book 1 are also in this story but more as secondary among others.

Emmitt is the new goalie and it seems Ryu, who is already the goalie, got competition.
Ryu got a strong aversion against Emmit. There is a lot of tension and the best way to get rid of that is to blow off the steam occasionally, with the other.
When occasionally turns into regularly and hate turns into something else they even work out as dual goalies. Until their coach put a halt and tells them only one will play and the other occasional. Emmitt wants to be the one and no way they can have any sort of relationship.

“We’re not talking, you’re monologuing,”

I really enjoyed this one. Is was about more than only the two men. There are family matters, team members, especially Morley, who I loved. Maybe he will have the next book?
Ryu in the closet felt a bit unnecessary, it didn’t have a real dealing part in this story.
For me, I would have loved a more defined end.
Is was an entertaining story, nicely captivating written. Overall a good addition to the series.

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This was a very 3-star book: enjoyable, but could have been so much better. My main problem is that I didn’t connect at all to Emmitt’s character at the beginning. While he grew on me by halfway, I never really understood why Ryu was attracted to him at first. So I was never tremendously invested in the romance. I really liked Ryu’s character—I wanted to see him succeed as a goalie and as a person, and I didn’t really see Emmitt helping with either of those things.

I reread Off the Ice (the first book in this series) before reading this—although you don’t have to, it works as a stand-alone—and was just struck by how good the characterization was in Off the Ice. Tris, Seb, and Ryu felt very multi-dimensional. Emmitt felt like a very hollow character, not much substance and almost just like a list of all of Ryu’s opposites in order to get an enemies-to-lovers plot. I also thought the transition in their relationships were very abrupt, and I kept feeling like I missed a scene or something.

What I did like was the discussion of race & diversity in hockey. Queer sports romances obviously mention sexuality and homophobia in sports, but hockey romances rarely mention how white the sport is. But there are players of color (and always have been), and I love how Gale & Vaughn included the nuances of that reality.

And of course, I loved the hockey and the teammates. I will definitely be reading the next book in the series. If you really like enemies-to-lovers, goalies, or hockey romances, check this out!

**Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an ecopy in exchange for an honest review.**

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Whooo, I mean who doesn't like a good enemies to lovers hockey romance? Gah, I am a sucker fangirl for sports romances, and I know what you are thinking, how can I like these romances and yet hardly watch sports - oh easy, the books are better! Crazy, but work with me here on that one. But seriously, I love a good M/M Romance and anything set in a hockey based genre, oh yeah you bet your bottom dollar I am there! 

Keep in mind, Goalie Interference is a intermingled series, but can be read as a standalone - I personally have not read book one, so for me I didn't really notice a difference going, but you have been warned. 

Now, where to start...Obviously the characters.

It was a fifty fifty for me on the characters. Ryu was definitely the more older, intimidating character, maybe more seasoned attitude would be best to describe him. Then Emmitt had this childlike, naive sweet attitude about how output his energy. I felt that though I really liked the characters personalities some of the time, it was most of the time that Ryu was either bland, not really able to peg his person, this really just made him seem really closed down while Emmitt seemed bratty, overly annoying and I honestly did not like how he represented himself. I like a good cocky attitude, but something for me did not quite mesh well with how he was portrayed. 

The romance itself was definitely passionate, fun and rather entertaining to say the least. The constant bickering and ranting these two fellas spew is downright delicious. When they weren't trying to throw each others game off they were literally throwing the other in a sexual fit. The tension melted from them. I will admit though, I was a bit miffed with how Ryu was conflicted about his coming out. I simply didn't understand his full reasoning behind his resistance, but at the same time I really liked how he evolved because of the relationship. 

Overall, I enjoyed it but it wasn't memorable for me, especially the characters. Sure, it was easy read, quick, entertaining enough but it lacked a connection. Both Ryu and Emmitt irked me while making me swoon, so I was conflicted majority of the read. Nonetheless, I am a hardcore sucker for hockey romances and when you have two brooding alpha-males battling it out in the rink and in the sack, I am all hands on deck. And now that i know this is a series and that many people enjoyed Off the Ice, I am obviously going to have to go back and read!

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The hockey boys are back!

In general, it is obvious that the goalie position is highly coveted and completely skill/training than the rest of the team, and since there's only one in play, it's COMPETITIVE.

Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn have taken this fact and run with it, creating a dramatic enemies to lovers story with tons of heat as well as ice!

For hockey lovers, this is going to be a perfect read for you. It's full of plenty of sports scenes to keep you engaged, but it's got a lot of one-on-one off the ice as well.

I enjoyed the characters for the most part, but wanted a bit more in the romance than what I got. It was a well written, thought out story, but I like to end on a high, feeling like the relationship and problems along the way were justified. I just didn't get that here. I still gave this a high rating, because I had a good time along the way as I delved further into the story.

Will I be reading the next book in the series? Absolutely!

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This was just okay for me. It didn’t give me a lot of feels, and was a quick and easy but somewhat flat read, with a lot more telling than showing.

For instance, telling about the Ryu and Emmitt’s relationships with their parents and explaining their parents past actions and feelings rather than showing them, as well as explaining to each other in dialogue what happened. It wasn’t exactly exciting. Active scenes and/or flashbacks could have helped to flesh out these stories and the characters.

Another example of telling more than showing was when Emmitt or Ryu would get into some commentary about racism in sports. I wanted more scenes that made me connect emotionally with the characters and less statements which were slightly preachy. It’s like I get it, now make me feel something.

Make me feel like the stakes in their relationship were so high I would cry if they split or had a misunderstanding, because there wasn’t enough buildup to the romance. They hooked up for casual sex and a couple weeks or a month later, they had feelings. The novel didn’t show how the feelings developed. But I liked how proud and supportive they were of each other, both in the net and out on the ice. I liked their ESPN highlight reel athletic heroism.

I liked the beginning and the end, which was the most emotional and intense part of the story, but the middle felt like the authors were just hitting the main plot points. There wasn’t a lot of action. The main tension in the novel was about which goalie would start in the playoffs, but when one of their teammates (Morley) put things in perspective, it seemed like common sense. I don’t know why Emmitt and Ryu hadn’t figured this out earlier. The revelation was kind of anticlimactic.

I also felt like Emmitt’s personality was too familiar, like I’d seen the snark and cockiness in a Scoring Chances novel. Not that it was bad, it was quite entertaining, but I kept thinking of Emmitt as Ethan. The characters weren’t very complex.

I wanted to like this book more but it just didn’t work for me.

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Rainbows and Sunshine
Review published on September 25,2019
This is the second book in the series and can be read as a standalone.
✔Enemies to Lovers
✔Hockey players
✔Friends with benefits
✔Sizzling Chemistry
✔🔥🔥🔥Hot sex
✔ Dual POV
What is not to love??
I have a thing for enemies to lovers and add in hockey players and FWB, it’s a no-brainer. I loved this book! Both Ryu and Emmitt are men of colour. Diversity for the win. I very much appreciate the non white MCs.

Ryu and Emmitt have smoking hot levels of UST. This is enemies to lovers done right. I mean they are rival goalies playing for the same team!

We meet Tristan and Seb from the first book, which is exciting. But the character who stole my heart is the super chill, amazingly supportive Morley. Please tell me the next book is his story. Pretty pretty please?

*ARC provided by the author via A Novel Take PR and Netgalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review

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I loved it!

The first book in this series (Off the Ice) was my introduction to Avon Gale's and Piper Vaughn's writing. I loved that book so much I wondered how I could possibly like Goalie Interference as much. It's a totally different type of story – enemies-to-lovers – and I did love it just as much as the first albeit in a different way.

I don't think I've read a lot of books with the enemies-to-lovers trope, actually maybe none, so this was a great one to start with. When Ryu learns that he has to compete for the starting goalie position that he thought was his, he isn't happy and he can't stand Emmitt, the cocky newcomer who wants to take the spot away from him. Emmitt is thrilled to be playing in the NHL; he really wants to be the starting goalie for his new team.

When they can no longer fight the attraction that simmers between them, Ryu and Emmitt agree to an enemies-with-benefits deal to help rid themselves of their attraction to each other and to work off their sexual frustration. What neither of them expected was for their agreement to turn into a relationship.

Goalie Interference kept me glued to my e-reader into the wee hours of the morning. The story is fairly angsty but not overly so. Emmitt is bi-sexual and not afraid to have that be common knowledge; Ryu is more reserved and not out as gay. Ryu coming out isn't really a central theme in this book, though. The story is more about the competitiveness in professional sports and how two people who love each other handle their competition for the same spot on their team. It's also about POC (people of color) in a sport that is dominated by white males.

Ryu and Emmitt have more in common than their position of goalie. Both of them have family standards to live up to. Ryu's father is an Olympic Gold Medal ice skater and his mother is a surgeon. They aren't really unhappy that he chose hockey for a career but there is a lot of pressure on him to be the very best.

Emmitt's father had a career in the NFL that was ended abruptly due to a career ending injury. He always wanted Emmitt to follow in his footsteps and has never made any attempt to understand hockey. Emmitt feels that his dad isn't proud of the things he's accomplished so he puts a lot of pressure on himself to win; he really wants to earn the starting goalie position and maybe that will finally make his father proud of him.

Trade Deadline is the next book in the series, coming in 2020, and I can't wait to read it.

A review copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley but this did not influence my opinion or rating of the book.

***Reviewed for Xtreme-Delusions dot com***

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Ryu and Emmitt are very different in personality and ethnicity. But the ways they are similar are so much more important and interesting.

They feel too much pressure from their parents (for Emmitt, it's his dad), they both want to highlight the need for diversity in their much loved sport, ice hockey, and they are both goalies.

Being goalies for the same team means they are competitors, but this just amplifies their attraction and the connection. Even if initially they appear to dislike each other, really it's a sub-conscious realisation of their physical desire for the other. It's pretty fun to read.

I thought the ending could have gone differently (the bit about the tandem job bit), but overall, I loved every minute I spent with this deserving couple.

Another one to come I hope. Probably will be Morley's story.

Thanks for advanced copy, Netgalley and Carina Press. Book is out September 30.

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NOTE: This review is going to be posted on GoodReads tomorrow, as I've agreed to do with A Novel Take PR.

<b>*I was provided an ARC on <i>NetGalley</i> in exchange for an honest review*</b>

GOALIE INTERFERENCE is the second novel in the Hat Trick series, featuring players on a (fictional) hockey team based in Atlanta. The writing duo Avon Gale + Piper Vaughn is, to me, basically a guarantee I will thoroughly enjoy a book. I was not disappointed at all - quite the opposite. I LOVED THE SHEER <b>CUTENESS</b> OF THIS BOOK.

It’s got one of my favorite tropes: enemies to it’s-just-sex-because-you-make-me-too-mad to lovers. Emmit and Ryu are two rival goalies fighting for the NHL starting job for the Venom. They can’t be more different as goalies - I got a distinct Carey Price vibe from Ryu, while Emmit is more… out there, aggressive (when I find I comparison, I’ll edit it in). They also can’t be more different as people: while Ryu is extremely private, soft spoken, and generally emanates an air of aloofness, Emmit is… again, out there. Loud. Bold. HOWEVER, they share some common ground (aside for the obvious fact that they’re both hockey goalies, duh): they are different from most hockey players (Ryu is Japanese, Emmit is Black - and God knows the NHL needs more diversity, this book is a sweet fantasy); their sexual orientation is not what’s expected from mainstream, very macho-style, hockey culture (Ryu is gay, Emmit is bi); their parent(s) do not share their enthusiasm for their sport of choice. They fall in love as they discover this common ground, which I found super cute.

If you expect fire, this is not the book for you. There is a quiet calm of this love-story progressing, which is also a feature of the first book (OFF THE ICE - <b>READ THAT!</b>). There’s the sizzling of reciprocal attraction (hockey butts are extremely hot; long straight black hair - please, tell me <i>much</i>more); the burn of the beginning of a new relationship; the hotness of a 24/7 control freak (yes, why you ask, OF COURSE it’s Ryu); the sweetness of learning you can actually call the other person in the dead of the night and <i>they are very happy to hear from you, listen to your problems, and provide advice</i>; the maturity of learning that your job comes first, but so does your relationship. It’s all very romantic and cute. Did I say <i>cute</i> enough times? This book is extremely cute, and in the time I’ve had the ARC I’ve read it no less than five times. It’s just that soothing to read a love-story that’s normal, not over the top with drama (although there is drama), where both of the MC start and end as good people.

<spoiler>Do you think Emmit and Ryu slept with the Stanley Cup in between them? I would love to read a bonus story about THAT.</spoiler>

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3.5 stars rounded up

This was a bit of a mixed bag for me.

The story is told in alternating povs and I immediately liked Ryu and immediately disliked Emmitt. In a way though it helped with the enemies to lovers theme here. I totally understood why Ryu disliked Emmitt so much. I think the enemies to lovers part was really well done and it was a case where they genuinely disliked each other. (So often it's more like the mc's are pretending to dislike each other.)

They had a lot of chemistry together and how they wound up in each other's beds seemed realistic and I really enjoyed those parts of the book. Where things got a bit side ways for me was I never really understood how/when they fell for each other. Their dislike was shown on page and their sexy times were on page but then they are both thinking how much they care for each other and I'm not really sure how we got there. I didn't feel any love between them. Lot's of telling, little to no showing. This has been a consistent complaint of mine in all these author collaborations. I like Gale's solo books SO much better and I would be such a happy reader if she would go back to writing books on her own.

If I rated this just on the romance I would probably 2.5-3 star it. Where this book shined for me was the hockey. It's hockey filled. Lot's of time of them on the ice and at games and practices. Lot's of talk of goalie superstitions and rituals. It all felt really authentic. You can tell the author's genuinely love this sport. Their love of it shines through the story. Being that I also love the game I really dug this part and it tipped this book to a better overall feeling for me. I was willing to give some of the other stuff I didn't like a pass.

Another bonus for me was that both of the MC's are POC. Emmitt is black and Ryu is Japanese. There was some discussion about the lack of POC in hockey and it was woven in well.

I will note that the couple from the first book are in this a lot. Tristan is still playing on the Venom's team and he has to bring his asshat boyfriend with him all the time. Gah....I hate Sebastian. I hated him in his book and I hated him here. He's such a judgmental ass. I dislike him like he's a real person. So....if you liked book one you'll be happy. If you're me, not so much.

Overall I enjoyed this. I had far more things I liked about it than I disliked. I think it was weak romance wise but the rest was really good. I liked the overall plot, the various characters on there team and the hockey aspects.


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I love hockey and really enjoy hockey romance. Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn have created a fun hockey series with Hat Trick. That being said, you don’t have to know a lot about hockey to enjoy this book. It’s written in such a way that anyone can read and still follow what’s going on.

Upon first introduction to the character of Ryu Mori, one gets the impression he is very stoic and cold, but as you learn his backstory about his culture and upbringing, his personality fits. His character is authentic and real. Away from the ice rink, in his private life, you see a different side of him. He is warmer, laid back and even sarcastic. Once he starts falling for Emmitt Armstrong, Ryu loosens up even more. Emmitt’s influence softens his hard edges just a bit. With Emmitt he is still serious and sarcastic, but he shares a side of himself that he‘s only allowed the person closest to him, his beloved Aunt Jun, to see. Emmitt is young, brash, and ready to fight for his place on the team. He wants to prove himself and earn his way to being starting goalie. The two men are thrown for a loop when they are forced to work in tandem. Their friendly rivalry soon heats up as they discover their intense chemistry off the ice.

Goalie Interference is a great addition to this series. It is the second book in the Hat Trick series, but it it can be read as a stand-alone.

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Excellent writing as usual from Avon and Piper. The beginning was a little difficult to get into as I felt there were too many characters thrown in the mix at one time and the development of the enemies-to-lovers trope was a bit contrived and weak. But once they got together, I was fully invested in their journey. I found their relationship to be both sensual and sweet. This story is an excellent mix of great hockey narration and angsty, conflicted romance. I was a bit disappointed in the ending as I didn’t think it was right to leave them still hiding their relationship but hopefully that means we’ll get to see a little more of their story in the next book in the series (esp. since I’m not fully ready to let them go yet). I am looking forward to more by this author duo as always!

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Really enjoyed this book by authors who are new to me. There is a nice balance between the romance element and the hockey element. A pet peeve of mine is purported “sports romances” that are light on the actual sports. The author’s here clearly have a love of and understanding of hockey and that adds significantly to the story.

The MCs are compelling in their differing from the usual...a black man and a Japanese man in competition for the role of starting goalie on an NHL team. The authors use an alternating POV which I enjoy. This enemies to lovers story is nicely paced and the emotion is well written...not over the top but you can feel it in your gut anyway. Emmitt’s brashness and Ryu’s cool reserve may be a bit of ethnic stereotyping but the way the characters are developed over the course of the story makes this easy to overlook. I enjoyed the way the authors used the family backgrounds, particularly expectations of athletically talented fathers, as a bonding point.

The crisis moment is well done, the ending is exciting and the HEA nicely accomplished. Especially liked the way one of the secondary characters plays a role in that.

Enjoyed this book so much that I’m definitely going back to read book one and will certainly read book two.

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This was a damned fun read!!!

Thank you authors for providing us with two MCs of color! Diversity is sorely lacking in this romance sub genre and I heartily applaud the inclusion of people of color! 👏👏👏👏

I’m a huge fan of sports romances. My favorite of all is HOCKEY! Avon Gale is one of my favorite hockey MM romance writers and I gobble up everything she writes. This book was no different. I couldn’t finish it fast enough!!!

After reading the first one in the series, I was hoping that this follow up would give me more. More heat, more likeable characters, more hockey. I got all of that!!

Two goalies. One competition for the starting job. One goalie is a loud, out and proud, bisexual cockier than anything sizzling hot black man. He’s fresh up from the minors starting his rookie year in the NHL. The other goalie is an introverted, closeted, cool and collected J-pop stylin’ Japanese American hottie.

They hate each other from the get go. So of course they decide that the best way to blow off steam from the stress of competing for the top goalie spot is to jump into bed—no strings attached. What a joy it is to see Ryu boss Emmitt around in bed. Our quiet goalie is all sorts of controlling!🔥🔥🔥

Well, the sex gets hot, heavy and messy, and tangles up the guys in feelings. Feelings they try to ignore. When that doesn’t work, they try to hide them from each other, because they are too competitive to give in first and admit these feelings.

Things happen. Hockey things and feeling a explode and it’s all good. Happy good. Winning good. Hot in bed good.

Then comes the part where hockey and a run for the Stanley Cup gets in the way of their relationship on and off the ice. I’ll admit that I shed a few tears here, but they were short-lived!

The feelings and hockey came into perfect alignment for the guys and they left us with a great HFN.

So, that’s all the good: sex, enemies to lovers, people of color!!

My favorite part?? Morley! He is a funny as hell character and hockey player—he needs his book! Do you hear me authors???? I LOVED HIM!

My least favorite part? I didn’t get the feels when tj guys got them—I got delayed feels. Something didn’t quite line up there. Maybe it was Ryu’s reserve. But I did get wrapped up with them and their story (remember the tears I mentioned earlier)? Also, more hockey—I can always use more hockey, but at least here I got more than in the first book.

My rec? Read it!!!

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