I really like that Nick woos Cami. I like that he realizes that his lifestyle is empty and he needs to change. I love his determination. I love that he doesn't give up. I like that Cami is feisty and that she is strong and she goes after what she wants. These characters are realistic and well developed. The story has dimension and is well written. It is very enjoyable.

I DNFed this book after 14% because I just couldn't take it anymore. I don't know if it was just because it was from Nick's perspective or because instead of showing me things, he simply talked about them. Everything just seemed too cookie-cutter perfect for him and I really didn't want to continue with things going super smoothly for them. Like Cami's relationship with her baby brother and her older sister was more appealing to me than whatever was beginning to blossom between her and Nick.

I really wanted to enjoy this book since it's a hockey novel and I want to read more sports romances. I didn't need him to be the typical alpha male because soft men are amazing too but this book just wasn't it.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC.

I received Ice Hard by Tracy Goodwin for free in exchange for an honest review through NetGalley. I found this to be a quick enjoyable read. I look forward to reading more by this author-- possibly in a series?

This is the first book I’ve read by Tracy Goodwin and I received an advanced copy for review. Ice Hockey is a troupe that I really enjoy reading, even though I never watch it and know little of the game. I’m in it for the sports romance aspect and Ice Hard does not disappoint. This book is good, really good. I will go and purchase the first book in the series because I liked this one that much.

This was a fairly slow burning book, with the two main characters taking their time to get there because they both knew they were feeling something special. I will admit that there were a few sections that dragged on with descriptions so in depth that I skipped a bit of that portion. Sometimes when I read a book, I like the H or h better than the other. That wasn’t the case with this book. You will fall in love with Nick AND Cami. They are very different characters, but they really work together. Nick is for sure the guy that every girl would like to meet. I didn’t love Cami’s insecurities, but unlike other books, I really did understand why she stood by them so firmly. This was just an excellent book, highly recommended.

Another good sports romance. Camille is sarcastic and self reliant and she’s sworn off hockey players. Nick is protective and loyal and determined to prove to Cami that he is nothing like her ex. Their journey has some ups and downs but they find their HEA.

Love the Hockey Romances and this one did not disappoint. My first time reading this author but it will not be my last. Love the characters and their banter and chemistry.

A quick enjoyable read. This book is well paced and has plenty of heat. I found Camille a bit cliched but still sympathetic.. While it can be read as a stand alone it did get a little difficult to keep track of all the teammates and family members who were probably introduced in earlier stories.

Look, I love hockey romances. I love alpha heroes with their abs on the cover and all that stuff. I couldn't get into Ice Hard. I didn't like Nick's voice and had a hard time wanting the heroine to end up with him.

This couple was great together, and it was easy to get behind this romance. Until it wasn't. The story was maybe a little drawn out in the middle, but that wasn't a dealbreaker for me, especially since I liked the couple. Then things started going downhill. The family drama in the last third or so of the book just didn't feel necessary. Cami had enough issues to work through, and the whole scene with her family felt like drama for the sake of drama. That's the point when the relationship started going downhill. Cami lost something, at least for me. The relationship angst comes from Cami's decisions, and since I'm trying not to give spoilers, I'll just say that her explanation to Nick was probably one of my least favorites in romance. The result was that I spent the rest of the book, which should've been all about the making up and happy ever after, just wishing Nick would walk away. In the end, what started as an engaging romance wound up being just an okay read for me.

As a professional hockey player, Nick has never had a problem having one-night stands. But after seeing his best friend and teammate settle down and get engaged, Nick starts to think he might want something more too. He meets Cami and thinks he might like to try and have more with her, but there's a catch. Cami won't date hockey players. Nick convinces her to go to his best friends wedding with him, but will he be able to convince her to see him after that?

This is the first book I've read by Tracy Goodwin but I'll definitely be reading more. I really enjoyed the characters and even the side characters were so well written that I got mad on Cami's behalf while reading the book. #IceHard #NetGalley

My name is Nick George and I’m a hockey player for the New York Nighthawks. Women tell me I’m a catch and I could have a different one in my bed every night, but I’ve gotten tired of the puck bunnies and the meaningless sex. When I meet Camille Benetti, she’s totally different than the girls I meet. First of all she’s not interested in dating hockey players and won’t give me the time of day. But I am tenacious and I will prove to her that I’m different.

One thing Camille can say about Nick, he is persistent. No matter what I say, he doesn’t give up on me. Then he asks me for a favor. His best friend and fellow hockey teammate is getting married and he wants me to go as his date. What Nick doesn’t know is that I was hurt by a hockey player that I was in love with years ago, which is the reason of my rule not to date them. Now that I’ve agreed to go as Nick’s date, I know it will be harder to say no to him. Can I trust another hockey player again?

I love a good hockey romance, especially one that actually has hockey in it. Hockey stud Nick George has a great career, but he is ready to settle down after his best friend recently got engaged and is expecting a baby. He joins a dating app, but it isn't really going anywhere until he meets Camille at her family's restaurant. Camille was married to a hockey player before and he broke her heart, so she initially rejects Nick's advances. But then she realizes that Nick is a nice guy and they start to have a relationship. At that point Nick is all in and becomes a little too good to be true. Not that I expected him to be a jerk, but it became a little unbelievable. There is other drama with Camille with her family that works itself out in the end.

unfortunately, I was unable to read this. I'm not sure what it was, but something about it did not resonate.

Ice hard is second in the series and we met Nick in the first book. We now return to the Nighthawks where Chris is getting married and Nick is learning he wants something real too. Camille had it all or so she thought and then realized everything wasn’t great, she lost her mom and so much more and is doing everything in her power to keep her family together. When helping a sibling leads her to meet Nick, both of their worlds are gonna be flipped upside down.

It was a sweet heart warming book and I seriously enjoyed their journey.

Ice Hard is a hockey romance book by Tracy Goodwin about a hockey player who thinks he’s got it all. Nick is the player that is cocky, arrogant, rich, and sexy but the one thing he doesn’t have in his life is love. So when Nick does fall in love, he falls hard as a rock. This book reminded me a lot of Hockey romcom series that I have read in the past but I love them all. It had good characters and lots of goof ball characters for supporting cast. It was a great quick read and I love a romcom sports book.

I really wanted to like Ice Hard but I just couldn’t get in to the characters of Nick and Camille. The relationship just seemed forced, no real chemistry between the characters.

Action packed, sexy, fun and highly entertaining romantic journey filled with exciting charters, fun witty banter, emotional turns and thrilling passion...... was a great read from beginning to end. Really loved this fun and exciting adventure. Great reading!

Ice Hard is a great sports romance that will keep you entertained throughout the entire book! I really enjoyed it.

Nick is such a refreshing male leading character - a professional league hockey player who is smart, kind, honest, sincere, not a player...really a perfect guy!

Camille begins as the stereotypical “I don’t date (fill-in-the-blank sport) professional athletes because I’ve been hurt by one in a relationship before” type of character. But as the story progresses, we see that Cali has been effected by many more issues than that. There’s a lot of challenges for her: family issues, career decisions and a past she is still dealing with. (Avoiding spoilers here!).

And yet through it all, there’s Nick. Strong, dependable, and genuinely unwavering.

A great story - very touching!


Thank you NetGalley and Loveswept for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Goodwin has me rethinking my stand on sports romance. Ice Hard takes the drama off the ice and into the real world. Cami and Nick have quite a bit to learn when it comes to matters of the heart. The player is about to get played and with a little help from fate, maybe find his perfect match. Ice Hard is a tidal wave of emotion. From the humorous dialogue to the heated tension and the battle weary drama, Ice Hard proves itself to be a triple threat. Author, characters and story score gold in the heart of this romantic.