I am enjoying this series, and this newest entry features Ryan Price, a pro hockey enforcer who increasingly no longer has either the desire or the stamina to continue playing his role. When he unexpectedly encounters Fabian Salah (musician, decidedly not a hockey fan, and someone he knew in high school), new possibilities open up providing both of them can overcome their differences in light of the chemistry developing between them. This M/M sports romance hits all the right notes.

Sensitive, alluring, and heartfelt!

In this third novel in the Game Changers series, Tough Guy, Reid gives us a slightly more emotional tale about the shy, troubled, anxious Ryan who is struggling to come to terms with a life and career that no longer makes him happy, and the fun-loving, talented Fabian who lives boldly and loves fully.

The prose is smooth and seductive. The characters are open, honest, and committed. And the plot is an alluring, pensive tale of longing, desire, angst, doubt, anxiety, compassion, support, friendship, love, and hockey.

Overall, Tough Guy is a deliciously steamy, heartwarming novel about two unique, seemingly incompatible men who finally find the solace, sensitivity, tolerance, tenderness, and intimacy they need in each other.

Thank you to Carina Press and NetGalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.