ARC read 2025
Adele (FMC) is at her cousin's destination wedding where she has trying to make everything run smoothly... unfortunately the same can't be said for her personal life her fiancé Ben just wants different things out of life he keeps pressuring her to set a date and he wants kids... she doesn't maybe she should have ended things with him before it got this far but he's been acting weird too super clingy she finally just decides to tell him how she's feeling... which leads to the wedding being called off and the end to their relationship.
In comes Lincoln (MMC) he is a NHL superstar he's hot (and he knows it) he's super confident and he is all about fun avoiding any signs of commitment like the plague... he finds himself in an odd situation when he goes to find Adele and hears most (or maybe all) of the conversation leading to her break up with an old friend of his... not really knowing how to help he manages to tell her she could stay with him in his room since she now can't go back to her own room.
Inviting Adele to his room may just be the worst decision he could make tonight... but they are adults and can just have a pillow wall in the bed... waking up the next morning pillow wall gone and a bad hangover leading to even worse decisions... they realize that more than sleeping occurred but agree to not talk about it.
Lincoln is a heartthrob and his personal love life has been busy even if it has just been a rotating door of fun flings... but now he finds himself in the middle of a scandal that could potentially ruin his whole career and what happened definitely not "family friendly" which the team he is on likes to have their team reflect at all times even off the ice. He's in a panic he hasn't been resigned and he could be traded to any other team... if another team is willing to take him now that he is a liability for bad publicity.
In comes the idea that he could help his bad reputation by appearing to settle down with a "wholesome" girl, he doesn't do relationships... or dating... his team mates and his fans know that so why is he all of a sudden more on board with the idea when the suggestion of Adele being his temporary "girlfriend" thrown around.
Adele at first against the idea learns that just maybe her ex is already dating (a co-worker)... wow he moved on really quick.. maybe pretending to date Lincoln won't be the worst thing it doesn't have to mean anything and real feelings don't need to get involved... obviously what happened at the wedding can't happen again... or can it? I mean they can't officially see anyone else while they are "together" what's the harm in some fun?
Lincoln continues to worry about what will happen with his position on the team and it doesn't help that he is being bullied by a member of the management team this guy just won't let up what is he going to do? Adele becomes his go to person for comfort and the longer they are together he wonders how he will ever be able to let her go.
Obviously spending more and more time together leads to real feelings on both sides but can they admit it to each other? Adele did break up with her last partner because he wanted her to set a date and move for him away from her family what if Lincoln gets traded to a different team outside of the country... he can't expect her to pack up her life and move with him and he would never ask her to.
Sparks fly on and off the ice in this cute hockey romance. If you are in your Hockey Era add this one to your TBR.
I enjoyed the interactions with the side characters FMC works with her family's business and her cousin is married to Lincoln's best friend and team mate. Lincoln also has an adorable dog that ends up becoming a social media sensation with his love of the ice and chasing pucks.
It took me a bit to get into this book but once I got into it I was hooked the lead characters were people you want to root for and see have a happy ending. I'm looking forward to the next in the series. Thank you so much to the author for letting me be part of your ARC team and I hope to be considered for the next round as well!
*Hockey Romance (NHL) *fake dating *spice *friends (frenemies) to more *set in Canada
*tour guide FMC *playboy MMC *golden retriever MMC (he also has a golden retriever)
*Indie Author *opposites attract *found family *happy ending *ARC read
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