Hat Trick (IceCats Book 5) by Toni Aleo Review

Hat Trick by Toni Aleo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Toni Aleo is on a winning streak with HAT TRICK (IceCats #5). Carolina IceCats star D’Artagnan (Dart) Miklas meets Tennessee (Tennie) Dent before Owen Adler’s wedding. The two hit it off, but Dart needed to leave for the wedding. They decide to leave the rest to fate. Fate plays a major part in their story.

I really like both Dart and Tennessee. Dart is Owen Adler’s best friend (ALL THE SAUCE, IceCats #4). Owen marries Angela Paxton. I love that Dart is Angela’s “Dude of Honor” at their wedding. I adored how good Dart is with his little sister, Sabine.

Tennessee is a fun character. Her background in kinesiology and biomechanics is interesting. I enjoyed her love of the University of Tennessee and all things' orange.

The characters have interesting obstacles and challenges throughout this story. They have amazing chemistry. I love how they both grow and are dynamic. HAT TRICK is an excellent addition to the IceCats series. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication: September 26, 2023

Language: English

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The Wedding Winger by Delancey Stewart

Title: The Wedding Winger

Series: The Zamboni Diaries

Author: Delancey Stewart

Genre: Sports (Hockey Romance), Rom Com, Second Chance, Matchmaker, Single Mom

Release Date: September 21, 2023

Cover Design: Kelly Lambert Greer

Sly Remington has a plan. And it does not involve falling in love with his high school crush, the literal girl next door. But sometimes, fate makes plans of its own...

Pro hockey has always been my destiny. And now that I’m right wing for the Wilcox Wombats? It’s my past and present… but I’m not so sure if it’s my future. I’m on the older side now, as hockey stars go, and I’m starting to worry about my lack of a backup plan.

The issue?

I’m no rocket scientist. Hockey’s what I’m good at. Sure, I graduated high school (with the help of my ultimate high school crush, Clara Connor, who was literally the girl next door.) And I got through college because everyone there was pretty invested in keeping me on the ice.

Now?

I’m working on the next phase of my life, but I can’t pretend I’ve got much faith that it’ll work out. I know who I am and what I’m good at. The same thing the women I date see: an athlete. Period.

But when my little brother drops the bomb of his engagement and Mom insists I come home solo, everything gets thrown into question. Not because Mom doesn't want me bringing a puck bunny to the wedding, but because she's got a matchmaking master plan up her sleeve.

And guess who she has in mind? None other than my HS tutor, Clara Connor, the newly divorced single mom living right next door. Did I mention she has a five-year-old daughter who’s better at getting my goat than my little brother on his best day?

Clara is a scientist now, and she’s got a lot on her plate already. So when Mom thrusts us together repeatedly, I do my best to be a good guy. Standup. Respectable. Friendly.

The thing is, Clara still gets under my skin. And when she tells me she had a crush on me back then too, and that maybe she still does?

The gloves are off.

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The Wedding Winger (The Zamboni Diaries #1) by Delancey Stewart Review

The Wedding Winger by Delancey Stewart
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Delancey Stewart lights the lamp with THE WEDDING WINGER (The Zamboni Diaries #1). Wilcox Wombats right winger Sylvester (Sly) Remington heads home for the summer. He does not expect his high school crush, Clara Connor, to be living next door. She is a single mom with a daughter, Katie.

I love that both Clara and Sly had crushes on each other in high school but thought they were out of each other’s league, Clara being smart and Sly the star athlete. They both have some insecurities they deal with in this story. I love Clara’s job. She is a biologist tracking bear. Katie is adorable. I appreciated how good Sylvester is with her.

THE WEDDING WINGER is a heartfelt and entertaining second chance romance. Like CHECKING THE CENTER (The Zamboni Diaries #0.5), THE WEDDING WINGER starts out with the insight of Julius Ramon, the Wilcox Wombat’s Zamboni Driver. It is an excellent addition to The Zamboni Diaries series. I am looking forward to the next book in the series. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

Original title: The Wedding Winger

Series; The Zamboni Diaries (#1)

This edition Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication: September 21, 2023 by Amazon Digital Services

Language: English

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COLD AS ICE by Rachel Jonas and Nikki Thorne

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𝐂o𝐥d A𝐬 𝐈c𝐞: An Enemies-to-Lovers Sports Romance (Savage Kings of Bradwyn U Book 2) by Rachel Jonas & Nikki Thorne is coming September 29th! We're so excited to reveal the blurb and share a teaser with you!! 

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BLURB

I swore I’d never fall for an enemy, but now… I’ve fallen for them all.

The Savages are ruthless on ice and downright coldhearted in every other way. They once promised to ruin me—and came incredibly close to succeeding—but our hearts have aligned, and my secrets are theirs, too.

Tragedy has again darkened my world, leaving me afraid of my own shadow. I swear there’s danger lurking around everycorner. Still, these four have vowed to protect me at all costs.

Whoever did this is about to learn a valuable lesson.

The only thing worse than messing with a Savage… is messing with their girl.

***

More about COLD AS ICE

- Dark Themes

- enemies to lovers

- Hockey/Sports Romance

- RH/Why Choose

- Plus-size heroine

- New Adult/College Romance

- KINGS OF CYPRESS POINTE crossover (absolutely no need to read that series first)

 

WARNING: The male characters in this series proudly wave all 99+ of their red flags. In other words, this dark bully romance contains graphic content and questionable behavior not suitable for or enjoyed by all readers. If you’re sensitive to certain themes and scenarios, check the full content warning inside the book. Read responsibly and at your own risk. Also, this is the first installment in a trilogy and Stevie won’t get her HEA until the end.

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Chosen Boy by Hannah Gray

🏒𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥🏒

𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐍 𝐁𝐎𝐘 by Hannah Gray is releasing October 19th!! This is an enemies to lovers, fake relationship, hockey romance.

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Blurb:

When my parents took me to a hockey camp as a kid, they never dreamed it would take me off the path of becoming a doctor, like everyone else in the family. Unfortunately for them, the moment I stepped into that arena and onto that ice, there was no going back.

Fast-forward to my junior year at Brooks University, and I’ve got one shot to make it to the pros. It’s now or never. Because if I don’t? Hello, medical school. Good-bye, skates.

The season gets even harder when the hockey team is forced to work with the dance team for a fundraiser, and I’m paired with the daughter of my family’s sworn enemy. As much as I hate to admit it, Sutton Savage is hard not to notice with her dark hair, big blue eyes, and angelic face to go along with those mouthy lips. Soon, it’s damn near impossible for me to hate her. And before I know it, I’m striking up a deal with her for her to be my girlfriend.

My fake girlfriend.

Since we were kids, I’ve found Sutton to be an entitled brat, someone I couldn’t stand, but suddenly, I’m looking at her differently. And when no one is around, I still want to kiss her … and I realize things are becoming a lot more complicated than I ever imagined they would.

Romeo and Juliet were forbidden to be together, and look how well that turned out for them. The thing is, I’m beginning to see Sutton is worth drinking the poison for.

She might not be the one I’ve always wanted. But now, she’s the only one I see.

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Dirty Dare by Mira Lyn Kelly

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𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐞 by USA Today bestselling author Mira Lyn Kelly is coming October 10th!!! This is a M/M Hockey Romance set in the Slayers Hockey world.  

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𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐞

A laugh, a drunken challenge to me, captain of the guys’ hockey team, to kiss him, captain of the swim team.

𝐈𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫

It was a question I didn't even realize I'd been asking.

𝐈𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠

He became everything. My beating heart. My every thought. What I held more precious than a future I’d been sacrificing for as long as I could remember.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝

We ended. Without another soul ever discovering we existed to begin with.

𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤

But four years and a Slayers Hockey contract later, here I am...

Wondering if I dare to risk it all again.

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LOVE YOU NEVER by Jennifer Sucevic

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𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 by Jennifer Sucevic is live and available with Kindle Unlimited!!! 

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What to expect:

✔️Hockey Romance

✔️Ex-Step Siblings/Off-Limits

✔️Forced Proximity

✔️Overprotective/Obsessed Hero

✔️Frenemies with Benefits

✔️Off the charts 🔥!

BLURB: 

It all starts with a little game of truth or dare…

That was my first mistake.  I’ve never been able to resist a dare and he damn well knows it.  Trust me, I realize it’s a personal flaw I need to work on.

My second mistake?

If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say it was when I agreed to a frenemies-with-benefits situation in order to get him out of my system once and for all.

The third one, just in case you’re wondering, was in thinking this wouldn’t explode in my face if I came up with a list of rules for us to follow.

1-This is in no way a relationship.  It’s strictly dickly.

2-No sleeping with other people while knocking boots.

3-Our situationship stays on the downlow.

But then he tacked on one of his own—no getting myself off unless it’s in front of him.

Oh…did I forget to mention that the guy in question is Ford Hamilton, my ex-stepbrother?  The very same one who may or may not remain an ex for long.

There’s only one thing left to say…

FML.

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