Jerry Cooke
4.25⭐️ - A fierce rivalry leads to years of secret liaisons in this enemies-to-lovers romance that's as hot as the ice is cold!
Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov are two of the hottest properties in pro hockey, tied for first place coming up to draft time, but under all that rivalry hides an undeniable mutual attraction. As time passes, that attraction leads to a number hookups kept out of the public eye, but as their careers advance and they end up as captains of rival teams, it becomes more and more pressing for them to keep things under wraps. When the desire to be a proper couple comes head-to-head with the need for secrecy, it becomes a question of what's more important - their hockey careers, or their feelings for each other.
I went into this having watched up to episode five of the TV adaptation, desperate for more, and so I already knew many of the plot points that were going to come up, but it didn't reduce my enjoyment at all. Getting to hear both of Shane and Ilya's internal monologues gave so much more insight into the way in which their relationship plays out and it was really lovely to get that full perspective. The yearning they have for each other is palpable and the greater world of connected teams was really lovely, seeing how the scenes at the end of Game Changer played out from the boys' perspective ^-^
4.25⭐️ - A fierce rivalry leads to years of secret liaisons in this enemies-to-lovers romance that's as hot as the ice is cold!
Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov are two of the hottest properties in pro hockey, tied for first place coming up to draft time, but under all that rivalry hides an undeniable mutual attraction. As time passes, that attraction leads to a number hookups kept out of the public eye, but as their careers advance and they end up as captains of rival teams, it becomes more and more pressing for them to keep things under wraps. When the desire to be a proper couple comes head-to-head with the need for secrecy, it becomes a question of what's more important - their hockey careers, or their feelings for each other.
I went into this having watched up to episode five of the TV adaptation, desperate for more, and so I already knew many of the plot points that were going to come up, but it didn't reduce my enjoyment at all. Getting to hear both of Shane and Ilya's internal monologues gave so much more insight into the way in which their relationship plays out and it was really lovely to get that full perspective. The yearning they have for each other is palpable and the greater world of connected teams was really lovely, seeing how the scenes at the end of Game Changer played out from the boys' perspective ^-^