Jerry Cooke
3.5⭐️ - A retiring veteran goalkeeper experiences his queer awakening in this affirming and steamy romance!
Eric Bennet has had a sterling career, but when he's benched in favour of a younger goalie, he has to face the reality of retirement. While finding a new place in life takes a lot of getting used to, the upside is that he's also able to finally acknowledge his sexuality. When he gets to know bartender Kyle (who WE met in Game Changer) the flirting leads to a non-strings-attached arrangement where he gets the opportunity for some lessons in intimacy from the younger man. This friends with benefits arrangement is one that suits both of them, but becomes obvious after a while that there's an attraction there that may lead to falling even harder than Eric ever did on the ice.
This was super cute and it was lovely to see more of Scott and Kip, as well as Maria, from the first book. Super lovely supportive friends and more time with Ilya, who is always such a fun addition to the stories. While I didn't love it quite as much as the others, it's definitely worth reading for the roundness of the series as a whole, because there's lots of back-story in here that adds fun to the later books!
3.5⭐️ - A retiring veteran goalkeeper experiences his queer awakening in this affirming and steamy romance!
Eric Bennet has had a sterling career, but when he's benched in favour of a younger goalie, he has to face the reality of retirement. While finding a new place in life takes a lot of getting used to, the upside is that he's also able to finally acknowledge his sexuality. When he gets to know bartender Kyle (who WE met in Game Changer) the flirting leads to a non-strings-attached arrangement where he gets the opportunity for some lessons in intimacy from the younger man. This friends with benefits arrangement is one that suits both of them, but becomes obvious after a while that there's an attraction there that may lead to falling even harder than Eric ever did on the ice.
This was super cute and it was lovely to see more of Scott and Kip, as well as Maria, from the first book. Super lovely supportive friends and more time with Ilya, who is always such a fun addition to the stories. While I didn't love it quite as much as the others, it's definitely worth reading for the roundness of the series as a whole, because there's lots of back-story in here that adds fun to the later books!