by: Grace Worthington
Series: Love on Thin Ice
Genre: Romantic Comedy/Contemporary Sports Romance
Release Date: September 12, 2024
Getting involved with your brother’s best friend is risky enough. But when he’s a hockey player? It’s a whole new level of bad idea.
As a ravenous reader, I’ve got a secret: I’m obsessed with hockey romances.
But let me tell you, real life hockey players are nothing like my book boyfriends.
So I threw down the gauntlet on BookTok. I challenged any single guy out there to prove me wrong. Can a real hockey player be as romantic as the ones in my favorite stories?
Enter Dawson Hayes, a goalie with a point to prove and my brother’s best friend. He’s confident he can win me over and take me on the most romantic date of my life.
But there’s a catch: for me to accept, I have to pretend that he’s my fake boyfriend. Now everyone in my small town thinks that Dawson and I are having a fall fling. Even if it’s a fling that can’t last.
Worst of all, I’m starting to believe this fling is real. I’m falling for my brother’s best friend.
DAWSON
The first time I met Emmy, her brother warned me to stay away. As hockey teammates, that made her totally off-limits.
But now I’m back in Emmy’s small town to play in a charity hockey match, and I can’t resist her dating challenge: to find out if any man can be more romantic than the book boyfriends she adores.
Emmy and I are both fiercely competitive, and I’m determined to win her over.
When the moment of truth comes, the chemistry between us turns into something neither of us expected:
A romantic face-off between friends who are insanely attracted to each other.
Now, I’m out to prove to her that you should never judge a book by its cover—or a hockey player when it comes to love.
The Friend Face Off is part of the Love on Thin Ice sweet small town hockey romcom series. It’s a brother’s best friend, closed door hockey romcom with fake dating, friends to lovers and You’ve Got Mail vibes. It’s a small town romance with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.
“Are you going to wear Dawson’s jersey to another game?” the photographer asks.
I hesitate. This isn’t something Dawson and I have discussed. Wearing a jersey means you’re officially a couple. That seems like a commitment I’m not ready for.
“We haven’t talked about it yet,” I reply truthfully.
A movement by the locker room door draws the man’s attention away from me.
Dawson pushes through the crowd, his gaze locked on this guy. “You want to ask questions about my jersey, you come to me.”
He’s freshly showered, his hair still wet and tousled. But man, does he look good.
The photographer glances from Dawson to me.
“I asked if you were seriously dating. She avoided answering me.”
“That’s because she’s smart,” Dawson replies. My chest swells with pride.
“And your jersey? I notice she didn’t wear yours tonight.”
Dawson doesn’t miss a beat. “Family comes first. I’m glad she’s supporting Dan. I would expect no less.”
“What about later?” he asks. “Will she wear your jersey to another game?”
“That’s her decision.” Dawson’s eyes flick to mine.
My heart cartwheels.
“But when she does, nobody will look better in it than her.”
I hesitate. This isn’t something Dawson and I have discussed. Wearing a jersey means you’re officially a couple. That seems like a commitment I’m not ready for.
“We haven’t talked about it yet,” I reply truthfully.
A movement by the locker room door draws the man’s attention away from me.
Dawson pushes through the crowd, his gaze locked on this guy. “You want to ask questions about my jersey, you come to me.”
He’s freshly showered, his hair still wet and tousled. But man, does he look good.
The photographer glances from Dawson to me.
“I asked if you were seriously dating. She avoided answering me.”
“That’s because she’s smart,” Dawson replies. My chest swells with pride.
“And your jersey? I notice she didn’t wear yours tonight.”
Dawson doesn’t miss a beat. “Family comes first. I’m glad she’s supporting Dan. I would expect no less.”
“What about later?” he asks. “Will she wear your jersey to another game?”
“That’s her decision.” Dawson’s eyes flick to mine.
My heart cartwheels.
“But when she does, nobody will look better in it than her.”
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The Love on Thin Ice Series:
Love in Overtime (Book 4) releases September 19, 2024
The Parent Playbook (Book 5) releases September 26, 2024
Love at First Skate (Book 6) releases October 3, 2024
Penalties and Proposals (Book 7) releases October 17, 2024
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This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.
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