Shutout (Rules of the Game)
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He's the tall, tattooed stranger I hooked up with on Halloween... and now he's my new roommate.
After a sudden cross-country move, I’m stuck crashing with my older brother and two of his hockey teammates for sophomore year. I'm not thrilled about shacking up with three athletes and their stinky gear, rotating door of hookups, and tendency to inhale every snack in the house. Just one reason of many that hockey players aren't my type.
When I walk in the front door with an armload of boxes, however, I'm faced with another problem.
My anonymous fling from two months ago is Tyler Donahue, the superstar goalie for my brother’s team.
We both agree to pretend it never happened, but it quickly becomes clear neither of us can forget. Before I know it, we're exchanging heated glances from across the room, sending spicy texts at all hours of the night, and stealing kisses behind closed doors.
Since my overprotective brother would freak out, we decide to keep things between us a secret. There’s no point in rocking the boat when I don't want a boyfriend, and Tyler doesn't have time for a girlfriend with his grueling hockey schedule. But as our no-strings arrangement turns into something deeper and more meaningful, I begin to see a softer side of the broody, closed-off goalie. He's gentle, protective, and giving in every sense of the word. Despite what I told myself going in, I'm falling hard and falling fast.
We said we'd keep things casual, but hearts have a way of breaking all the rules.
Shutout is a college hockey romance with lots of spice, swoon, and a happily ever after. It’s the second book in the Rules of the Game series and can be read as a standalone.
Tropes: forced proximity / roommates broody tattooed goalie hero sunshine party girl heroine sneaking around ADHD and anxiety rep dual POV
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I have to say, it didn’t convince me. The whole plot was basically just smut, which is cool if that’s what you’re into but it definitely didn’t do it for me. The romance was pretty cute but again, pretty stereotypical. Their banter was cute and the tension was definitely there. I can imagine other people enjoying this, it’s just not very much for me. It was an okay read, not my favourite though. I’ve read better hockey romances.
The premise of the book sounds a lot like the chase by Elle Kennedy. Tattooed and kind of moody and quiet Hockey Player? Check. Girly female Protagonists who has ADHD? Check. Her older brother ist his teammate? Check. She moves in with them? Check. Apart from that I did really enjoy this book. Usually I dislike books that have Cancer as a subplot but this one was okay. I think everything about the BCAS was pretty accurate and I really feel with her. The Questions was quite cute. But somehow Chase felt like a totally different Character in this book than in his. Maybe that is because I read the first book a while ago but I remembered him more easy going and not this struggling.
Description
He's the tall, tattooed stranger I hooked up with on Halloween... and now he's my new roommate.
After a sudden cross-country move, I’m stuck crashing with my older brother and two of his hockey teammates for sophomore year. I'm not thrilled about shacking up with three athletes and their stinky gear, rotating door of hookups, and tendency to inhale every snack in the house. Just one reason of many that hockey players aren't my type.
When I walk in the front door with an armload of boxes, however, I'm faced with another problem.
My anonymous fling from two months ago is Tyler Donahue, the superstar goalie for my brother’s team.
We both agree to pretend it never happened, but it quickly becomes clear neither of us can forget. Before I know it, we're exchanging heated glances from across the room, sending spicy texts at all hours of the night, and stealing kisses behind closed doors.
Since my overprotective brother would freak out, we decide to keep things between us a secret. There’s no point in rocking the boat when I don't want a boyfriend, and Tyler doesn't have time for a girlfriend with his grueling hockey schedule. But as our no-strings arrangement turns into something deeper and more meaningful, I begin to see a softer side of the broody, closed-off goalie. He's gentle, protective, and giving in every sense of the word. Despite what I told myself going in, I'm falling hard and falling fast.
We said we'd keep things casual, but hearts have a way of breaking all the rules.
Shutout is a college hockey romance with lots of spice, swoon, and a happily ever after. It’s the second book in the Rules of the Game series and can be read as a standalone.
Tropes: forced proximity / roommates broody tattooed goalie hero sunshine party girl heroine sneaking around ADHD and anxiety rep dual POV
Book Information
Posts
I have to say, it didn’t convince me. The whole plot was basically just smut, which is cool if that’s what you’re into but it definitely didn’t do it for me. The romance was pretty cute but again, pretty stereotypical. Their banter was cute and the tension was definitely there. I can imagine other people enjoying this, it’s just not very much for me. It was an okay read, not my favourite though. I’ve read better hockey romances.
The premise of the book sounds a lot like the chase by Elle Kennedy. Tattooed and kind of moody and quiet Hockey Player? Check. Girly female Protagonists who has ADHD? Check. Her older brother ist his teammate? Check. She moves in with them? Check. Apart from that I did really enjoy this book. Usually I dislike books that have Cancer as a subplot but this one was okay. I think everything about the BCAS was pretty accurate and I really feel with her. The Questions was quite cute. But somehow Chase felt like a totally different Character in this book than in his. Maybe that is because I read the first book a while ago but I remembered him more easy going and not this struggling.