CU Hockey Book 2: Face Offs & Cheap Shots by Eden Finley & Saxon James

CU Hockey Book 2

JACOBS

For the last three years, I’ve lived and breathed hockey with one goal: team captain.

There’s only one thing standing in my way. TJ Beckett.

Beck is irresponsible and immature, and I’ve hated him since the moment we met freshman year.

Yet, the coaches see something in him I obviously can’t, and they refuse to choose between us. The captain spot is going to a team vote, and the team thinks that what we need are a bunch of challenges to prove our worth. Challenges that have nothing to do with hockey. Challenges that are throwing me and Beck together.

And he’s still as infuriating as ever.

BECK

I have no idea why Christopher Jacobs hates me, and I can’t say I care. I like pushing his buttons, but the guy needs to loosen up. I’m going to win these stupid challenges easily and spend my senior year as hockey king on this campus.

Tormenting Jacobs at the same time will just be a bonus.

Even if I’m getting confusing feelings toward him, I won’t let it hold me back.

When it comes to competing, I’m all in, and nothing will get between me and the W. 

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My Review: 5/5 Stars 

Jacobs and Beck in the last 3 years that they've known one another, have never really gotten along. Well, maybe it was more Jacobs not liking Beck's immaturity and irresponsibleness. And maybe Beck loves pushing Jacobs buttons just a bit. But when their coach tells them they are both up for captain this year, neither are willing to back down. Cue the summer of hockey training camp and of stupid challenges from their teammates to determine who is captain. And when a challenge issues for Jacobs and Beck to kiss... well that changes everything. Suddenly the tension that was always between them and the looks exchanged start to have meaning. And one kiss leads to many more. And turns out, they may not hate one another as much as they think. Loved this story! Jacobs and Beck have great banter and it was such a fun story to see those two figure out who they were and how together they just fit and are so right. I'm really liking this series so far and I can't wait to finish it out!