Desert Ice Hockey Book 0.5: Taking a Shot by Christie Gordon

 

Desert Ice Hockey Book 0.5

Why am I so boy crazy this year? Must be something in the ice.Archer

I’ve been hooking up with a wicked little keyboard player. Problem is, I think I want more.

So, after a particularly fiery time together, I decide to ask him on a date.

But he’s been stammering about some old friend who’s come back to town.

No matter if this works out, I know my person is out there. And I’m going to find him.

Taking a Shot is part of the Desert Ice Hockey series. It takes place before the first book (Stick By Me). It contains the backstory of Archer’s relationship with Milo, a keyboard player from the Rock U series, and is an introduction to the squad, a group of queer college hockey players and best friends who share a house together. It includes a steamy scene.

Desert Ice Hockey is a spin-off of the Rock U series and follows a group of young queer men who worked hard to play together on the same college hockey team. Follow along as they each find their happily ever after with nerds, coaches, other hockey players and more. Each book in the series follows a different couple and can be read as a standalone.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210684435-taking-a-shot

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

This is a little short story to give you a better idea of what happened between Archer and Milo before Stick by Me! It was nice to get a closer look to what happened between them and where Archer was at before we get into his story and him finding his well deserved happy ending.  It was also a good bridge between these two series. I haven’t read the previous two series before this Desert Ice Hockey one, but it’s very clear that this is a big world by this author and there are plenty of crossovers! I look forward to exploring more by this author.