Desert Ice Hockey Book 3: Ice Rivals by Christie Gordon

 

Desert Ice Hockey Book 3

I should hate him. But after learning the truth, how could I not fall for him?Mason

My rookie season in the NHL started with a gut punch.

There he was, standing in my locker room. Jett Jarvis, a player hated by his former teammates.

He has an arrogant smirk, intense eyes, and a birthmark that looks…too familiar. I’m sure I saw it on the dude who dumped me in my hookup app.

They say Jarvis isn’t gay, but I bet he’s the same jerk.

I’m getting to the bottom of this, even if it means pushing his buttons until he snaps.

But the more I mess with him, my anger loses out to my attraction.

Jett

The last thing I need is the league's new gay icon strutting into my life.

Mason Hopkins is cocky, relentless, and too damn close to the truth. My secret. The one that could ruin everything.

But as he pushes, something inside me shifts.

The line between loathing him and wanting him blurs with every heated exchange, every accidental touch.

The thread between love and hate is razor-thin, and we’re skating on the edge.

Ice Rivals is the third book in the college hockey series, Desert Ice Hockey, and is the follow up to the Rock U series. It features a closeted player with a traumatic past and a self-assured rookie, a secret relationship, found family, hurt/comfort and some close proximity. Desert Ice Hockey follows a group of queer hockey players, known as the squad, while they each battle for their HEA.

Buy now to explore a world where emotions run as high as the heat, and hockey isn’t the only game in town!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216812068-ice-rivals

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Mason is a tad bit cranky that the hot guy he was talking to on a dating app bailed on their meet up to hook up. However, his tune changes when he meets his new hockey teammate, Jett, and spots a familiar birthmark on him. Is Jett is missed hook up? But why does he keep denying that he is gay? Mason is determined to figure out the truth. Especially when Jett left his last team under mysterious circumstances. Jett has been hiding who he is for a long time. His sister was the only one who knew he was gay until an incident on his last team changed everything. Now he is on a new team and looking to keep his head down. But Mason keeps making that impossible. His outrageous flirting and determination puts Jett on edge but at the same time… Jett enjoys his attention. He is attracted to Mason and wishes things could be different but he isn’t so sure despite the fact that Mason and another teammate are out and proud. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to resist the chemistry and easy friendship between them. And it’s only a matter of time before all is revealed. I really loved the development between Jett and Mason. Though Mason isn’t good at leaving things alone, he was constantly letting Jett know he was there for him in anyway he needed. He was supportive and ready to show Jett that he isn’t alone and that he could have the support system he craves if he lets himself. I loved Jett being able to slowly be himself and find love too. Liking this series so far and I can’t wait for the next one!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.