Desert Ice Hockey Book 4: Spinning to the Goal by Christie Gordon

 

Desert Ice Hockey Book 4

As a hockey goalie, I don’t back down. When I meet my match in a figure skater, will my relentless pursuit win his heart?

Ace

Being in a dry spell sucks. Not my hockey game, my love life.

My friends decide it’s time to fix it. So they drag me out, dressed to impress.

Then I see him—exactly my type, all smoldering eyes and a slender body that’s got me forgetting how to breathe.

When our hookup leads to a connection, he gives me his number and I can't believe my luck.

Then... he ghosts me. Out of nowhere. Why?

Zoma

All I wanted was a quick hookup to take the edge off. No complications, no strings.

In walks this guy. He’s massive and sweet. Plus, he’s got a way of making me feel safe. I think he could be more.

Then I find out he’s a goalie.

I’ve been down this road before, and still bear the scars. The last time I fell for a hockey player, I gave him everything and he left me shattered.

No, I’ll focus on my figure skating competitions and the kids I train. It’s easier.

But Ace keeps showing up, all broad shoulders and an infuriatingly irresistible, aw-shucks smile.

How am I supposed to guard my heart when he refuses to give up on me?

Spinning to the Goal is the fourth book in the college hockey series, Desert Ice Hockey, and is the follow up to the Rock U series. It features a figure skater burned by love and a goalie with a cowboy background, size difference, opposites attract and found family. Desert Ice Hockey follows a group of queer hockey players, known as the squad, while they each battle for their HEA.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220269221-spinning-to-the-goal

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Ace has watched so many of his closest friends achieve their hockey dreams and find the person they are meant to be with. And he can’t help but hope the same will happen to him. He is praying that the Coyotes will sign him as their goalie so he cannot only remain in town but play with two of his best friends. But until the, he’ll keep playing his heart out. He just never expects that his heart will find the one he has been waiting for. When he meets Zoma at a club, it’s like everything clicks. Their chemistry is undeniable. And Ace knows Zoma feels it too. Yet at the end of the night and even after they exchanged numbers, he can’t help but feel like something happened. Especially with Zoma ghosts him. Zoma has one rule. No hockey players. Not after his ex smashed his heart. So of course it is his luck that when he meets the most perfect guy he has ever met, at the end of the night he learns he is a hockey player. Nope. Not happening… right? He tries to stay away. Even when his best friend tells him he is crazy. But fate has other ideas when they cross paths again. And this time, Ace isn’t letting Zoma go without a fight. As the two navigate a new relationship, Ace will have to figure out his hockey future and Zoma will have to decide if he can take a chance on another hockey player. Ace and Zoma were such a great couple! Loved their chemistry. And I loved how Ace wasn’t going to let his dream guy go. He really fought for Zoma. And Zoma wasn’t so closed off as he thought he would be. A fun story all around and I am looking forward to the next one!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.