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| The Games We Play Season 2 Book 4 |
Callum
I've wanted to play pro hockey since I was nine years old. That's when my grandfather looked at an angry, hurting, orphaned kid and said, "A sport might be a good way for you to work some of that out." Sadly, in the Under-11s division, punching people wasn't part of the game, which is how I ended up a goalie, to keep me out of temptation's way. Well, plus I'm good at it.
Now I'm in the PHL, and have the second-best record (and yes, the most penalties) of any goalie in the league. I'm aiming for the NAPH and when I make it, I'm going to pay off my grandfather's mortgage and get the family store back out of debt. I'm not going to let anything derail me, not my high-school crush moving in next door, nor my least-favorite uncle showing up. But sometimes determination isn't enough to keep life going my way.
Zeke
I joined the Vancouver police department to honor my military dad after he passed and do good in the world. But a long stint undercover left its marks, and now suddenly I'm the guardian for my twelve-year-old half-brother. I'm rethinking everything about my life, and scrambling to fit a bereaved pre-teen into my shift work. Only help from my elderly neighbor, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and his hockey player grandson, Callum, lets me keep my head above water.
My attraction to Callum is a whole other problem. I'm trying hard not to let my appreciation for red hair and strong muscles and blunt honesty get out of control. Because Callum's gay but he's definitely not out and not looking for a relationship. We're just convenient. I'm not going to be the one to mess up his single-minded drive toward the top professional league. Until the day he comes to me, asking for help, and everything changes.
The Games We Play - Season 2 - is the second season of this multi-author minor league hockey romance series! All titles run concurrently through the same hockey season and the books can be read in any order, so jump in anywhere!
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My Review: 4/5 Stars
Callum has one dream. To play in the NAPH. He has been working hard in the minors for the day he will finally get pulled up. He hopes it is soon and in the meantime he will keep proving himself by winning games and keeping up with the shutouts since he is the goalie. The pressure is on especially when he wants to help his grandfather out financially. He sacrificed a lot to raise Callum when his parents died and his grandfather is really all he has. Though when his high school crush moves back home to raise his half-brother, well, things get a little complicated. Especially since Callum isn’t out yet either in fear of what may happen to his career. Zeke’s life is turned upside down when his stepmom dies and he has to raise his half brother, Josiah. Thankfully he was left as the guardian in the will and won’t have to hand him off to his stepmom’s awful family. But raising a grieving teen isn’t easy. But getting to know Callum? That has definitely been a nice thing in the mix of the chaos. And it isn’t long until these two are hooking up and falling fast. But then Callum’s shady uncle is let out of prison and comes back causing a whole lot of trouble. Can Callum lean on Zeke for help? Or will he try to face his issues alone? I really enjoyed Callum and Zeke’s story! They balances one another well. This story had a lot of action that kept you on your toes as well as being fun and some great romance! And of course hockey! Looking forward to reading the other books in this series.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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