The Games We Play Season 2 Book 2: Conditioning Loan by LA Witt

 

The Games We Play Season 2 Book 2

When a hockey star asks him to dance at a club, minor league forward Taylor Wilson is thrilled. Maybe that cute teammate who laughed in his face was wrong after all, and he is good enough for someone.

But then that star loses interest and bails… leaving Taylor back at bruised ego square one.

The universe isn’t done, either—months later, that star is getting ready to return to his team after an injury. The last step in his rehab? A two-week conditioning loan to Taylor’s team.

Vasily Abashev is excited to play for the Everett Orcas because it means he’s one step closer to being reactivated. He just isn’t expecting that cute guy he met at the dance club last summer to be his temporary teammate. Or linemate.

This could either be the longest two weeks of their lives… or not nearly enough time to work up the nerve for a do-over from last summer.

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!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239427392-conditioning-loan

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

When Taylor’s hockey crush appears at the same club as him and asks him to dance, he can’t help but be thrilled. But when suddenly, Vasily walks away before anything more can progress, Taylor can’t help but feel the hurt at the sting of rejection. Months later, Vasily is sent to Taylor’s team on a conditioning loan after recovering from an injury. Vasily is surprised to see Taylor after what had happened between them but quickly clears the air of what happened that night. It’s well known that Vasily had a private relationship with a teammate that turned very public when they broke up. Putting himself out there again was hard and that night he met Taylor, turns out, he wasn’t quite ready. Clearing the air helped both of them, but the new problem? The attraction between them is still there and getting stronger the more they spend time together on and off the ice. But are either ready to put their hearts on the line once more? I really loved Vasily and Taylor’s dynamic. Their chemistry was great and it was so sweet to watch these two flirt and be the last to really realize they were doing it so obviously. I loved watching their friendship turn to more. A sweet story all around!