Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Game Changers Book 4: Common Goal by Rachel Reid

Game Changers Book 4

New York Admirals goalie Eric never thought his friends-with-benefits arrangement with much-younger Kyle would leave them both wanting more…

Veteran goaltender Eric Bennett has faced down some of the toughest shooters on the ice, but nothing prepared him for his latest challenge—life after hockey. It’s time to make some big changes, starting with finally dating men for the first time.

Graduate student Kyle Swift moved to New York nursing a broken heart. He’d sworn to find someone his own age to crush on (for once). Until he meets a gorgeous, distinguished silver fox hockey player. Despite their intense physical attraction, Kyle has no intention of getting emotionally involved. He’ll teach Eric a few tricks, have some mutually consensual fun, then walk away.

Eric is more than happy to learn anything Kyle brings to the table. And Kyle never expected their friends-with-benefits arrangement to leave him wanting more. Happily-ever-after might be staring them in the face, but it won’t happen if they’re too stubborn to come clean about their feelings.

Everything they both want is within reach… They just have to be brave enough to grab it.


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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Eric is reaching the end of his hockey career and isn’t sure exactly what to do next. But one thing he does know is that he has to get back out in the dating scene. He has been divorced a year now after years of the marriage being essentially over and there is a part of himself that he never got to explore. Dating men. But how to do that after being out of the dating world for so long and with men rather than women? He isn’t sure. Lucky for him, he has someone who is very willing to teach him. Kyle hasn’t had it easy in his love life. Dating the wrong men or crushing on very unavailable men (aka one of his friends who is now engaged). He knows he has to get over it. He just never expects it to turn into a friends with benefits situation with Eric who up until recently he thought was straight and married. The attraction between them is very strong. Even their friends can see that Eric and Kyle get along great and now these two know it can be so much more. But admitting that isn’t easy. Eric for one is very stuck on age. He feels he is too old for a lot of things (despite being only 41) and he worries Kyle is much to young for him at 25. His own insecurities about it are what is really keeping them apart to be anything more. So what will it finally take to make Eric realize that age is really just a number? Overall, I enjoyed their story. Eric just really needed to let go of this age thing because it was clear that these two fit together so well and you would have never known there was an age gap between them. As always I love the cameos from others in this series. And I’m looking forward to the next book!

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