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| Hockey Guys Book 4 |
He’s a backup goalie with a broken game. The only thing he needs more than a win is the hot, grumpy bartender who pours his weekly beer.
Becker James is having a spectacularly bad season. Once a top draft pick, he’s now riding the bench in the minors, one failed save away from being cut. The highlight of his week? A lonely hour on a barstool at Sportsballs, Denver’s queerest watering hole—and Forest, the bartender with flannel sleeves, a gruff voice, and a beard that stars in Beck’s dreams.
Opportunity strikes when Forest’s LGBTQ hockey team—the Stickhandlers—loses their goalie last-minute. Beck makes Forest an he’ll help them beat the most hated team in the beer league, but he wants something in return—one night together.
Cue the record scratch, because Seth Forrester doesn’t do hookups. After his last one went horribly wrong, he swore off men for good. He’s definitely not falling for the awkward hottie who just stammered through an indecent proposal.
But Beck is prepared to press his case, no matter how awkward it gets. And one beer league game turns into something messier, sweeter, and so much harder to walk away from…
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My Review: 5/5 Stars
Beck’s hockey season isn’t going so great. He’s in a bit of a slump and for a goalie, that is something he just can’t afford to be going through. Especially when his goal is to be moved up to play for the NHL rather than the minors. Trying to get out of his head leads him to his frequent his favorite bar where he can sit and try to work up the courage to ask out his crush. The bartender and one of the owners. And when he learns that Forest plays in a hockey beer league and his team needs a goalie, he decides to take his shot. Helping Forest out and maybe getting to finally hook up with his dream guy. But it doesn’t exactly work out in his favor when he throws the idea out there. Little does he know that Forest is in his untrusting phase. Being burned the year before scarred him in more ways than one. And he is still recovering in several ways. He may be attracted to Beck, but getting over his baggage? Not easy. And even when he gives into the chemistry between them, he still has some walls up. And he needs to figure out if he can truly bring them down or risk losing Beck and the really great future they could have together if he can just get out of his own way. Loved this story! Loved Beck especially because I love our weird hockey goalies. I dare you to find a goalie centric story and not love said goalie. They have the best quirks and our just utterly themselves with zero shame. With Beck, you just want to hug him and protect him and shake Forest a few times because how can he resist everything that is Beck! Though of course, you can’t help but sympathize with Forest after what he has been through. I really loved these two and watching them fall hard for one another despite some resistance not to! They truly were perfect for one another. Especially as they helped one another overcome their fears and obstacles. Another great book in this series! I hope to see more and I can’t wait to see who could be next!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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