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To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. So when Wes unexpectedly makes contact with him again, Jamie’s heart offers no resistance, eager to have his friend back and desperate for answers.
Ryan already knew who he was but having had feelings from the very beginning of his friendship with Jamie, well that made for some hard choices now as adults. Now in their early twenties, both of them hockey stars in their own right, they unexpectedly find themselves in the same place at the same time, and memories of some of the happiest moments in their young lives start flooding back, every single one of them tied to those summer camps spent as best friends. Warning: contains sexual situations, hotties on hockey skates, skinnydipping, shenanigans in an SUV and proof that coming out to your family on social media is a dicey proposition. I love seeing them finally come to the realization that they love each other and can live happily in Toronto together.A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a B.
Back to the present time, Wes decides he needs to make amends for the uncomfortable, selfish situation he put Jamie in all those years ago and takes a job at the camp as a coach so he can spend one more summer with Jamie.It is not a story about the struggles of being gay, about coming out to the world or one’s battle with their own sexuality—the focus of the story remains on the irrevocable bond and the sexual attraction between these two men, and the courage it takes to put love first. I was surprised by how accepting and understanding they were, and I have to applaud both authors for not taking the easy way out and utilizing them as plot devices for drama, instead portraying a healthy and heartwarming dynamic. But they haven't spoken to each other for four years because of what happened their last night together and now they must face each other. Quite honestly though, if you took Elle Kennedy's The Deal, mixed it up with Riley Hart's Collide, gave them some skates, and threw them on a hockey rink, you'd have this book. I like both Jacob Morgan and Teddy Hamilton's voices, but they were a bit monotone and unenthused compared to some of their other performances.
I was having a great time, getting a taste of the feels, and progressively falling in love with the main couple. I simply can’t deny the fact that the smut was incredibly hot and I still really felt the true love between them. I am a tried and true hockey fan and root for my home team The Minnesota Wild and root for any and all M/M hockey romances.
If you want a good MM sports romance, with well rounded, well written characters, love that makes your heart want to explode and dialogue that makes you laugh out loud you can't go far wrong with this. There's always a character that is homophobic and in true story fashion it turns out to be a kid's parent. Warning: Contains sexual situations, hotties on hockey skates, skinnydipping, shenanigans in an SUV, and proof that coming out to your family on social media is a dicey proposition. Overall, it was a short and sweet read, with some good moments and not too much angst, but the biphobia was a bit of a blow, and I wasn't hugely invested in the relationship. It comes to a satisfying ending if you choose to stop here but I am going right on to the next book, Us!
She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting! He’s living his dream of playing pro hockey and coming home every night to the man he loves—Jamie Canning, his longtime best friend turned boyfriend. It doesn't take long for Jamie to come to the conclusion that he is actually bi instead of straight of what's even more surprising is the fact that he's not all that upset about his realization.It’s been nearly four years since Jamie had spoken or seen Wes, but he still misses his friend and occasionally thinks about him. It was one of those stories that made me choke up with emotion, and left me feeling raw and happy and overwhelmed. I loved the narration of both of these characters they were distinct enough that you know who was talking. We watch a young man being finally able to express all he’s ever felt for his best friend after a decade of secretly longing for him, and another young man facing a side of himself he never knew was there, a side that equally confuses and excites him, but also a side of himself he refuses to deny—both their journeys being equally compelling and believable. Both Jamie and Wes have to face obstacles, but when it comes to their feelings for each other, it's clear to me as a reader that they belong together.