Slap Shot by Kelly jamieson Series: Aces Hockey #5
Published by Loveswept Publication Date: October 17th 2017
Pages: 276
Also in this series: Major Misconduct, Off Limits, Icing
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My name’s Max Hall, and I need to f***. As a pro hockey player who’s been away from the game for over a year, my libido has picked one hell of an an inconvenient time to come roaring back to life. After my wife died from a rare form of cancer, sex was the last thing on my mind. Same with hockey, the other love of my life. Now, after fifteen months of eating too much, drinking too much, and generally just feeling sorry for myself, I’m facing a steep uphill battle to get my ass in shape and play my way back onto the Chicago Aces. So I’m not looking for a relationship. Just sex. Yeah, I know how that makes me sound. But the truth is, I’ll never love another woman the way I loved my wife. When I meet a sexy bridesmaid at my teammate’s wedding, I decide to scratch that itch. A fling with Kendra Armstrong in her posh hotel room could be just what the trainer ordered. Not only is Kendra smokin’ hot, she’s dynamite in bed—one of the perks of being a sex toy designer. Since she lives in New York anyway, we agree to keep things casual, no strings attached. The arrangement is perfect . . . until one of us falls in love. And it’s not me. Kelly Jamieson’s USA Today bestselling Aces Hockey series can be read together or separately: MAJOR MISCONDUCT OFF LIMITS ICING TOP SHELF BACK CHECK SLAP SHOT Don’t miss any of Kelly’s alluring reads: The Bayard Hockey series: SHUT OUT | CROSS CHECK The Last Shot series: BODY SHOT | HOT SHOT The standalone novel: DANCING IN THE RAIN This ebook includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.
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This is the fifth book in the Aces Hockey series and I have read and enjoyed all of these charming stories. Each book is a standalone but the characters are all interconnected. Kelly Jamieson knows how to write fun, sexy stories. I love reading about the hot hockey players on the Aces hockey team as they fall in love.
Max, a veteran on the Aces hockey team has taken some time off from hockey and is now training hard so he can get back on the team’s roster. He is only interested in hockey and doesn’t have time for anything else in his life right now. Max is attending a wedding for one of his teammates when he meets Kendra. Max and Kendra start a no strings relationship but things turn into something more and they aren’t sure how to handle it. I found Max easy to like. He is a sensitive, honorable guy going through a rough time and and the last thing he expects is to fall for Kendra. They have a passionate affair. Kendra makes Max feel things he hasn’t felt in a long time but he wracked with guilt.
Kendra is a psychologist and has started a business selling sex toys. She is smart and hard working and not afraid to talk about sex or ask for what she wants. I admired Kendra’s passion and courage. She is always open, honest and upfront. She tries to get Max to talk about his feeling but he keeps everything bottled up and has a hard time expressing himself. Max and Kendra are great together. They not only have explosive sexual chemistry, they are also comfortable with each other and have a lot of fun.
I enjoyed everything about this story and can’t wait to read more books in this series. There are fun secondary characters including the the guys on the hockey team. This has an engaging plot line and the characters are realistic and easy to sympathize with.
