ARC Review: The Rebound Play (Love on Thin Ice #2) by Kate O'Keeffe
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Series: Love on Thin Ice #2
Author: Kate O'Keeffe
Published August 29th 2024 by Red Bird Publishing
Goodreads Synopsis
If you get a second chance at love with your hockey star ex, should you take it?
Keira
What do you do when your NHL superstar ex skates back into your small town? Drop to the ground and hide behind the bleachers, hoping he doesn’t see you. But Lady Luck must be in a bad mood today because Dan spots me, my hood over my eyes, pretending I’m not there.
Mature? No. Necessary? Oh, yes.
Humiliation washes over me, and the wall around my heart stands firm. Dan might be back, but I can’t afford to let him in again. Not after the heartbreak of losing him once before.
When he offers to coach my nephew, I reluctantly agree. Every smile he flashes at me, every kind word, threatens to crack my resolve. But I can’t go through that again. I have to protect my heart.
Dan
I want Keira back. End of story.
The Rebound Play is part of the Love on Thin Ice sweet hockey romcom series. It's a love story about a jock and a nerd who get a second chance in this small town romance with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Formally childhood sweethearts, Keira and Dan need to navigate being in the same small town again when Dan returns for the Maple Falls charity hockey tournament. He left town to become a NHL star, but he's never forgotten bookish Keira, or how much he loved her. But is Keira willing to give him a second chance?
I love second chance romances, especially when the couple are deserving of finding love again. It's been 10 years since Keira and Dan broke up, but it was the distance rather than anything else that separated them. Dan had his career to focus on, whereas Keira needed to complete college and return home to help care for her sister and her family. The town have always rooted for the couple, especially considering how much of a sweetheart hometown hero Dan is. I loved that he knew what he wanted as soon as he returned, and he was nor shy about his feelings for Keira. It definitely took her longer to trust herself and Dan, but it was well worth the wait.
Dates Read:
October 27-28, 2024
Rating
3 Stars
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