Series: Love on Thin Ice #7
Author: Anne Kemp
Published October 17th 2024 by Red Bird Publishing
Goodreads Synopsis
It only takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch. When life hands me reformed hockey star Noah Beaumont, AGAIN, am I supposed to make cider or is there a sweeter surprise in store?
I never wanted to see Noah Beaumont again. EVER. When I kicked him off my set after he showed up intoxicated, his PR team tried to blacklist me. I made it over that hurdle, made a name for myself, and I’m heading to Maple Falls to cover a charity ice hockey team that’s making headlines...only to find out I have to work with HIM.
But this Noah seems different. He’s reformed and seems to be determined to show me he’s changed. Can I trust him, or will he be the same disaster I remember?
I’ve spent years trying to make amends for my past mistakes, questioning if I still belong in the world of hockey or if it's time to step back, be ‘normal’. But seeing Willa again brings everything into sharp focus. She’s the woman who’s haunted my thoughts since the day I met her.
Now, she’s here in Maple Falls, and I’m determined to prove I’m not the same man she remembers. I want her to see the real me, the man I’ve worked so hard to become. Can I convince her to give me a second chance?
Penalties and Proposals is part of the Love on Thin Ice sweet small town hockey romcom series. It's a second chance enemies to lovers story with forced proximity 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.
Sports photographer Willa nearly lost her whole career after one interaction with bad boy hockey player Noah Beaumont. He turns up to her set completely drunk, and then she's blacklisted from the industry. Being in Maple Falls for the Ice Breakers hockey tournament, she needs this to go well to reclaim her good name. So when she is asked to take some more photographs, this time of Noah himself, she struggles with getting over her feelings of their past, to do what she needs to her future. But Noah isn't the bad boy that he's made out to be, and he might not be the reason why her name is mud.
This book definitely ended the Love on Thin Ice series well. Our final story was a second chance romance, where two characters overcame their past interactions to find happiness together. I liked Willa and Noah, but they weren't my favourite couple. There was a definite redemption arc across the plot, with Noah's character growth being completely different to how he was in the beginning. I think Willa did well with overlooking the past, and seeing Noah for who he truly is, and not holding his past mistakes against him.
Dates Read:
November 1, 2024
Rating
3 Stars
