Author: Lauren Blakely
Series: My Hockey Romance Series book #1
Category: Sports Romance
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
"Because revenge is the best way to get over an ex. Even though I have to sit through a hockey game to get there." - Trina
5-alarm fire spicey hallmark movie, just with two leading men instead of one. This book had all the gooey feels I love in a romance with enough adventurous sex scenes to make you blush.
Ryker was our closet nerd hockey play, straightforward but very guarded. He came off as the most damaged from a previous broken heart but when he fell for Trina, he fell hard.
"Relationships suck. Romance is a lie. The human race is doomed. Case closed." - Ryker
Our token golden retriever energy MC Chase was completely loveable with an easy smile. I appreciated that he liked sex but man-whore wasn't his whole personality like most sports romances tend to do with a sports star.
I admit that despite their very different personalities, I did find myself confused at times between the two male characters. Everyone in the story acted a tad juvenile at times, but it's a romcom so over-the-top behavior isn't unexpected. Each of the characters struggled with living up to someone else's expectations and that really brought them together as a unit.
Trina was fun, quirky, and generally a good person willing to help anyone if she could. She was burned by her ex-boyfriend and I loved her acts of revenge, not only proving to him what a mistake he made, but also finding her happily ever after in the end.
"Girl, you are about to get screwed senseless by two men. You have more kinks than you ever knew." - Trina
There were real considerations and questions posed when they attempted to make a relationship between them work, especially taking into account the men's friendship and history. Ryker and Chase truly loved each other platonically and strove to give that relationship as much importance as their romantic relationship with Trina.
Double Pucked was a super sweet romance with a ton of dirty spice. One woman who needed to find her place in life and two good guys with a little baggage who won't let it stand in their way when they find the one they can't live without.
Bonus Quote:
"All I need is some spice and for the world to leave me alone." Shout out to Kimora for saying how we are all thinking!
Tropes and Themes: Sports Romance, MFM, Why-Choose, Fake Dating, Forced Proximity, Hockey Romance.
Blurb
When I discover my boyfriend is cheating on me, I move out right away taking what I love most – my dog. As I fly out the door, I make sure to swipe the thing my ex loves best. The VIP tickets he won to a hockey game, complete with the chance to spend an evening with the city’s two biggest NHL stars. I can’t wait to snap selfies with my ex’s idols and rub it in his face. Except, when I head out with the two hockey studs, they have something else in mind besides sweet revenge. Would I like to spend the night…with both of them? Talk about the VIP experience. That’s what I get for one knee-weakening, sheet-grabbing night. In the morning, I plan to return to my bestie’s house to crash on her couch with my dog. But when they learn what happened with my awful ex, they ask me to be their temporary roomie for the week. Oh, and one of them needs my help with his grumpy reputation. The other? Well, he wants me to be his fake date at an upcoming wedding. Looks like I’m about to get double pucked. Again.