Cold as Ice is the second college hockey entry into Beth Bolden's Portland Evergreens series. Hockey teammates with opposite ways of approaching life end up forced to spend more time together and find that a surface level attraction grows stronger with the more they learn about each other.
From the blurb:
Malcolm’s all about checking off items in his Life Plan.
He’s made it to the first line on his hockey team, the Portland Evergreens. He’s made the Dean’s List the last four semesters. He’s right in line to graduate on time, and head to the pros. All steps on the ultimate goal of becoming the best front office guy in the NHL.
Elliott is the only fly in his ointment.
The younger, wilder forward parties every night, sleeping with everything with a pulse, and barely attending classes or practices.
It’s annoying, but Mal’s dealing with it, until their new coach insists Mal tutor Elliott to help him pass a class.
And until Elliott discovers Mal’s biggest secret: he’s been too busy checking off points on his life plan to get laid.
They’re fire and ice. Bad boy and virgin. They shouldn’t work at all. But the more time they spend together, on and off the ice, the more irresistible their chemistry becomes.
The more desperate Mal becomes for some of Elliott’s one-on-one tutoring—this time in bed.
But Elliott wants more than just sex. He wants to melt Mal’s icy cold shoulder and convince him there’s more to life—and love—than a plan.
Lesetiger's review:
Malcolm is someone who plans and schedules his life to the letter. Elliott is the exact opposite of him. He takes everything as it comes, is carefree and very impulsive. He also has an open attitude to life, whereas Malcolm is still a virgin.
Malcolm’s all about checking off items in his Life Plan.
He’s made it to the first line on his hockey team, the Portland Evergreens. He’s made the Dean’s List the last four semesters. He’s right in line to graduate on time, and head to the pros. All steps on the ultimate goal of becoming the best front office guy in the NHL.
Elliott is the only fly in his ointment.
The younger, wilder forward parties every night, sleeping with everything with a pulse, and barely attending classes or practices.
It’s annoying, but Mal’s dealing with it, until their new coach insists Mal tutor Elliott to help him pass a class.
And until Elliott discovers Mal’s biggest secret: he’s been too busy checking off points on his life plan to get laid.
They’re fire and ice. Bad boy and virgin. They shouldn’t work at all. But the more time they spend together, on and off the ice, the more irresistible their chemistry becomes.
The more desperate Mal becomes for some of Elliott’s one-on-one tutoring—this time in bed.
But Elliott wants more than just sex. He wants to melt Mal’s icy cold shoulder and convince him there’s more to life—and love—than a plan.
Lesetiger's review:
Malcolm is someone who plans and schedules his life to the letter. Elliott is the exact opposite of him. He takes everything as it comes, is carefree and very impulsive. He also has an open attitude to life, whereas Malcolm is still a virgin.
No wonder they are constantly arguing. They both play on the same ice hockey team and when the coach assigns Malcolm to tutor Elliott, they spend more time together. And that was great to see. How Malcolm loosens up a bit, how Elliott sees more behind Malcolm than it initially seems.
They both feel attracted to each other and they also make clear progress on the ice, which doesn't go unnoticed.
I thought the development of the two main protagonists was wonderful and the way their relationship gradually changed was well done by the author. Things get exciting again when Elliott, despite all his hard work off the ice, has to worry about his place in the team.
I found Malcolm and Elliott likeable and the two of them couldn't help but get the odd bit of relationship advice. It was nice to see them both overcome their fears and reservations and to see them both work out that a relationship can work.
Darcy Stark narrated the story and he brought the characters to life with his pleasant voice. He captured the personalities and their emotions very well and he read the story in an entertaining way.
Cold as Ice is currently available as an audiobook, e-book and paperback, and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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