Zero Pucks Given (Arctic Titans of Northwood U Book 9) by Hayden Hall

Seth has been warned away from Damon for years, but now they are at the same school and he isn't sure he can follow his brother's demands. Damon never thought he'd get another chance with Seth, but he will do anything to steal some time with him, even though he k nows it will have to end.


From the blurb:

Seth is the cutest enemy I’ve ever had to conquer.

Enemy might be the wrong word, but he’s the younger brother of my high school nemesis, and now he’s transferring to Northwood U.

A biology student with an adorable smile, Seth has never been easy to forget. We’ve had our share of summer flings. And we burned too fast to last.

My life is a mess of victories on ice and empty nights that blur together and taste like ash. I don’t do love. I don’t do mornings after. Whatever heart I had, I left it behind the day Seth and I walked away.

But his return throws me off balance. His brother is watching, but that doesn’t stop us from falling right back into the madness of passion. It’s like it has never gone away.

The moment I see him again, I know I’m already lost. What used to be a summer mistake is about to destroy my rules.

And it might just save me, too.

Zero Pucks Given is the ninth story in the Arctic Titans of Northwood U series, but it can be read as a standalone. It features a second chance, a fake rivalry, and a deep bond between two polar opposites. Get ready for all the fun, feels, and found family of Arctic Titans, with low angst, sweetness, spice, and a satisfying HEA.


SNik's review:

Ninth in series (Arctic Titans of Northwood U), but can be read as a standalone. Brother’s former friend/current rival. Second chance. Dual POV. 

Seth is supposed to hate Damon just as much as his brother does, but he can't seem to shake the connection they had in the summers before college even though his brother has warned him away. Damon is aware of his playboy status, but has never forgotten the ethereal feelings he had for Seth, and now Seth is a student at the same school as Damon. 

Agreeing to a long term secretive hookup, Damon and Seth embark on something neither wants to define, and can’t see a future to it. It was fun to see Damon and Seth act like they hated each other while gently orbiting their really strong feelings that each continuously denied could be something more. The absolute yearning from Damon to have something more with Seth was heartbreaking, and luckily Seth feels the same. The chemistry is steamy, the way they spend time together swoony, and the fact that they choose each other no matter what to get their HEA was fantastic.

 

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