A hockey player that needs some extra protection, but that's not the only reason the Guardians send in a bodyguard. Elias is looking into some suspicious death linked to a medical program run years ago on athletes and Nolan may have information that can help.
From the blurb:
At thirty-four, the veteran St. Louis winger has spent more than a decade turning pain into championships — and keeping his mouth shut about everything else. But when a man connected to Nolan's former team dies trying to contact him, the Guardians are brought in quietly before the Stanley Cup Final begins.
Former Olympic hopeful Elias Ward is assigned to protect hockey's most stubborn client through the biggest series of his career. Stay close. Control the risk. Don't get emotionally involved.
Simple.
Except Nolan remembers things he shouldn't about the long-ago death of a rookie teammate. Things someone powerful thought had stayed buried. Things that may explain why Nolan's body has been slowly failing him for years.
Now the attacks around Nolan are escalating. The Stanley Cup Final is days away. And Elias is falling for a man who treats injuries like inconveniences, hides guilt behind playoff grit, and refuses to stop digging for the truth — even when that truth may get them both killed.
Because the body remembers what the record forgot.
SNik's review:
Fourth in series (The Guardians), but can be read as a standalone. Bodyguard. Close proximity. Mature characters. Dual POV.
This might be his last year playing professional hockey, and Nolan has been assigned a personal bodyguard now that his team is nearing the finals. However, Elias is not just there to protect, but also investigate some suspicious deaths linked to medical therapy done on athletes.
An interesting side of investigating that I honestly didn’t understand entirely but the suspense and building romance kept me turning the pages. The way this author writes conversations and observations at times in a shorthand actually kept me on my toes, as you quickly discern the characters are very intuitive in reading other people. Both Elias and Nolan were interesting and likable and I did like that there wasn’t any angst in the private parts of their relationship (and no discussion of Nolan being an out hockey player which was rather nice). Overall, an entertaining story and now I plan to read the rest of the series.
Thin Ice is currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
Thin Ice is currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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