![]() ![]() When Thrown Off the Ice begins, he’s become a reluctant mentor of sorts to a young and talented new player on the team, Liam. (If you aren’t super familiar with hockey, enforcers use their size – and fists, when necessary – to deter opponents from messing with their teammates, especially marquis players). Mike is a veteran hockey player and enforcer for a fictional NHL team, nearing the end of his career. Raw and painful, mesmerizing and beautiful… Thrown Off the Ice might be the best book I read this year. Six months later and I’m still blown away. I can’t say I loved it while I was reading it – the story is alternately sweet and challenging and frustrating – but that ending? Wow. But it’s nothing like other books in the genre. ![]() Yes, it’s a sports romance set in the world of hockey. ![]() Friends, I wasn’t prepared for this book. But it kept appearing, accompanied by rave reviews, and I finally broke down and bought it. Since $5.99 is a bit more than I like to spend on a contemporary romance, I decided to pass. He just didn’t know it’d be a mistake that would follow him for the rest of his life. Mike knew he was making a mistake when he let the rookie climb into bed with him. When it kept appearing, day after day, I finally clicked through and read the blurb. When Thrown Off the Ice first appeared in my GoodReads feed, the cover caught my eye, but I kept scrolling. ![]()
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