The NHL’s biggest bad boy is about to fall for the virgin next door…I am the world’s biggest dating failure. We’re talking my last date went home with our waitress kind of failure.But I have an ace in the back pocket of my mom jeans—my sexy-as-sin best friend, NHL superstar forward, Justin Cruise.Justin owes me favors dating back to seventh grade, long before he became a hotshot with a world … famous…stick. So in return for my undying platonic loyalty, all I want is an easy-peasy crash course on how to be a sex goddess.How hard can it be?***I have never been so hard in my life.The things I want to do to my sweet, kindergarten-teaching, mitten-crocheting best friend Libby Collins are ten different kinds of wrong. Maybe twenty.But I’m a firm believer in teaching by example, and by the end of our first lesson, we’ve graduated to a hands on approach to her sexual education: my hands all over her, her hands all over me, and her hot mouth melting beneath mine as I prove to her there isn’t a damned thing wrong with the way she kisses.Give me a month, and I’ll transform Libby from wall flower to wall banger, and ensure she’s confident enough to seduce any guy she wants.Problem is… the only guy I want her seducing is me.Hot as Puck is a sexy, flirty, friends-to-lovers Standalone romantic comedy from USA Today Bestseller Lili Valente.Keywords: hockey romance, virgin romance, lessons in seduction, new adult, new adult romance, sports romance, sports, friends to lovers, opposites attract romance, opposites attract, workplace, humor, comedy, romance, contemporary, alpha male, love, career, bad boy, family, fiction, forbidden, forbidden romance, romantic comedy, roommates, roomie, roomies, best friends to lovers romance, contemporary romance, best friends in romance, brothers, athletes, rom com, hilarious, romance series, romance books, beach reads, funny, stories, sensual, sensual romance, hot guy, sexy, heartwarming, heart-warming, kissing books, romance series, long series, long romance series, wealthy hero, wealthy heroes, sports romance, Lili Valente, L. Valente.
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Sometimes you don’t know what you want till you have it even when it’s been there the whole time .
Very entertaining even if predictable and funny
A light, easy read.
A great storyline. The building of the relationship was awesome. Both characters were great. Loved the ending.
fun read
I enjoyed this story, but not my favorite of Valente’s. I choose it because it was classified as a Rom-Com but didn’t find it funny, light-hearted maybe but no true LOL moments. As always she does justice to the steamy parts of the story!!
Good fast funny friends to lovers story. I love hockey players the just love so hard.
Hot as Puck is sweet, romantic and HOT as HELL! Justin and Libby have been friends since high school. She was the school geek and well he was the hot jock. They became really good friends when Libby taught Justin how to crochet when he fell ill and needed something to pass his time. Years later… they are still the best of friends. Justin is now a successful NHL player and has his pick of woman. Relationships… he’s had them, but when things get too serious he is ready to move on. Libby is a lonely, unexperienced kindergarten teacher. Her last serious relationship ended up dumping her and becoming a priest. So her self esteem and sexual inner goddess, non existent. Libby is tired of being the babbling fool who stumbles on her words when trying to talk to man she likes. She wants someone with experience to teach her how to be and feel sexy, to channel her inner goddess. Who better than Justin, the man she trusts with her heart and soul.
Justin has never looked at Libby as more than a cute friend. But when she comes strolling into his birthday bash wearing a tight little number, well he can’t get that image out if his head. When Libby proposes a plan for Justin to give her lessons in dating and sex, he is a bit reluctant at first. But when they agree to no strings, “Friends with Benefits”, it’s a win/win for both of them. What neither of them expected is to fall for one another. Justin and Libby are afraid that what they each are feeling is one sided and will not be reciprocated. They are also afraid that revealing how they feel may destroys their friendship, so they keep their feelings to themselves. Will Justin and Libby find the strength to share how they really feel for one another before it is too late? How will it effect them and others around them?
Hot as Puck had me swooning, laughing, crying and cheering. I LOVE FRIENDS TO LOVERS ROMANCES. Libby and Justin’s connection and chemistry was off the charts. I felt connected to them from the very start. It was refreshing to see both Libby and Justin’s vulnerabilities and how they each complemented and completed the other. Like two broken hearts mending one another to make one. Well written Lili Valente, you keep awing me every time. I can’t wait for Brendan and Laura’s story in Sexy Motherpucker.
Justin is a hot, sexy hockey forward with a reputation as a lady killer. It’s not that he’s bad at relationships, he’s just not good with anything more than short term. His best friend, Libby, is a kindergarten teacher who loves baggy clothes because comfort for the win. So when she shows up at Justin’s Birthday party in skin tight clothes, he can’t stop thinking about how sexy she is. Then she propositions him for no-strings attached sex lessons. What more could a guy want? Of course it can’t be that simple and feelings get involved like always, since there is no such thing as no strings attached. Can Justin prove to Libby that she should be with him?
Lili Valente is the queen of sexy romantic comedies. Hot as Puck had me laughing out loud at times. Of course there are super steamy parts as well that are sizzling hot! I really enjoyed this book and didn’t want it to end. Although that is becoming the trend whenever I read anything by Mrs Valente. I’d highly recommend this book to anyone who likes romantic comedies, hockey, sexy heros, and/or sweet heroines.
I could gush all day about how much I loved Justin and Libby. This is a friends-to-lovers romance, but with a slight twist and the quirky humor we love in Lili’s lighter books.
Libby feels like she is a dating failure, so who better to teach her than her best friend who also happens to be a hot hockey player. What I liked about this one is that they really started out as strictly friends with no thought of being more. No hidden angst, etc. to get in the way. And once the hands-on lessons begin – holy puck! It is HAWT!!
And as always – we get Lili’s quirky side: “I’d felt like a lump of mashed potatoes in a room full of artisanal organic salad.” Who hasn’t been there, right?!?
I think this sums up the beginning of the relationship – “…he’s a shark and I’m a goldfish. Neither is necessarily better than the other, they simply exist in different worlds, different universes.”
This is a sweet read with lots of steam and humor.
Ohhh this book was so pucking good!
Justin is a hot hockey playboy who is NOT ready to settle down. He does enjoy crocheting…yup you heard me right!
Libby is a very inexperienced school teacher who just needs a boost of confidence. She also enjoys crocheting, and she taught Justin all he knows.
These two have been friends forever, which is like the totes best way to start out with a hot guy if you ask me. Soooo anywho…they start up a little something-something and the next thing you know they done caught all the feels for each other. I know crazy right? Who would have thunk it? I mean will Justin take a chance on Libby, will Libby even give Justin a real chance…all these questions will be answered if when you read the book 😉
As usual I can not wait for the next installment.
#Ferdinand
I really loved this book! Another winner by Lili Valente. The humor has to be my favorite thing about this book besides the characters. It’s one of my favorite troupes friends to lovers. All I can say is Libby is a girl after my own heart. She likes cats and is a crafter. I just adored Justin. Libby and Justin are so adorable together. I liked his hobby he shares with his best bud. Of course being a hunky hockey player just adds to his appeal. I enjoyed the total rom com moment they had. My heart definitely happy sighed. The ending was just perfect for these two.
Hot hockey players, you say? Yes, please, and thank you, Lili Valente, for this awesome new series about the Portland Badgers and the women that they love.
Justin Cruise, star forward for the Badgers, is more than just a pro on the ice. Sexy as all get-out, he’s also literally the boy next door. So when Libby Collins finds herself in need of someone to teach her the finer arts of seduction, she can think of no one that she’d rather learn from than Justin.
Justin has always seen Libby as sort of a little sister, but she’s blossomed into much more than that over the years. What starts out as a friend helping a friend is soon blazing hotter than either one expected, and neither Justin nor Libby are looking at each other the same way.
I love absolutely everything that Lili writes, so it comes as no surprise that this first book in the new series owned my heart I adore the relationship between Libby and Justin, and was rooting for this pairing from the very start. It is, by turn, sweet, sexy, and pretty danged scorching, and just what I’ve come to expect and love from Lili. It’s no surprise that this story is 5 stars all around, and that I can’t wait for the next book in one of my new favorite series.
Hot as Puck is Lili Valente’s new masterpiece, a standalone hockey romance and it’s hot as puck! Lili has become one of my go to authors for romantic comedy stories and I loved every second of this one! The writing is top-notch and the characters have depth and fantastic personalities. Only Lili could write a sexy, gorgeous hockey player who also knows how to use a hooker; a knitting hooker that is! Justin is a famous hockey player known on and off the rink. He’s a killer forward on the ice and a lady killer off of it. But, he’s not bad at relationships, just bad at the longevity. Libby is one of his best friends from childhood. She’s a cute as a button kindergarten teacher with a penchant for baggy, comfy linen clothes. Until she shows up at Justin’s birthday party is tight fighting clothes looking incredibly sexy. Justin never saw her as anything other than his pretty friend, but now he can’t un-see Libby looking so hot. When she approaches him for dating and sex lessons, he jumps at the chance to be around her more and when the possibility of actually getting to touch her enters the equation, he’s 100% on board. Especially when she admits to not wanting more. It’s the perfect set up. Best friends who can now see each other naked. Bingo! But, alas, as they always do, feelings tend to get involved and when the thought of losing his best friend and the woman he’s fallen for becomes a possibility, Justin needs to act quickly or lose the girl forever. Will Libby believe Justin? Can Justin pull off the grand gesture before it’s too late? Oh man did I love this story! I laughed out loud until I was crying and swooned until I was squirming in my seat. Justin is so hot I don’t know how he doesn’t melt the ice! I loved that there was actual hockey in this hockey romance. It has all my favorite qualities in an outstanding book: humor, sexiness, friendship, sports, innuendo, text messages, foreplay and more humor. If you like to laugh, like hockey and sexy leading men and funny, sweet and sexy leading ladies, this story is for you!
“You’re just an intense experience for women, I think. Like dry red wine. You either love it or hate it.”
“Being called a freak is the best thing to happen to my cock all day. He’s super proud of himself.”
“Well, that’s nice, but there’s really nothing to be proud of. It’s just genetics.”
“Shhhh, your logic won’t work here, Collins. Cocks are notoriously immune to logic. Cocks only hear what they want to hear and right now mine is sure that he’s the biggest, sexiest bastard on the block.”
She’s the ocean on a day without any responsibilities in it. She’s fresh air and hope and happiness that is both carnal and innocent at the same time.
“Panties are sacred. They’re the guardians of crotch secrets, you know?”
I really enjoyed this one. I am looking forward to reading the others that go with this.
Better than I expected. I read both in the series.I think they are good.
really cute and very sexy clever conversations
Enjoyable
It was ok. I skipped a lot towards the end.
Everything happened really fast. friends to friends with benefits to lust to love to the ONE love-all of them happened in a week or so. It wasn’t very believable.
This was a really sexy read. I enjoyed it so much I’m getting the next book in the series.