The Nighthawks are hockey’s new expansion team. They’re ice hot. And they’re all about the chase. Christian: They call me a hockey god because I’m a beast on the ice . . . and off. Men want to be me and women just want me. But now that the New York Nighthawks expect me to lead their team to victory, it’s all work and no play. My eyes are on the prize. Until I meet Serena Ellis, a sexy, … Serena Ellis, a sexy, curvalicious blonde who doesn’t know me from jack. And just like that, I’m hooked.
Serena: I don’t do one-night stands—especially with celebrity jocks who date models. Lots of models. But the god of hockey is a temptation that’s hard for mere mortals to resist. And after the best kiss of my life, I’m ready to throw my one-night stand rule out the window. Except Christian Chase won’t let me. He doesn’t want a one-night stand. He wants it all.
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This is the first book I have read by Tracy Goodwin and wow what a magnificent, fantastic read. Ice Hot is book 1 of A New York Nighthawks series and personally I can’t wait for more books in this series. This book captivated me from page 1 and I couldn’t put it down. I might love the genre of sports romance specifically ice hockey and be partial to this genre BUT I can definitely say this book is tremendous and the genre only added that much more for me. Regardless of genre, I would have certainly given this book a 5-Star rating. I don’t want to say much because this book is so worth reading and I don’t want to give any of the excitement away. 110% definitely recommend one-clicking Ice Hot by Tracy Goodwin.
I did receive an advance copy from the author & publisher via NetGalley, but am voluntarily leaving my own opinion with my voluntary review.
An alpha with heart, Christian is my kind of hero! Ice Hot sizzles with a story that’s more than just hockey — full characters and lots of heat. Tracy Goodwin is an author to watch for sure.
I love the hockey romance genre. All bada$$es on the ice. Alpha men with big hearts. I fell in love with Chris and Serena, the way they met (both times lol) showed what a wicked sense of humor these characters had and the chemistry was instant. Wow!
This covered so much regarding today’s realities and how these two dealt with it all, just pulled so hard on my heartstrings.
There were ups and downs and Ms. Goodwin made me feel it all.
A great read that keeps you flipping pages till the HEA sigh.
I received an ARC thru Net Galley and am voluntarily reviewing Ice Hot.
“Christian is sexy as hell, rock hard, and kisses like no one I’ve ever known. I swear he is temptation incarnate. And I am tempted. Very, very tempted.”
Yeah, #CoverLust strikes again. This beauty caught my attention and I decided to give a new-to-me author a try and I’m so thrilled to be Tracy Goodwin’s new #FanGirl. I loved this story and will commence #Stalking.
Christian, aka Chris to his friends, is a very well known #HockeyHunk. He has a reputation as a manwhore and is photographed with tons of beautiful women, many of them models. But how much of that media hype is true? The fact that he doesn’t deny or confirm the gossip makes you wonder what he’s been up to, right? But all he cares about is hockey and his team. His job is to take the New York Nighthawks all the way and he takes his team captain responsibilities very seriously.
Chris doesn’t have time for relationships and he never knows if a woman is really interested in him, or his celebrity and bank account. But when he runs into her, literally, it’s obvious she has no clue who he is. That makes her irresistible, though he didn’t think fast enough to get her number. He can’t stop thinking about her and kicking his own ass for not learning more about her when he had the chance.
Serena is badass. I developed a girl crush on her immediately and couldn’t wait for their explosive chemistry to…explode. She’s been man-free for a long time. She’s not usually tempted by a pretty face, but “His winks are sexy as hell, and I wonder if it is a habit. One he doesn’t even notice. If so, it’s a shame, because a wink from him is like finding a rare unicorn.” She doesn’t plan to kiss him, but once she does, her hockey god repellent stops working and a one-night-stand is back on the table.
Let me tell you, Ice Hot is very #HOT! I got so caught up in the story that I was ready to throw my Kindle more than once and I had to wipe the screen a time or two too. It got steamy! I highly recommend this book and I can’t wait to get my grabby hands on the next installment in the series. The line forms here…
Christian is leader in part of the Nighthawks hockey team. He has no trouble getting women except for Serena. Serena doesn’t do one night stands or date jocks. After things take a turn, Christian and Serena end up spending a night together. Can Christian convince Serena to try for more? A good sports romance read that I recommend.
I received a copy of this book via Netgalley and am leaving a review.
Sports romance at it’s finest.
Christian is a chiseled from stone hockey player. Serena is soft and curvy but tough as nails. Together they sizzle off the page. Chris is attentive, protective and tender with her. Their story is not a straight line from meeting to HEA, which I appreciate.
I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads, so here is my review.
Christian Chase is a hockey God and he has one the last to championships with his last team. He was brought to the Nighthawks, a new team, to help make them a winning team. He is all for making it to another championship but what he didn’t count on was Serena.
Serena Ellis was having a bad day and when she went to get a slushie it got worse. The hot guy that bumped into her and spilled the blue slush on her was trying to be helpful and sweet. Why can’t things in her life go right? She didn’t expect to see the hottie at a bar one night but it turned out to be one explosive night.
Can Serena have a one night stand and be OK with it? Will Chris make her understand that he wants to be with her for her? Will they let the press and others dictate their relationship? Can either of them handle the pressure when push comes to shove?
I really liked this story and have gotten hung up on hockey stories lately. This is one that was hot, fun, intense, make you laugh and cry. It was a great love story for Chris and Serena and I recommend it to anyone. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
**Wicked Reads Review Team**
Hot sports romance that you won’t want to put down.
Great story line, about an expansion hockey team centered around their captain Christian. He’s got a reputation that has been built up through the press, but it’s far from the truth. When he bumps into Serena, their meeting is less than sweet! When he bumps into her again, he realizes just how beautiful she is. Serena has issues, her parents were less then loving toward her and her brother. Chris always carries issues from his childhood, can these two get passed there past and forge a stable loving relationship? Read along and find out! 4 stars for this one, if you love hockey and love grab this one asap!!
A brand new hockey team to steal our hearts! Tracy Goodwin’s new series has a lot of potential with a solid group of guys to draw from as future heroes. We start out with the team captain Christian and his new lady love. They are pretty adorable together, and the book is a lot of fun. Enjoyed it!
Hockey sensation Christian Chase is on top of his game and living the high life with a different lady anytime he pleases. A move to New York’s newest expansion team means buckling down and gathering a group of unknowns together enough to form a winning team. He’s getting pushback from a few hot heads, but he’ll win them over before all is said and done. Just when he thinks life can’t get any better, he stumbles into a woman who he knows is going to change his life!
Serena Ellis isn’t down for one-night stands but when the king of hockey sets his sight on her after a couple of arbitrary run ins, she just might have to break her own rule because he is smoking! Imagine her surprise when he sets out to woo her into a relationship instead of just a one and done! Being with him manages to bring her a bit of scandal, but if she can find a way to forge through it all, they just might have a hope of forever.
ICE HOT is the first instalment in Tracy Goodwin’s contemporary, adult NEW YORK NIGHTHAWKS hockey, romance series focusing on the NHL’s newest expansion team the New York Nighthawks. This is New York Nighthawks team captain Christian ‘Cyclone’ Chase, and fashion designer Serena Ellis’ story line.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Christian and Serena) ICE HOT follows the building relationship and romance between New York Nighthawks team captain Christian Chase, and fashion designer Serena Ellis. Having met accidentally over a spilled ice-blue slushy, Christian Chase couldn’t get the curvy blonde out of his mind but a team get-together at a local bar found our hero face to face with the woman who rejected his teammate, the woman who has starred in all of his recent fantasies and dream. Enter fashion designer Serena Ellis, and the woman with whom Christian will fall in love. What ensues is the building relationship and romance between Christian and Serena, and the fall-out as jealousy, the media, and the social pariahs of the internet take turns destroying our leading couple.
Serena Ellis knows she isn’t a rail thin model, a fact pushed home on more than once occasion, but it is her curves that have made our heroine a fashion success. Struggling to get out from the controlling thumb of her well-to-do and judgmental parents, Serena finds solace in building her own brand, one curvy girl at a time. Christian Chase is a successful professional hockey player who finds comfort in the simple things like hockey, his friend and his dog. Making a name for himself places a target on his back, a target one of his fellow teammates is determined to hit every single time.
The relationship between Christian and Serena is one of immediate attraction but an attraction tempered by sins of the past: issues of trust, rejection and the possibility of failure. Trying to keep their relationship of down low, Serena and Christian will become the leading story when jealousy, betrayal and vengeance for Christian to push Serena out of his life. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including several members of the New York Nighthawks. We are introduced to Serena’s brother Lucas and his husband Charlie; her best friend and business partner Becca, as well as Serena and Lucas’ parents Harrison and Kathryn, and feisty grandma Savannah Ellis.
The world building focuses on our heroine’s low self esteem. As a woman of size and curves Serena has struggled to fit into the mold her parents have always wanted her to fit. An teenaged rejection followed by humiliation and pain have caused emotional scars for our story line heroine, and social media body shaming continues to focus on her insecurities wherever she goes. Christian Chase never knew the pain of destroying a woman’s heart but trying to protect Serena from the fall-out of jealousy and betrayal meant Christian was forced to push Serena out of his life.
ICE HOT is a story of jealousy, betrayal, heart break and love. The premise is sensitive and spirited; the characters are real and animated; the romance is dramatic and moving. ICE HOT is an impassioned look at one woman’s struggle to fit society’s mold, and one man’s struggle to protect the woman he loves.
Serena Ellis has done a great job of establishing herself away from her family name. Her demons have haunted her and pushed her to be a better version of herself. Being in the spotlight is something she never wanted.
Christian Chase is a hockey god and being the captain of the NHL’s latest expansion team comes with a heavy burden. Having his face plastered everywhere, has minimized his options when it comes to dating, so he doesn’t. Finding the spitfire was never in his plans.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author. I was pleasantly surprised when I stumbled on this little gem. I would greatly like to read more about this group of hockey players and hope to see more in this series.
The hero was a bit of a conundrum as he was very possessive of the heroine in most instances while trying to hold onto his bachelorhood and maintain his focus on building his team. I loved the fact the heroine wasn’t portrayed as a model who is under size six. She had curves and was happy about her body size. I wish more authors would embrace this ideology.
I look forward to reading more by this author.
I love hockey romances and this book is all that and more. Tracy Goodwin hits every emotion with such ease and intensity.
I loved Christian’s alpha side but completely fell in love with the tender side he showed Serena. My heart broke for Serena and all she endured. I just don’t understand how people can be so cruel, so hurtful. To me, Serena is the true hero. What a strong, beautiful character that everyone can learn from.
There were so many moments in this book that stand out. So many laugh-out-loud moments, so many heartfelt moments. So many oh-so-HOT and intensely intimate moments. Heartbreaking moments that brought tears to my eyes. And, of course, the absolute best is the romance.
**I requested and received an advanced copy, provided by NetGalley and the publisher, and I am voluntarily providing an honest review**
Ice Hot is the first book have read by Tracy Goodwin and I enjoyed every minute of it, so much that I didn’t want it to end. It checked all the boxes for a must-read sports romance with interesting and relatable characters, great team camaraderie, family drama, both humor and poignancy, heartwarming romance and so much more.
I loved the instant attraction, sizzling chemistry and repartee between ice hockey star playboy Christian Chase and sexy curvy Serena Ellis.
If you enjoy well-crafted, exciting, passionate and sensual sports romance, don’t miss Ice Hot. I look forward to reading more about the New York Nighthawks from this talented author.
I received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my voluntary and unbiased review. I also purchased a copy of the book for my keeper library.
Ice Hot is a story of a hot and talented hockey player Christian and Serena the socialite fashionista. Serena and Christian come from two different worlds, but they do not let that stop them from having some fun. When they meet its not a great first impression, but Christian gets a chance at redemption when he sees her again. When they meet in the club, Christian was just get roasted into picking up a woman when he sees Serena. She is the one he can’t stop thinking about and wonders if this is his second chance. They leave together that night and have one of the hottest nights minus the one thing we think. Their chemistry is hot and intense which will leave you squirming with anticipation. Once they start getting to know one another in a series of world wind dates, late nights, and family gatherings things start to happen for them. Something sinister is afoot and its destroying what Serena and Christian are building. Can they find a way through the hardship to keep fighting for their love?
Christian is the hot talented hockey player who is tired and wants to find the girl that makes him want more. Serena is a beautiful and curvy woman set to launch her own brand of clothes. With her parents being in the social scene it has been hard for her to find her footing in her family being that she is not the model type. What is the model type anyway? I never really cared, and Serena does not care until she starts dating on of the most sought-after hockey players. When their relationship becomes public evil is lurking in the background trying to destroy them. Christian takes matters into his own hands and makes things worse. When they go their separate ways, they must find the strength to fight for each other in this story of love. I liked both characters but sometimes they both could be self-deprecating, and I don’t like that flaw in people. It makes them seem whiny and selfish. I love the story though because it has hockey players at their finest. I love the supporting characters and hope there is more stories to come about them. Pretty please say there is more to come because when you read this one you will not be disappointed.
Christian’s the New York Nighthawks god. He lives and breathes the team and all it represents, bringing the team together to make a run for the Stanley Cup is one of the main things on his mind. That is, until he sees Serena… Cute and curvy with a body that doesn’t stop, she knows her mind and a one-night stand with the sexy Christian is not going to happen, she’s not the one night stand type and he’s more of the supermodel type anyways.
This book is so well written that it keeps you turning pages until the very end. Great character development and the storyline just flows. There are so many wonderful characters in this book, I can’t wait to get to know more about them and the team in book 2.
Christian Chase plays hockey for the New York Nighthawks. His teammates are depending on him to get them all the way to the Stanley Cup, as their captain. One thing everyone knows is that he is a commitment phoebe, usually four dates is his limit. That’s until he meets the lovely and curvaceous Serena. The only problem is that he bumped into her and spilled her blue slushy all over her shirt and pants. Trying to apologize by giving her a towel and a t-shirt from his car, he finishes putting gas in her car. Once she takes off, he feels really stupid by not asking for her phone number. A few days later with his teammates, they go out for drinks, when they make a bet that he can’t pick up a girl. Approaching her, Christian is shocked to see it’s slushy girl. Deciding to be honest with her, he explains about the bet. But first he is even more honest, he wants her number. Thank goodness she does give him that right before she turns him down very loudly and publicly.
Serena is really interested in seeing Christian, why not, neither one wants a relationship.
However, what one wants may be different than what the heart wants. Serena went thru an awful and hurtful breakup, and she doesn’t want to repeat that anytime soon.
I loved this book, mainly because it was so hot and because I love hockey. A must read!
I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Christian and Serena meet by chance at a 711, where a Slurpee incident changes their lives. Christian is the captain of the New York Nighthawks and has a lot on his shoulders He has made a lot of himself, despite his humble beginnings.. Serena is a fashion designer who comes from privilege, although her parents also leave a lot to be desired.
Serena came across as kind of snobby at first and I was unsure of how to take her. She claimed to be self-confident and then would bemoan her plus size figure and claim she couldn’t see why he would want to be with her. I got whiplash a few times. Her philosophy about being true to oneself was admirable, but she rarely applied it to herself. Her experience at 16 shaped a lot of her issues and I felt she needed to deal with it and not constantly second-guess herself and Christian.
Christian .is a legend on and off the ice and knows that a relationship will cause complications in his life. After meeting Serena, he decides to go with the flow. He did make a tactical error in how he handled Serena being bullied. Felt they both should have communicated more and tried to protect the other less. Felt Serena should have also stepped up and acknowledged that she should have been honest about how bad the situation with her was.
Overall a good read and a nice start to this hockey series. I received an ARC from NetGalley for my honest review.
Christian, center and captain for the new hockey team in NY, the Nighthawks. He’s won 2 Stanley Cups, hot, single, a drunk for a father who only calls when he needs money.
Serena, a rich girl disowned by her parents, has her gay brother and partner for business partners in her design business, a really neat grandmother, a 12- 14 size body that she promotes with her designs that she has insecurity issues issues with.
Throw in the Nighthawks with multiple personalities and one vindictive teammate to make life miserable for a budding romance between the two. You will love finding out how they conquer their parents, issues and Might Mouse. Hot, sweaty,steamy, action packed with humor and sexy bodies. Ice Hot is a great read. I can’t wait for the next book.
Not just for millennials, this story will appeal to hockey romance fans of any age. Given a chance to make an expansion team rival any other team is Christian’s goal. He has no time for anything else until he meets Serena. He’s all in with her as well. Great HEA story with so many great characters! My newest favorite hockey series!
I received an ARC from the publisher for an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was promised or received for this review.