From bestselling romance author Xavier Neal comes another scorching standalone installment in the series that sports romance fans can’t get enough of!Once upon a time, the Vlasta Vipers hockey team was so incredible — on and off the ice — they were almost mythical.Rightfully, labeled as legends.Affectionately, worshiped in the sheets like rock stars.However, when their glorious reign came … stars.
However, when their glorious reign came crashing to an end, the idols lost much more than their treasured titles.
They became the laughingstock of locker rooms.
Oh, and of course, the punchline to every bad joke on campus.
Puck Bunnies continued hopping into their beds because, well, that’s what Puck Bunnies do.
All hope seemed completely lost until last season when a new head coach emerged to help put them back on their golden thrones.
Problem?
Tucker Gillette, the team’s right winger, is causing so much commotion off the ice — instead of just on — that new rules have to be added to their code of conduct to help ensure another season of victory.
Don’t sleep with other athletes — their coaches hate it.
Don’t drool over the team’s mascot once you realize it’s a fine AF, flexible female instead of a freckled freshman.
And, definitely, don’t try to date said mascot or fall face first in love with her simply so your brother — who is the lead singer in her favorite metal band — can’t.
Will this right wing troublemaker become a champion in the game of romance, or will this be his biggest loss yet?
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Wow!! Am not hockey fan but I fall in love with this series. All can read as standalone. So worth the late night!! Gillette and Mo are the cutest couple. Both have many things in common but also have some differences. Their journey isnt the easlist. They had many good moments with some very sad ones. The fight to make their love shine was very different from most books its usually the girl with the need for attention this one is opposite making it a fresh new and exciting read.
I never expected Mo and Gillette’s story to give me all the feels. Gillette is a self-proclaimed God in the sheets, But when he sets his eyes on Mo, everything about her is different from all the other girls. I entered this series late in the game, but I really enjoyed reading this amazing story
The Forward Must Cry by Xavier Neal is the third in the Hockey Gods series and they just keep getting better!!!
I absolutely love this hockey family and Mo & G have become my new favorite. Terrific storyline, fantastic characters and really just an amazing read!
Highly recommend!!!
This is book three in “The Hockey Gods” series and can be read as a standalone.
Gillette and Mo are literal perfection. I absolutely loved their banter and dynamic. The push and pull of their relationship was fun but full of heart. Both of these characters come from painful backgrounds and carry childhood wounds. To see the two of them work together collectively and individually was such a special part of this book.
The writing was clear, concise and linear. The book captured my attention right off. This book was written with witty dialogue and heartfelt moments. There was plenty of steam and some moments where I wanted to strangle the characters. I get so enmeshed with Neal’s words.
I adored seeing the characters from the other books in the series as well as from other books. It’s always a treat when Neal interwines her book worlds. The epilogue was the absolute icing on this cake!
Gillette is something special. His perspective adds a naughty lens to the story. He’s fun and entertaining, cocky with a capital C the way his mind works and his jokes made me feel at ease and drew me in. I can’t deny I was lost to him since the first page and enjoyed it more each moment. Mo’s banter game is pure fire, well basically everything about her is. Watching them go toe to toe was enthralling. The little peeks at their vulnerability were beautifully crafted. I was swooning all over the place and lusting after both of them, their chemistry is off the charts. Their bodies are fueled by pure pleasure. The characters are well built, utterly adorable, and carry with them a strength that left me breathless. From the first page you know the jokes fly quickly and the emotions run high but it’s the love I felt for the story and the connection I had to the characters that truly put this tale over the top. They wrapped me around their little finger and I was happy to give up control of my heart.
I’ve only recently began reading hockey romances and this one just blew me away. The perfect amount of hockey and story, with characters that are just brimming over with personality and heat.
Is this a must read? Only if you want a book that will make you want to read it again and again
With an Xavier Neal book, you are never dissatisfied, nor disappointed.
Gillette’s, the right winger for the Vlasta Vipers. Cocky, A Dark sense of Humor, Troublemaker and sexy.
But there is one thing Mr. Scoobydoo wants, and that’s “Mo”.
Mo is one Hot tamale and my Favorite of all Mrs. Neal’s female character. She is spunky, and not your typical Girily Girl. The banter between her and Gillette had me in Stitches.
There emotional journey had me crying buckets, but when they finally got it together I was doing a Homer Simpson dance like no other.
Xavier my love you are truly Gods creation. Thanks for writing these Delicious, Amazing stories.
You Rock. Until next time.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Mo and Gillete were a cute and real couple. Mo and Gillete both tell it like it is no matter who they are talking too. Them getting together was full of smart comments and fun hearted jabs at each other. I love that neither of them changed who they were to be with the other person but they did grow as people. I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Every single time I think the next Hockey God can’t possibly top the last one, and this author goes and proves me wrong. While I have loved each of the books in this series, this one just connected with me a bit more and I felt that Gillette and Mo were really something special. Often we talk about opposite’s attracting but these two had so many similarities it was astounding. I love it when characters have baggage. I think it just makes for a more realistic and emotional read. After all, aren’t we are all just a cumulation of the baggage we carry? This was extremely evident in who Mo and Gillette were, how they thought and the actions they chose to take. I love that I can rely on this author to always create characters that are more than you’d expect, while still being easy to connect with, to feel for and to want to champion. The book is well written and I found the story captivating. I stole every single free moment I could to keep reading. A brilliantly crafted blend of intense emotions, humor, drama, heat, heart and poignancy flow across the pages and will have you completely engulfed by and invested in this amazing couple. I’ve just finished this book and I’m left desperately craving book four. This is my sincere review that I am posting of my own accord.
The Forward Must Cry is the third book in the series. While it isn’t necessary to read the first two before this one, I highly recommend you do because this series is a 5 star Hockey read. Expect love, sex, cocky hockey “players”, feisty women, hockey family and an emotional journey.
This book in particular is about Gillette and Mo. These two are similar in many ways which usually don’t work in romance but actually works for them. Mo is nothing like the Puck Bunnies that player Gillette has had before. She is a loner, feisty and holds nothing back except her trust. That trust is something that is hard for Gilette to give freely as well. Watching (or rather reading) how their journey unfolds was emotional. Read to find out if Gilette can find room in his hockey family for Mo and if she can trust him enough to not break her heart.
Right from the beginning, you get a feeling that Gillette is more than what he is showing everyone. Same can be said for Mo. What happens when the two of them find each other? Pure magic. She makes the star forward work for something he never had to before and want more than he ever has. He makes her realize there is something she never realized she wanted. This story has you on a rollercoaster of emotions that you don’t want to get off of! It brings the characters from the other books in the series in and shows the true love of the family you choose, despite or with the family you are born in to. Another great story by Xavier and I cannot wait to get more from this crazy bunch of hockey players!
Love this series
Mo and Gillette grabbed my heart intense emotional broken heart stopping love story
Ready for more
What an amazing read, you always knock me off my feet when you write the next story of a certain series. The next story always puts the icing on the cake if you know what i mean. I can’t wait for more wonderful words from you…..
Oh, THE FEELS, Y’all!!!! Mo and Gillette, gave them ALL to me!!! Mo is an amazing heroine, and Gillette is just like my husband, he’s rough until Mo and then he’s a teddy bear for her!!!! This book was absolutely fan-freakin-tastic!!!!!! Xavier Neal just keeps rocking my socks off time after time with ever new release!!!! She has an unbelievable, God given talent as an author!!!! Five stars is NOT NEARLY ENOUGH!!!!
Each book in the Hockey Gods series by Xavier Neal is better than the last. Gillette and Mo’s story – best one so far, and Ms Neal’s going to have to work hard to top this. But I have the feeling she’s up for the challenge. I can’t wait to read the next one to find out who on the team is the next to fall. That is the mark of a great author – she satisfies but yet leaves you hungry for more.