Chelsea CurtoContemporary Romance · Romance
Face Off
Synopsis
Emerson (Emmy) Hartwell has waited for a spot on an NHL roster since she became a professional hockey player, and this season, she’ll finally get a chance to showcase her talents with the struggling D.C. Stars. Maverick Miller is the best player in the league, but he’s never had a winning record.
Team captain and desperate to turn things around, he agrees to play nice with the fiery new left-winger even though they’re total opposites. After a night where the tension between them reaches a tipping point and they fall in bed together, Emmy and Maverick vow it was only one time.
Just once to get it out of their systems so they can play better and help their team. It doesn’t mean anything. She doesn’t date hockey players. He’s a notorious playboy who doesn’t date. Period. Except… what should’ve been just once happens again, then again.
They tell each other their friends with benefits arrangement is only for the season, but despite facing off on the ice, behind closed doors, the pair is nothing but fire.
How it reads
- Writing5.0
- Impact5.0
- Characters5.0
- Plot5.0
- Atmosphere5.0
Prose complexity 1/10
Spice level
5.0 avg spice
Readers say (1)Rivals · Workplace Romance
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25 I absolutely binged this book! It’s basically everything you expect from a sports romance, competition, conflict, found family, and lots of tension, but what made it stand out for me was having a FMC who is actually part of the team. I loved that concept and I think it was executed really well. 👀 The relationship was nicely built up, the tension was there, and I really enjoyed watching everything unfold between them. I also loved how the conflicts were handled, especially because the communication between the characters was actually GOOD for once 😭👏 The supporting characters and their presence also added so much to the story, especially the found-family aspect. Story-wise, there’s nothing particularly new or crazy here, it follows a pretty familiar sports romance formula but honestly, I didn’t even mind because I had such a good time reading it. Sometimes you just need a classic sports romance that does everything right, and this was exactly that for me!
- I was frustated with the MMC (Maverick) at first but I liked how he changed due to his relationship with Emmy. I like seeing how people change because another person brings a positive change to them. I did enjoy their chemistry, I was able to get an ALC, the pacing was so well done and I was able to finish this quicker than I expected.
- Emmy girl is my favorite girl i love her and maverick is my man





