Bravo.... finally an author has the "nerve"to write a book with realistic characters.
Christian is a hot as hell hockey captain.
Serena is a real woman ... she's not an anorexic model type ( she's a size 14/16) whom he meets in a gas station convenience store .
Well you know the plot from here .
It's about time we see reality in a romance .

I appreciated the steamy romance that was all over this book. I loved Serena for being a confident badass at times. She isn't stuck thin and she has some insecurities. She didn't fit the usual romance female character mould. And I loved that
I did feel like the conflict, in the end, was a bit of a copout. I would have preferred that Chris handle the situation with Serena rather than break up with her for"her own good" it would have made the storyline more mature had they stayed together to overcome everything. Also,
Her mother doing a complete turnaround and wanting to suddenly support her daughter was hard to believe.

UGH I could not get into this book. DNF 30% through. The whining was just absolutely annoying and pulled me away from the story. I enjoyed the banter in the beginning but then the story just became too immature. The constant talk about money and how Serena was burned by a jock at the age of 16.

This is a wonderful story that has great characters and an in-depth look at society and the body shaming that occurs everywhere. A girl with a healthy weight is a great thing to behold. To have her be independent and sassy is just icing on the cake. The chemistry between the main characters is amazing.

Christian is the new captain of his hockey team. Serena is just a girl who meets Christian and yes, she is smitten, but she doesn't do one night stands. She is more into relationships. She doesn't think she in the Hockey God could have anything in common.
I couldn't really get into this book and quit 1/3 into it. I usually like hockey romance books. I don't know why I couldn't get into this one since the writing was done well.

This was my first book by this author and it seemed to read fine on its own.

Christian is the new Captain for the Nighthawks. He's won two Stanley Cups, very rich and can have any woman he wants. His life seems charmed but the author did try to make this unique and surprised me with Christian's situation. Usually hockey gods are treated as such but his new teammates, one in particular, seem to be willing to knock him down at any cost to the team due to jealousy. I gotta admit, I'm used to seeing the team unity in sports books.

Serena is born from wealth but does not fit the mold. She's a beautiful girl who has battled body shaming her whole life. She's proud of who she is and will not let anyone make her feel ashamed. The book does focus a lot on her weight in the second half of the book. I'm not a big fan of body issues so I do wish there was less of it. I did like that for the most part, she wouldn't allow anyone to make her feel bad. That's not easy when others make it an issue. It's a good message to have in a book.

These two together as a couple were a good match. This book is on the shorter side so it does feel a bit rushed but I liked them. I liked that she was sassy with him and treated him like he was a normal guy. I also liked that he never commented or thought about her bigger size. All he saw was beautiful curves that made his mouth water. Overall, a good message to send out to readers.

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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 whiney 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.

This story starts off with a great comedic scene where we meet Christian and Serena. Christian's just been traded and is Captain of the new New York hockey team. Serena is a sassy businesswoman who takes absolutely no nonsense from anyone. He can't take his eyes off of her and after the less than stellar meeting where he bumps into her dumping her bright blue slurpee down the front of her nice white tank top... not so impressive. Story flies off to a great start where Christian is determined to get Serena to go out with him. They meet again in a sports bar where he hits of her, at the behest of his teammates who dare him, Serena can't understand why this handsome hockey player would be interested in the girl with the curves. While Christian has his hands full getting his pre-season players to play nice, he's also trying to woo ( yes I said that word) Serena. The guy did a hard press for this girl. The downside to the book was the story lags seriously in the middle and I had to push myself to keep reading it. Recycling the same storyline over and over. There's a little action here and there, low angst but it's a hike to the end. I did like the characters. As much as I loved Serena's sass, I didn't love the constant comments about her size. Christian I just flat out liked him. There were times when he seemed a little slow out of the gate, but there's a sense that he's a really good guy that was covered up by the story. Secondary characters were ok for the most part, except for the story's bad guy who was just a jackhat. I wanted more hockey in the story, more background to the other characters, and C's best friend as well. I realize this is book one of a series, so hoping that book two will open those areas up.
I'm going to reach and give it 3.5 I hold back from a 4 due to the major lag in the storyline. This really could be a 5 star book.

arc from NetGalley and Loveswept for an honest review.

Christian is the leader of the new hockey team the Nighthawks. Serena is the daughter of one of the owners. A chance encounter at a gas station and a spilled blue raspberry Slurpee brings them together. The first part of the book all is well, almost too well. I was ready to DNF the book at around 50%, but then the story picked up. Christian was not quite as perfect as you thought and Serena had a few chinks in her armor too. This had a HEA, but I had a few issues with the way it got there. First of all there is way too much focus on Serena's size. I got tired of hearing about her figure and her pride in it and how much Christian enjoyed her curves. Her size shouldn't matter. Second, similar to the comments on Serena's figure, were the ones about her clothing line. First it was a sustainable clothing line, Then it was size inclusive. Then she posted on social media without makeup. I felt like the author turned every buzzword into her business. And finally, I felt the changes in Christian from relationship phobic to devoted boyfriend and Serena's mom from critical bitch to supportive mom were too sudden. Despite these problems, I feel like the series has potential and I will check out the next book.

Tracy Goodwin does it again! Serena and Christian chemistry is off the charts! It was fun and smexy filled ride. Definitely a must read for all sports romance fans!

I don't read many sports romances but I was really drawn into this from the description before I downloaded it, and I really loved it.

Christian is the red hot hockey player recently drafted to the New York Nighthawks to help them win the cup and he is determined to do all he can to get them there despite ribbing and some bad feeling within the team. Being so famous means that everyone wants a piece of Christian so it is refreshing when he literally bumps into a girl in a gas station who has no idea who he is. Unfortunately the accident leaves him feeling so much like an idiot that he forgets to ask for her number. As fate would have it they meet again in a bar when Christian's team bets him that she will say no to his advances. The banter between Christian and Serena is hilarious. She knows who he is and what is going on with his team, and makes him the laughing stock of the bar, while still giving him her number.

That starts a hot sexy passionate read with lots of humour. These two main characters just fit so well together despite their differences Serena being a socialite and Christian being a jock. Its just too bad that other people get in the way as a wonderful love story is playing out. Despite all the odds can Christian and Serena keep their relationship intact and have a happy ending? Be prepared to stay up all night to find out, I just could not put this book down it was so good. Looking forward to the next one in the series.

Great start to a great hockey series! Christian and Serena are sweet and sexy together. Everyone loves the hot, bad, sexy athlete who falls for the everyday girl. While Serena is far from the everyday girl she surely struggles with the every day girl struggles.

Their journey through finding each other to navigating fame and family was a great story and lays the path for a series I can't wait to read.

They grew up in two different worlds but had one thing that pulled them together. The need to work hard and make a difference. Christian with leading his new team to the Stanley Cup and Serena helping her business continue to grow and thrive. Their attraction is undeniable and after a disastrous first meeting he is determined she sees who he really is when everyone else just sees his fame and money. Connecting with another will soothe the demons of her past and help her gain the trust she was missing. Definitely a great story that will make you fall in love with Christian as he finds the one thing that was missing from his life. Love.

This is the first book that I have read by this author and the only word that comes to mind to describe it is WOW ! This book was so much more then just a romance book. This book was about 2 people that have both shaped their lives on events that have happened in their past. Although both of these people are strong people they still carry a lot of self doubt in themselves. When Christian and Serena first meet there is a lot of attraction on both sides but they both go there separate ways. They both cannot stop thinking about the other and then fate steps in again and they see each other again. I just love how there relationship is all heat but they still take time to get to know each other. This book is not all rainbows and sunshine. There is a darkness in it too that wants to destroy anything good these 2 have. This book is full of self doubt, love. romance and lots and lots of drama. It is a book I would highly recommend, Thanks Net Galley. I voluntarily reviewed this book in exchange for an honest review.

<i>I received this as an ARC from NetGalley</i>

This book did not clear the lowest of bars I set for it. I've read my share of hockey romances and this one had such high stars in reviews, I thought it would be good, but I've read better fanfiction than this one.

Let's just get it out of the way that this author clearly hasn't spent a long time among hockey fans/fandom. I would rather the sport of choice is more than window dressing for a romance, but even if it is just window dressing there are some key remarks about Christian that just don't make any sense.

But hockey aside, none of this was good. It's cliche to the point of nausea. The characters motivations and actions don't hold up under the lightest of scrutiny. Christian hates the way he's surrounded by paparazzi and puck bunnies so he...goes to a sports bar with his teammates near their arena with pictures of NHLers on the wall. Serena was so hurt by a crush at 16 she'll never open up but literally all it takes is Christian reveals he has a puppy and wow, guess he's trustworthy (seriously?). The prose is all telling not showing, and the way the sex is written is shading pretty violet.

Finally there's a bunch of internalized body shamey stuff that's pretty unfortunate. Serena is described as: curvy, not plus sized but smoking hot, tight but not emaciated, and having a real body (compared to all the skinny girls at school).

I was really disappointed by this book and didn't enjoy it.

I love a good hockey romance and Icy Hot fits the bill. First in the series by Tracy Goodwin, Ice Hot centers on Christian, captain of the New York Nighthawks and Serena, clothes designer. Serena knows she doesn’t have that model figure and can’t understand why Chris, handsome guy that he is, wants her. Between Chris’s teammate Mike and the media trying its best to keep them apart, true love MUST triumph in the end for their happily ever after!
A good romance read from Ms. Goodwin and I am looking forward to the next one in the New York Nighthawks series.

I love sports romances and this one was fun to read. I was a little frustrated that Serena was so tarnished by her past. It seemed like she had confidence and then she didn't have confidence. It was a little confusing.

I am a huge sports romance fan and Ice Hot hit on all the things I love about this genre! Not to mention, there is nothing is better than reading a book that has a hot alpha male falling for a real woman!

Serena and Christian chemistry is off the charts! It was a fun and smexy filled ride. Definitely, a must read for all sports romance fans!

Ice Hot was a cute romance. Chris & Serena were very cute and had a great connection. Their romance did seem to move super fast however. As we have come to see in most romances there is usually one event that seems to separate the couple. Well, the reason for their separation in this book I was not a fan. It seemed a bit high schoolish.

Also, the fact that Serena was insecure and "broken" because of a prank when she was sixteen. I mean, come on let it go. Everyone in their teens are childish, why bring the hurt into adulthood relationships. She didn't even date the guy from high school.

Chris.. I honestly forgot what he looked like. I don't think he was described that well throughout the book.

There were high points in this book that I did enjoy, however, there were some lows that I didn't.

Nothing is better than reading a book that has a hot alpha male falling for a realistic woman. Serena and Christian are perfect together and compliment each other well. I love how Serena is confident in her self amd leaves her sass fly! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can't wait for more is this series.