No one was more excited to learn that Kate Meader was writing books about the Chicago Rebels than I was. There may have been squealing involved. Thankfully this book delivered in every way. I got to get glimpses of some of my past favorite characters of Meader's and meet some pretty great new characters. Levi and Jordan have known each other for years. She is the widow of a man that he served with in the Green Berets. She feels that he never approved of her and there was a moment at her husband's funeral that she is not sure he has forgiven her for. When interviewing him ends up being the big break she has been waiting for in her career she needs to convince him to trust her enough to open up to her. This book has a lot heat and humor but Meader also brings up some really important issues, like sexism in sports and homelessness. She gives every facet of this story its due so that nothing feels underdone. I liked seeing another side of gender discrimination after seeing it touched on in the first Chicago Rebels series and the opportunity to see Harper reflect on past decisions. I really loved this book and am so excited to read more in this series.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Levi Hunt is the world’s oldest Hockey rookie. Instead of going into the NHL out of college, he joined the Green Berets and served his country. He is an all around great guy, ex-military special forces, works anonymously with the homeless, and is a leader with the new guys on his team. Of course, the journalist the team decides to embed with the team and do an in depth story on Levi has a history with him. Jordan Cooke is a widow who has been given the opportunity of a big break in sports journalism by doing an in depth profile of the man who was the best man at her wedding. Problem is she thinks that Levi cannot stand her. This is an enjoyable enemies to lovers/forbidden romance. I really like Levi’s character, he is complex. Not only is he a good guy, he had to overcome a tough childhood and deal with the survivor’s guilt. This is a nice start to a new series, as you are introduced to other teammates that will be in future books. I did think the book dragged a little when Jordan kept equivocating when it came to having a relationship with Levi. Overall, it was an enjoyable book. I was given a ARC of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.

A fair story in the series, but wasn't my favorite. At times I could see/feel the author moving the characters around like a chess game, and I also didn't like the hot and cold attitudes between Levi and Jordan. He is a hockey player, she is a journalist. Naturally there will be miscommunications, and lack of trust issues. Also found the quick jump into bed a little off, considering they are still trying to figure out how they feel about each other. Still though, interested enough to find out how it ends. Would recommend.

I loved this one. He one of the good guys. I just loved this story. Enjoyed it and read it cover to cover.

What a sweet sports romance (hockey, no less). The oldest rookie in the NHL, Levi Hunt, comes back from a stint as a Navy SEAL (whoops sorry, Green Beret, insert winky face here), and lands himself a job playing for the Chicago Rebels. He really is a good guy, unfalteringly honest, oh, apart from that one big whopper of a lie he’s being hiding for years. Enter wannabe sports reporter Jordan Cooke, who has agreed to do a profile on him, oh yes, and she’s his deceased best friend’s wife. Awkward. Jordan too is a good girl, she just happens to work in a cutthroat industry, where doing the right thing leaves you at a disadvantage. It took me a while to really warm up to Jordan, I was at times uncertain about her morals, but her sunny personality finally won me over. Faultless writing, a wonderful story with emotion, humour and great supporting characters. I’ll definitely be looking in to the next book in this series. I received an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley. This is my honest review.

Jordan and Levi's story is set 4 years after the Chicago Rebels series and hosts favourite "more-than cameos' of the previous hockey series as well as the Hot In Chicago series.
While Jordan is struggling doing her job as a journalist in a male-dominated and sexist environment, Levi is battling his own demons of being unworthy. This ex-veteran, hockey, best friends widow, hits all the right romance spots with a grumpy hero who has a heart of gold, a heroine who's strong and driven, a forbidden yet hot attraction, amazing support cast, great banter, strong humanist and feminist messages.

Even though I didn't quite gel with the characters as much as with the original Rebels characters, this still was a very satisfying read and I can't wait to read more.from some of the new characters.

I've received an advance copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Jordan Cooke is a woman trying to make it in the world of sports journalism. Widowed at a young age when her husband is killed in combat overseas, now is her chance to focus on her career. Unfortunately for her, Levi Hunt is currently the most interesting player in the NHL. Levi is a former Green Beret, who served with Jordan's husband. Stoic, emotionally shut off, and sometimes just plain grouchy, Levi doesn't want the memory of how or when he met her, yet here she is, 5 years later, wanting an interview.

This is the first Kate Meader book I've read. I enjoyed her writing style, and the mixed tropes. I did feel a little lost since I haven't read The Chicago Rebels series, that is my own fault for not researching before reading. I assumed since it was the first of a series I didn't need any background, but it would honestly have been helpful, especially in the first chapter or two. I adored Jordan and her drive, especially to get ahead in such a male dominated world. Levi, of course he has a tragic backstory beyond losing his friend in the military, and true to the title he was a good guy. I think I was hoping for a little more angst, or heartache surrounding Josh's death and that link between Jordan and Levi. This book was definitely a lighter read than I was expecting, which isn't a bad thing. I would recommend reading The Chicago Rebels series first, so that the secondary characters, and continuation of that plot (NHL team owned by women, one who marries a player from the team) is easier to understand and follow. Overall it was a pretty good read.

Absolutely loved Jordan and Levi. His start in the NHL was quite unique. He enlisted in the Army and became a Green Beret. An elite soldier that serves, protected his brothers in arms as well as the freedoms that all Americans hold dear. Starting as the oldest rookie in the NHL brought him the attention from every news source desperate for more from the elusive hockey player. Jordan was a connection he had made while in the Army. His best friend was her husband that unfortunately perished while serving his country. Getting a closer inside scoop would definitely be well received by her employer and hockey fans everywhere. The chemistry between both characters is hot enough to melt the ice!

I enjoyed this book from start to finish. It will obviously appeal to anyone who is into sports or military romance, but I'm not automatically interested in either of those themes, and I still loved this book. What I truly loved was the great characters Kate Meader created in Good Guy. Levi and Jordan were easy to relate to and root for. The story presented complex issues with just the right amount of angst: How can Levi build a relationship with his best friend's widow? Where are the ethical boundaries for Jordan when she has to report on her late husband's friend and then develops feelings for him? It touched upon current issues of how a woman can navigate a traditionally male space, in a way that felt organic, not stiff or rigid. The character development was great and the issues the characters had to face were handled thoughtfully.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I adore Kate Meader's books and this one did not let me down. The Rebels series is back and the story of Jordan and Levi is a winner. Jordan's fight to make a name for herself in the cut throat world of sports journalism, and her first prime profile, Levi are the story. The background of their initial meeting is not a new story, but Kate knows how to spin it into a story you can't put down. I also love how other Rebel book characters make cameos--this is such a fun group! Hockey players make for a hot story, and Levi does not disappoint! My only negative on this book is that I read it too quickly -- it's a full book, but as said above, I couldn't put it down. Another winner for Kate Meader. I look forward to what comes next, and may also have to reread a past favorite in the interim.

This is the first book in the Rookie Rebels series which is a spin off of the author's Chicago Rebels series. I enjoyed catching up with all the key players from the first series. This book had some really good parts and some okay parts. I found it a bit of a stretch to think that a NHL team would be open to recruiting a 30 year old as a rookie but stranger things have happened. The premise of Levi and Jordan having previous history through her late husband (and a former Green Beret who served with Levi) was well thought out. I found Jordan's struggle to grow professionally in the male dominated sports reporting world interesting. However, I was taken aback to see that her laptop with all her sources, notes, etc. wasn't properly secured so that another sports reporter could read it? Overall, a good book but not quite up to par with the previous series.

I was given a free ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

What an awesome sports, to military and back to sports love story with a woman sports journalist covering his story...And the woman he has been in love with forever. The ups and downs of his life and her struggle with being accepted as a journalist in a male dominated career field has these 2 struggling to figure each other out. Loved this book!!!

A book that is way more than a romance. This is my first book by this author and boy am I glad I got the pleasure of reading her work.

This book is deep. A forbidden love, best friends widow. Their attraction was very intense together, and even though they knew they shouldn’t. Things started heating up, what began as a story ended up being so much more.

Levi Hunt is the oldest rookie in the NHL, he served as a Green Berets. Levi knew his life could of gone differently if he stayed and played hockey but he needed more and serving his country was it. Now he’s back and it just so happens that Jordan Cooke is the reporter who needs his story. And just so happens to be the love of his life. Though no one knew.

Jordan Cooke is trying to get her foot higher up in the chain as a journalist/reporter for the National Hockey League. When the opportunity to have a big story arises, she goes after it, even if she has to deal with the grumpy Levi Hunt.

We follow as more than one story breaks out. We read about the diversity between male and female roles in different positions. And we follow as two people find out so much more about each other and the love that blooms with every day.

Highly recommended.

Great Series!
Jordan is a sports reporter, a woman working in a predominantly male world. She had put her career on hold while married to Josh, a career military man. When Josh was killed in battle, Jordan felt it was her time to establish the career she always wanted. Five years later, she has an opportunity to work with the Rebels, a hockey team, and more specifically their newest member Levi Hunt. Levi was her husband's best friend, best man at her wedding, and the one guy who never liked her. Will sparks fly when they get together, or will the past always stand in their way?
Fun read, lots of humor, romance, and fun dialogue.

What could be better than a military man who is also a hockey player? Quite honestly NOTHING! I loved this story. Levi is such a good guy who is drawn to do the right thing. The pull between him and Ms. Sunshine is instant and so strong you know they will have a very happy ending. This was a great story - one of my very favorite summer reads! Get ready to not put this one down – you won’t be disappointed!

I love this book. There are some books where you struggle along hoping it will get easier to read and connect with ... this is not one of them. I was drawn in from the start. It was well written, humorous as well as serious an so easy to read. I couldn’t put it down and before I knew it I was finished. Highly recommend.

I loved this spin off of the Chicago Rebels, series. Levi is truly one of the good guys. They need to clone him in my opinion. I can't wait to see who gets the next book in the series.

Harper is a woman working in what some consider to be a man’s world - as a reporter for the NHL. She has worked hard in her chosen profession, particularly since the death of her Special Forces member husband.

Levi is a retired Special Forces member who is currently in his rookie year in the NHL. He opted to go straight into the Special Forces after completing college on a hockey scholarship. He soon realizes that a woman who he has been in love with for years, his late best friend’s widow who is an NHL reporter, will be embedded with his hockey team in order to do an in-depth report on him.

Can two people working hard to be successful in their careers find happiness together?

This book is the first in a new series about the lives and loves of members of the Chicago Rebel’s hockey team. This series continues where an earlier series about the team left off. Don’t think that you need to be a hockey fan to enjoy these books! I’m certainly not a fan, but hockey simply serves as the back drop for Ms. Meador’s well-written stories.

I stumbled upon Kate Meader's Chicago Rebels series, but haven't read them yet, so I jumped at the chance to read this new book coming out in her new series Rookie Rebels. This book is in the same world as Chicago Rebels, but I felt like I didn't really miss much. This book reads as a standalone.

If you like both hockey and armed forces romances, this might be a book for you. This book was also really interesting to me because it tackles huge issues of what women in sports whether that be working in sports or even just fans of sports deal with. I like that it tackled toxic masculinity and how much female sports reporters deal with unsolicited dick pics! Ugh, why are men?? Like, seriously. NO ONE WANTS THAT.

Jordan was a cool heroine to read about and she has a really good head on her shoulders. I liked reading about her struggles as a reporter and I thought it was a nice touch that she had a podcast too! I really felt for the shit she had to deal with as a reporter. That is really hard.

Levi was a super frustrating hero. He's so damn hard-headed and stubborn. I also really felt for him because he went through a lot. He's the way he is because of not a great childhood and because he just never believes that he deserves a happy ending. That was really sad to read about.

This book does have happy ending, which I was glad about and I really enjoyed reading about it. I definitely want to go back and read Meader's other books and learn about the three sisters that own the team. They seem awesome! I also smell a sequel with Theo Kershaw, who was the best comic relief in this book.

So much more than just the typical sports romance, Good Guy touches on love, loss, service, sexual harassment, accepting yourself... it’s a fantastic book full of deep emotion and features a hero who is so, so swoonworthy (even if he doesn’t see himself that way). The story follows Jordan, a young widow who finally gets her big break in sports reporting when she is tasked with interviewing Levi, a 30-year-old rookie pro hockey player. Levi was Jordan’s husband’s best friend - the best man at her wedding - a Green Beret who has now left the service and is pursuing his career in hockey. They’ve never got along, and the only time they really connected was following her husband’s funeral - when they shared a steamy but ill-advised kiss. Now that Levi and Jordan are coming face to face for the first time since, they have to navigate the awkwardness of having leaned on each other in their grief while also dealing with the story Jordan is trying to write.

I’ve read books by Kate Meader before but none of her sports romances, and I’ve got to say that this was awesome. The dual perspectives really added depth to the story - their interactions have totally different interpretations depending on whose view it is. Levi is a stoic guy, taught to focus on his mission and guard his emotions, so Jordan has very little understanding of how he really feels. Turns out he is the ultimate good guy, and it was so satisfying to watch him find love. There’s also more to this story than just their romance (though that is truly the heart of the book). As a female sports reporter, Jordan has to deal with plenty of things that her male coworkers do not. Gender dynamics are a focus of the book, taking this story to another level. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I have a guess as to who the next book will feature, and I am so excited to read that story.