I love hockey romances and this one did not disappoint1 I have never read anything by this author, but I will definitely be looking out for this author! The pace was great and I was hooked from just a few pages in!

Love in Overtime by Melissa Baldwin is part of the Love on Thin Ice series and invites us back to the charming small town of Maple Falls for a sweet hockey romance.

Cooper Montgomery is a tough NHL player for the Tennessee Wolves who has a permanent scowl on his face—mostly because he’d rather be on the ice than at any public event. When his longtime publicist retires, Cooper reluctantly agrees to work with his new representative, Blair Radcliffe, who has fresh ideas about how to boost his career. One of those ideas? A charity hockey tournament that Cooper isn’t exactly excited about.

Blair is a young, driven publicist eager to make a name for herself. Accompanying her NHL client to the tournament in Maple Falls feels like a lucky break, especially since it’s in the hometown of her college roommate Keira (The Rebound Play).

This book delivers the small-town charm readers have come to love in this series. Fans of Love on Thin Ice will enjoy catching up with familiar faces while getting to know Blair and Cooper. Sparks quickly fly between them, but both are hesitant to act on their feelings, fearing it will complicate their professional relationship. But sometimes, as the saying goes, the heart wants what it wants, and Cooper and Blair will have to decide if they’re willing to take the leap.

The fourth book of the Love on Thin Ice multi-author series tells the story of Blair and Cooper. When pro hockey player Cooper's publicist retires, new to the industry Blair steps in. Neither expect their mutual attraction leading that complicate their professional relationship.

This is a super short book that could be read in a day or a few depending on how fast you are. It is apart of a multi author series so I highly recommend reading all of them!

Love in Overtime is set in a small town in Washington state (which I loved because I live in Washington!). It's slow burn, grumpy-sunshine, workplace romance set in this small town with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this arc!!

What a good book! I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I loved the main characters! They had great chemistry and worked so well together. I loved how the book just flowed. My first by this author but will not be my last!!!

Love in Overtime is a contemporary hockey romance novel written by Melissa Baldwin. It is book four in the Love on Thin Ice series. It is not necessary to have read the previous books in order to read this one, but characters do intersect throughout the series.

Summary: Blair is Cooper’s new publicist.

Cooper hates change, but Blair is determined to do a great job.

Can she win him over-without losing her heart at the same time?

My Thoughts: If you want to read a sweet little romance, this book works.

However, not much else happens. They fall for each other-the end.

I guess I was looking for a little more substance-a problem to be solved, or something.

For me, this one was just OK and more of a one-time read.

This book was independently published, and I received a free digital copy in exchange for my review. Thank you.

I have loved read the maple hills series and like the rest of the books, found this very sweet, an easy read and a really lovely read and as a whole series something I’d definitely recommend! Thank you so much for the opportunity to read and review this!

“At least I have Blair in my corner. Dan the man can have his legions of supporters, but Blair is the best fan squad I could have.”

Cooper is a hockey player who has agreed to participate on a charity team for six weeks in Maple Falls while he gets used to his new publicist Blair.
From the beginning there is a spark between them, so Cooper tries to keep his distance from Blair, although as the story progresses he starts to want her by his side all the time.
It is a very quick story to read, and has very sweet moments between the main characters. One of my favorite moments is when Blair and Cooper go to Maple Fest together, and they enjoy all the activities although Cooper is reluctant to cooperate at first.🍂❤️‍🔥
The only drawback is that the plot focuses on the time they spend in Maple Falls, where they still have a professional relationship, and you don't get to read them when they are already a couple.
Also i’m looking forward to read more about this series.

I received an advance review copy thanks to netgalley, and i’m leaving my honest opinion.

First of all, Thank You Netgalley for the ARC granted to me. Another cozy and enjoyable story. This is the best season to read sport romances books that are set in the fall.

So glad I could read the next one in this series as well. I am pretty much binge reading them. This is definitely a 5 star series for me. I loved all of them so much and Love in Overtime was another great one. I don't know what makes this series so special for me but I just love all the different characters and the different tropes in each book. I also love sports romances so I guess that explains it😄 can't wait to read the next one!

ARC Review:

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Cooper Montgomery is losing his longtime publicist, Estelle. As a professional hockey player who hates being in the spotlight, he needs all the help he can get maintaining a positive persona.

Blair Radcliffe is an up and coming publicist. After connecting with Estelle, she will be taking over her existing clients. While Blair has limited experience she has plans to take Cooper to the next level.

The small town of Maple Falls is hosting two professional hockey teams to raise money for local children in need. After Cooper secures a spot on one of the teams, it is guaranteed to give him good press. Will the weeks Cooper and Blair spend together foster a good working relationship, or will it demonstrate they are not compatible?

Melissa Baldwin’s Love in Overtime is the fourth book in the Love on Thin Ice series. This is a multi-author, interconnected series. While the order in which the books are consumed does not necessarily matter, it is highly recommended that ALL seven are read.

This is such a sweet read. Baldwin’s writing was highly entertaining. She had me cracking up, especially every time Cooper mistakenly called Maple Falls, Pine Falls. In the same way, she had me swooning over their love story. They were so stinking cute.

Read this book for:
-grumpy/ sunshine
-slow burn
- workplace romance
-sports romance (hockey)
-found family
-small town
-clean/ closed door

Special thanks to Netgalley and Melissa Baldwin for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

I'm really enjoying this series and this one did not disappoint! Cooper is a bit of a grump, compared to Blair's sunshine, it makes for fun interactions. Add in that pull they have, and you get so much from their connection. The story is sweet and light, and just overall a great read for a little escape.

Grumpy x sunshine is one of my favourite tropes! I ate this book up reading it in one sitting!

Cooper and Blair were drawn to each other instantly, and the development of their feelings was well written. Despite predicting how the story would go, the storyline still held my attention. Blair was able to see there was so much more to Cooper than the grumpy hockey star who didn't smile, and it wasn't long before Blair became the reason Cooper found himself smiling often.

It only lost a star for me due to the hockey references being inaccurate, showing little research had gone into the book using incorrect terminology, which was a bit of a miss for me.

I really enjoyed the next story in the maple falls series. The grumpy sunshine trope is one of my favorites. I can't wait to read the next one. Thank you for allowing me to read and review this ARC

Arc Review:
Overall Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tropes:
- Grumpy x Sunshine
- Hockey Romance
- Found Family
- Slow Burn
- Workplace Romance
- Small Town
- Fall Vibes
- Dual POV
- Closed Door/Clean Romcom, Kisses Only

Welcome to the ‘Love on Thin Ice’ series, seven authors, seven short novels, and one charming town, welcome to Maple Falls where heartwarming love stories live. Our fourth book of the ‘Love on Thin Ice’ series is ‘Love in Overtime’ written by. Melissa Baldwin.

Blair is a publicist and is just utter sunshine and now has her work cut out for when her new client is known to be a real grump, but Blair is a girl who likes a challenge and is good at what she does. Cooper is a grumpy hockey player who is having a bit of a hard time adjusting to his new charity hockey team but when he makes a commitment he sticks to it after all this is for the kids and with him having a rough childhood himself he knows how important these charity games are. But Cooper has another thing he’s trying to adjust to or well more of a someone he’s trying to adjust to Blair is his new publicist because his old one went into retirement but Cooper has been attracted to Blair ever since he landed in Maple Falls and saw her standing there, but he’s not the only one Blair feels their connection too, but they have to keep it professional but they keep finding it harder and harder to fight the growing feelings between themselves. Will Blair and Cooper step over the line of professionalism and dive into something more? Read ‘Love in Overtime’ now to find out.

I’m four books into the series now and I’m obsessed and basically half way through.
The characters are realistic with real emotions, that feel authentic.
I think that Blair and Cooper are each others other half they balance each other out they worked perfectly together.

I liked to wrap this up by giving a huge thank you to the author Melissa Baldwin along with NetGalley and the publishers for sending me an advanced readers copy of this book, it was a joy to read.

While this book is a nice, easy read, it also felt a bit rushed which means I wasn't as connected to the main characters as I wanted to be.

I will admit that I hadn't read any prior books but it definitely didn't stop me from enjoying it!
I loved the fact this was blush-free (closed-door) -- sometimes I want my hockey romance without smut, and that's sooooo rare!
The characters didn't feel completely fleshed out but again, I still liked the book

love in overtime! wow, I absolutely adored this book, I haven't read this author before and I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Love in Overtime is a sweet story about Blair, a publicist who scored her dream job of keeping tabs on Cooper Montgomery, a grumpy hockey player. Although known as the resident grump around his teammates, Cooper is really just a man who likes stability and routine. While in Maple Falls for Cooper’s charity hockey event, Blair and Cooper fight their growing attraction to each other but soon find that leaning on each other can make both of their lives better.

If you like confident but not cocky MMCs, you’ll love Cooper. I loved that he knew what he wanted, wasn’t afraid to say it and especially when it came to Blair it felt like there was no “if” with him, it was just a matter of “when”. If you love cozy and sweet fall vibes with a confident MMC, this is a great book for you!

I loved being back in Maple Falls again for this hockey game and getting to check in, sort of, with the couples from other bo0ks. The chemistry wasn’t there for me with these two and I didn’t feel like he was very grumpy/grouchy for the trope to fit. There wasn’t much character development or fun banter between them, either. Also, for a hockey romance, there was almost no mention of the actual game and what there was showed a lack of understanding on how the game works.