Teddy and Harlow have been BFFs for years, but something changes during their trip. Although Harlow wants everything to stay the same, Teddy is torn. Will Harlow be brave enough to give love a chance?

I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for NetGalley.

love this multi author series, and the town it takes place in and al the characters, this installment was cute and fun

I’m loving this multi author hockey romance series and this time it’s Ted (Teddy) and Harlow’s story in Love at First Skate ( Love On Thin Ice #6) by Ellie Hall. This is the first book I have read by this author but it won’t be the last.
Teddy and Harlow are best friends and they have been friends forever so when he heads to Maple Falls for a charity hockey tournament and she has just walked away from her boyfriend and her job it makes perfect sense for them to spend some time together in this small town. What follows is a cute, heartwarming story as Teddy and Harlow go from friends to lovers.
This is a well written story with wonderful characters and it’s a great addition to the series. I’m reading this series completely out of order but I’m still loving every one of these reads. Maple Falls is a town I would love to live in and catching up with the other hockey players always adds some depth to the books.

I received a copy from the publisher through Netgalley.

At this point there is nothing more to say than READ THIS SERIES! I love all the books so much. I don't want it to end!

The next installment of the Love on Thin Ice multi-author series tells the best friends to lovers story of Teddy and Harlow. Recent developments of Harlow getting dumped by her boyfriend, quitting her job and Teddy realizing that he has caught feelings for his best friend make for the perfect opportunity for them to redefine their relationship.

Another great addition to this series, Love on Thin Ice, I love that this series is set in the same world but every book is written by a different author, it’s a great way to find new authors. You don’t need to have read the previous books, they can all be read as standalones or in any order.

This was a great read, I absolutely loved Teddy and Harlow as characters, I’m not always the biggest fan of the best friends to lovers trope but it worked really well with these characters. A really sweet, cosy, cute read set in the picture perfect Maple Hills, a real feel good read.

It's rare that you can jump into a series and still thoroughly enjoy the book, but this is one of them !
#6 in the series but #1 to me and I was still able to fall in love with the characters.
Friends to lovers is such a sweet story and will never get old for Me ?

I enjoyed this book very much! It was the first time I read one by this author. I enjoy the friends to lovers troupe and love when the characters have history and a backstory. I also liked that even though there was tension the spice level was low, so I could focus on the story and the characters instead of weeding through unwanted certain acts that many add to their books. I would definitely recommend this book and look forward to reading more from this author.

Love at First Skate is a contemporary hockey romance novel written by Ellie Hall. It is book six 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: Harlow is dumped by her boyfriend and quits her job-all in one day.

She didn’t actually like either, but now what is she going to do?

Maybe winning a free vacation to Maple Falls is just what she needs-especially since her best friend Teddy happens to be playing a charity hockey tournament there.

Teddy has been in love with Harlow for years. Can he finally figure out how to tell her-without losing her friendship forever?

My Thoughts: I liked it, and I didn’t.

I liked the characters and how much fun they had together.

I didn’t like the constant angst from both of them throughout the book of how much they liked each other but were afraid to admit it. It dragged out a little too much.

Overall, though, it was a decent story and goes well with the rest of the series. It was just more of a one-time read for me.

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

This story is a fun story about best friends to lovers that end up sharing a cabin for a weekend causing the two to realize that maybe there is more to their friendship. Although this is a hockey book, a lot of this book is off the ice and gives you a good small town romance vibe.

I liked how both characters struggled with family issues. Usually, one MC has the family trouble while the other has a great family relationship. In this story, both have issues and I felt that it drew them together better because it gave their story an "us against the world" kind of feel.

ARC Review:

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Teddy and Harlow have been best friends since elementary school. As the last two singles in their friendship group their relationship has only gotten stronger. When Harlow wins an all expense paid vacation to the small town of Maple Falls, Teddy tags along. Will their time away prove men and women can in fact be just friends, or will it unlock desires they have been trying to suppress?

Love at First Skate by Ellie Hall is the sixth book in the Love on Thin Ice series. This is a multi-author, interconnected series. While this series features character crossovers, each novel is written as a standalone and does not need to be read in any particular order.

If I had to name one trope as my absolute favorite, it would be friends to more. Love at First Skate is one of the cutest examples of friends to more romance. I adored Harlow and Teddy’s relationship, no matter their status. Their banter was witty, their chemistry palpable, and their ability to better one another was undeniable.

Read this book for:
-hockey player MMC
-grumpy FMC
-forced proximity
-he falls first
-lots of Princess Bride references

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

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!!!

I was given this ARC read by NetGalley. Here is my honest review! This book was super cute, very easy & simple story to follow. I'm personally not the biggest fan of best friends to lovers trope, but it was still a fun time. I'm very thankful I got to read this book & l'd recommend this to someone who is looking for closed door, hockey romance recommendations!

I have been eating up this hockey series. I love all the writers takes on each of the characters, and it is so nice to read everyone's story. Ellie Hall's story about Teddy and Harlow is perfection. Their friendship is so sweet and I love how in manifests into love. Maple Falls is giving all the vibes in this series and no one should miss it.

Thank you netgalley for an arc of Love at First Skate by Ellie Hall

I have loved read the maple hills series and like the rest of the books, found this very sweet, an easy read and cute! I found parts a little slow but overall 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!

This was a cute story and the continuation in the maple hills series. I am enjoying this series and can't wait to continue. Thank you for allowing me to read and review this ARC

Ellie Hall gave us a fun, friends to lovers, small town, hocky romance. How could it go wrong? Ellie is always so good at developing the emotional connection between the characters and she give her readers the fun banter that leaves us smiling and wanting more. This is a sweet romance and while I read spicy romance, too, I never feel like Ellie's books are lacking because they don't have the spice. She is a great story teller and her characters draw me in ever time. I find myself routing for them and this book was no different.

Teddy and Harlow have been best friends forever, but recently they each have begun looking at the other differently and wondering if there could be something else between them. At the same time, each of them is worried about losing their best friend. Teddy is "The Bear: on the ice, but with Harlow, he is a giant squishy teddy bear and I absolutely LOVED him. The interactions between them are sweet and leave you routing for them as a couple.

This is a fun, easy to read rom-com told in dual POV with a cinnamon roll hockey player and a quirky, roller blading lawyer. This book will draw you in and make you want to finish it in one sitting. It's a perfect, fun fall read.

Friends to lovers.
Small town.
HOCKEY!
Forced proximity.
Genuine FUN!

I highly recommend this book!

⭐️ 3/5
🌶 0/5

Well, this was cute and quick. A comfy filler.

This was Harlow and Teddy's story. He is smitten AF, and she is hesitant. They find friendship and comfort turns into lust and love.

This was readable, but it just didn't quite give me the pining, tension, and mood that I wanted. It felt very predictable and low mood. Like I said, comfy.... cosy.

Did it make me happy? Sure.
Was it soul changing? No.

But still, I recommend to anyone who is already reading the series, you may as well as this one in too.

🏒 Hockey Player MMC
🏒 Friends to lovers
🏒 Comfy Cosy
🏒 Kissing and flirting
🏒 Standalone interconnected

First of all, Thank You Netgalley for the ARC granted. Another great story from this series, and this time We have of of my best tropes to read: Best friends to lovers, and it didn't disapointed! Harlow and Teddy had all my attention troughout the entire journey of the book. Possibly my second favorite story of them all.

This was a fun best friends to lovers, grumpy x sunshine, small town hockey romance. Teddy and Harlow are best friends since childhood who secretly are in love with eachother. Harlow wins a romantic getaway weekend but since she has no one to go with, she decides to go with her best friend. This is where they slowly start acknowledging their feelings. I really enjoyed this book and maple falls is the cutest little town. I just found out this book is part of a series, can’t wait to read the other books as well.