I thought this was a great read! It was sweet and wasn't over dramatic for me, which I loved. There was no third act break up over something crazy, instead just a little time apart to figure out what was important. Noah has come so far and it is great to see that he was given a second chance to prove to Willa that he was a better man then 3 years ago. He completed rehab and became a new person. Willa was finally able to see that and lean into the feelings that she was starting to feel. It was a fast paced story that I was able to get through quickly! It has hockey and romance. Small town feels and fall vibes! Perfect for a fall day!

Years ago, Willa kicked Noah out of her set when he showed up drunk and disruptive. It was a decision that changed the course of her career. Now she has to work with him again and all Noah wants is a second chance.

Read if you like:
-Enemies to Lovers
-Redemption
-Sweet Romance (Not Spicy)

This was such a cute end to this series. I loved Noah's redemption arc. He was so sweet and earnest.

This was a really good ending to the love on thin ice series. I loved the semi second chance trope with Noah and Willa. The pairings in the whole series was cute haha which I know is how books go but it was all so well done!
I love Anne’s little tip of the hat to the other authors in this series as well!

I was able to read this via NetGalley for my honest review

Arc Review
Overall Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tropes:
- Enemies To Lovers
- Second Chance
- Reformed Bad Boy
- Forced Proximity
- He Falls First
- Dash of Cinnamon Roll Hero
- Found Family
- Hockey 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 seventh book of the ‘Love on Thin Ice’ series is ‘Penalties and Proposals’ written by. Anne Kemp.

Willa is a photographer and is working on getting a promotion so she can help her mom with some financial issues, Willa is heading to Maple Falls to take photos of the charity hockey games and the players but also she’s going to try to get a picture of this rare bird because theirs a prize if you can get a picture. Noah is a very famous hockey player who used to play in the NHL but got moved down a league after a fight in a hotel lobby. But Willa and Noah did not at all have a good first meeting, Willa is supposed to have this photo shoot with this hockey player this hockey player being Noah who is late but not only does he arrive late to the shoot but he also arrives intoxicated Willa not one for this type of behaviour kicks him off her set which results with Noah’s whole team basically blacklisting Willa and making her start back at square one now back to current day Willa’s boss has assigned her to specifically take pictures of the one and only Noah, Willa is still mad at Noah but she’s a professional she’ll do her job but Noah was at a really bad place back then always drinking but after rehab he’s doing a lot better and when he meets Willa again he feels Instant regret for his actions back then and he remembers how attractive he found her back then. Will Willa and Noah clear the air between them? Read ‘Penalties and Proposals’ to find out.

Last but not least my final book of this series and what a wonderful wrap to this series this book was.
Noah’s redemption arc is amazing after hearing his side to the story and how much he wanted to apologize to Willa I forgave him right away. I also loved how when Willa got knocked down that first time she didn’t quit she got back up and worked harder and that’s incredibly empowering.

I liked to wrap this up by giving a huge thank you to the author Anne Kemp along with NetGalley and the publishers for sending me an advanced readers copy of this book, I had a wonderful time reading it.