The audio was incredible. The chemistry between the voices was undeniable, and the banter flowed effortlessly. It didn’t feel forced or scripted; it was natural, like I was overhearing something playful and genuine. The teasing and provocations added such a fun, flirty edge that kept me engaged from start to finish.

The way they interacted made the experience feel spontaneous and real. It wasn’t about the words alone; it was the energy and connection that made it so captivating. I couldn’t stop listening, and it left me with a smile on my face. It’s one of those experiences you don’t want to end. Absolutely loved it!

- hockey romance
- forbidden romance: brother’s teammate
- secret romance
- dislike to love
- he falls first
- 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
- dual pov
- narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Carly Robins

Just a PSA: don't let the cover fool you. There's no proposing in the traditional sense (no rings in sight). His proposal is of the indecent kind, but it's unique for sure!

Joy is a sports reporter, covering local sports, most particularly her brother's hockey team, the Moose. Shepherd's best friend, Dalton, is the grumpy, hot-headed ladies' man of the team. After an accidental "full-frontal" flash the night before the first game of the season, Dalton has one of the best games of his life. He begs Joy to agree to an indecent proposal in order to have the best season of his life. Joy agrees, only because she thinks feelings won't come into play...

This is spicy AF. I like the slow build of the romance. Dalton is a forceful dude, but Joy doesn't mind being his sub in the least. Of course, hiding their hookup from her brother means that there's OBVIOUSLY going to be a big blowup near the end. The third act break-up becomes more than than just the couple themselves, because the team gets involved with the drama.

The background characters are fun and feel very familiar, a great cast of characters. I almost hope that the author continues the series to expand the back-stories for some of the other guys too. I could see that being pretty successful. And a lot of fun to read.

The audiobook was pretty well done. I really like the male reader. His voice is the perfect tone. I've listened to other books he's read, and really enjoyed his work. She did a decent job too, but I think he voice was a little too high pitched for my taste.

All in all, the book was a lot of fun, and I'd definitely be down to read to another.

I received an Advanced Reader Copy via NetGalley in return for sharing my thoughts on this book. Thanks to the author and publisher for this opportunity!

Sheeeesh the tension between these two extremely hot!!

And that opening !!👀

This hockey romance will have you hooked from the very start! The banter these two have will have you laughing throughout the whole book and did I mention the amount of gasps I made by the way these two were so bold with each other ?! lol
Fair warning,This is extremely spicy as well!!

I highly recommend reading this book and highly highly recommend the audio 😮‍💨

Joy is a sports reporter and Dalton, a star hockey player. Of course their paths are going to cross at times but not in the way most would first expect. In fact, their first meeting sees Joy walking in on Dalton in the changing room and what begins then will have you in stitches. This book was an absolute hoot. I laughed a lot throughout and I lowered the volume on my headphones when the spicy scenes came on for fear the kids could hear! This one was a joy to listen to.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC!

Joy is a sports reporter that refuses to date an athlete. Dalton Days is a hockey player and her brother’s teammate. After an accidental run in, Dalton plays his best. When he figures out she’s his good luck charm, he proposes they have a pregame ritual where he shows her his *ahem member before playing. Joy begrudgingly agrees.

After things heat up before every game, the two can’t fight their sexual tension. It boils over and they begin a physical relationship, not just the voyeurism. Dalton wants Joy’s trust and a true relationship, but Joy s afraid of history repeating itself.

These two have to weather the storm for their HEA!

I received the audio and of course Teddy Hamilton killed it!

This is the first book of Ms Landish's that I have read in a while and I was not disappointed in the story.

In this second book of the series that can be read as a standalone book we get Dalton and Joy's story. Dalton, a professional hockey player and friend of Joy's brother is not looking for anything but when an accidental flashing of this goods sends him on a winning streak he feels that he must approach Joy and proposition her keep getting flashed to keep the streak alive - that is until it becomes more than just the initial flashing.

Joy, sports anchor for the local news has worked hard to get where she is so when she accidentally gets flashed by Dalton she didn't think it would affect her too much since it wasn't the first time that something like that has happened to her but it turns out that it was the first time where it lead to more.

In what starts as an innocent accident quickly turns into more for this pair but can they get an HEA when feelings get involved?? Read this story and find out.

As I said before this is a standalone read and the second book of this series. With that being the case, I had no problem following along with this book and didn't feel lost at all. I felt that Joy and Dalton were well written characters and had off the charts chemistry. Their story moved along well and had me interested in seeing where their story went throughout the entire telling. Overall, this was a great read that I would recommend to others.

What a fun rom com!

I have never read Lauren Landish before but I am happy I gave this listen a chance when I saw it on netgalley. Teddy Hamilton - need I say more?

A little forbidden and a touch of miscommunication but I overall really enjoyed it.

This is the kind of proposal I would like lol . This was a fun, sexy, amusing, read. I was really happy that the book contained actual hockey games and talk too.