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Ezekiel Stone. I’m the bad boy of hockey. You know the one, sullen, salty and covered in tattoos. I’m the one your mothers warn you about. I’ll only break your heart. And she’s right. I’m the reason ‘why choose’ romances are written because I’ll never settle down. 
Until that one puck got me. (See what I did there?)
My life has just been turned upside down by a sweet, honey-filled woman that I want to push away, even though everything inside me says to hold on tight. 

Honey Childs. Go on. Laugh. You know you want to. I’ve heard every joke but it hasn’t changed who I am. In fact, it makes me stronger. I was raised by hippie parents that loved me more than anything. In this harsh world, love should always be first. So I make sure to show my love, my kindness and my sunshine to everyone who crosses my path. 

Especially the sullen guy who has more tattoos than a daisy field has petals. There’s something about him that makes me want to hold on tight. And for one night, I do. But can it last?

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Published October 4, 2023

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317 reviews48 followers
October 31, 2023
i’m not sure what this was, but i know that it wasn’t good.

thank you to booksprout and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review.
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874 reviews118 followers
September 29, 2023
Insta-love, grumpy/sunshine, and spiceyyy novella. Recommend for anyone who likes sports romance!

Thank you to Carolina for the arc, all thoughts are my own.
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343 reviews14 followers
September 29, 2023
If ever there was a bad boy to tame, this one is it! And of course - but of course! - the woman to do it is the sweetest and most beautiful one out there. If this isn't a match made in romance book heaven, I don't know what is. *sigh, take me to romance book heaven, sigh*

Carolina Jax has gone out of her comfort zone and left the small town romances behind for this one - because here she hits the big city. She also brings in hockey with the bad boy of the hockey league, Ezekiel Stone, the wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am, no commitments, tatted, attitude... are we all swooning or what? Why is it that we so dearly love the a$$hole bad boy? I don't know, but what's even sweeter is when a woman enters the pages of his story and brings him to his knees. Enter Honey Childs. He doesn't even have a shot. He's a goner. And in all the best possible ways.

I have to say that I just loved Honey. She's just so... sweet. (Pun kind of not intended.) She proves to him that people can be good and that she's not after him for the wrong reasons, while he (eventually comes around to) shows her the things that she didn't realize she was missing in her life.

"That One Puck" is a quick read, but well worth it. Maybe Carolina Jax has found her new forte in a$$hole pro hockey players matched with the sweetest and smartest and kindest of women! I mean, I'm there for it! BookFunnel me, Carolina! ;)
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1,129 reviews17 followers
September 30, 2023
Zeke and Honey meet at a bar and end up having an amazing one night. Ten weeks go by and they both keep thinking about each other. They both have secrets. When they see each other again will they be ready ? Great characters and storyline Highly recommended Amazing book. Love Zeke and Honey and their dynamic. Great supporting characters. This book is short, sweet, and sexy
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650 reviews76 followers
October 5, 2023
Well holy hell @carolinajax_author
has shown up and showed us what’s up!

If you like a saucy romance and some tatted up hockey players, this is the book for you!!!

The Gangsta Goalie is a grump who meets his sunshine, while he is out looking for some fun with a puck bunny….

And boy do they have some undeniable chemistry in the sheets!!! Whoooooweeeee

This is a great novella that just released today!!!! YES!! 2-d-a-y!!

It is a 5/5 must read!
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238 reviews157 followers
January 22, 2024
This was a fun quick read! Hockey romance is always a yes but the mmc a hockey goalie - hell yes (have you seen those warm up videos 😮‍💨) Can’t wait to read more from this author!!
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1,128 reviews1 follower
October 5, 2023
Love it!!!

Quotes:
"Puck bunnies definitely don't do it for me!"
"What kind of spell did you put on me, Woman?"
There are so many quotes in this book, I absolutely loved it.
This is a quick read where you can lose yourself in Zeke and Honey's instalove story.
Zeke is the grumpy bad boy player. I love em and leave kinda guy, and he certainly doesn't get hung up on a woman, and he definitely wouldn't get called out about it.
He turns out to be a professional hockey goalie with a heart of gold, and he's Honey's best friend Brother’s best friend (that's one hell of a mouthful)
Honey is sweet in Zeks words
"It's almost as if I can smell her and taste her. That's how familiar she is. Sweet like Honey."
She plays it cool when she meets Zek in a bar. One night is all it takes for them both.
This both is definitely worth the read a fast-paced love story that comes together perfectly, certainly worth more than ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars. Nicely done, CJ, another fantastic read. 😘🥰😘
I would definitely love to read more about all the characters in this book, there's several more books in the making here, that's for sure😘😘
15 reviews1 follower
September 28, 2023
More please! Wowza! Ezekiel Stone is bad boy on the ice, nicknamed the Gangsta Goalie. Tattooed bad boy, one night stand guy, the guy who has no intentions of settling down. Why would he with a variety of puck bunnies.

Until, that one puck…

Then pow! He meets Honey Child in a bar and sparks fly. Honey Child is the girl that shows her kindness, love and sunshine to everyone she meets.

“I’d stay, but you’re not ready”. She tells him while he sleeps. She just gets him. He cannot stop thinking about their one night. And it’s affecting him more than he’d like.

Then one night, at his game no less, he sees her in the crowd. Only this time, he’s not letting her get away. Oh, and she has something to tell him.

Eek! So good! Quick read and full of spice.
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733 reviews
September 30, 2023
Eli is one grumpy hockey f$ckboy. Honey is a sweet new arrival to NY, and when their eyes meet at the bar, they both feel it. Is this one night that will change their lives forever?

#hockeyromance
#hefallsfirst
#instalove #sportsromancenovella #hockeynovella #grumpsunshineromance #surprisepregnancy #hockeylove #instalovenovella
#dualPOV

Thank you to @carolinajax_author and her team for this advanced e-copy of the book.

For a novella, this book is hot and steamy. It gives you all the vibes, the side characters and the heat you need in a romance story. It’s well written and serves up the story you want. Really enjoyable, could’ve easily been a full book as this sweet novella leaves you wanting more from all the characters.

4 stars
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55 reviews1 follower
October 5, 2023
Overall: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Recommend: Yes 
Re-read : Yes 
Tropes ⬇️

☀️Grumpy/Sunshine
🏒 Hockey Romance
👶🏻 Surprise Pregnancy
🌶️ One Night Stand
🤍 Insta Love

Eli and Honey 😮‍💨 I loved their chemistry!!! Eli is a dirty talking grump & and one sexy Gangsta Goalie 🏒 and Honey is just as sweet as her name. She is new to town and finds herself in a bar under the radar of the “badboy” player from the hockey team. They have one HAWT night together, she sneaks out and 10 weeks later finds that she has a good reminder of that night. She is pregnant. Eli hasn’t stopped thinking of her since their rendezvous, and she’s in his head. So when he sees her sitting in the stands at his game. He is shooting his shot but she’s about to drop a bomb on him.
Great pace, and spice for a novella. I loved it!
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1,726 reviews186 followers
October 4, 2023
Zeke is a hockey player who is the epitome of a total “player.” He’s a no-strings-attached kind of guy, but when he meets Honey and has only one incredible night together, he can’t forget her no matter what he does. But their paths eventually cross, and they are both in for a rude awakening

“That One Puck” is a very short novella. Zeke and Honey getting together is an instalove moment. However, it’s steamy and hot. The novella is a perfect quick read.

I received a copy of this book for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
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310 reviews5 followers
October 7, 2023
Oooohh hoooo hoooo!
Please tell me this is the beginning of something new for Mrs. Jax because I am absolutely here for it! I am a sports romance girlie, and football & hockey are my absolute favorite. Carolina slays football, no doubt about it, but she has just quickly captured many hockey girlies too!

I’m a huge fan of pregnancy tropes, and for being a novella it was done well in this one!

Honey is new to New York City and finds herself in a one night stand with the hockey playboy of the city. Feeling some cosmic energy she took a chance and spent the evening with him, but left early in the morning with the parting words of, “I’d stay but I don’t think you’re ready.”

Zeke, our hot hockey a**hole! Surprises us with an infatuation with his one night stand. And man does this butthead glow up!

It’s a short, spicy read! But it pulls you in and holds you there for the entire story!! Mrs. Jax has this habit of giving you your HEA but leaving you always wanting more!! I really hope there is more where this came from FOR SURE!
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1,617 reviews92 followers
October 3, 2023
“That One Puck” by Carolina Jax is a hockey romance featuring bad boy Ezekiel and the woman he falls hard for, Honey. Ezekiel and Honey first met at a bar, and they spent one amazing night together that caused Ezekiel to re-examine the way he looked at women and relationships. I thought Ezekiel and Honey were a cute couple; their chemistry was obviously tangible as well. This novella kind of gives off insta love vibes, which normally isn’t one of my favorite tropes, but I didn’t have a problem with it this time. All in all, this was a good read!!!
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238 reviews26 followers
September 30, 2023
This was such a cute, quick one night stand hockey romance. Featuring a delectable bad boy and an adorable free spirit, the characters were wonderful. The story felt fleshed out for such a short novella, but I would happily read so much more about Eli and Honey.

Thank you to the author for an advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
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696 reviews9 followers
October 1, 2023
That One Puck is part of F*** On The Ice series with different authors writing each book. Carolina Jax did a great job introducing the team while focusing on Ezekiel Stone and Honey Childs.

Zeke and Honey meet at a bar and have instalove once they lock eyes. Zeke is the bad boy of the NHL, constantly getting suspended for fighting. Honey is the daughter of hippies who is very chill. They are a very unlikely pair but when one night ties their future together they are all in with each other. Great instalove novella !
Thank you @carolinajax_author for the ARC!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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499 reviews26 followers
September 26, 2023
Honey and Zeke!! Can we just say oh dang so cute these two. Insta lust is so so there i just squeal with delight every single time.
Add in the ice hockey sport and boy can we take a breather. Phewww the man is fire on ice and otherwise we well. Honey oh honey , the calming force and a gentle soul, you are amazing! Zeke a perpetual grouch is not one for our dear Honey. And we love it when a man is a puppy dog for his love and no one else.
A spicy, steamy quick read with all the feels and love and smexy time , you don't wanna miss this.
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177 reviews47 followers
September 30, 2023
Whew! That was my first ever hockey romance. This book was HOT HOT HOT! I had the pleasure of reading an ARC copy of this amazing book. This book was steamy from the first chapter! And I loved every second of it!
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79 reviews4 followers
October 2, 2023
Eli and Honey are electric. The gruff, alpha hockey player and the loving sweet and sassy flower child create fireworks when they come together. She knows he isn’t ready for what they could be so she walks away giving him space but she takes a part of him with her. When fate brings them together again, Eli has to decide if he’s ready to let his barbed wire down and let love in. What he doesn’t realize is that dropping his walls is the first step to the most incredible adventure yet, and the love of the right woman makes everything that much sweeter.

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601 reviews60 followers
October 4, 2023
I love a Good Hockey Romance story. It definitely held up that’s definitely for sure. I really enjoyed reading about Honey & Ezekiel. They had plenty of spice & steam. It was a novella and such a quick read for me as the reader. Loved the storyline & love these two so much. Carolina Jax definitely does it again. I also loved the side characters as well in this novella. I’m definitely in my hockey Era.

That One Puck is part of F***
On The Ice series with
different authors writing each book.
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1,903 reviews
October 3, 2023
How do you reform a bad boy? With a lil bit of Honey, that’s how.

When Zeke and Honey meet at the bar, the attraction is instant. But what will Mr. I Don’t Do Commitments do when a little pot of Honey brings him to his knees? He is going to fall hard…

Honey is sweet as can be and shows Zeke that there are good people out there.

These two were just hot!
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667 reviews63 followers
October 4, 2023
Crazy spicy hotness one night stand with a grumpy guy at the bar turns into oh my goodness he’s a grumpy professional hockey player and friends with my best friends brother. Zeke and Honey story starts off with a banging one night. Her decision to start a new life in New York completely changed in a short period of time. She was the sunshine he needed in his life and he was everything she didn’t know she needed.
- grumpy/sunshine
- insta love
- spicy

Highly recommend!
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306 reviews19 followers
October 3, 2023
I’m just swooning over this book it was just truly amazing I was In heaven reading this one give me some of him anytime I’m still just a little speechless with this book and I don’t know if I will recover and think of anything else but this book
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32 reviews
October 3, 2023
I fell in love with Zeke and Honey’s story from the start. This book is a quick read with a fast paced storyline. I honestly wish it was longer that’s how much I didn’t want their story to end. If you love reading hockey sports romance with 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ this book is a must read for you.
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172 reviews
December 19, 2023
“I never knew it could be like this, Honey. You crashed my world and made it sweet. Pun intended.”

Well this was unexpected! I didn’t read the blurb and went in blind, fully expecting the spice but not at all expecting THAT! It was quick and fun read for sure, Honey and Eli sure do make a vibrant couple, I could read about them more and more! I loved the character development, the mix of both grumpy/sunshine, how one person can change the views of another in the blink of an eye.
1,003 reviews55 followers
October 30, 2023
Ezekiel and Honey were so cute. This read was short but so good I couldn't put it down, I read it in a few hours. The bad boy gangsta goalie could change! The chemistry was great and it was well written
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131 reviews12 followers
October 4, 2023
Omg yes Carolina! 100x yes!! This is my first hockey read and I swear I can read about Ezekiel (Zeke) and Honey forever. This is a short novella and it was one of my favorites of all time. This definitely could be written into a long full novel and I would be the first in line. These two captured my heart immediately!

Zeke is our bad boy / playboy. Has a reputation with the puck bunnies and being nicknamed the Gangsta Goalie. No point in settling down until that one puck catches not only his eyes but his heart.
The most sweetest soul I’ve ever seen. Honey Childs. She’s literally sunshine and rainbows. How can’t you not fall for her?
She sees past Zeke’s tough exterior and wants to show him real love but she knows he isn’t ready for that.
They share one of the most passionate one night stands I’ve ever read and she leaves without a goodbye. Weeks go by and Zeke can’t think straight after their night together. He isn’t the same as before and his close friends noticed.
What happens when Honey shows up at game?
Zeke isn’t prepared to let her go this time but Honey has a secret she needs to him.

As always! I’m obsessed with Carolina Jax writing! Will always hype this author up because she writes these amazing characters that you fall deeply in love with. Keep them coming! 👏🏼

🏒 instalove novella.
🏒 one night stand
🏒 surprise pregnancy
🏒 hockey romance
🏒 grump sunshine romance
🏒 dirty talker
🏒 low angst, feel good spicy novella

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5

#CarolinaJax #ARCreader #TheOnePuck #HighlyRecommend #BookRecommendation
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144 reviews
October 15, 2023
Fast-paced, grumpy/sunshine, surprise baby, hockey romance.

I'll be honest, I had a hard time getting past Ezekiel being called the "Gangsta Goalie." I can't imagine any hockey player willingly being called this, and I can only see someone using it toward another player as an insult.
Ezekiel isn't a bad boy. He.'s a funboi with an anger problem.
He also talked too much about being a "bad boy." It's like telling people you're cool. If you're actually cool, you don't have to tell people.
What I will say is that he's sweet with Honey. I wish he were less of a jerk to everyone else, but at least he's better to her.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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137 reviews
October 15, 2023
One thing I realized while reading this novella is that I’ll never not be in my hockey romance era! This was a face-paced, quick read filled with all the spice and great chemistry. I thought Honey and Ezekiel were a cute couple and their insta-love vibes were very noticeable but I didn’t have a problem with it! And if anything else…read the dance floor scene because what else can happen between the bad boy and the sweet girl?? If you like hockey romance with a one night stand and an accidental pregnancy, this is for you!
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572 reviews8 followers
October 7, 2023
This is a sweet instalove grumpy/sunshine story. Honey is caring, considerate and full of light. Zeke is a man who needs an attitude adjustment. I don’t read a lot of sports romance, but this was one I really enjoyed.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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969 reviews6 followers
October 13, 2023
I really enjoyed this short steamy read. Zeke is a bad boy hockey star. Known as a player and hot head. He meets Honey at the local pub and has an instant attraction to her. After a one night stand he finds her gone the next day and his attitude becomes even worse. Honey is sweet and loved by everyone. She is the total opposite of Zeke. Will their paths cross again? Is Honey able to tame Zeke? Great story.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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