Crosscheck Cupid (Coeurs glacés)

Icy Hearts ~ Ice Hockey Romance

by Cassidy Berg

Lorsque Chelsea décide de jouer les entremetteuses pour son frère Hunter, attaquant vedette du Boston Blizzard, elle ne s'attend pas à se retrouver hors-jeu. Mais une rencontre fortuite avec Liam Eriksson, le fringant capitaine de l'équipe rivale, les New York Nordics, change tout.

Alors que la saison de hockey s'intensifie, l'alchimie entre Chelsea et Liam s'intensifie également. Soudain, elle est prise dans un face-à-face entre sa loyauté envers son frère et ses sentiments grandissants pour l'ennemi. Alors que le championnat est en jeu et que les tensions montent sur la glace et en dehors, Chelsea doit décider si l'amour vaut la peine d'être puni.

L'ingérence bien intentionnée de Chelsea mènera-t-elle à un chagrin d'amour, ou peut-elle atteindre le but ultime - le bonheur pour son frère et pour elle-même ?

Genres: Sports Romance, Romance, Sports, Ebooks, Hockey Romance

137 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 28, 2024

Reviews

[Tina Loves To Read]

This is a Sport Romance. I ended up DNFing this book around the 24% mark. I found this book was not developed, and I was bored. So bored.

[iratoo · Rating 1 out of 5]

un poco de lache la verdad

[Wildborne Fantasy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh the melodrama! The stakes were not believable. They could have been with more build-up and background. This might be for you if you’re looking for a short hockey romance to get you out of a slump.

[Kate Allen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lackluster

It wasn't horrible however, everything felt rushed and the build up to the climax just was lacking. It wasn't enough for me. However, I enjoyed the FMC.

[elena · Rating 1 out of 5]

I would give you a zero, but that's not possible... so I give you a one

Why? Just why?

She was a real egocentric and her relationship with her brother was honestly disturbing, on the verge of incest. And also tell me why this is a romance book when they literally had more cups of tea (five) than they had kissed. Overall I understand that it was only 127 pages, BUT the plot was too rushed and they "fell in love" while speaking in total like in 3 scenes (in one of them the brother is there and it's really cringe)

[Maci Alvarado · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a quick read. Way too many plot holes and areas that the story could have expanded but did not. The main characters feel a connection after little to no interaction. Any interactions between them are skipped over. A rivalry keeps being mentioned but other than the mentioning, there is nothing to show that a rivalry even exists. FMC seems to be in constant inner turmoil that honestly is a little bit extra. Her antics at the start of the book have nothing to do with the connection to the love interest. Not my style of plot development so not a book I would read again. Good story idea but just wish it would have expanded more to allow us to see the growth and interactions between characters in a way that felt natural.

[Samantha C. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got this book free on Stuff your Kindle day. I love hockey romances and get them every time I see one. But this one is not making the favorites list. The MCs relationship with her brother is just too much for me. I mean I’ve heard of twins being super close, but she was just way too involved in his personal life. That was my biggest issue with it. And her relationship with Liam was lacking so much. I had no idea going into this book that it was so short so I realize that the author had to fit a lot into just a few pages. I definitely would not recommend this to someone for their first look into hockey romance. Honestly, I’m not sure that I would recommend it at all unless someone was needing something that’s a super quick read to fill their reading goal list.

[Raïsah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Le début est assez bon même si c'est vraiment trop étrange que Chelsea s'occupe autant de la vie de son frère. C'est vraiment bizarre au niveau de ces pensées en mode "Je ne peux pas le faire car je dois rester à fond derrière Hunter(son frère)"... c'est son frère ou son gosse. Bref leur relation j'ai pas aimé pareil avec Liam (le futur petit-ami) ou la relation va trop rapidement et n'est pas naturelle car "Il y a un lien qui se forme tout de suite entre nous" genre ça fait 2 minutes qu'ils parlent et ENCORE. Bref l'histoire n'a pas forcément une problématique ce qui m'a ennuyé. J'ai jamais autant peiné à finir un livre d'une centaine de pages à peine.

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a hard review to write. It was a short read, the overall story was great. I felt at parts I was getting whiplash. It was like a movie montage bouncing back and forth between characters. A girl whose brother is a captain and star hockey player. She makes a secret dating profile for him, and in turn she falls for the rivals hockey captain. While trying to hide and live a double life so to speak everything explodes when her brother finds out.
🎄sports romance/ hockey 🏒
🎄 short read
🎄HEA
🎄brothers rival
🎄 clean romance

[Letra Escarlata · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pésima lectura. un libro sin hilo conductor, monótono y sin alma. la narrativa es aburrida, no conecte con ningun personaje, no hubo empatía se sentian frios, distantes y vacíos. no llegué al punto de odiar el libro y por eso le puse 2 estrellas, pero francamente no leería nada mas de la autora, para mí Debut y despedida.
generalmente leo libros que nadie me recomendo y suelo encontrar joyas escondidas, claramente este no fué el caso.
Una pena, iba con todo el ánimo. Probablemente hay otras obras de la autora mejores, pero no me atrevo a descubrirlo.

[Renee J · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was only 150 pages but I struggled to finish it because it was just not good. I received a kindle copy as a giveaway on Goodreads. The characters lacked development and their reactions to things were over the top. The timeline didn’t make any sense either. One chapter there is an autumn chill in the air, and the next chapter they’re talking about playoffs. Also, do these two rival teams ever play against any other teams? Do other teams even exist? Every chapter they’re facing off against each other!

[Ioana · Rating 4 out of 5]

To be honest I read this book because it was like 200 pages or so and I am going through a reading slump, but I feel like there were so many plot holes which could have been expanded but were not. Since it is so short, it is also predictable, meaning that although the ending is short, it feels so dragged out and hard to read. There were many cliches?cliques?clichees?(dont come for me, english is not my first language) and scenes where the writing was just bad, but the beginning and the very end were cute so I guess you ll enjoy it!

Also in the very last pages the author wrote that she actually reads every review and would appreciate it if we left one so Im sorry if I said anything that makes you feel bad🥹

[ChriseBee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, clean hockey romance novella

There's no explicit content, it's hockey related and I enjoyed the quick read. I would have preferred more details about the characters to put more flesh on the bones of the story and make me feel more invested. Yet, this was still a nice break from my longer books.

[Sara]

Its nt rule to nt fall to another face of coin
nt by chance that cover my heart
ditial its nt small but love come at edg of ice
shot the mind and heart ring bell of belife
simbol of love see at heart and saul
open life is rare langug in love
i chouse love coz discover place we cant find that without love
space of love set at ice of past heart
dont fear of love
love ya

[Kitty Bit · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 🌟
This was... fine?
Very short, but felt like it went on forever. I honestly didn't know the characters were supposed to be grown adults until like 80% through, they are written like 13 year olds. Also as an older sister, her being torn between rooting for her little brother or for the opposing captain she's known for like a week was BAFFLING to me.

[Kaja.w2908 · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5
I know it was only a short book but there were too many time skips. Also it is written in third person which is not really mine. There wasn't any plot twists in the Book. It just randomly went to other people. The Chapters were pretty long.

[Ashley Hodgins · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the characters, but I felt they could have been developed more. Everything felt very rushed, and the time jumps happened without really defining the time. It was a cute story but could have used a little more details

[Lori Vivacqua · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very fast read. I liked the characters, Hunter acted like a spoiled brat in my opinion. I felt they could have been developed more. Everything felt very rushed, and the time jumps happened without really defining the time. It was a cute story but could have used a little more.

[Brittany Santiago · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was just….bad. Did not enjoy. The couple say 2 words to each other and then there’s magically sparks. The main drama of the book is so dumb. They act like it’s the end of the universe over nothing and there’s so many plot holes

[Nicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eeeh….cotton candy in water

Cute but no real substance. To much time jumping in plot each chapter. it reads like cotton candy dissolving in water.It’s there but vanishes as you sink into it

[Tina Heitner · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short easy to read hockey romance. Forbidden love- brothers hockey rivalry team. This book was all about Chelsea and her brother Hunter- no depth/ dull plot. Chelsea and Liam’s romance was just not there at all. I received this from a stuff your kindle event.

[S.C. Meyer · Rating 2 out of 5]

The romance is cute, but ultimately it feels unfinished. It’s a great start for a book that could be fleshed out more.

[Alecia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hunter was doing this most, acted like such a child. That was enough for me. Would not recommend.

[Lindsay Tollestrup · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had a lot of potential but needed to be flushed out. Some paragraphs were just thrown there and it seemed to jump around a little too much

[Shannie]

I like this book.

[Isabella Curry · Rating 5 out of 5]

so good!

[Danika Ford · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very cute short read but very YA. It was not bad, just predictable. Easy read for cleaning the house or by the pool. Enjoyed it. *** thank you Goodreads for the kindle giveaway***

[ash · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars!

[Ashley]

DNF

[Linnéa Karlsson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nja

Den är lite barnsligt skriven. Saker beskrivs son för mycket men ändå för lite. Förstår även inte riktigt varför själva problemet är ett problem??