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jennyreadsromance's review
4.0
One of my favorite things about this story was that not only was it sweet and Cameron & Noah perfect together, but also their friendship (although new) was very strong.
With high hopes to make it to major league hockey, Cameron plays hard until he receives devastating news that benches him. Noah is a passionate art curator who helps his beekeeper uncle in between art shows. A chance meeting puts Cam & Noah on each other's radar.
Cam & Noah are absolutely perfect for each other and I look forward to reading Jackson's book!
With high hopes to make it to major league hockey, Cameron plays hard until he receives devastating news that benches him. Noah is a passionate art curator who helps his beekeeper uncle in between art shows. A chance meeting puts Cam & Noah on each other's radar.
Cam & Noah are absolutely perfect for each other and I look forward to reading Jackson's book!
josy's review
3.0
This was a cute, light, drama-free story. But I'm not sure yet if I'm going to read the rest of the series.
Read as part of my EuroPrideCon reading challenge: to read new-to-me-authors before the convention (https://europridecon.jimdo.com/).
Read as part of my EuroPrideCon reading challenge: to read new-to-me-authors before the convention (https://europridecon.jimdo.com/).
aligroen's review against another edition
4.0
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
Cam is forced to give up his dream of being a pro hockey player when it is discovered he has an unknown heart condition. He goes back to his hometown to be with his family. He quickly meets Noah, a local art curator. They begin a relationship, however Cam doesn’t share much of his past and Noah is shocked when he learns that Cam was a professional hockey player and never told him. When Cam is sent to the hospital after a stressful confrontation, Noah is there when he wakes up. Cam then understands how important it is to open up to those he cares about. This was a sweet story and I can’t wait to read more in this series.
Cam is forced to give up his dream of being a pro hockey player when it is discovered he has an unknown heart condition. He goes back to his hometown to be with his family. He quickly meets Noah, a local art curator. They begin a relationship, however Cam doesn’t share much of his past and Noah is shocked when he learns that Cam was a professional hockey player and never told him. When Cam is sent to the hospital after a stressful confrontation, Noah is there when he wakes up. Cam then understands how important it is to open up to those he cares about. This was a sweet story and I can’t wait to read more in this series.
knrt_17's review
3.0
New to me author
New to me author. This book is a mm contemporary. This book had formatting issues. Not really set for an international market.
New to me author. This book is a mm contemporary. This book had formatting issues. Not really set for an international market.
crazychriss93's review
4.0
What's with the low rating on goodreads?? I enjoyed this one!!
I was even tempted to hand out five stars but dir that, the epilogue was a bit too near in the future.
Other than that, editing was very good. The writing style was also pretty awesome Couldn't find fault with anything.
Plot?
I guess you could say that there was not a lot of drama. And yeah, our Hockey star doesn't really seem to have a lot of difficulties adjusting to his new life, which was odd, to be honest. Plus he doesn't really talk about it with anyone else but himself.
But yeah except for that, loved the characters and was overall very happy with this installment.
I was even tempted to hand out five stars but dir that, the epilogue was a bit too near in the future.
Other than that, editing was very good. The writing style was also pretty awesome Couldn't find fault with anything.
Plot?
I guess you could say that there was not a lot of drama. And yeah, our Hockey star doesn't really seem to have a lot of difficulties adjusting to his new life, which was odd, to be honest. Plus he doesn't really talk about it with anyone else but himself.
But yeah except for that, loved the characters and was overall very happy with this installment.
ktomp17's review
5.0
Updated Review
I listened to this book in audio as a second read. I have to say that I really enjoyed the book the first time, but I loved it even more this time. Michael Pauley did such an AMAZING job with the narration and sucked me right into the story. He had very distinct voices for Cam and Noah, and I could imagine that is exactly what they sounded like. The scenes where Cam and Noah finally got together were HOT. holy cow Michael brought such passion and tension into the scenes. It was beautifully done.
Original Review
I am such a sucker for hockey players in my books. That made this just a bit of a guaranteed read for me.
Cam is a professional hockey player who finds he has some heart problem that requires him to retire from the game. He also has a real jerk ex who leaves him while he is sick in the hospital, claiming it's partly because Cam is in the closet. He loves the game, but finds once he gets back home that he missed being with his family and having a more sedentary life (versus traveling all over all the time). He has a great bond with his siblings and his parents.
Noah is a museum curator and is in the process of creating an exhibit about local hockey. His uncle, who he is close with, is a beekeeper, and Noah helps him out from time to time. He is very knowledgeable about bees and random art stuff. He's sweet and adorable.
They meet and there is immediate attraction. What I loved, though, is that they didn't get together right then. When they saw each other a day or a few days later, then they chatted and set up a date. They didn't rush into anything. Noah helps Cam realize what is important in life, and makes him question what it is he really wants. Cam kept a lot of secrets from Cam, but they weren't malicious or handled in a negative way. Cam was afraid of Noah treating him differently if he knew he was a hockey player, because that is how he was treated in the past.
Of course the guys work through everything and we get a nice HEA with the wonderful promise of 2 more books!!! There are 3 brothers so I am looking forward to their stories. I am also looking forward to seeing Cam and Noah throughout those books. I want to know what is really going on with Cam's heart, and I am hoping we will find out in the next books.
I really, really enjoyed this and can't wait for the rest of the series.
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review
I listened to this book in audio as a second read. I have to say that I really enjoyed the book the first time, but I loved it even more this time. Michael Pauley did such an AMAZING job with the narration and sucked me right into the story. He had very distinct voices for Cam and Noah, and I could imagine that is exactly what they sounded like. The scenes where Cam and Noah finally got together were HOT. holy cow Michael brought such passion and tension into the scenes. It was beautifully done.
Original Review
I am such a sucker for hockey players in my books. That made this just a bit of a guaranteed read for me.
Cam is a professional hockey player who finds he has some heart problem that requires him to retire from the game. He also has a real jerk ex who leaves him while he is sick in the hospital, claiming it's partly because Cam is in the closet. He loves the game, but finds once he gets back home that he missed being with his family and having a more sedentary life (versus traveling all over all the time). He has a great bond with his siblings and his parents.
Noah is a museum curator and is in the process of creating an exhibit about local hockey. His uncle, who he is close with, is a beekeeper, and Noah helps him out from time to time. He is very knowledgeable about bees and random art stuff. He's sweet and adorable.
They meet and there is immediate attraction. What I loved, though, is that they didn't get together right then. When they saw each other a day or a few days later, then they chatted and set up a date. They didn't rush into anything. Noah helps Cam realize what is important in life, and makes him question what it is he really wants. Cam kept a lot of secrets from Cam, but they weren't malicious or handled in a negative way. Cam was afraid of Noah treating him differently if he knew he was a hockey player, because that is how he was treated in the past.
Of course the guys work through everything and we get a nice HEA with the wonderful promise of 2 more books!!! There are 3 brothers so I am looking forward to their stories. I am also looking forward to seeing Cam and Noah throughout those books. I want to know what is really going on with Cam's heart, and I am hoping we will find out in the next books.
I really, really enjoyed this and can't wait for the rest of the series.
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review