A review by alliereadsromance
The Scoring Secret by Ainsley Booth

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I love Ainsley Booth’s writing in general and I was very excited for this one after reading The Girl in the Hockey Jersey and The Playing Game. It did not disappoint.

Ty Connor is a player, both on and off the ice. When he’s traded from Miami to Hamilton, Ontario he’s convinced his life as he knows it is over. He struggles to find his footing on the ice and off of it, accidentally insulting the fans and falling on his face with Kiley (Bestie of the FMC in book 1 and sister to the team doctor).

Kiley is in her Slut Era (no insult intended), determined to enjoy pleasure and dating and not get hung up on another mistake of a man. And she sees Ty as the possible biggest mistake yet. But as much as he annoys her and she is determined to stay away, she can’t help but be attracted to him.

There is little I love more than when a Player meets his match and suddenly he’s no longer interested in anyone but that person. Even before they’re hooking up. I especially love it when the person they’re after continually turns them down. I don’t know, maybe I just like to see grown men on the verge of begging. Whatever the reason, it’s one of my favorite things and Booth knocked it out of the park.

I typically do not enjoy books where people know each other anonymously online and have a relationship there and in person. It almost inevitably leads to one of the parties finding out the truth and hiding it. Lying about one’s identity is a huge red flag for me and just pisses me off. So color me pleasantly shocked when one person figures it out and immediately informs the other person without hesitation. There was no hesitation to do the right thing and it made me love the book even more.

I cannot wait for more of this series!