A review by mushmysteriesandmore
Power Play Pursuit: A Hockey Romcom by Marion De Ré

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I LOVED this book!! I think James might be my ultimate book boyfriend, even better than Miles and he was top class. We’re back with the Raptors and James Adler is their larger than life winger with a heart of gold. He’s totally gone on Elizabeth Bowen, who co-owns the local coffee shop. His team mate Miles is dating the other co-owner Marissa (see the previous book Stick To Me for their story). 

When Elizabeth finally ditches her no good boyfriend Lucas (who is also on a rival team), she ends up needing a place to stay and moves in with Marissa and Miles but feels very much like a third wheel. When James hears how her ex physically hurt Elizabeth, he goes after him during a match. When Lucas retaliates, he injures James bad enough to put him out of action for a few weeks. Feeling guilty for being the cause of the injury and the fact James has nobody to take care of him, she offers to move in and look after him. Dream come true for James but she insists on a no flirting rule (no spoilers in that James totally disregards that as much as possible).

I loved the banter between these two. James constantly pushing the boundaries of flirting and Elizabeth, although wary to trust another hockey player, is not totally immune to his charms. Add to the mix James loves visiting the old peoples home where Elizabeth’s grandma resides (as his own grandma lived there before she passed), he has a home fragrance obsession, only swear like a grandma (oh crab!) and loves hugging people, Elizabeth soon sees the man underneath the goofball persona and comes to love the man he is.

And I loved the fact he let her perform a full skincare routine on him, even I wouldn’t let someone do that to me so he is definitely an angel in hockey gear.