Reviewed by Jen
TITLE: Never Accidentally Marry Your Roommate
SERIES: Hockey Rules
AUTHOR: Portia Blake
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 330 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 18, 2024
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Finn
I might have a reputation for partying, but I’ve outdone myself. After drunkenly proposing to my new teammate, Noah, during a wild night out in Vegas, I wake up with a ring on my finger, a husband by my side, and a colossal PR nightmare.
The only way to salvage our careers is to pretend the marriage was intentional. Noah plays along like a pro, and I move him into my Boston penthouse. He just got called up from the AHL, and I might cost him everything.
We’re stuck together for at least a year, navigating public appearances, playing hockey, and living together. In fact, this so doesn’t feel like pretend. But obviously, that’s we’re both straight. Aren’t we?
REVIEW: I started this series out by reading Rule #.5 Never Crush on the Captain. Evan is the team captain who gets hurt and put in concussion protocol. Vinnie is the teammate who steps in to keep a watch over Evan during the critical 48 hours following the incident. This was a short, but sweet introduction to this world. Evan’s daughter is sweet and doesn’t overtake the story. It was a nice enjoyable not too angsty opener.
I was happy to be able to jump right into Rule #1 with superstar Finn and rookie Noah. Poor Noah gets called up to the big leagues and his debut is anything but smooth. Finn takes him under his wing and things escalate pretty quickly from there. Noah clearly needs to stay away from the alcohol, although Finn should probably do so as well. A drunken night in Vegas has the boys waking up a la The Hangover finding they got married the previous night but neither has any memory of said ceremony.
When photos are leaked, they decide the best thing to do would be to go along with the charade so as to not offend other players/friends who have married for real. As you can imagine, these two grow closer and their chemistry ignites. However, much of the story is both of them not actually communicating, not wanting the other to feel pressured if the real feelings came out, etc. I will say this aspect got a little frustrating at times. This leads to an incident that breaks the guys up. Other teammates step in and eventually, everything falls back into place.
While there wasn’t a ton of time spent on the ice, what we got was pretty good and felt plausible, all things considered. I’m always up for a good hockey story though, so this was an easy and comfortable read. I love seeing the other players again and am definitely interested in reading more about some of them, so I’ll be looking forward to the next installment.
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