Rating: 4
Steam: 3
PoV: dual, 3rd person
Series: Portland Evergreens #2
Genre: sport romance, MM
Tropes / tags: opposites attract, teammates, first time
“Aren’t you worried that we’re going to finally fuck and it’s going to ruin the team?”
Ramsey shot him a frank look. “I’m worried that if you don’t fuck, you’ll kill each other instead and then nobody’s going to be scoring any fucking goals.”
Cold as Ice was a highly enjoyable read – Elliott and Malcolm’s story was full of sexual tension and off the charts chemistry!
Elliott and Malcolm were all clashes at the beginning, finding buttons to push and getting under each other’s skin, constantly bickering. Add in a little forced proximity by tutoring, and it didn’t take long before they realised that they’d rather kiss than kill each other. The sexual tension was definitely thick enough to cut in this one!
I loved the shifts in their relationship and how they slowly got to know each other off the ice. Malcolm had a lot of walls up and sometimes went back to doubting Elliott’s intentions and motives, but Elliott had plenty of patience and a big soft spot for when it came to his grumpy teammate. They were honestly so sweet together and the way their story unfolded had my heart melting several times.
Their intense chemistry helped to create some really hot scenes and I liked how they couldn’t keep their hands off each other. Their banter ended up being a lot of fun and it was amusing to see them trying to hide the shift in how they felt from people. I also liked seeing more of the team, they made me smile a lot, and the easy camaraderie amongst the players was great.
Cold as Ice was a great second instalment of the Portland Evergreen’s series; college hockey, opposites attract, grumpy / sunshine and a lot of first times, what more could one wish for? I look forward to the coming books – Beth Bolden has me seriously intrigued by whatever is going on between Coach and Zach!
“God,” Mal gasped as Elliott broke the kiss, mouth working downwards, meandering around his pecs and down his abs. “Every time you’re an egotistical little shit, I wanna fuck you into the mattress.”
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