Rating: 4
Steam: 3
PoV: dual, 3rd person
Genre: sport romance, MM
Tropes / tags: sexual discovery, age gap, pining
Pressing his lips to Morgan’s thigh, he tried to catch his breath.
Tried to re-orient himself back to the place where this was just a hookup, and Morgan wasn’t staring at him like he was the moon and the sun and the stars.
Hayes and Morgan were fire together and I loved seeing them getting a second chance at their happily ever after. They ended up being so incredibly sweet together!
I’d been eagerly waiting for this story ever since I read the last books in the Portland Evergreens series. After seeing Hayes being heartbroken and pining for Morgan in Zach’s story, I couldn’t wait to get the full picture of what happened between him and Morgan all those years ago… Their story was well worth the wait, even if it hurt at times.
It was adorable seeing Hayes and Morgan being all flirty and cute with each other at the Four Nations tournament where it all started, and it was clear that there could be a lot more between them than just casual hookups. While their feelings and connection were intense, it didn’t take long for things to fall apart, and they ended up spending years pining for each other before reconciling.
I loved how they were both still very aware of each other and they were not being subtle at all about it at all. The pining was really on point here, with some excellent banter and chemistry added to the mix as well. Hayes was such a sweet character, and it was easy to feel for him. I can’t say that I was a fan of Morgan, partly due to Finn’s story, and he didn’t get a great start in his own book either. He didn’t handle things well with Hayes initially, but he managed to redeem himself eventually (the grovelling certainly helped). I loved that Hayes stood his ground and made Morgan work for it, and there were so many swoon worthy moments!
Breakaway Goals was a fantastic second chance romance, and it was both sweet and entertaining to see Hayes and Morgan navigate being in close proximity, unsure of where they stood with each other. I’m very happy that we got their story, and it had everything I could have hoped for!
It was so hard to think of Morgan as the guy who’d broken his heart when he was staring at him with those soft, warm hazel eyes.
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