The more I read about hockey experiences the more I wonder if this is a sport that I should be getting more into! Powerplay is the second book in the Northbrook Hockey Elite series, and with each volume I fall more in love not only with the characters and the series, but with the sport itself!

In this book we meet Jax, a natural talent with lots of insecurities and a hot temper, which is what I would expect from a hockey player. Meghan is a Chicago hockey fan that is not like any girl that Jax has ever met, and that's not including the unorthodox way their paths happen to cross, which is absolutely unexpected, and quite unique, but the chemistry between the two is palpable from the beginning, and it's not hard to root for the pair.

The scenes that cover the hockey games put you right there in the action, taking these moments to a higher level, thanks to the incredible writing of Heather B. Moore. The conflict of the story is a heavy blanket draped over the entire narrative, but this strife gives such great depth to both Jax and Meghan, and makes the resolution even more satisfying.

This series continues to get better and better and I can't wait for Rebound, Book #3, to come out January 14th!! ( )

Well, I certainly didn’t see that meet-cute coming (and can it be called a meet-cute if someone is hospitalized in the process?).

Book number two in the Northbrook Hockey Elite series takes readers to Chicago and into the lives of hockey sensation Jax Emerson and Meghan Baily, a struggling boutique owner. The chemistry between these two melts the ice.

I do have one small complaint, though. As a die-hard hockey fan, it bothered me that in one of the games Jax scores three goals and the hat trick celebration isn’t mentioned at all. In fact, those two words (hat trick) don’t even appear in print. If you’re not a fan of hockey (or maybe just new to the sport), this little quirk probably isn’t going to bother you much.

Even so, this hockey romance is heavy on the romance, which managed to sooth my objection.
While Powerplay is a standalone book, you are doing yourself a disservice if you don’t start with Faceoff because that’s where you get an idea of the relationships and personalities of the former members of the Northbrook Hockey Elite club.

When is book three coming again? For those keeping track, the answer is January 14, 2020.

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