Hot Flashes and Hockey Slashes (Hot Flash Hookups Book 1) by Marika Ray and Sylvie Stewart – Review by Beverly Finnie

Hot Flashes and Hockey Slashes by Marika Ray
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What does one do when they get invited to their ex-husband’s wedding? Well that’s how Hot Flashes and Hockey Slashes began! The author takes us on a whirlwind of an adventure in a sometimes unusual situation. Sometimes exes are friends but most times they aren’t. And in this case Olivia had decided she wasn’t going to go… However if that happened we wouldn’t have had a book to enjoy!
Olivia was strong-armed by her daughter into going to her ex-husband’s wedding. With her insistence that they will have a date for her. Boy did she not disappoint! The most gorgeous, frustrating, specimen of a man was found waiting for Olivia when she arrived in Belize. What she didn’t know is that this man is a famous hockey player and that his daughter is her daughter’s best friend so he’s not just any stranger. Starting off on a frustrating foot she couldn’t deny how she was feeling and eventually gave in.
Roman thought his daughter was out of her mind inviting him to be a blind date at this wedding. He only agreed because his daughter would be there and he would do anything to spend time with her. A professional hockey player didn’t allow him to be present in her life. What he wasn’t expecting was a beautiful woman, that he made his mission to prove to her she’s exactly that.
Starting out as a fake date turned into something real. The chemistry is undeniable. One problem is that they live in different states. Have careers of their own so how can it progress more than the destination wedding vacation. Well that’s exactly why you’re reading, right? To find out what happens.
The author displays wonderful growth in the story especially for Olivia. Roman’s character goes through some growing pains too!
I thoroughly enjoyed this story and I’m always a sucker for a sports romance. What about you?

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