Turns out, there is one more thing they have in common that they discover at one of the Leighton U parties and Quinton tries to strike a bargain of sorts, but Oakley isn't having it. The ROMANCE is our most loved enemies-to-lovers troupe, sport-romance and sexual-relationship, fuck-buddies, as they start a fuckbuddies relationship as a deal to maintain a crazy superstition, to win the Frozen Four Winter Tournament (some crazy shit here, fellas). I will say I did feel a lack of a few things while reading that resulted in the rating, I wanted more from Oakley, I feel like I didn’t see his character grow as much as Quintons had. I have read this story before but I just had to listen mainly due to Christian, but Liam was equally as fabulous!

of course, we see him nervous from his pov, but he knows what he likes and applies that to oak and their rendezvous. I loved all of the teasings of future Leighton U books, there will be some very exciting and entertaining future pairings. She believes home isn’t a place, but a feeling, and it’s one she gets when she’s chilling lakeside or on hiking trails with her dogs, camera in hand.oak was openly gay but quinn had thought he was straight his whole life but as soon as he realized he liked oakley, he was all in for him 100% and would take whatever he could get. I like reading about hockey so I liked seeing two main characters on the ice, loving and hating each other almost at the same time. So there I was, firmly expecting to be underwhelmed, when at some point, I actually began liking it.

I also loved how thoughtful Oak was with Quin; he made sure to include him in his family and listened to him when Quin didn't have a shoulder to lean on. While the reason this "fling" began was sort of stupid, I couldn't help but enjoy the change in their relationship. He laughs that smooth, satin laugh of his, squeezing me against his chest even tighter than he was moments ago.Iced Out tells the story of rival ice hockey players, Oakley Reed and Quinton De Haas as they're forced to play on the same team. Golden boy x bad boy hits so hard when done right🤩 I would also say this is a grumpy x grumpy romance but said grumps turn into sunshines around each other.

one night at a party, they see each other and start bickering which leads to taunting each other about who’d be better in bed which leads to quinn dragging oak into a bathroom to prove him wrong. I enjoyed how complicated these two guys are and found myself conflicted due to the many misunderstandings and secrets that I knew would eventually cause many issues. The team isn't happy about having Quinton as captain, but when circumstances change and our supposed "enemies" hook up at a party unexpectedly, things begin to change for Quinton and Oakley, both off the ice and on the ice. Also he's inability to control his anger and hist constant resentment, gives away to development and for an interesting character.There are 4 more books planned for this series, featuring some characters introduced in this volume (not all hockey, but all college MM sports romances, as far as I can tell), so I cannot wait!