ARC received via Netgalley for an honest review

Woohoo, time to head back to North Carolina and spend some time with the hockey hotties from the Cold Fury.

If you have read Lucas, some of this will be familiar, as the timelines do cross.

I liked Van in Lucas - he is Lucas' team mate and house mate. But we didn't know much about him until now.

And what's not to love about him. He is sweet and loyal, but also caustic and cut off and broody.

Simone Fournier, sister of Fury's Max and Lucas - ahh, she is bold and brassy and certainly goes after what she wants and doesn't take no for an answer.

I could relate to her not knowing what she wants out of life. We have all drifted like her at some point in our lives

Now, I am not going to lie (and don't shoot me Sawyer). I have felt that the past couple of CF books the quality was slipping a little. Maybe it was that the author has a couple of different series out through the year and she was spreading herself a bit thin? Maybe it was just me and my expectations? Whatever it was, they just felt a bit meh to me.

I am glad to say that she is back to her great work with Van.

The characters are relatable. The story flowed well. The relationship from sex to more was organic. I wanted to slap shot Van in his mean mouth at times, but then he would redeem himself.

I love seeing a bit of the Cold Fury guys from the previous books, however I also love that you don't need to have read them to jump into this series.

I am happy that the series is continuing. Can't wait to see what that brings us.