Cold as Ice
Portland Evergreens, Book 2
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Cold as Ice
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Beth Bolden
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Malcom has got a plan, and slowly but surely, year after year of college, he’s executing it.
He’s made it to the first line on his hockey team, the Portland Evergreens. He’s made the Dean’s List the last four semesters. He’s right in line to graduate on time, and head to the pros. All steps on the ultimate goal of becoming the best front office guy in the NHL.
Elliott is the only fly in his ointment.
The younger, wilder forward parties every night, sleeping with everything with a pulse and barely attending classes or practices.
It’s annoying, but Mal’s dealing with it, until their new coach insists Mal tutor him to help him pass a class.
Until Elliott discovers that Mal’s a virgin. That he’s been too busy checking off points on his life plan to get laid.
They’re fire and ice. Bad boy and virgin. They shouldn’t work at all. But the more time they spend together, on and off the ice, the more irresistible their chemistry becomes.
The more desperate Mal becomes to beg Elliott to tutor him in bed.
To melt some—or all—of the ice he’s wrapped himself in.
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I loved both Mal and El, they sure complement each other and they make each other better, on and off the ice. They are very sweet but also super steamy.
Great performance by Darcy Stark. He really brings all the characters to life with amazing talent.
I love Beth Bolden’s sports romances!
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The author balanced emotional maturity with the MCs' age really well, creating believable and likable characters. I had A LOT of fun with these two.
Narration: Great performance and brilliant fit for the characters. The voices an overall emotional layer really enhanced the story.
Like an onion
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I really liked this book. It's a sweet hockey, enemies to lovers, and opposites attract.
Mal is a senior, raised by a rigid military father, and this shows in his work ethic and serious demeanor. Elliott is a couple of years younger than Mal, a bit more immature and flighty, lets be honest he picks his college based on the fact that he sees Mal and wants him. When Elliott's first opportunity to seduce Mal goes wrong they end up not even managing to be friends despite being on the same team.
What follows is plenty of pigtail pulling while Elliott flirts and sleeps his way through his first year and Mal gets more and more infuriated with his behaviour. Throwing the two together for Mal to tutor Elliott brings about a new understanding and a lovely slow developing relationship.
If the reason for Elliott's poor performance is slightly out of left field but it didn’t effect my enjoyment of the story.
The narrator does a great job.
I'll definitely be looking to get more of this series.
Great college ice hockey romance
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Emotional college hockey story
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Mal & Elliott are opposites who are not only teammates but are on the same line. Coach B makes Mal tutor Elliott in Statistic & their relationship goes from silently pining loudly arguing to HEA. Another reason to read Cold As Ice, is the great twist/secondary plot.
Things I ❤️
🏒 Hockey
🏒 College Romance
🏒 Opposites
🏒 Teammates
🏒 Tutoring
🏒 Twist
🏒 HEA
🏒 Dual POV
🏒 Epilogue
Cold As Ice
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Malcolm and Elliott had polar opposite approaches to hockey and life, and I think that's where some of my initial hesitation came from. Malcolm was just so closed off around Elliott, and I couldn't detect even a hint of emotion that suggested that he didn't actually hate the guy's guts. I thought that surely if the two of them had been playing on the same hockey line for months and not started to thaw their animosity then nothing could possibly break the ice, but turns out all they needed was to get each other alone off-ice to break down their assumptions about each other. For me, those reluctant tutoring sessions was where the magic of this romance really began. It started with Elliott letting go of his need to grab Malcolm's attention by constantly poking at him, and once both their defenses were down they started to realize how much they actually enjoyed each other's company. Turns out Elliott wasn't the carefree playboy Malcolm had assumed, and when Malcolm let himself bend a little instead of being rigidly in control he ended up better off for it on and off the ice. Malcolm had some unexpected hang-ups about being flirted with thanks to a nasty ex, but it was impossible to be face to face with Elliott's earnest honesty and not believe him when he said he wanted more than a one-and-done. And once the two of them trusted each other enough to start getting physical with each other? Magical doesn't even begin to describe how good their chemistry was. I was floating on a little cloud of happiness for most of the second half of the book, and while there was some external conflict that threatened to blow up Elliott and Malcolm's happiness, their relationship remained rock solid the whole way through. I especially enjoyed how much actual hockey playing I got to read about in this book, and the plotline about Elliott's math class had a surprisingly impactful resolution as well. All in all I give this book an A+ for making me a believer of this opposites-attract, enemies to lovers romance!
When opposites attract!
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Malcolm is someone who plans and schedules his life to the letter. Elliott is the exact opposite of him. He takes everything as it comes, is carefree and very impulsive. He also has an open attitude to life, whereas Malcolm is still a virgin.
No wonder they are constantly arguing. They both play on the same ice hockey team and when the coach assigns Malcolm to tutor Elliott, they spend more time together. And that was great to see. How Malcolm loosens up a bit, how Elliott sees more behind Malcolm than it initially seems.
They both feel attracted to each other and they also make clear progress on the ice, which doesn't go unnoticed.
I thought the development of the two main protagonists was wonderful and the way their relationship gradually changed was well done by the author. Things get exciting again when Elliott, despite all his hard work off the ice, has to worry about his place in the team.
I found Malcolm and Elliott likeable and the two of them couldn't help but get the odd bit of relationship advice. It was nice to see them both overcome their fears and reservations and to see them both work out that a relationship can work.
Darcy Stark narrated the story and he brought the characters to life with his pleasant voice. He captured the personalities and their emotions very well and he read the story in an entertaining way.
Wonderful narration
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However, beneath the surface of their constant bickering lies a simmering attraction. When circumstances force them together, Malcolm finds himself drawn to Elliott's carefree nature, and infectious lust for life, while Elliott finds himself intrigued by Malcolm. As they work together they begin to learn from each other. Malcolm learns to loosen his grip, while Elliott discovers that he wants more from Malcolm. I loved both guys, but Malcolm held my heart, during their first date in the arcade, I just wanted to reach into the story and hug him. I also rolled my eyes at Ramsey, as he once again gave out relationship advice. I truly cannot wait for his story. The development of both the MCs was excellent, I enjoyed how they accepted and celebrated each other's unique personalities, and came together. Overall, it's such an entertaining read, some how Beth made it feasible for two totally different people to effortlessly fall in love, and somehow made their push and pull relationship perfect. One little quibble, was the part of the story where Elliot had a major problem with his grades and one of his professors. It took me out of the story a little, but didn't spoil the book for me. Darcy Stark once again brought the characters to life, capturing their voices, personalities, and character development perfectly. He totally captured their li e, and how supportive they suddenly are of each other 😍
wonderful narration
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This is a great enemies to friends to lovers story with opposites attract and all the spice you've come to love from Ms Bolden!
I loved Elliott and Mal. They are polar opposites but bring out the best in each other when their pride and egos are removed. All these characters are dynamic and intriguing. I love the whole team and Beth is great at teasing and dropping hints here and there of other characters and their stories. Although I'm really keen to find out more about Ramsey or see him meet his match.
Very hockey forward which is good but can't be hard when I know nothing about it.
Beautiful characters, lovely story and heart felt moments to balance out the spice, hockey, arguing and other stuff. It's all enjoyable and the ending is all you could want!!
Fantastic naration, the story comes alive!
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Overall this was really sweet, with relatively low angst (any angsty was external to the relationship), and they had great communication! And the narration by Darcy Stark was incredibly enjoyable to listen to!
Great narration for this hockey romance!
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