In Skates Trouble (A Free Hockey Romance): A FREE Chicago Rebels Romance

Kate Meader

May 2017 · Kate Meader Books

About this ebook

Things just got hot in the dark and then she found out who he is: a player on the hockey team her ex owns. They can't ... but they can't stop.

Addison Williams isn't looking for romance, but when she encounters an eavesdropping stranger on an adjoining hotel balcony, she figures she's due a little fun. She just hadn't reckoned on the "fun" escalating so quickly to "out of control." One minute she's flirting with a whiskey-graveled voice in the dark, the next that same voice is telling her to do things. Hot, wicked things.

Cup-winning hockey player Ford "Killer" Callaghan can't believe he let the anonymous woman who blew his mind slip away into the night. He'll track her down because once could never be enough--even if discovering her identity places her strictly out of bounds.

Stolen kisses. Secret hook-ups. Deliciously forbidden in every way. Can a passion that started in the dark find a lifetime of love in the light?

A USA Today bestseller, IN SKATES TROUBLE, kicks off the Chicago Rebels hockey series about three women running a hockey team and the ice warriors skating right into their hearts.

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Ratings and reviews

In Skates Trouble is the perfect start to this series! Sexy and fun with a wide open rink to play in! It's just the beginning but what a start. I did this backwards though. I read the series starting with Irresistible You. I have read and loved the Rebels but always forgot to loop back and learn how Ford got there. Well now that I know, I want to reread. The nostalgia of "seeing" Ford become a Rebel makes me want more Rebel action!

Hot, younger man hockey star going for the full figured, older woman lingerie model I love reading about a man who's so obviously crazy for his woman that he'd fight for her, do a lot to get her. Ford is definitely that. Addy, having just ended a failed marriage, is understandably cautious but I loved that she did take her own steps so they could be a thing. I also loved the mention of Eli and Alex from Playing With Fire (Hot in Chicago #2), another book I enjoyed. Totally recommend! I wish the book was longer.

I've read the Chicago Rebels novels so when the prequel novella came up on NetGalley I was intrigued to know how it all began. Addison Williams is a former model and the ex-wife of Michael Babineaux, owner of the Cajun Rage hockey team, she's setting up her own lingerie business designed for real women. About to move to Chicago, she and some friends are shooting the breeze on the balcony of her Chicago hotel room about men and their lack of a clue when it comes to pleasing a woman. Ford Callaghan is back in his hometown of Chicago but his troubled relationship with his brother Jax means he's spending a couple of nights in a hotel before going to stay with Jax and his family. He can't help but eavesdrop on the raunchy no-holds-barred conversation on the next door balcony, then when her guests are gone he and Addy have a steamy anonymous encounter, neither knowing the other's real identity. Of course Addy is Ford's boss' ex-wife. An illicit romance, more hook-ups than dating, this is a steamy novella - heavy on the steam and light on the plot. Nevertheless, this was a satisfying read, enough tension to keep things interesting, strong backstories and a glimpse of the main characters for the first novel. Overall, I think this was a good teaser novella for the new series. I received a free copy of this novella from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

About the author

Originally from Ireland, Kate cut her romance reader teeth on Maeve Binchy and Jilly Cooper novels, with some Harlequins thrown in for variety. Give her tales about brooding mill owners, oversexed equestrians, and men who can rock an apron or a fire hose, and she’s there. Now based in Chicago, she writes sexy contemporary romance with alpha heroes and strong heroines who can match their men quip for quip.