Title: Penalty Kill
Author: Genevive Chamblee
Series: Locker Room Love, #4
Genre: M/M Sports Romance
Release Date: August 21, 2021
Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing
Cover Designer: BookSmith Design
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When the scandal of a double homicide threatens to destroy his career, this billionaire hockey player hires an ambitious sports agent to improve his public image. It's time to let the puckery begin.
Timothée Croneau is that jock—the bad boy superstar with the naughty reputation. He’s handsome, arrogant, and a billionaire. He’s also the number one person of interest in a double homicide and recently traded to a losing team who is showing him no love. And wouldn’t it be just his luck that his career splashed in the toilet six months after his long-time agent kicked the bucket? Now, he’s stuck with Ryker Kitsch.
An agent is supposed to fix his life, though, not break his heart.
Speaking of breaks, ex-athlete Ryker Kitsch wants his in the sports agency realm. He sees his chance to make a name for himself by helping rebrand his agency’s newly acquired hockey star, Timothée Croneau. The guy needs every lick of positive PR he can get. So, why is the devilishly gorgeous forward fighting him at every step and leaving Ryker to wonder if he’s been hired for a babysitting gig?
The mess Timothée is stirring was never in any contact Ryker was hired to handle. One thing's for sure. Whether it’s a forecheck or backcheck, collision is inevitable.
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Rating: 3.5*
Hockey player Timothee has been implicated in the double homicide of his mother and step-father. That is on top of playing for a team that is not particularly good. Ryker steps in to clean up his public image.
I struggled to connect to Timothee. He came across as arrogant, opinionated and he had to be right all the time. There didn't seem to be any concern from him about the seriousness of his situation and didn't make much of an effort to minimise any damage. I struggled to understand why Ryker was so attracted to him. Timothee was very articulate in his viewpoints which was a saving grace.
I loved the premise of Timothee being implicated in the double homicide. However, it could have played on this so much more than focussing on improving his public image. I also felt that this element didn't reach a satisfactory conclusion for me...the book just ended.
There was a complexity to Timothee that I wasn't expecting that goes some way to understanding him more and why he is the way he is. Ryker could see this vulnerability beneath the surface. The enthusiasm for life that Ryker showed was an infectious quality that balanced out Timothee's grumpy nature.
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Locker Room Love Series
Out of the Penalty Box
Book 1
Defending the Net
Book 2
Ice Gladiators
Book 3
Genevive Chamblee lives in the bayou country in the deep south where sweet tea, football, good music, and colorful family is gospel. When she is not writing, she can be found attending SEC football games, playing with her dog, sightseeing, or spending time with family.
Genevive writes contemporary romance, erotic romance, fantasy romance, the occult, Creole culture, and southern drama.
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