The Ice Kiss: Rick & Gio's Story: Standalone Fake Relationship Hockey Romance
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The Ice Kiss: Rick & Gio's Story: Standalone Fake Relationship Hockey Romance Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

L. Steele (Author), Shane East (Narrator), Samantha Brentmoor (Narrator),
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He’s the new hockey team captain
Also my roommate
And now my fake fiancé....

When I discover my boyfriend is cheating on me, I quit my job, and move to take up a role as the PR manager for a hockey team.
Only problem? There’s a mix up.

Now I’m stuck sharing a flat with the grumpy, hockey captain who's a former marine.

Worse? (or is that better?) there’s only one bed!
Even worse? My ex too has moved, as the captain of the rival team, ugh!
When my enigmatic roomie realizes how much I want revenge he comes up with a plan.

He asks me to pose as his fake fiancée on his trip home.
In return I get to be seen with him, and show up my ex.
I’ve sworn off men, there’s no way I can fall for him.
But what happens when sparks fly?

This is a standalone roommates to lovers, fake relationship, one-bed, hockey romance with a possessive hero, a woman who doesn't hesitate to go toe-to-toe with him, and a champagne guzzling Great Dane who plays matchmaker by mistake. HEA guaranteed. Download NOW.

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  1. Listening Length
    15 hours
  2. Author
    L. Steele
  3. Narrator
    Shane East, see all
  4. Audible release date
    November 22, 2023
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Laxmi Hariharan
  7. ASIN
    B0CNTS8RQH
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 15 hours
Author L. Steele
Narrator Shane East, Samantha Brentmoor
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date November 22, 2023
Publisher Laxmi Hariharan
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0CNTS8RQH
Best Sellers Rank #27,624 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#13 in City Life Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#86 in Urban Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#187 in City Life Fiction (Books)

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She did it again!
The Ice Kiss was another fantastic story by L. Steele. If you’re wanting to fall in love with another alphahole, this is the book for you. I have definitely added Rick to my book boyfriends. 10/10 would recommend.
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Leah Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Revenge. So many ways to get revenge… Which one actually becomes reality?
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2023
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“Ice Kiss” by L. Steele - EXCELLENT READ - FIVE STARS

Cold as the ice he skates on, Rick is known for having a heart of stone. ‘Stone’, his call sign (aka nickname) as captain of the new Ice Kings hockey team. And yet, those who know him best see glimpses of emotions from time to time. But only those closest to him know him at all. And emotion is something he brutally buries. He can’t allow it to affect his skill on the ice.
Until Gio. Then all he sees is red. Fury, irritation, annoyance… and a passion he won’t dare let show. All fire his emotions in directions none had seen before. What is it about this wisp of a woman that pokes at his control? At his stoic, unbending control…
Georgina (aka Gio, aka Mac, aka Goldie) wears power suits and designer stilettos as if they were made for her. A woman who holds everything about herself hidden deeply, showing only what she wants to show. A PR professional that left California in emotional tatters from a cheating ex, to take on the job of bringing the new Ice Kings hockey team to a shiny image where everyone will want to know them.
A woman who hides life-long emotional scars so deeply even she rarely sees them. This transition from a member of a professional PR group, and a woman with a long-term relationship. All of which goes suddenly sour when she catches him intimate with a business associate.
Leaving California for London, she runs face-first into a stunning attraction to Rick’s gorgeous cold eyes. The result is pure fire; combustible to a point that both react by backing off as fast as they can. She lashes out; he pokes at the fire. And both wind up caught in situations best left alone, for PR purposes.
Both carry deep emotional scars, yet both are drawn to the other. Hers are a chaos of childhood horrors, mixed with a brutal breakup. His are a deep-seated grief and sense of guilt.
Then her ex appears in London as team captain to an opposing hockey team, with his own need for revenge against a woman who left him. He considers her reasons for leaving of no consequence. Silly to split up over a little cheating with someone else.
The complexity of the reasons behind Rick’s actions, the turmoil under the surface of Gio’s actions, and ultimately those of her ex, cause pure chaos. Not to mention struggles that Gio has to constantly fix with Ice Kings PR from those struggles.
Most of the characters are as familiar as family for those who have read prior publications. If you haven’t, some of the early chapters might be challenging to understand. But the story itself will grab you by the throat from the first chapter. The passion zings through you, both Rick’s and Gio’s. They seem to be incapable of keeping their hands off of each other.
When in a moment that Rick feels pressured to please his Grams, and keep other team members away from Gio, he tells everyone they are engaged. Grams wants him married, the other team members continue to poke at Rick’s control by flirting with Gio, and it incites Dennis, her ex, to extremes.
A story that keeps you on your toes, or between the sheets, depending on the moment. Well worth the read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Rick and Gio's Story
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
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Overall Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
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"I’m begging you to *fudge* me."
"I cannot… will not *fudge* you," I murmur. Her features crumple. "But I will make love to you."

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You know what's coming when you dive into an L. Steele novel - an alphahole will fall in love with a woman he doesn't deserve; he will fudge it up and only then realize what he had; and his inevitable grovel to get her back. I live for those moments when the MMC finally gives in to his feelings and is forced to reevaluate all his actions. I tore through this book, waiting for that fall from grace!

I loved the relationship buildup, with Rick and Gio agreeing to a fake engagement to make her ex jealous and give his grandmother the push to have a long-overdue surgery. We got a forced proximity/one-bed situation with Gio needing to share a room with Rick in the team house.

I initially liked Rick but came to abhor him (which was 100% the author’s intention). I was all for the fake engagement trope. Yet, I hated how he further manipulated Gio into staying in the fake relationship by holding his grandmother’s health over her head, even after he had ROYALLY screwed up. At that point, it would take more than some pretty words to get back in my good graces. (AKA, there better be an EPIC grovel). While he said all the right things, I never felt he had truly redeemed himself, and Gio gave in too easily (she fought the hard fight but was d*ckmatized in the end).

This is a medium burn and spicy MF relationship with a growly, possessive alphahole and an older, v*rginal FMC, and several chapter-spanning smutty scenes.

While this is a standalone with a HEA, many characters from previous L. Steele stories make appearances here. Having foreknowledge of their interconnected histories makes for a better read.

🎧 Audiobook Review 🎧
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The narration team on this book was amazing! Shane East can call me a “Good Girl” any day, and when he says “mine,” my heart stutters. Samantha did a great job portraying Gio and gave us a convincing voice to Rick.

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes/Features: Hockey, forced proximity, one bed, fake engagement/marriage, revenge, billionaire MMC, team PR rep FMC, high angst, v*rgin
Narrator: Dual 1st Person POV
Narration Type: Dual-style
Narrator(s): Shane East and Samantha Brentmoor
Relationship Type: MF, Medium burn, spicy
Book Type/Ending: Interconnected Standalone in Morally Grey Billionaires series, HEA
TW/CW: None listed
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Sophie Koufes
5.0 out of 5 stars ♥️ Twisty Sports Romance! Highly Recommend!
Reviewed in Canada on September 25, 2023
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The Ice Kiss by (Morally Grey Billionaires Series) brings a fabulous standalone sports romance with a fake relationship/marriage of convenience subtrope. The team captain and the pr manager clash. I found Rick's (Stonecold) character the ideal beau boyfriend. He was an alphahole with a protective side. I loved Giorgina's character, her sassy ways. Her character's strength and confidence were admirable. The spice is sweet as honey and spicey as jalapeños.
The unexpected plot twist was a bombshell of a revelation. And the angsty moments were real and heart crushing. Rick's grandmother stole my heart. Grams was the favorite. I also loved Tiny. The champagne loving Great Dane is a great asset to the story. The appearance of characters from this universe was the icing on the cake. I loved Rick and Gio's romance as I cried and laughed reading this angsty love. I highly recommend reading this sports romance. I can't wait for the next book in this intriguing world, The Pretend Christmas Bride, coming out in December 2023.
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Michelle Griffith
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally laugh out loud, great book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2024
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Great read. He (Rick) has revenge in mind and she (Gio) falls completely for him. Great story line and a champagne loving great Dane called Tiny that seems more human than dog, lots of laugh out loud moments along with oh my god I want to slap Rick up side of the head. Definitely a really great read.
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KatChr
3.0 out of 5 stars So inconsistent
Reviewed in Germany on October 28, 2023
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I had several parts that I only skimmed. I wanted to know how the story ended but there were so many inconsistencies that I was hard for me to get through.
A lot of stuff was also thrown in without be really getting why? It wasn’t part of the story and it didn’t have an impact like the MFC having an ED. Like why?
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VG
1.0 out of 5 stars Mah... noioso anzi noiosissimo
Reviewed in Italy on October 3, 2023
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Uno di qui libri che ti pensi di avere comprato. Noioso, anzi noiosissimo. I protagonisti sono difficili da sopportare. Il libro inizia in modo tale che ti viene da chiederti se non si siano dimenticati uno o due capitoli introduttivi. Poi la storia è trascinata e lunga a tal punto che l'ho abbandonata a 3/4. Non raccomandato.
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Heshw
5.0 out of 5 stars The magic of the ice kiss
Reviewed in the Netherlands on September 26, 2023
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L. Steele did it again. This story of Rick and Gio is so beautiful, breathtaking and you’ll fall in love with them. Although I read her other books, I didn’t see the twist and turns coming. Besides, it is fascinating to get an insight of the ice hockey team. A must read, for sure 😉
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