Started strong but got boring real quick.5 s Laura Reads Too Much 1,359 13

A runaway bride and a brothers grumpy best friend who is also a hockey player, humour, sparks, heartache, fun - what more could you want!?3 s Jamie File42

Had a strong beginning, but felt really dragged out and repetitive. Could have been a 50 page read imo. 2 s Brandi-Lynn Weiser1,506 48

This was a cute & fun read. I wasn’t if I’d it going in because I’m not a big fan rom-com’s, but I love the brothers best friend trope so I figured I’d try it.
I loved Andi’s carefree sense of humor & her free spirit, but there were times I wished she was a little more serious about how Jesse kept her at arms length & kept insisting on friends w/benefits & no feelings involved or strings attached sex. I actually felt bad for her.
She really d him & how he was always so quick to shut down speculation about them being a couple had me feeling for her. I think a lot of their problems towards the end could’ve easily been avoided had they communicated, there was so many unspoken words between them & both were afraid to say what they wanted.
This was a good read w/A LOT of lol moments- one of my favorite was right in the beginning when Andi fell into Jesse & her face was in his crotch! I loved the sense of humor & laughter both Carter & Liam brought to the book! arc-books holiday romance ...more1 Alix 565 15

DNF maybe 30% in. Started out fun, but then booorrrrriiinnnngg1 Sissy's Romance Book Review 8,912 16

One Frosty Pucking Meet Cute by Penelope Bloom is Book 1 of Frosty Harbor Pucks series. This was a fun read. I really enjoyed this book.
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It so fun to read a book that the characters make you laugh, scratch your head, and almost cry. A runaway Bride, in only a wedding dress, who would think that a bride would go commando especially when she isn't sure she wants to marry the man. I adore Andi and the sneak peek of Caroline I do hope she is next. So very fun.

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2.5??1 Vanessa Gayle ?? Fangirl Faction1,015 825

I've found a sparkly jewel of a new-to-me author! Yep, you got that right, folks. I have finally tried a book by Penelope Bloom after having her books on my TBR for legit ages. I was absolutely blown away by this story. I feel Goldilocks because this book was just right for me. I feel it was basically written just for me.

Bloom's writing style has much to do with the camaraderie I felt while reading this. I felt so relaxed and at home in the pages of this story. The dialogue and prose were on point, the flow of the story was perfect, and the quality of the writing was top-tier. I loved the premise of the story and the execution of the tropes. The world-building was sensational. I felt so absorbed into this small town of Frosty Harbor. I could feel the cold, see the idyllic little town, and envision the places in the scenes effortlessly.

The characters grabbed my attention straight away. I immediately loved them and felt a kinship with them. They were so relatable and it was easy to form a connection with them. The main characters had detailed backgrounds and personalities that jumped right off the page and made you take notice. Andi was a favorite for sure. I love quirky female leads. This book has a large cast of secondary characters and I fell in love with each and every one of them. They had distinct personalities and each of them left their mark on the story in different ways. I loved all the hockey boys and all the hints that were dropped about future books in the series.

One of my favorite things in books is found family and this book had it for days. All of the themes of found family and friendship warmed my heart. You could really feel the tangibility of these and it made for great reading. I love getting attached to a friend group in a book series. It's the best feeling.

Andi and Jesse were the cutest opposites-attract couple around. Andi had a carefree way about her and had a positive attitude about things. Jesse was kind of a grump but he was also honorable and a protector. Their meet-cute was hilarious and it fit them so well. You could feel the attraction simmering in the air when these two were together. This story sort of had an instalove vibe going on but it was written in a way that made the romance believable. Sure, they pretty much had goo goo eyes for each other from their first meeting but they also spent a lot of time together and got to know one another. So yeah, there is a ton of physical attraction right from their first meeting but you can also feel the feels between them. The emotions are strong and convincing. I loved their banter and their chemistry was so intense.

Overall, this story stormed the castle of my heart and broke the door right down. If you love memorable characters, an engaging and unpredictable plot, and god-tier storytelling then this book should be the next to grace your TBR. Hats off to Penelope Bloom because I have a new hardcore favorite author. Going through her backlist is going to be divine.


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?My bookshelves can sometimes be spoilers. 0-tbr-dec-2023-all 2023-12-dec-releases 2023-reads ...more Jennifer812

Andi is a runaway bride. She knows she made the right decision but she's not sure she handled it the right way. So she decides to hide away with her brother and his friends. Jesse is on a break from his hockey career due to an injury, so he decides to feel sorry for himself during the holidays and his friends all decide to come along. They all end up in Frosty Harbor sharing a house. Andi and Jesse are immediately attracted to one another, but they know they shouldn't act on it. She just ran away from her wedding and he's heartbroken following an ugly breakup! Is it possible that they will find love in a sleepy small town at Christmas?

The author did a good job creating Andi as both kind of flighty but also super sweet and caring. One could argue that her brother enables her by giving her money, so she doesn't have to work but that's also a part of Jake's (her brother) story. Andi didn't really grow or develop during this story but found a place that fits her. She learned about her brother's hockey friends and discovered that sometimes it's the family you make that fulfills you. Jesse started the story very closed off and kind of sad. Due to the fact that the love story takes a couple of weeks from start to finish, I won't say that the changes in Jesse were growth, but it was him opening himself back up to the world. It was super cute that Andi picked away at Jesse until he let her into his heart. The relationship of the guys from the team and Jesse's sister was fun. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.

I had an issue with this story that I have with a lot of first in a series books. There were times that I felt the main characters weren't the focus because there was so much information about the side characters. I know that the author is setting up future books and I didn't hate it but it was a lot. Another issue is that due to the very short time frame of the story there are some references that don't make sense. For example, Jesse loves the smell of Andi's strawberry shampoo. Where did she get strawberry shampoo when she ran away from her wedding without even having a pair of shoes? That probably seems silly but moments that pull me out of the flow of the story.

This is a contemporary, small town, hockey, instant love, runaway bride romance. If you are looking for a fun, lightweight book that is a quick read, give this a try. I will definitely read more from this author in the future.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.contemporary-romance Jenna Maluta11 1 follower

This sweet town of Frosty Harbor, mixed in with a group of pro hockey players in a cabin, and a runaway bride?? Perfection. Not only does it take place around the holidays and totally hypes my Christmas vibe, but we meet sweet adorable Andi, who realized she was about to make a huge mistake by walking down the aisle.

She flees to the town of Frosty Harbor, which seems straight out of a hallmark movie! Her brother is staying there with his teammates, as their NHL team captain is recovering from a recent injury—this is where we meet Jesse. Jesse is down on his luck after his season ending injury and a recent breakup, and Andi barrels into his life an infectious ball of sunshine. He’s so loyal and kind, but his confidence has taken a beating. He’s drawn to her, but still feels he wouldn’t be good enough for her—so as he spends more time with her, and the attraction grows, they decide to enter into a “casual” relationship….but from the start, Jesse knows this girl isn’t someone he’ll be able to walk away from, no matter how much he tries to convince himself otherwise.

I loved this newest book by Penelope Bloom and can’t wait for the next 2 in the series. We are introduced to some really great new side characters, and I hope each hockey fella gets a book! Coffeenbooks1,117 13

- Grumpy/sunshine
- Brother's best friend
- Hockey romance
- Runaway bride

This book is so witty and wonderful. I giggled all the way through it at Andi's antics.

On the day of her wedding, Andi realizes she is just settling and not in love with her fiance. So she does what any responsible adult would do...jump out the window and run through the woods barefoot. She continues on this theme by crashing her car on a mountain while traveling to Frosty Harbor where he brother Jake is spending the holidays with some of his hockey teammates.

Jesse, who owns the cabin where they are staying, is out for the seson due to an injury. He is having a hard time coping with being sidelined and getting over his former girlfriend. he is part of the crew that gets Andi off the mountain and she begins causing chaos immediately.

Jesse is drawn to Andi, but Jake makes it clear no one is to make moves on her. Andi, however, is a force of nature and sets her sights on Jesse. How can he get through Tsunami Andi with his heart intact?

This is the most delightful and hilarious book I've read for a while. I absolutely love this author's work!.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. One146 1 follower

My introduction into the world of hockey romance. Jesse is tasked with finding a teammates runaway sister. In a badly torn wedding dress armored with a a tube of chapstick, one slightly used floss pick, two quarters and a dime, and a hairpin. She waits in her smoking heap; a visual representation of her life at the moment. Andi knew two things for certain one- she wasn’t going to get married today and two - frosty harbor was speaking to future Andi and they both were liking the feels the town gave her. Realistically I don’t Andi she doesn’t give her life much thought beyond the first 15 mins and while her brother is willing to chalk it up to her being a free spirit I just find that unattractive. If I was Jesse I don’t think I was be so keyed up for a relationship with someone who is flighty and unemployed it’s but so much love can excuse. Jesse has every right to be as cautious as he was and the people in his life were wrong for pressuring him to act before he was ready. It wasn’t as spicy as Booktok gave the impression it would be.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. J3,049 14

First, I absolutely loved this romantic comedy read! Bloom delivers a well written romance with the perfect balance of sweet and steam as well as awkward moments and banter that will have you laughing out loud! Beautifully told in dual point of view. Secondly, I'm super excited that more is to come since this the just the first in a series set in this charming small town of Frosty Harbor following these hottie hockey players! In this book we have our main characters injured captain Jesse and his teammates lil sister Andi. I love Andi's carefree attitude and completely understand why her brother Jake is protective of her - but Jesse is so wonderful and while the chemistry is there between these two from the very beginning there are some obstacles...of course there is her brother Jake but then there is also the fact that she just ran away from her own wedding?!? Jesse has his own emotional baggage to unpack but in true Bloom fashion we somehow find our way to a perfect HEA - all with some secondary characters that just add so much more to this small town and make me all the more excited for what's to come next in this series!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Virginia VanSaders1,443 6

Jesse and Andi’s story is unforgettable!

This book has a lot of special moments, good and bad and funny and steamy. Jesse is a hockey player. He’s been injured in the first game of the season. Some of his teammates are spending the holidays in Frosty Harbor, VT with him, including Andi’s brother Jake. Andi is a runaway bride and is almost to Frosty Harbor to be with her brother while she figures out what to do with her life when she gets in an accident. Her brother is still at her non-wedding looking for her, though. She calls him and he has his friends go get her, including Jesse. They take her to get checked out by a doctor and then to Jesse’s cabin. There are five hockey players all together. Her brother Jake has always told the guys hands off of his baby sister, and he’s told her hands off the guys. This is the first time she’s meeting any of them in this little snowy mountain town. Jesse is the one who rescues her out of her car, and from then on it’s the slow burn of slow burns, but it’s so worth it in the end.
Claudia, Cmarie9271,439 23

This has tons of things I love in a read:

A smokin' hot, grumpy Hockey guy, and his teammates? Yes!
A dreamy, adorable small town? Of course.
A sweet, sunshiny, mess of a woman who needs a place to land? You bet.
A couple with sizzling attraction and steamy scenes? Ooh, so good!
And so much more!

As I am already a fan of this author's originality and creativity, I was thrilled to receive a free ARC of this one. Jesse had an injury that has prevents him from playing with his team, and a relationship breakup to boot, so retreating to his home town to recuperate makes sense. Being grumpy is working for him, until Andi quite literally falls into his lap.

Andi is quite a mess, sitting alone, on the side of a mountain in her crashed car. The last thing she needs right now is to be rescued by a bunch of her brother's teammates, but that is exactly what happens. But with a true sunshine spirit, she rolls with the situation, and ingratiates herself into the group of guys, much to the discomfort of her brother. Jesse does everything he can to fight the chemistry and attraction to Andi, and their push and pull energy is addictive. The pages turned themselves as these two journeyed to their forever.

I was a bit frustrated with Andi's flighty, "it'll all work out eventually" attitude, [because I'm a planner] but this is exactly what this grump needs, and I was thrilled with the resolution to this story, and how their HEA worked out.

I look forward to seeing the next teammate fall... I sure hope it's Nolan! I recommend this author, this book, and her numerous other entertaining and enjoyable titles in her catalog of works. I am happy to leave this review.

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This was such a great book and I love the storyline and the different POV’s but overall I'm a sucker for a lol romance. Jesse is a Pro Hockey player and after he was injured he returns home to his cabin in Frosty Harbar to recover and his teammates join him for the Christmas Holidays. Andi was about to be married and new within her heart this wasn’t the right thing to do so she runs and ends up crashing her car and is saved by Jesse and his teammates and straight off the bat there attraction to each other is off the charts but because of her brother Jake nothing can happen without huge issues. Jesse is attracted to Andi but he’s not ready to after is his injury and his recent breakup but she temps him no other and her bubbly attitude is infectious and makes him wonder if they could have something truly amazing together but he needs to talk to her brother first because they where all told hands off. How does it all turn out get this book to find out.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Wendy628

Immature and flighty

There wasn't any grammatical or editing issues, but I just really didn't connect with these characters. The female lead character starts of the story running away from her wedding (in full bridal glory). She just generally seemed immature, lacking any ambition, and just too flip-flopping all over the place with her emotions. The male character wasn't much better. He was a professional hockey player out for the season with an injury and hosting his teammates in his small hometown around the holidays. One of his teammates is the older brother of the runaway bride. He also had some poorly defined emotional scarring from a relationship gone south. There was a lot of "will they, won't they", but in an annoyingly emotional jerking around rather than fun sexual tension. They did have a few hot interludes between the emotional whiplash. But even the emotions felt pretty shallow, so I found my selfish skimming to try to get through it. I've enjoyed other books by this author, but this one I just found frustrating and unsatisfying. nagako115 2

I really wanted to this book. I enjoyed Jessie's teammates and his sister and Mia. But I could not get past Andi's characterization. She was flighty in the worst possible way, came off as super immature, and just flat out immature. I felt I was reading about a 20 year old caricature of a character. Jesse was a better character (for me) and I was curious to find out about what exactly happened with his ex but just couldn't power through to find out.

Also the hockey portions were a huge miss for me as well considering what playing is during that point in the season. I know it was supposed to be a Big Thing that her brother never let his team near her (or her near the team) but... the fact that her brother (who she cares about and is close to) made it to the NHL where he's really tight with his teammates and yet she's never been to a game of his or watched a game of his or been interested at all at knowing even the basics of the team he's so involved in just added to the no for me. non-starter-not-for-me Kay Hertz79 4

Fun & Fast Read - Small Mountain Town Grumpy/Sunshine Hockey Romance

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