Cross-Checked (Hot Ice #2) – Lily Harlem

Book two in the Hot Ice series.

Luckily this sinfully delicious superstar is just as hooked on me-phone sex, bondage, anal sex and rude piercings abound. Despite my tactical errors, Brick catches me when I fall, holds me when I cry and pleases me when I need it most. He’s hard on the outside, soft on the inside and plays one hell of determined game when it comes to finding the ultimate satisfaction.

Publisher: Ellora’s Cave

Reviewed by: Shannschoice | Jun 30, 2011 | B00545BYWY

A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW

Carly Flannigan is an Olympic Gold Medalist in endurance cycling. She’s loves the life she has and doesn’t want for much, except for one thing: Brick, the forward for the Orlando Vipers hockey team.
Carly has had a crush on Brick for a while, but it’s due to his involvement in a local charity that has her deciding that now is the time to go all out and try to win over the man. She’s got a game plan that she’s going to follow and she’s determined to win.

What she doesn’t plan on is discovering Brick is not the hard man his name and profession might make him out to be. In fact, he’s quite the opposite (with the exception of some body “jewelry”). She also doesn’t plan on falling head over heels for him.

The story is told from Carly’s perspective, which is different from the first Hot Ice book, Hired. I missed not getting Brick’s perspective. He has such a caring disposition, that you almost feel as if you are missing something but just having Carly’s view. Even when he’s at his most insensitive (leaving Carly a note after spending the night together) you get glimpses into what he’s thinking and it makes you wonder so much what his perspective would have been. You just know it would have enriched the story.

Although we get glimpses of Phoenix and Brooke from the first story, that’s about all you get from any of the secondary characters from the first book.

This is a solid entry in the series. I’m hoping it will continue with Ramrod’s story…and you can tell there’s a story there

This review was originally posted on Night Owl Review and is available by click on the Night Owl Review Link at the top of the review.