A review by readwatchcrochet
The Fake Out by Stephanie Archer

4.0

Skated happily through this one

📚 hockey player 
📚enemies to lovers
📚 he falls hard
📚 dual POV
📚 cute nickname
📚 forehead kisses
📚 washes her hair

🌶️🌶️🌶️+

“I forget we’re in the bar. I forget this is fake. When Rory Miller kisses me, I forget what it’s like to have my heart broken.”

|Thoughts|
Fell in love with book 1 in the series (Behind the Net) and this was no exception. Enemies to lovers is such a premier trope and it shines in this story. 

“I hate Rory Miller’s stupid fucking arrogant grin. I hate it so much that I think about it all the time.”

Love his little nickname for her (a micro trope I love - fire breathing dragon). And loved the side aspect of him buying of things. 

“If you really were my girlfriend, Hartley,” he whispers, his breath sending electric currents over my skin, “there’s no limit to what I would spend on you, so if we want to sell this? Let me.”

This story was on the spicy side for a hockey romance but I’m here for it. As it also has a strong amount of plot, just that the spicy scenes were detailed. 

“And even when we’re a hundred years old,” he whispers, “I’ll be flirting with you to get your attention.”

Part of the story also takes place over the festive season. So that was a nice little part of the book. 

“You bought ten poinsettias and you’re wearing an ugly Christmas sweater.”

Cute and makes it to one of my fav hockey romances (and I’ve read a lot). 

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