Blitz: The Friend Face Off (Love on Thin Ice #3) by Grace Worthington with an excerpt and a giveaway

The Friend Face Off

Series: Love on Thin Ice, #3

by Grace Worthington

Release date: September 12th 2024

Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/215597228-the-friend-face-off

Blurb:

Getting involved with your brother’s best friend is risky enough. But when he’s a hockey player? It’s a whole new level of bad idea.

As a ravenous reader, I’ve got a secret: I’m obsessed with hockey romances.

But let me tell you, real life hockey players are nothing like my book boyfriends.

So I threw down the gauntlet on BookTok. I challenged any single guy out there to prove me wrong. Can a real hockey player be as romantic as the ones in my favorite stories?

Enter Dawson Hayes, a goalie with a point to prove and my brother’s best friend. He’s confident he can win me over and take me on the most romantic date of my life.

But there’s a catch: for me to accept, I have to pretend that he’s my fake boyfriend. Now everyone in my small town thinks that Dawson and I are having a fall fling. Even if it’s a fling that can’t last.

Worst of all, I’m starting to believe this fling is real. I’m falling for my brother’s best friend.

DAWSON

The first time I met Emmy, her brother warned me to stay away. As hockey teammates, that made her totally off-limits.

But now I’m back in Emmy’s small town to play in a charity hockey match, and I can’t resist her dating challenge: to find out if any man can be more romantic than the book boyfriends she adores.

Emmy and I are both fiercely competitive, and I’m determined to win her over.

When the moment of truth comes, the chemistry between us turns into something neither of us expected:
A romantic face-off between friends who are insanely attracted to each other.

Now, I’m out to prove to her that you should never judge a book by its cover—or a hockey player when it comes to love.

The Friend Face Off is part of the Love on Thin Ice sweet small town hockey romcom series. It’s a brother’s best friend, closed door hockey romcom with fake dating, friends to lovers and You’ve Got Mail vibes. It’s a small town romance with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.

Purchase:

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Excerpt:

“What news?” I ask, trying to sound casual about the drop-dead gorgeous goalie who also just happens to be my brother’s best friend. 

“There’s a reason I brought up Dawson’s name.”

My stomach bottoms out. “Wait, what are you saying?” A warm flush creeps up my neck. I keep my back to my brother, hiding my burning face.

When Dan brought Dawson home from college years ago, my attraction to him was instant and disarming. But that doesn’t mean I’m willing to fall for a hockey player again, even though Dawson Hayes had a smile that made my heart stumble. Cute and boyish with a slightly crooked smile, he was funny and warm and different from the others. But I couldn’t expect a guy like Dawson to take me seriously. Not after Dan had warned me: Hockey guys don’t settle down. Not with one team. Or with one girl.

“He’s joining the Ice Breakers as a last-minute addition. He’s in the process of changing teams, and decided to play in this charity tournament before he switches.”

I swallow hard as my heart rate picks up speed. 

Dawson had a smile that could light a power grid. If he’s playing for the Ice Breakers, that means he’s going to be staying in Maple Falls. 

“Why would he want to come to Maple Falls?” I ask.

“I don’t know,” Dan replies. “Why don’t you ask him yourself?”

I wheel around and am shocked to see Dawson Hayes leaning against a bookshelf. Well over six feet, a shock of thick dark hair loosely pushed back from his forehead, Dawson looks like he’s packed on even more muscles since I last saw him. His shoulders are broader, his arms more sculpted, and he’s added one tattoo that scrolls down his corded forearm. Dawson’s lips curve into that boyish smile that’s haunted my dreams. His dark eyes hold an amused glint, probably from seeing me lose my train of thought.

“Hi, Emmy,” he says, holding my gaze for what feels like an eternity.

The stack of books I’m holding falls to the floor with a crash.

Dawson Hayes is trouble for my heart.

And he’s my brother’s best friend.

GIVEAWAY

Blitz-wide giveaway (INT) - ends September 19

• Signed copy of The Friend Face Off & $20 Amazon gift card

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AUTHOR BIO:

Grace Worthington eats, breathes, and geeks out over sweet romcoms. So it’s no surprise that she believes that laughter and love are a cure-all for pretty much everything in life. After a short stint working in musical theatre (where she was often cast in comedic roles), she instills her books with witty banter, lovable characters, and a story that moves your heart and soul. Her inspiration includes quaint towns by the beach, romantic comedy movies from the '80s & '90s, and the crazy shenanigans of her family. Snag a free sweet romcom at graceworthington.com

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