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The Shots You Take
The Shots You Take | Rachel Reid
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A sweet and sexy hockey romance about two ex-teammates and former best friends with benefits who are about to discover whether you can ever really have a second chance. From the USA TODAY bestselling author of the Game Changers series and Time to Shine. After moving back to his hometown ten years ago, Riley Tuck thought he had left his major league hockey careerand his broken heartfar behind. But when an unexpected tragedy strikes, it brings ex-teammate and former best friend with benefits Adam Sheppard back into his life. Coming to the small town of Avery River, Nova Scotia, might have been a mistake. Adams not sure hell ever win back Rileys trust after the way they left thingsand the attention hes getting as a huge hockey star isnt exactly helping. Yet the chemistry that crackles between them is undeniable, even now. As Adam helps Riley navigate his grief, long-buried feelings start to resurface. But theyll have to square off with their complicated past if theyre going to have a real shot at a new beginning.
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May wrap up post - good reading month, some great reads. The Shots You Take might be my fave for the month. The Way Home and Our Green Heart were also very good. I have Time Loops & Meet Cutes on my June #bookspin cause I didn't think I'd finish in May but then I was really enjoying it and finished last night.

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The Shots You Take, by Rachel Reid (2025 🇨🇦)
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Premise: After not speaking for twelve years, a retired hockey player returns to his former roommate (and occasion lover)‘s home town to try to make amends for the disastrous end of their relationship.

Review: This is a hockey romance, but it‘s not really a hockey romance. Cont

Mattsbookaday It‘s far more a story of two middle aged men coming to terms with their fraught past in the hopes of building a better future. It‘s the perfect second-chance romance, with every beat feeling earned and pitch perfect. Bonus points for a great dog sidekick and lovely Maritime setting.

Bookish Pair: For another great second-chance romance (MF), Kennedy Ryan‘s Before I Let Go (2022)
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This was exactly the romance I wanted to read. I loved Riley and Lucky. I loved Adam. And I loved them all together. Hockey romance at its finest.

CarolynM I‘m savouring the knowledge that I have this to read some time. I‘m looking forward to it. 2w
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Too soon! ❤️‍🩹

jdiehr I'm sorry 😞 I'm an LA Kings fan...at least you made it further than we did. 2w
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xicanti
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With her 8th book, Rachel Reid turns to second chance romance for two early-40s hockey retirees. There‘s a ton of baggage here, packed tight with decades-old fears and mental health challenges, but the drama never feels excessive because the characters have the maturity and the perspective to really SEE each other, understand the realities they both lived with in their 20s, and consider where they might go from here. Definitely recommended.

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xicanti
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And now, some hockey romance! This one‘s a bit of a departure for Reid; a second chance romance with a LOT of baggage, complicated by very recent grief. Also, both characters are in their 40s and retired from hockey. Gonna devour the back half tonight.