The Golden Goal: A Sweet Rivals to Lovers Hockey RomCom
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Summary
Shaw Daniels is the bane of my existence。
Always has been。 Always will be。
When we were kids， he annoyed me to no end by being good at everything。 He didn’t have to study or really even try。 Meanwhile， I tried too much and still lost to him。
Then when we were teenagers， our rivalry became twisted。 He started sabotaging all my relationships。 I retaliated by doing the same to him。
Now， we’re adults and we should be able to move on。 But when I become a physical therapist for his professional hockey team， it seems as though we can’t let go of our rival tendencies。
Suddenly， our teasing starts to border on flirting。 Bets are made and lines are crossed。 The kind of lines that once crossed … you can never go back to the way things were before。
The Golden Goal is a rivals to lovers， brother’s best-friend hockey romcom for fans of sports romance。 It has all the sizzling chemistry you love， without any explicit scenes。 Check out the first book in the More Than a Game series， an interconnected standalone series based around four men in four different sports。
Always has been。 Always will be。
When we were kids， he annoyed me to no end by being good at everything。 He didn’t have to study or really even try。 Meanwhile， I tried too much and still lost to him。
Then when we were teenagers， our rivalry became twisted。 He started sabotaging all my relationships。 I retaliated by doing the same to him。
Now， we’re adults and we should be able to move on。 But when I become a physical therapist for his professional hockey team， it seems as though we can’t let go of our rival tendencies。
Suddenly， our teasing starts to border on flirting。 Bets are made and lines are crossed。 The kind of lines that once crossed … you can never go back to the way things were before。
The Golden Goal is a rivals to lovers， brother’s best-friend hockey romcom for fans of sports romance。 It has all the sizzling chemistry you love， without any explicit scenes。 Check out the first book in the More Than a Game series， an interconnected standalone series based around four men in four different sports。
Reviews
Sierra Dickson
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Such a cute story。 Read it in less than a day， definitely a cute quick read when you just want to feel all the love feels 😍
Mikayla Wright
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Literally so cute I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole time
Lauren
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My favorite rom coms are ones with adult characters who act and think like adults。 Their interactions are mature and their relationship grows through great communication， respect and friendship。 Unfortunately， this book was not that。 Shaw and Sutton acted like teenagers… immature teenagers and I want to apologize to all teenagers for even making that comparison。 Their interactions were childish and full of “pig tail pulling” so to speak。 Sutton is a professional physical therapist， but massaging My favorite rom coms are ones with adult characters who act and think like adults。 Their interactions are mature and their relationship grows through great communication， respect and friendship。 Unfortunately， this book was not that。 Shaw and Sutton acted like teenagers… immature teenagers and I want to apologize to all teenagers for even making that comparison。 Their interactions were childish and full of “pig tail pulling” so to speak。 Sutton is a professional physical therapist， but massaging Shaw’s wrist after a hockey injury somehow sends her into a full horny inner monologue about his abs and muscles and scars and how hot he is。Furthermore， professional athletes are… well， professionals。 They’re worried about working hard so they can play， not flirting with the team therapist。 Sutton stands on a barstool in the middle of a bar and tells all the hockey players （the ones on the team that she works for） that she will not date them so they shouldn’t even try！ Mmmkay。 The next second， she decides to go to a team party and flirt （but only with guys who don’t flirt with her… her words， not mine！） Seriously how old is she？ Honestly， the entire book was one immature action， conversation and inner rant after another and I just couldn’t connect with these characters。And yes， okay。 Lots of people （adults！） on Bookstagram LOVED this book and I’m so happy for them！ I just unfortunately wasn’t one of them this time around。 。。。more
Liv Spencer
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Clean :） 4。5
Kaitlin
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I feel like Kate Winslet’s character from “The Holiday” when she says， “I need corny in my life。” I know it’s snobby to qualify liking a certain genre that’s “outside” your normal tastes; but seriously， a year ago if you had told me that I would be reading romantic books， I would have snorted and then tried to politely cover it up with some conciliatory remark。 But y’all， it is honestly just so nice to read a story where the supporting cast is generally nice （and/or funny）， the bad guy gets his I feel like Kate Winslet’s character from “The Holiday” when she says， “I need corny in my life。” I know it’s snobby to qualify liking a certain genre that’s “outside” your normal tastes; but seriously， a year ago if you had told me that I would be reading romantic books， I would have snorted and then tried to politely cover it up with some conciliatory remark。 But y’all， it is honestly just so nice to read a story where the supporting cast is generally nice （and/or funny）， the bad guy gets his comeuppance， the MMC is a cinnamon roll， the FMC is relatable （clumsy， bookish， really into a certain movie， has a favorite sweatshirt）， and happily ever after is the ubiquitous result of whatever silly tropes got us there。 In this case， it’s rivals to lovers with a bunch of hockey （I really do like hockey）， random Star Wars’ references， and some good ole fashioned making out。 The plausibility on this one stretched me a teensy bit （I really， really don’t get being hung up on someone for years） but “The Golden Goal” was sweet and I do love a manly man who’s ready to throw down to stand up for his girl。 If you’re looking for sweet and clean with good banter， Annah Conwell is your gal pal for contemporary rom-coms。 。。。more
Emmalee Burford
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This books I adorable I love Sutton and Shaw the rivals to lovers is a great trope。I love the fact they are rivals but he’s always been into her。It’s said about his family being terrible but I love how much her family loves him。And this man knows how to do sweet thoughtful things hes loved her for years it’s cute！！ I’m looking forward to Miles book（the golfer） we don’t have a ton of Golf romances。 I hope we get Emmett’s book（baseball）， Jackson’s（football） and Brock Suttons Twin Brothers book！ （H This books I adorable I love Sutton and Shaw the rivals to lovers is a great trope。I love the fact they are rivals but he’s always been into her。It’s said about his family being terrible but I love how much her family loves him。And this man knows how to do sweet thoughtful things hes loved her for years it’s cute！！ I’m looking forward to Miles book（the golfer） we don’t have a ton of Golf romances。 I hope we get Emmett’s book（baseball）， Jackson’s（football） and Brock Suttons Twin Brothers book！ （He’s a sports agent） 。。。more
Katie H
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Very quick and easy read。 They don’t even kiss until like 80% in？ （It is a closed door romance， so don’t come looking for spice。） Funniest part is the author thinking that physical therapists drive Porsches 😂。 I giggled， but it got too fluffy by the end。
Jenny
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Absolutely loved this book！ Definitely recommended。 Such a fun story。 Enemies to love， brothers best friend， workplace， and， of course， hockey。 Sutton has a competitive and combative history with her twin brother’s best friend， Shaw。 When she starts working as a physical therapist for the hockey team Shaw plays for， they are suddenly spending much more time together。 What Sutton doesn’t know is that Shaw has been in love with her for years， and he’s on a mission to change her feelings towards hi Absolutely loved this book！ Definitely recommended。 Such a fun story。 Enemies to love， brothers best friend， workplace， and， of course， hockey。 Sutton has a competitive and combative history with her twin brother’s best friend， Shaw。 When she starts working as a physical therapist for the hockey team Shaw plays for， they are suddenly spending much more time together。 What Sutton doesn’t know is that Shaw has been in love with her for years， and he’s on a mission to change her feelings towards him。 “It’s like I’ve been wearing the same pair of glasses all my life， only to be given a new prescription at twenty-three years old。” I love the idea for this series， of professional athletes， each in a different sport， tied together by a friendship springing from their mutual sports agent。 I really look forward to the rest of the series。 Sutton and Shaw’s story was so good。 The romantic tension and swoony moments， and eventually kisses， were excellent。 Shaw demonstrated his feelings and care in so many lovely ways， even while keeping up their fantastic banter and fun energy。 There was enough hockey to keep it interesting， but not too much， so it was a perfect balance for me。 Let’s face it， I’m here for the romance after all。 This is a closed door romance with moderate innuendo and no harsh language。 。。。more
Aashiya
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I have no words I loved the characters I loved the writing I loved when they finally kissed it was just perfect
Reads by Hannah
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I don’t know how she does it， but each Annah Conwell book I read is better than the last！ This was an incredible start to this new series and I can’t wait to see what happens next！This book had me laughing， gasping， face-palming， setting the book down to try and reacquaint myself with reality， and everything in between 😂 I think I could write another full novel about my love for Shaw！ That man was so gone for his girl and he was the absolute sweetest in pursuing her while being plenty witty and I don’t know how she does it， but each Annah Conwell book I read is better than the last！ This was an incredible start to this new series and I can’t wait to see what happens next！This book had me laughing， gasping， face-palming， setting the book down to try and reacquaint myself with reality， and everything in between 😂 I think I could write another full novel about my love for Shaw！ That man was so gone for his girl and he was the absolute sweetest in pursuing her while being plenty witty and challenging her at every turn。 Sutton was a great leading lady and I loved her competence and her enthusiasm for hockey。 I wished I could be watching in the stands along with her！This book is out now and you absolutely won’t want to miss a moment of these two besotted fools ;）Thank you to the author for my advanced copy， all thoughts are my own。 。。。more
Kenzie
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this is my favorite hockey romance by a million miles！！ WOW！ Shaw Daniels >>> I’m completely obsessed with them and will not stop thinking about them for the foreseeable future
Daria Kushner
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This books is simply wonderful！ 🫠Shaw is a top book boyfriend， literally: Easygoing - check！Hockey player - check！Caring teammate - check！Loyal friend - check！ Obsessed with our girl Sutton - check！Like come on - there is nothing better than that！！！ The tropes are superb， writing style is whole consuming， main characters are lovable and swoony， the pace of the story is just right！ But if I had to describe this book with one word - it would be BANTER！ Sutton and Shaw’s rivalry and interactions I。 This books is simply wonderful！ 🫠Shaw is a top book boyfriend， literally: Easygoing - check！Hockey player - check！Caring teammate - check！Loyal friend - check！ Obsessed with our girl Sutton - check！Like come on - there is nothing better than that！！！ The tropes are superb， writing style is whole consuming， main characters are lovable and swoony， the pace of the story is just right！ But if I had to describe this book with one word - it would be BANTER！ Sutton and Shaw’s rivalry and interactions I。 general are hilarious！ Loved every page of this book！Have read an ARC and this is my honest review💙 。。。more
Valerie
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SWOON！！ Sutton and Shaw are everything！ They are the epitome of enemies to lovers。 At least on Sutton's part。 Shaw has been secretly in love with Sutton for years， but just plays along with her loathing of him。 But is it really hate？ Their chemistry is off the charts and once she comes to terms with maybe she doesn’t hate Shaw after all， all bets are off。 I loved every page of this book！！ Not only am I totally into hockey romance， but Annah Conwell totally nailed this！ It is a stand alone， but w SWOON！！ Sutton and Shaw are everything！ They are the epitome of enemies to lovers。 At least on Sutton's part。 Shaw has been secretly in love with Sutton for years， but just plays along with her loathing of him。 But is it really hate？ Their chemistry is off the charts and once she comes to terms with maybe she doesn’t hate Shaw after all， all bets are off。 I loved every page of this book！！ Not only am I totally into hockey romance， but Annah Conwell totally nailed this！ It is a stand alone， but we get glimpse of the characters of future books and it is EVERYTHING！ Makes me want the next book ASAP！ 。。。more
Meagan
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Thank you to the author for the #gifted book！*⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Synopsis: “I’d like even more than that， as in her wearing my jersey on game days and jumping in my arms when we win。 That’s what I’d like， but unfortunately， I’ve been sabotaging myself for years。” Shaw Daniels is a world class athlete and a world class jerk according to Sutton Jones。 She’s experienced his teasing first hand for years， and now working in close proximity with her rival reminds her of that fact constantly。 But Shaw Daniels se Thank you to the author for the #gifted book！*⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Synopsis: “I’d like even more than that， as in her wearing my jersey on game days and jumping in my arms when we win。 That’s what I’d like， but unfortunately， I’ve been sabotaging myself for years。” Shaw Daniels is a world class athlete and a world class jerk according to Sutton Jones。 She’s experienced his teasing first hand for years， and now working in close proximity with her rival reminds her of that fact constantly。 But Shaw Daniels sees Sutton very differently。 Hopelessly in love with her， he’s determined to show her how he really feels。 Can he get close enough to break down her walls and tell her the truth？Analysis: If you’ve never read Annah’s books before， can I please just encourage you to grab this one？！ I absolutely LOVED this rivals-to-lovers romcom。 The witty banter is hilarious， Sutton is totally relatable， and Shaw is DREAMY 😍 Hockey romance is pretty popular right now， but it’s hard to find something clean to read。 But this one was the perfect blend of sweet and sizzle！ It’s totally closed door and has no bad language。 And athletes？！ Yes， please！ I am here for all the clean sports romance 🙌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀QOTD: What’s your favorite sport to watch？Football is my favorite！ I also love hockey and baseball！ I’m excited to go to a Preds game with my husband in a few weeks 🥳*All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own。 。。。more
Jess Jefferies
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This was my first read of the year and， Annah， you did not disappoint！ I’m 100% here for the hockey player romance books。 Shaw and Sutton were chef’s kiss！ I love the tension between them and the teasing turned flirting between them。 My heart went out to Shaw and endeared him to me。 How can someone be so perfect？！ Annah another fantastic book！ I can’t wait to read the rest of the series！！
Nikki M
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Things I Loved:🏒 Hockey🤧 He takes care of her when she’s sick 👱♀️ Black hair ties 🫶 Rivals to lovers 💃 Charity Ball😍 It’s always been her👗 Their first date💬 “You chose a beautiful dress” “No” he says in a low voice。 “I chose a beautiful woman。” He kisses my forehead and steps back， holding my hands as he looks me over appreciatively once more。”💬 “I take in how absolutely breathtaking she is。 I’ve known her since we were kids on the playground， and yet each time I see her I’m blown away by her b Things I Loved:🏒 Hockey🤧 He takes care of her when she’s sick 👱♀️ Black hair ties 🫶 Rivals to lovers 💃 Charity Ball😍 It’s always been her👗 Their first date💬 “You chose a beautiful dress” “No” he says in a low voice。 “I chose a beautiful woman。” He kisses my forehead and steps back， holding my hands as he looks me over appreciatively once more。”💬 “I take in how absolutely breathtaking she is。 I’ve known her since we were kids on the playground， and yet each time I see her I’m blown away by her beauty。 She’s like the first snowfall。 I know it’s coming， but each year I’m surprised by just how perfect it is。”I LOVED this book！ Shaw is a pro hockey player and Suttons brothers best friend。 Sutton is his team’s new physical therapist。 They have known each other since they were kids and have always been rivals。 I loved the dynamic between them。 The banter was amazing and they were so cute together。 The little things Shaw does for her to show he cares throughout the book were perfect。 This was a great start to the series， I liked how the characters for the upcoming books were introduced， and I can’t wait for the next one 😍。 *Thank you Annah Conwell for the eARC。 All opinions are my own and voluntarily given。 。。。more
Nicole Cousin
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The Golden Goal by Annah Conwell⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5Another sizzling， swoony， hilarious and amazing romcom from Annah。 Honestly， it was just perfection。 It's no secret I am a lover of all sports romances， and definitely with the increasing in hockey romances， well even more so。 （also lived in Canada for 10 years making me love the sport， and now I am fully Canucks fan， thank you very much） This has the recipe for success， being brother's best friend， having the usual banter we've come to love from Annah's wr The Golden Goal by Annah Conwell⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5Another sizzling， swoony， hilarious and amazing romcom from Annah。 Honestly， it was just perfection。 It's no secret I am a lover of all sports romances， and definitely with the increasing in hockey romances， well even more so。 （also lived in Canada for 10 years making me love the sport， and now I am fully Canucks fan， thank you very much） This has the recipe for success， being brother's best friend， having the usual banter we've come to love from Annah's writing， making you laugh out loud but also those heart-warming moments， that squeeze your full sized aortic pump （iykyk🤣） and even bring a tear or two from you。 Shaw was just the epitome of book boyfriend， so perfect， considerate， sweet and desperately in love with Sutton。 And my girl Sutton， was such a loving and caring， festity woman that of course made me wanna be her friend。 Annah both writes the perfect man， and all her girls have made me want be friends with， which doesn't always happen， but that is a whole talent on its own。 So do yourself a favour and go order it NOW！ 。。。more
Kim Griffin
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In The Golden Goal Annah Conwell weaves a beautiful story of love between Sutton Jones （the new physical therapist for the Alabama Rockets hockey team） and Shaw Daniels （hockey player for the rockets and best friend of Sutton’s brother）。 They’ve been in each other’s lives since they were kids and competing against one another almost as long。 After years of Shaw making Sutton’s life difficult she dreads working with him， but the job is too good for her to refuse。 The tension and chaos created by In The Golden Goal Annah Conwell weaves a beautiful story of love between Sutton Jones （the new physical therapist for the Alabama Rockets hockey team） and Shaw Daniels （hockey player for the rockets and best friend of Sutton’s brother）。 They’ve been in each other’s lives since they were kids and competing against one another almost as long。 After years of Shaw making Sutton’s life difficult she dreads working with him， but the job is too good for her to refuse。 The tension and chaos created by their rivalry carries into the present， and despite Sutton’s best efforts at avoidance it turns to more。 I don’t want to say too much and spoil it， so I’ll just say it is sweet & swoony with off the charts chemistry， and will have you rooting for them as a couple。 This book is a clean romance that never ventures beyond kissing or even implies such， and has no bad language。 There are a few steamy kisses and leg around the waist scenes （I’ve recently learned this is now referred to as a minty romance）。Annah has again created a sweet， clean， and fun romance！ All of her books are great reads。 I received an ARC copy for an honest review。 。。。more
Shona
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This is an excellent enemies to lovers read。 Although to be fair Shaw has always been in love with Sutton。 He’s just never been brave enough to tell her。 Being best friends with her twin brother didn’t help either。 And he may have helped her brother intimidate her boyfriends during high school。 Not only that but they’ve always been able to bring out the competitive side of each other。 This time， however is different。 Sutton is starting a job as a physical therapist with NHL team Alabama Rockets This is an excellent enemies to lovers read。 Although to be fair Shaw has always been in love with Sutton。 He’s just never been brave enough to tell her。 Being best friends with her twin brother didn’t help either。 And he may have helped her brother intimidate her boyfriends during high school。 Not only that but they’ve always been able to bring out the competitive side of each other。 This time， however is different。 Sutton is starting a job as a physical therapist with NHL team Alabama Rockets - where Shaw is one of the star players。 Honestly I could say so much about this book but I’d spoil it for you。 Go and read it - it’s filled with funny scenes - a bet about a date she’s going on which Shaw predicts fully。 Sweet scenes where he looks after her when she’s ill。 Moving moments in the hallway during a charity ball。 Swoony moments - dancing， chatting by her car， in the treatment room。 I could go on！！ The banter is brilliant and it’s fun meeting the other athletes who’ll make up the rest of the series， even when it’s just them playing an online game together。 We also get an extra bonus epilogue from Miles whose story is next。 Loved it all so much！！ Annah is an extremely talented author who knows how to capture emotions well on the page and make you root completely for the characters。 And their teams！ 。。。more
Moni
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I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review。 This is the first book in the More Than a Game Series and can be read as a standalone。 The book's blurb is straightforward， though be aware the story briefly mentions alcoholism， drug addiction， and game related fights and injuries not graphic。 The Golden Goal is told through Sutton and Shaw's pov and is a sweet rivals to lovers romance。As a twin， Sutton has strived to be strong and independent。 It's not that she thinks she I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review。 This is the first book in the More Than a Game Series and can be read as a standalone。 The book's blurb is straightforward， though be aware the story briefly mentions alcoholism， drug addiction， and game related fights and injuries not graphic。 The Golden Goal is told through Sutton and Shaw's pov and is a sweet rivals to lovers romance。As a twin， Sutton has strived to be strong and independent。 It's not that she thinks she doesn't need others but rather that she wants to prove herself。 Being around Shaw only makes that need stronger。 Since they were young， he's gotten under her skin。 As the best friend of Brock， Sutton's twin brother， Shaw spent plenty of time with Sutton competing and trying to one up each other as they grew up together。 As adults， those feelings haven't changed but he's determined to make use of the fact that Sutton will be working with his hockey team and show her that they can be good together as more than rivals。While they were rivals， it was a bit one sided in terms of the way that Sutton viewed Shaw versus how he viewed her。 She didn't hate him but couldn't recognize that some of his actions were stemming from the fact that he had romantic feelings for her。 I loved how he fell first and how hard he fell for her。 It was so fun reading their banter knowing that their back and forth made Sutton appear more attractive in his eyes。 Their chemistry and tension was sizzling and I liked the familiarity between them too。 Their romance is a clean one consisting of descriptive make outs， a few comments with innuendo， and no cursing。 This was a low stress story so it's a very easy read too。 Aside from the romance， I like the friendships that Shaw had， including Brock， and am excited to read even more about the other athletes in their respective books。 Overall， this was a great introduction to the series and fans who love sports， but don't want spice in their books， will be satisfied with Sutton and Shaw's story。 。。。more
Lynn
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Shaw is the star hockey player for the Alabama Rockets。 Sutton joins their staff as the new physical therapist。 Not only is Shaw the best friend of Sutton's brother， but the two of them were rivals growing up。The arguing， teasing and banter between Shaw and Sutton created a delicious tension between them。 They were constantly challenging each other with their bickering， yet Shaw's flirty remarks left Sutton questioning how she felt about him。 I loved how in Shaw's POV he had been pining for her Shaw is the star hockey player for the Alabama Rockets。 Sutton joins their staff as the new physical therapist。 Not only is Shaw the best friend of Sutton's brother， but the two of them were rivals growing up。The arguing， teasing and banter between Shaw and Sutton created a delicious tension between them。 They were constantly challenging each other with their bickering， yet Shaw's flirty remarks left Sutton questioning how she felt about him。 I loved how in Shaw's POV he had been pining for her for years。 Yet in Sutton's POV she was just realizing her feelings for him。 There were so many sweet and swoony scenes between them。 Read the list below to see some of my favorites。 That first kiss was well worth the wait。 So many times I thought their first kiss would happen but they were interrupted。 The chemistry between Shaw and Sutton was just so good！ I just adored these two together。4。5 stars 。。。more
Alisha
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Poor Shaw was pining for a long while and Sutton was not his biggest fan。 Once they got together， they were beyond adorable！ I enjoyed watching Sutton realize that she was attracted to Shaw and didn't truly hate him。 I loved how Shaw took care of Sutton when she was sick and how Sutton's brother found out and her and Shaw。 This was a fun read with a lot of swoony moments and spicy kisses。 I can't wait to read the rest of the books in this series！ Poor Shaw was pining for a long while and Sutton was not his biggest fan。 Once they got together， they were beyond adorable！ I enjoyed watching Sutton realize that she was attracted to Shaw and didn't truly hate him。 I loved how Shaw took care of Sutton when she was sick and how Sutton's brother found out and her and Shaw。 This was a fun read with a lot of swoony moments and spicy kisses。 I can't wait to read the rest of the books in this series！ 。。。more
Lucy Gould
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I loved this book so much！ It was so cute and I kept squealing。
Marilee
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Oooohhhh my。 Oh my， oh my， oh my。 Absolutely DREAMY！Shaw Daniels has been in love with his best friend's sister Sutton for years。 And now that she is working as a physical therapist for his NHL team， he may finally have a chance to show her how he feels。。。if only he could manage to stop teasing her long enough for her to see him as more than a rival。 Sutton has always been annoyed with Shaw but is determined to act professionally now that she will see him at work every day。 But when his expected Oooohhhh my。 Oh my， oh my， oh my。 Absolutely DREAMY！Shaw Daniels has been in love with his best friend's sister Sutton for years。 And now that she is working as a physical therapist for his NHL team， he may finally have a chance to show her how he feels。。。if only he could manage to stop teasing her long enough for her to see him as more than a rival。 Sutton has always been annoyed with Shaw but is determined to act professionally now that she will see him at work every day。 But when his expected teasing turns into something more like flirting， she has a hard time denying her attraction to him。But that is a line they have never crossed， and she is determined that they never will。What to Love:Hockey romanceEnemies/Rivals to loversBrother’s best friendDual POVWorkplace/forced proximityHe falls first…and hardThe bets and the banter andthe flirting！ All the sparksShaw Daniels。 The charity galaThe hair tiesOh mylanta， that kiss！！！！No 3rd act breakupIt’s always been you。The tension and chemistry and banter between Shaw and Sutton is SWOONY as all get out！！ Seriously what romcom dreams are made of。 And if that doesn't get you， all of the sweet， thoughtful gestures of Shaw will。 He has definitely raised the bar for romcom men everywhere。 Pick it up for the hockey， stay for the absolutely swoony romance。 This author has just made my must-read list。 I received a complimentary copy but a positive review was not required。CW: Kisses/makeouts only 。。。more
Jennifer Marchione
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Holy smokes！！！！ This one was soooo good！ I love a good sports romance and this one had me hooked from the very first page。 It was that I need to keep reading but I also don’t want it to end struggle。Shaw is best friends with Sutton’a twin。 They are childhood enemies and love to argue with each other。 He’s a hockey player。 She’s a sports PT and joins his team。 She has sworn off hockey players。 He falls for her…。hard。Tropes:Brothers best friend Childhood enemies Sports romance- hockey He falls fir Holy smokes！！！！ This one was soooo good！ I love a good sports romance and this one had me hooked from the very first page。 It was that I need to keep reading but I also don’t want it to end struggle。Shaw is best friends with Sutton’a twin。 They are childhood enemies and love to argue with each other。 He’s a hockey player。 She’s a sports PT and joins his team。 She has sworn off hockey players。 He falls for her…。hard。Tropes:Brothers best friend Childhood enemies Sports romance- hockey He falls first Shaw is my new favorite MMC！ I am obsessed with him and all the little ways he showed Sutton he cared throughout the years。 Easiest five stars。 To say I’m obsessed is an understatement。 I can’t wait for the next in the series！！！！！ 。。。more
Courtney | Bookish Beach Babe
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SHAW FREAKING DANIELS。 🫠 gah， love him。 love hockey romance and the golden goal checked all of the boxes for me。 the rivalry between shaw and sutton created the perfect tension and the chemistry between these two was absolutely electric。 their love language？ sarcasm and quips。 （also mine 🤭）“𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳–𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳。 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨， 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘯。 𝘞𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳， 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 SHAW FREAKING DANIELS。 🫠 gah， love him。 love hockey romance and the golden goal checked all of the boxes for me。 the rivalry between shaw and sutton created the perfect tension and the chemistry between these two was absolutely electric。 their love language？ sarcasm and quips。 （also mine 🤭）“𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳–𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳。 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨， 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘯。 𝘞𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳， 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵。”i loved shaw’s fierce protectiveness for sutton and how absolutely gone he was for her。 his gestures to show sutton exactly where he stood made me giddy。 he truly had a heart of gold and it always belonged to her。 i really enjoyed the natural and realistic progression of their relationship。 sutton was an amazing heroine in her own right。 i loved her independent nature and the way she stood her ground when it came to her job。 i also loved the caretaking， “good girl”， and the MINE moment 🫠。 i highly recommend this if you’re looking for something that sizzles with tension and will absolutely make you swoon！！ “𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩。” “𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴？”“𝙔𝙤𝙪。 𝘼𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪。 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪。”content: kissesthank you to the author for a gifted copy。 my thoughts are my own。 。。。more
lex 🦋
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“ it won’t be just my name on our back anymore， but our name。”I always love the books Annah Conwell puts out， this one was no exception！ I am one who has been obsessed with anything hockey related recently and this book delivered 100% ！ I am loving the closed door representation that is happening in the book community and super pumped for this series！
Avery
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I absolutely adored this book！ Anything that Annah writes is pure perfection！ This was my first sports/hockey romcom and I think I will be greatly disappointed with anything else in the genre （besides the other 3 books in this little series） The characters were written beautifully， and had some amazing personalities。 This is such a cozy， comfort， fun read！ I love that it is being released in the winter because I think it is the most perfect book for a cozy reading night at home！ This story had m I absolutely adored this book！ Anything that Annah writes is pure perfection！ This was my first sports/hockey romcom and I think I will be greatly disappointed with anything else in the genre （besides the other 3 books in this little series） The characters were written beautifully， and had some amazing personalities。 This is such a cozy， comfort， fun read！ I love that it is being released in the winter because I think it is the most perfect book for a cozy reading night at home！ This story had me giggling， crying， smiling， all in the span of 300ish pages。 I truly adore this book， and any book that Annah writes！ The themes of this book are >>>We love a good brothers best friend/childhood rivals/secret pining book！ I cannot wait for everyone to get their hands on a copy！ I think you will just eat it up！ There are so so many sweet and funny moments in this book that I thought were just so perfect。 Overall， this is an incredible romance and I highly recommend！ 🤍🏒🩵⛸️ 🥅-rivals to lovers-hockey romance -brothers best friend -childhood rivals -close family A huge thank you to the author for the arc in exchange for an honest review！ Content warning: brief mentions of alcoholism， and drug addiction。 With hockey being a major part of the story， there are mentions of game related injuries and violence， as well as blood。 。。。more
Wendy Droke
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The Golden Goal is a dual point of view， twin brothers best friend/high school rival， closed door hockey romance。 Full of funny banter and cute， sweet moments， this is a fun intro into Annah's newest sports series。 Full of standalone books， this series set up introduces you to all of the main male characters for the upcoming books。I greatly enjoyed the banter between Shaw and Sutton， and the friendships depicted between the different sports star main characters， and I look forward to the future The Golden Goal is a dual point of view， twin brothers best friend/high school rival， closed door hockey romance。 Full of funny banter and cute， sweet moments， this is a fun intro into Annah's newest sports series。 Full of standalone books， this series set up introduces you to all of the main male characters for the upcoming books。I greatly enjoyed the banter between Shaw and Sutton， and the friendships depicted between the different sports star main characters， and I look forward to the future books in the series。 Thank you so much for the ARC， these are my honest opinions。 。。。more
Sierra
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Reader’s Notes:– this is part of a series， but can be read as a stand-alone– this is told from Sutton & Shaw’s points of view– it is briefly mentioned that a character’s parents deal with/have dealt with alcohol & drug addiction– there are some mentions of hockey related injuries & fightingReview:Do you ever get only a few chapters into a book and know you are going to love the rest of the story already？ That was me with The Golden Goal！ I read the first two chapters and fell for these character Reader’s Notes:– this is part of a series， but can be read as a stand-alone– this is told from Sutton & Shaw’s points of view– it is briefly mentioned that a character’s parents deal with/have dealt with alcohol & drug addiction– there are some mentions of hockey related injuries & fightingReview:Do you ever get only a few chapters into a book and know you are going to love the rest of the story already？ That was me with The Golden Goal！ I read the first two chapters and fell for these characters and the start of their story so hard！ I loved that Shaw was clearly gone for Sutton， but trying to hold back （& failing） because he didn’t think he had a chance nor that his best friend was take kindly to Shaw pursuing his sister。 I loved that Sutton took awhile to allow herself to even think that Shaw was attractive without her also being disgusted by her new unwanted feelings。 It made everything that much sweeter when Shaw started getting through her walls to the point that they could have civil conversations and actually flirt with one another。 I also really loved Shaw’s inner monologues with himself about how he would successfully or unsuccessfully have a good time with Sutton or trying to change her mind about what kind of person he is！I am so excited to read more of these sporty romances and to get to know Shaw’s friends better in their own stories！Summary:Sutton finds Shaw to be the most annoying person on the planet。 She’s known him since elementary school when her twin brother and Shaw became best friends。 But that same kind of relationship was never going to be in the cards for Sutton and Shaw on their own。 Not only did Shaw do well in just about everything with little to no effort while Sutton would practically break her back trying to get the same result， but he also sabotaged every single one of her dates when they made it to their teen years。 To be fair， Sutton gave every one of Shaw’s attacks right back at him， but they never have really been able to get along。 Which may be a problem now as Sutton just got a dream job as a hockey team’s physical therapist… The same hockey team that Shaw plays for now…Shaw has been interested in his best friend’s sister， Sutton， since they were young。 However， he might not ever have a chance with her because he’s already set himself up for failure by poking the bear （a。k。a。 Sutton） at every chance he gets。 Shaw just can’t help teasing her when she manages to look even cuter sassing him back。 But now might be Shaw’s chance to try for something more with Sutton， because now they are both working for the same hockey team。 And with Sutton determined to never date a hockey player again， Shaw’s certainly got his work cut out for him… 。。。more
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这 就是灌篮第四季 这 就是灌篮