Ice Kings

An Enemies to Lovers Hockey Romance Collection

De: A J Summers

Narrado por: Martina Ciccia, Shane Martinez

Four scorching hot hockey players. Four sizzling enemies-to-lovers couples. Four interconnected standalone stories that will melt the ice.

Grab these steamy, full-length hockey romances in one heart-pounding collection!

This boxset includes:

The Pucking Bad Boy– A secret baby romance where a one-night stand from a masked party collides with the cocky hockey star who doesn’t know he’s a father…yet.

The Pucking Fake Boyfriend – A fiery fake dating setup with her brother’s best friend spirals into an enemies-to-lovers minefield where their animosity threatens to burn them both.

The Pucking Fake Marriage – When a desperate move lands her in a sham marriage with hockey’s hottest player, business and pleasure become a game she can’t win—or resist.

The Pucking Grump – A runaway bride crashes into a grumpy hockey star offering his remote cabin…and his reluctant heart.

You’ll love this collection if you enjoy:

Enemies-to-lovers chemistry that sizzles every minute

Forbidden relationships (brother’s best friend, fake marriages, and more!)

Secret babies and surprise pregnancies Hockey hunks with grumpy exteriors and gooey centers

Why settle for one heart-melting romance when you can have four?

Warning: These books contain steamy scenes, happy endings, and hockey players who know how to score in more ways than one. Listener discretion is advised.

©2024 Attraction Publishing (P)2004 Attraction Publishing

Ice Kings

The Pucking Bad Boy

A secret baby romance where a one-night stand from a masked party collides with the cocky hockey star who doesn’t know he’s a father…yet.
Reggie and Harper have an one night stand, neither knowing who the other is. Years later she is assigned to do a piece on him. The pair but heads but the chemistry is there. When she sees he has the same birthmark as her son, she realizes he is the man from years ago.

The Pucking Fake Boyfriend

Brittany is the coach’s daughter and massage therapist for the team. When she finds out her dad wants her to marry the club owner’s son, she feels she and Alex, who needs reputation help, can help each other. They pretend to be dating but it starts to be more than a ruse when Brittany becomes pregnant.

The Pucking Fake Marriage

Charlie grew up next door to Kali and Ken, she was best friends with Ken and dating Kali. Ken’s barbells are left at the top of the stairs, this causes Charlie to fall as does her dreams of being a dancer. Years later she about to lose her restaurant, she goes to Vegas and get Ken drunk and they get married. She believes that will be enough to get money from the bank, but it is not that easy. Now she has to tell him what she did and why.

The Pucking Grump

Faye is a popstar that all her songs are about love, but she finds him and her stepsister together on the day of her wedding. She runs from the church and runs into Blake White, a hockey player that hates her music. Before he realizes it he is helping her get away. The start a fake relationship with benefits, they start to catch feelings and Blake blows it.

The nation was done well but since the books are told in dual pov, it was have been better to have a man and woman narrate.

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Good

Ice Kings
An Enemies to Lovers Hockey Romance Collection
By: A J Summers
Narrated by: Martina Ciccia, Shane Martinez
Length: 28 hrs and 11 mins
Audiobook

The story and characters were well written and nicely developed. I enjoyed the chemistry and journey. Good read.

Great narration and writing style

Great narration combined with a uniquely interesting writing style… writing is entertaining. The characters are relatable but flawed. They are redeeming enough to want an HEA but the males are bad enough to be attractive.

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Enjoyable

I liked these stories about the hockey guys finding love. The one thing that bugged me was the order they were listed in the set.
Timeline wise I feel like 2143 would’ve worked better. And if I come back that’s the order I’ll listen to it. :)

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Wonderful Series

The narrators did a wonderful performance. They really added to the experience of these books. A J Summers has written a hockey series about dominant, possessive but very lovable men who find love. I really enjoyed each couple and their struggles are so real. It is so hard to pick a fave cause each couple and trope keep you hooked till the end. I highly recommend this must read series.

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For The Pucking Fake Marriage

I previously listened to the audiobook The Pucking Grump and didn't like it (original review below). I didn't like the male lead and I didn't care for the narrator. But when I got the opportunity to get my hands on the boxset, I was interesting in The Pucking Fake Marriage and decided to give it another try.

I really liked this one. I love the fake marriage trope, so I couldn't wait to see how it would play out. I liked both Charlie and Ken and the dynamic and history between them. I was quickly hooked. Thankfully this is a different narrator than Grump. I thought Shane Martinez did a good job with the female characters. Male characters were okay. Not a convincing male voice- though I understand how difficult that can be for female narrators.

Overall: 4 stars
Performance: 3 stars
Story: 4 stars

I didn't listen to Bad Boy or Boyfriend at the time of this review, but here is my original review of The Pucking Grump-

This storyline at its basic plot isn't a new one for me- though usually it involves a mountain man instead of a hockey player. Popstar Faye is famous and this was supposed to be the 'wedding of the century,' until she found her fiancé cheating on her with her step sister, no one else seemed to care, and he had no remorse or guilt. So she ran. There is more to her situation, and the more we learn of it, the sadder her story is. I didn't really like Blake at all. From his first chapter I found him judgmental, cynical, cold, and very quick to make assumptions in a condescending way. I honestly wondered if he would have helped her if he didn't find her attractive. They were clearly meant to be seen as opposites, and while I usually like a grumpy character, he never grew on me. Being this was enemies-to-lovers, I didn't care for their dynamic. Honestly, I stopped listening after a while.

This is the first book I've listened to narrated by Martina Ciccia. She did fine with the female voices, but not so well with the male. I can understand that it's hard for a female narrator to deepen her voice convincingly for the male characters. I just find it distracting because if I were mocking a man's tone of voice, I would talk in that same tone. So it's harder for me to take seriously.

Overall: 2 stars
Performance: 2 stars
Story: 2 stars

Ice Kings for the Win

Ice Kings by AJ Summers is a four-book hockey romance collection that is not only interesting it is spicy in all the right places. Each book follows a Hockey bad boy and his love/hate interest

HOCKEY, ALPHA MALES, LOTS OF STEAM, BAD BOY, FAKE MARRAGE, FAKE BOYFRIEND AND SUNNY/GRUMPY.

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Alpha males and their true loves

This is an engaging series of stories about four hockey players who are friends and teammates. They each have issues that they have to overcome when they meet their soulmates . Their stories are complex , emotional and drama filled before they reach their HEA.
The Pucking Bad Boy/Book 1
“If you give love a try you will wonder how you ever lived without it “
Reggie and Harper have an interesting history. They meet in college at a Halloween party. They all wear masks so there is some sort of immunity to recognize each other. Her mystery man takes her to a closet and unravels her in ways she can’t get over. The only thing she notice to identify him with in the vase shaped birthmark on his left thighs. Two months later she finds out she is pregnant and she has no clue who the father is. Now Carl is a six year old sweet boy. She is a reporter. Her interview is with this irritating hockey player who needs to improve his image before he retires. Funny thing Carl and Reggie share the same birth mark. Their relationship is very chaotic and sexually explosive. Shockingly he is her baby daddy. Carl meets Reggie and they bond over monopoly . Meanwhile Reggie and Harper start having feelings they don’t understand for each other. When he see Carl in a speedo at the pool for his swimming lessons Reggie see his birthmark.It shocks him because it is the same one he and his dad has. It shocks him to realize that he is Carls father. . This is so shocking he rejected Carl and Harper at first which causes theirs hearts to break causing them to leave California and Reggie. After reading Harper’s last article about himself he realized he can’t be without them anymore.

The Pucking Boyfriend/ book 2
“ you’re not allowed to fall in love with me”
Brittany is a massage therapist for the team plus the daughter of a coach and sister of another player who is his best friend. She finds out her dad is wanting her to marry the club owner’s son . Alex a hockey player whose reputation is ruined because of an ex girlfriend. Brittany decides to agree to be his fake girlfriend. He tells her that she is not allowed to fall in love with him. This is the beginning of something new. Plus an unplanned pregnancy. It causes Alex to walk away and Brittany to decide to leave for LA to open her own business. Finally with help Alex comes to his senses to go get his family together so they can have their HEA.

The Pucking Fake Marriage /book 3
This is a good story about young love that is not recognized. An Accident occurs that changes Charlie's life. There are 2 brothers involved with Charlie. One is self centered but loves ballet as much as she does. She is selected to go to school and he is on standby to go incase someone drops out . the other brother totally loves her but he is the athlete so he is not the safe bet. Charlie and her hockey player meet again when they are adults. she thinks he is responsible for her life altering injuries as a teen. So he plots against him as an adult.
She gets him drunk in Vegas so they can marry. She needs his fame /name to get a loan for her failing restaurant and father’s medical bills. This is where the real problem comes in to play. Family and false facts concerning their past relationship come to light especially about both brother’s actions. It is a drama fill love story for Charlie and Ken.

The Pucking Grump/ Book 4
“ Blake isn’t a relationship sort of guy “
Faye is a singer who write and sings about love and her life. Blake is a hockey player who is jaded when it comes to love and relationships.
Faye ran into Blake while she was making an escape from her wedding after finding her fiancée and her stepsister having sex. Instead of defending her, her father and manager insisted the wedding continue . This causes her to run.
Blake was attending the wedding only so that he could get face time with an agent. When Faye ran into him, he thought see was being over dramatic,or emotional due to a small tear I. Her veil. She begs him for help . He demands an explanation so she tells him what she saw. He takes her to his cabin. They decide on a fake relationship but it comes with a bunch of drama. They catch feelings for each other. It scares Blake so he breaks off their relationship. Then he finds he can’t live without her. This is their crazy love story.

Hockey Romance Collection

Ice Kings

The Pucking Bad Boy
Cat’s Stats
MMC/FMC- Reggie and Harper
Genre- Sports Romance (Hockey)
Heat- 5/5 with some d/s
Safety? Y
Triggers- Sex, Speedos
Tropes- Adorable Moppet, Forced Proximity, Journalist, One Night Stand, Secret Baby
Mewsings
What I thought about the story- If you hold on, Reggie actually becomes likable. But I don’t like that it was the miracle of facing his past via a reporter that did it instead of therapy. That seemed too convenient. Still, the story was pretty good and it was very hawt.
What I thought about the narrator- the narrator was fine, but not great. I think this story calls for dual narration.

The Pucking Fake Boyfriend
Cat’s Stats
MMC/FMC- Alex and Britney
Heat- 3/5 with the risk of getting caught
Safety? Y
Triggers- Childhood Emotional Trauma, Paparazzi, Language, Sex
Tropes- Brother’s Best Friend, Fake Relationship, Dysfunctional Family FTW, Surprise Pregnancy, Iced Out, Reformed Man Ho-Ho-Ho.
Mewsings
I thought it was very interesting how manipulative a person Brit really was. She wore her meekness like prey animals wear their protective coloring. I would have respected her more if she had been upfront with Alex about her dad’s machinations, but every story needs drama. I couldn’t hate her for it, though, and I admired her for her tenacity. I liked Alex and the fact that he was a lot more complex than he let on.
What I thought about the narrator- the narrator was fine, but not great. I think this story calls for dual narration.

The Pucking Fake Marriage
Cat’s Stats
MMC/FMC- Ken and Charlie
Heat- 5/5; they do the things and use the P word.
Series? Y
Safety? Y
Triggers- violence, language, sex
Tropes- Waking Up Married, Marriage of Convenience, Hockey Players Are Cool, Ex’s Brother, Dysfunctional Family FTW, Ebil Ex, Twins Are Double the Heartache
What I Liked- The sex scenes were incredibly, totally hot! I can’t stress that enough.
What I didn’t- she really needed to stand up for Ken more often.
What I thought about the narrator- I found her voice really annoying and though the story was very good, the narration made listening to it feel like listening to fingernails on a blackboard.

The Pucking Grump
Cat’s Stats
MMC/FMC- Blake (pro hockey player) and Faye (a singing star)
Genre- Hybrid Contemporary Romance (Sports and Rockstar)
Heat- 5/5 and their chemistry is insane
Series? Y
Safety? Y
Triggers- Explicit erotic content, gaslighting, paparazzi
Tropes- Runaway Bride, Groom-Cheating-With-The-Bridesmaid Trope, Fake Relationship, Grumpy/Sunshine, Enemies to Lovers, Relationship Shy, Dysfunctional Family FTW
Mewsings
Last year, I read Britney Spears’ memoir. So it was interesting to me to read this book, with a pop star FMC whose father is her manager. Especially when he set her up and made her look mentally unstable. So that if she fired him, he would control the narrative and could potentially get legal and practical control over her through a conservatorship. This really resonated with
me because of Spears’ autobiography and how it happened to her (her father alleges that Spears is mentally ill while Spears maintains that, although she had postpartum depression, she is not and has never been mentally ill. She alleges that her father used her postpartum depression to get control over her in a conservatorship which lasted 13 years). This made Faye’s actions understandable. I really felt for the character. And I was rooting for her for the whole book. This was a good book because it kept me interested, connected me with the main character, and made me think. The only thing I didn’t like about it was that Blake’s resistance to love made him pretty unsympathetic and difficult to empathize with. I liked the ending, though, and Blake did redeem himself somewhat.
What I thought of the narration- after listening to the narrator of The Pucking Fake Marriage, this was like nirvana. Still would have benefited from dual narration, though.

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Great audiobook boxset

I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook all the story's in this boxset is great I really enjoyed listening to the Narrator I really enjoyed this set of audiobooks.

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