Wicked Serve
Beyond the Play #4
by Grace Reilly
Synopsis
He’s my brother’s biggest hockey rival… but he’s bringing the heat for me.
Nikolai
Hockey is my life, and I need to make this last season count. But when I’m forced to transfer to rival school McKee University for my senior year, I risk pissing off the captain, who happens to be the older brother of Isabelle Callahan: the gorgeous beam of sunshine I messed around with in secret this summer.
Rekindling our fling could risk her brother icing me off the team—not to mention the fact that my scarred past makes having a real relationship impossible—and yet the moment I see Isabelle again, all my wild, burning feelings come rushing back.
Izzy
I have two goals for sophomore year: win back my old volleyball position, and forget I ever knew devilishly handsome hockey defenseman Nikolai Abney-Volkov. As the youngest and only daughter in a family full of athletes, failure isn’t an option.
But when Nik crashes back into my life, I can’t stay away from his broody charm. I’m determined to guard my heart this time, but between the furtive hookups and the heartfelt conversations, the lines between friends-with-benefits and more begin to blur.
As we fall deeper into a place we can’t come back from unscathed, we’ll have to make a choice: fight for a future together, or watch it go up in flames.
Filled with swoons, spice, sports, and koalas, Wicked Serve is a don’t-miss new adult college sports romance.
Beyond the Play #4
by Grace Reilly
Synopsis
He’s my brother’s biggest hockey rival… but he’s bringing the heat for me.
Nikolai
Hockey is my life, and I need to make this last season count. But when I’m forced to transfer to rival school McKee University for my senior year, I risk pissing off the captain, who happens to be the older brother of Isabelle Callahan: the gorgeous beam of sunshine I messed around with in secret this summer.
Rekindling our fling could risk her brother icing me off the team—not to mention the fact that my scarred past makes having a real relationship impossible—and yet the moment I see Isabelle again, all my wild, burning feelings come rushing back.
Izzy
I have two goals for sophomore year: win back my old volleyball position, and forget I ever knew devilishly handsome hockey defenseman Nikolai Abney-Volkov. As the youngest and only daughter in a family full of athletes, failure isn’t an option.
But when Nik crashes back into my life, I can’t stay away from his broody charm. I’m determined to guard my heart this time, but between the furtive hookups and the heartfelt conversations, the lines between friends-with-benefits and more begin to blur.
As we fall deeper into a place we can’t come back from unscathed, we’ll have to make a choice: fight for a future together, or watch it go up in flames.
Filled with swoons, spice, sports, and koalas, Wicked Serve is a don’t-miss new adult college sports romance.
Wicked Serve is the fourth book in Grace Reilly's Beyond the Play series. I'm usually wary of starting off in the middle, or in this case - the end, of series, but I think most romance works in a different way when it comes to series. And I was not wrong! It was very easy to dive into Wicked Serve and enjoy its characters (while also being very enticed to go read the rest of the series. Which I will.)
I loved reading the romance between Izzy and Nik. First, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was not entering a "new" romance. Izzy and Nik saw each other all summer, and we go into the story at the tail end of that, and the beginning of a new Fall semester. This new semester finds both Izzy and Nik dealing with their own setbacks. Izzy wants to be taken seriously in her volleyball team and remain focused; Nik is having to deal with the fall out of being the leader of his hockey team. And together? Well, together they have a whole lot more they need to deal with.
I love when characters can be flawed, but still very much loved. This is how I felt toward both Izzy and Nik. Each showcase their flaws, wants, and hopes for the reader - and it's those hopes that made each of them more well-rounded. Showing character growth in a story is always welcomed because it makes us care about them. I'm a very character-driven reader and this was top notch for me.
Don't let the cute cover fool you - this book is real spicy 😅 So, if you are sensitive to that, take heed. NEVER assume cute covers mean clean romance. It's just a rule of life now 😄
All in all, if you love sports romances with a little something different - this one is for you. Great characters, great forbidden romance trope - what's not to love?
I loved reading the romance between Izzy and Nik. First, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was not entering a "new" romance. Izzy and Nik saw each other all summer, and we go into the story at the tail end of that, and the beginning of a new Fall semester. This new semester finds both Izzy and Nik dealing with their own setbacks. Izzy wants to be taken seriously in her volleyball team and remain focused; Nik is having to deal with the fall out of being the leader of his hockey team. And together? Well, together they have a whole lot more they need to deal with.
I love when characters can be flawed, but still very much loved. This is how I felt toward both Izzy and Nik. Each showcase their flaws, wants, and hopes for the reader - and it's those hopes that made each of them more well-rounded. Showing character growth in a story is always welcomed because it makes us care about them. I'm a very character-driven reader and this was top notch for me.
Don't let the cute cover fool you - this book is real spicy 😅 So, if you are sensitive to that, take heed. NEVER assume cute covers mean clean romance. It's just a rule of life now 😄
All in all, if you love sports romances with a little something different - this one is for you. Great characters, great forbidden romance trope - what's not to love?
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