Without that aspect of the story though, this would’ve been great. So, while I liked Aiden a LOT and I loved the slow burn, I couldn’t get completely invested in the relationship. It’s one thing to crush on “someone else’s girl,” it’s another thing to further cross emotional/physical lines. The whole “dating someone else” storyline definitely felt slimy at a certain point. The introductions to the first three relationships are all in that novella, so I do suggest reading it first. It’s part of Countdown to a Kiss, the novella that precedes the first three books in the series. we don’t actually see the meet cute in this. So the two major things that bummed me out about the storyline are that 1. But attraction lingers between them, and it’s impossible to ignore. Though Saige isn’t truly in a relationship with someone else, she’s also not interested in starting something up with a hockey player who is sure to let her down. Suddenly, the girl Aiden would like to get to know better is a major part of his life, and that’s complicated. She throws a drink in his face that night and Aiden’s luck starts turning around, so his superstitious teammates encourage him to recreate the scenario – before EVERY game.

But Saige is dating his agent, and that makes her completely off-limits. When he meets a great girl on New Year’s Eve, Aiden thinks it’s the start of a love connection. Things seem to work out for him, but lately his luck has been changing.

The story follows Aiden, a pro hockey player who has always been lucky. I loved that aspect of the story, and our hero’s genuine affection for his girl shone on every page. But the book is otherwise pretty great – it’s low angst and high feels, with a strangers to friends to lovers romance that focuses on the emotional connection.

That subplot went on for way, WAY longer than I would’ve liked, so it took some of the fun out the romance for me. The love story in this particular book was kinda meh for me though – I liked both characters, I liked them together, but the fact that our hero believes the heroine is in a relationship with his agent sours some of the sweetness. I love the team aspect, and I’m already looking forward to a few of the love stories that are coming up next. A very solid start to a brand new series, this quick and sexy forbidden romance introduces plenty of characters that I’d like to get to know better.

My Lucky #13 by Piper Rayne