Blurb:

Parker Watson’s life in New York is perfect. He’s thriving in his dream job as a social media expert, helping stars and starlets whose private lives are threatened by the press. The last person he expects to see in his office, however, is hockey star Evan Sinclair. The same man who left him broken-hearted when he chose his career over Parker. Now Parker is supposed to save that career. But who will protect Parker’s heart in the process?

Athletic success, fake dates, endorsement deals. Evan Sinclair has everything he needs to maintain his image as a supermasculine, straight hockey player. But all his success is on the line once a blackmailer threatens to expose his sexuality. Having to rely on his former secret boyfriend is harder than Evan could have imagined. Because even after all these years, his attraction to Parker hasn’t faded.

The more time the two spend together for PR, the harder it becomes to resist each other. But Parker is determined never to let himself be so vulnerable around Evan again. Just as Evan finds the courage to trust Parker and offer him more than just steamy nights, an accident threatens to tear Parker away from Evan’s life for good…

All In is an MM sports romance novel featuring: Second chances, Hockey romance, Opposites attract, The one that got away, Celebrity romance, Right person/wrong timing, Hurt/Comfort

Welcome to the New York Monarchs—a fictional hockey team in the most beautiful city in the world. Get to know the players on their journeys to self-discovery and love as the team makes its way toward the Cup.

Each volume in the New York Monarchs series is a standalone novel, but you’ll find familiar faces throughout the series.

*****

Review:

While the writing was a little awkward in places and some of the logic didn’t play out quite right, I really enjoyed this one. I liked both Parker and Evan (as well as all of the supporting characters) and I felt for both of them as they struggled with what being gay meant for Evan’s hockey career.

Evan really struggled, and there was a lot of back and forth as he faced his fears of coming out with what that would mean for his career, his family, his team, and his friends. The poor man was a neurotic ball of stress. And poor Parker who couldn’t deal with what it meant 8 years ago, finding a way through it again.

This is the first for me from Wilms but it won’t be my last. It is steamy and a bit angsty and all sorts of emotional. I rooted for them from the first page to the last and I was so happy for them to find their HEA.