Goalie and the Girl Next Door by Elsie Woods: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

My life was perfect except for the occasional goat emergency. Then a charming French goalie with dimples turned my life upside down. Rude.

Marcy

I came to Maple Falls to rebuild my life with nothing but four pencil skirts and a broken heart, courtesy of my hockey-playing ex. I like numbers because they don't lie, and I like my quiet ranch life because it's predictable.

Enter Clément Rivière—the devastatingly charming French goalie who shows up shirtless to help with barn work, whispers sweet French nothings to our goat, and looks at me like I'm the only woman in the world. But I'm not the only one falling for his act—half the town's women are already under his spell, and I refuse to be just another conquest.

Clément

I traded Paris for small-town Washington to chase my big league dreams and restore a historic house that's trying to kill me daily. What I didn't expect was the town's brilliant, beautiful accountant who treats me like I'm a tax audit waiting to happen.

Marcy Fontaine sees right through my act and makes me want things I never knew were missing. But she's been burned by a hockey player before, and I'm running out of time to prove I'm different. There's a ticking time bomb inside me, and my career is on the line.

If I can’t stay, we'll both have to decide if love is worth the risk—or if some dreams are too good to be true.

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Goalie and the Girl Next Door is a grumpy-sunshine, wounded hero, fish-out-of-water hockey romcom in the Love in Maple Falls series. Add some goat whispering, sunrise kisses, and a guaranteed happily ever after sweeter than maple cupcakes and you have this sweet romance with all the heart and no spice.

The Author

Elsie Woods is an author of giggly romantic comedy with a big dose of furry friends. While born in Canada, she abandoned cold winters for southern France with her golden retriever and unicycling French hubby. When not writing, she can be found sipping tiny coffees by the Mediterranean, hiking with her hubby and dog, or munching on the most delicious cheese in the world.

Don’t forget to try her free novella available on Amazon: Faking Christmas Love at the Doggy Spa!

Book Review

In this fifth book in the series, we finally get the chance to get to know Maple Falls' resident Frenchman... and the determined accountant who is helping to save the town! Clément and Marcy didn't get off to a great start during their first meeting, but Clément didn't let her initial brush off sway him! These two were really fun together... with lots of laugh out loud moments to keep me smiling. If you enjoy animal shenanigans, Edgar (the goat) absolutely delivers in this one! But mixed in with those laughs, we have two characters who have some hurts in their pasts and uncertainties in their future that they have to grow through... and I loved seeing them work it all out together. Having read (most of) the previous books, it was also really fun to once again see some of those now familiar events through a new set of POVs! If you love smalltown autumn vibes, animal mayhem, home renovation, and hockey romance, this is certainly one not to be missed! Another great addition to the series! 

Goalie and the Girl Next Door is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. It is the fifth book in the Love in Maple Falls series. This is a multi-author series centered around The Ice Breakers hockey team, first introduced in the Love on Thin Ice series. All the books in the series have an overlapping timeline, making it extra fun for those who read in order, but could be enjoyed as a standalone as well. 


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