The Final Faceoff by Kendall Hale is available now!
The universe has a twisted sense of humor.
I’ve spent years building a life I could pack in a carry-on. No ties, no mess, no exes lingering like bad draft picks. Just me, my camera, and a healthy fear of anything resembling emotional stability.
Enter Leif Crawford. NHL goalie. Human brick wall. Best friend since high school.
He’s the guy who always shows up, even when I don’t ask (especially when I don’t ask).
We’re opposites in every way.
He’s calm, collected, charming—alphabetizes his fridge and probably color-codes his emotional baggage.
I’m a documentary disaster who panic-texts from foreign countries and gets rescued from dates with guys who think “baby” is an acceptable nickname for someone they just met.
It worked. Until one tequila-fueled night with someone else blew it all up.
Now I’m pregnant. Back in New York. Living with Leif while I figure out what the hell comes next.
He wants to step up. Be involved. Be… more.
Which would be easier to ignore if he didn’t look like a Norse god with goalie reflexes, rumpled T-shirts, and a tendency to whisper things that turn my spine into hot pudding.
So here we are—arguing over strollers, dodging feelings, and breaking every friendship rule we ever made.
And somehow, the scariest part isn’t falling for Leif Crawford.
It’s realizing I might’ve already belonged to him.
The Final Faceoff is a sizzling, hilarious friends-to-lovers, accidental pregnancy, he falls first hockey romance featuring a disaster documentary filmmaker, her broody NHL goalie best friend, and one wildly unexpected night that changes everything.
Review:
4.5 Stars
This is the third book in the series and now my new favorite. I love a good friends to lovers, but a best friends to lovers is even better. Hailey and Leif have that easy way with each other. They are each other's person they turn to when life gets hard. Well Hailey's life is at the hardest it's ever been. The way Leif steps up to support her makes him prime book boyfriend material. It also gives him the chance to finally act on the feelings he has been holding close to the vest when it comes to Hailey. This book delivers on all the hearts and feels. It just so good. These two are navigating a slippery slope, but what comes out of this arrangement is just so beautiful. Leif is all about routine and control, but his life is full of change and chaos. The way he just embraces it for his person just warmed my heart. This is a must read. The next book has has some big shows to follow after this book.
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