Booked All Night

Her hockey star ex. A snowy cabin escape. A fake dating scheme to fool their families.

Carson

A family tragedy caused Ayla and I to stop skating in the same direction. I'm burying my head in hockey practice and finding my way back to myself. Now she wants me to pretend we never fell apart for one snowy weekend in the mountains. I tell myself it’s just a favor. But sharing a cabin with the woman I once called home? That’s dangerous ice.

Ayla

Carson and I loved each other, but grief rewrote the rules, and neither of us knew how to play anymore. However, our relationship status isn’t public knowledge and I need him to help keep the illusion intact. Just temporarily for my Nonna’s birthday. Pretending brings back the easy banter, the familiar heat, the moments that once made us a team. The problem? None of it feels fake. But can we get past this one weekend and confront what we have been too scared to talk about and maybe find our way back to each other?

I am not sure what I was expecting from this one, but there were definitely parts I was really engaged in the story with Carson and Ayla.

There were also some areas where I felt a little like the focus of the story was a little lost, or maybe felt a little derailed for me, as the things they were dealing with felt like enough without the additions of the fake relationship. Not enough to pull me out of the story, but there were areas that I wanted to see a little more than we did.

Their connection was excellent, and I definitely was willing to believe that they would be willing to reexplore things when they found themselves forced together, even if it was by her choice.

Overall, I was engaged with the couple and I did enjoy the title.