Wicked Serve
A Novel
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4.4 • 5 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
USA Today Bestseller
From TikTok sensation Grace Reilly, the long-awaited final book in the Beyond the Play series and your newest obsession, a spicy brother’s rival hockey romance, perfect for fans of Hannah Grace, Liz Tomforde, and Elsie Silver.
He’s my brother’s biggest hockey rival…but he’s bringing the heat for me.
Nikolai
Hockey is my life, and I need to make this last season count. But when I’m forced to transfer to rival school McKee University for my senior year, I risk pissing off the captain, who happens to be the older brother of Isabelle Callahan: the gorgeous beam of sunshine I messed around with in secret this summer.
Rekindling our fling could risk her brother icing me off the team—not to mention the fact that my scarred past makes having a real relationship impossible—and yet the moment I see Isabelle again, all my wild, burning feelings come rushing back.
Izzy
I have two goals for sophomore year: win back my old volleyball position, and forget I ever knew devilishly handsome hockey defenseman Nikolai Abney-Volkov. As the youngest and only daughter in a family full of athletes, failure isn’t an option.
But when Nik crashes back into my life, I can’t stay away from his broody charm. I’m determined to guard my heart this time, but between the furtive hookups and the heartfelt conversations, the lines between friends-with-benefits and more begin to blur.
As we fall deeper into a place we can’t come back from unscathed, we’ll have to make a choice: fight for a future together, or watch it go up in flames.
TROPES
Friends with benefits
Hockey romance
Stolen spicy moments
Filled with swoons, spice, sports, and koalas, Wicked Serve is a don’t-miss new adult college sports romance.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Reilly's intoxicating fourth Beyond the Play new adult romance (after Stealing Home) brings the heat. With three star athlete older brothers and a retired quarterback for a father, Izzy Callahan hopes to impress her family in her sophomore year at McKee University by winning a starting spot on the school's volleyball team. Absolutely no distractions must get in the way of this goal, especially not the wickedly handsome Nikolai Abney-Volkov. Having spent all summer secretly fooling around with Nikolai, Izzy is glad to have state lines separating them as they return to their rival schools. But once Nikolai is forced to transfer to McKee, how will she resist the temptation of more intoxicating hookups and heartfelt conversations? For his part, Nikolai wants to make his last hockey season count, but playing on the same team as his former rivals proves to be difficult, especially when the captain is Izzy's older brother, who would never let him anywhere near Izzy. Reilly ramps up the sexual tension as these two try and fail to avoid one another. Izzy and Nikolai's love story is filled with angst and hilarious moments, balanced with deeper conversations that make the emotions feel real. Reilly will have sports romance readers swooning.
Customer Reviews
I WANT MORE OF IZZY AND NIK!
I could not wait for Izzy’s book to come out. Not only am I a fan of college sports romance, but a summer fling with your brother’s rival romance had me dying to get my hands on it. Wicked Serve was one of the most swoon worthy and relatable stories I’ve read in a long time. The way they love each other soo deeply and put each other first before themselves makes me happy for them! Now without any spoilers, Nik has a past that he’s trying to keep hidden. He’s got some issues to work through and he doesn’t want that affecting Isabelle. The way he takes accountability for himself and the way they communicate with each other shows strength and maturity. Wicked Serve shows you that it’s not always going to feel great doing the right and necessary thing but in the end it’s so worth it! Wicked Serve shows a beautiful and steamy story between two college athletes that leaves you wanting more!