Future Goals (Locker Room Love #5) by Genevive Chamblee | Book Review ~ Sports Romance ~ LGBTQ Fiction
Book Details
Future Goals by Genevive Chamblee
Series: Locker Room Love #5
Published by Hot Tree Publishing on 02/02/2023
Genres: Fiction, Sports Romance, LGBTQIAplus
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 241
When a college hockey player needs the help of a sexy older attorney, he gets more than he bargained for when trying to sort out the troubles in his career. Falling in love was never part of either man’s plan.
Corrigan Ellery wants to play in the NHL, and the way he hopes to get there is through D1 hockey. His plan is solid but begins falling apart the instant he steps onto the college campus. Old traditions and stereotypes lock him out before he's even in. With no options for failure, he must make his plan work, which is why he has no time to complicate his life by getting involved with a sexy lawyer who is ten years his senior and part of the society that is impeding his plans. But boy, he’d enjoy some bedroom game misconduct with the counselor.
Logical and meticulous, Sacha Weymouth, who is adept at predicting and controlling outcomes, is a successful defense attorney, slated to one day be a partner at a prestigious firm—that is, until a rogue client causes his demotion. Now, he's a step above a gopher at the university law center assigned to getting a contract signed by a hot-shot hockey player. Instead of a signature, he has his life flipped in a direction he never saw coming… to which he objects. But will his heart overrule his head?
Corrigan’s and Sacha’s lives should never have collided. Now they’re left questioning if they’re standing in the way of the other’s future goals, or if there’s room for redirection.
Source: Kindle Unlimited
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My thoughts on Future Goals
Future Goals is the first book from Genevive Chamblee I have read. Although it is number five in the series, it read perfectly as a stand-alone.
I prefer closed-door romances, and this story is definitely open-door. I want to be honest about this because it means I skimmed over the more intimate details.
Now that the explanations are over, let’s get to my review.
Story:
Sasha is a wealthy attorney from a socially elite Southern family. After losing a high-profile case, his father and the family firm demote Sasha from court attorney to a paper-pushing job at the University.
He meets Corrigan, a freshman from the hockey team. Corrigan faces many challenges including being a gay black man from New York trying to adjust to life in the South. The two polar opposite men form an instant bond as friends then lovers.
Tropes:
Hockey romance, age-gap romance, bi-awakening, wealthy vs poor
Content warnings:
Racial bias and slurs, full open-door romance, homophobia, dysfunctional family issues
Characters:
The main characters are likable and narrate this story from a dual POV. They are fairly well-developed with background stories and motives. The supporting cast is varied and interesting. The family dynamics between Sasha and his father, brother, sister, and cousins are emphasized. In this tale, the hockey team represents Corrigan’s family.
Writing:
I found the pace smooth and the story easy to follow. Louisiana patois is sprinkled throughout reminding the reader they are in the South. I found no noticeable spelling or punctuation errors. The author has a descriptive style that set the scenes well. There were a couple of places where I felt the story could be tightened up and a few where I wished for more information. The main storyline wraps up nicely, but there were several threads that did not give resolution or closure.
Recommendation:
Fans of division one college sports, M/M romance, and family drama will love this story. For me, it was a fast enjoyable book to read. I would read a sequel and the previous books in the series.
I received a digital copy of the book from the author or publisher to review or read through Kindle Unlimited. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Genevive Chamblee
Genevive Chamblee resides in the bayou country where sweet tea and SEC football reign supreme. She is known for being witty (or so she thinks), getting lost anywhere beyond her front yard (the back is pushing it as she’s very geographically challenged), falling in love with shelter animals (and she adopts them), asking off-the-beaten-path questions that make one go “hmm”, and preparing home-cooked Creole meals that are as spicy as her writing. Genevive specializes in spinning steamy, romantic tales with humorous flair, diverse characters, and quirky views of love and human behavior. She also is not afraid to delve into darker romances as well.
She is the author of the hockey romance Locker Room Love series which includes the titles Out of the Penalty Box, Defending the Net, Ice Gladiators, Penalty Kill, and Future Goals, and the stand-alone southern romance Life's Roux: Wrong Doors. Short stories by Genevive can be found in the Heartwarmers Anthologies, Pirates: Boys Behaving Badly Anthology, and Symphony Amore Erotic Stories of Love and Music.
Creole Bayou is my weekly blog dedicated to all things Creole, Cajun, recipes, romance, trivia,
psychology, mental health, self-help, beauty, and writing tips. It may sound like a hodge podge,
but everything flows like cream. There’s a little something for everyone. I’m also very active on
Twitter. I love participating in Twitter challenges. Feel free to tag me or drop me a tweet.
I believe in diversity, equality, and representation of all. I’m also not afraid to tackle difficult
subjects than many writers may shun in romance. The one element readers always can expect
from me is that while I may drag a character through the mud, he/she will rise to a romantic
happily-ever-after and the reader will leave with a smile. Oh, I also bring huge doses of southern
humor and snark.
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