Synopsis:
It’s the most hateful time of the year…

There’s only one thing Olivia Griswold hates more than Christmas: her brother’s best friend, Aaron Marino.

The NHL’s favorite playboy has hordes of adoring fans, but to her, he’s still the cocky jerk she’s loathed since high school.

But when Aaron hears Olivia’s spending the holidays with her roommates from hell, he offers her a place to escape to.

His place, to be exact.

In return, all she has to do is be his date to his hockey team’s Christmas gala. It seems simple enough, but Olivia soon discovers that sleeping behind enemy lines is a dangerous game—especially when the enemy looks like that.

Olivia knows she’s playing with fire, but she won’t let herself get burned again.

And they do say to keep your friends close and your enemies closer…

Get ready for delicious enemies-to-lovers banter and tension with tons of festive cheer in this charming hockey rom com. Holiday Hostilities is a closed door/fade to black romance that includes mild language, innuendo, and suggestive humor.

Review:
“How, underneath all the banter and sparring, I was always kind of obsessed with the fire in her eyes.” (Page 32)

It would be so easy to see Aaron as Olivia does at the beginning, but it’s clear that Aaron has his own issues. His job comes first, and while his teammates may be his friends, sometimes fans become a bit too overzealous. I love how Aaron and Olivia have so much tension between them built up from younger years, yet still sparking banter back and forth. There were definite times when Aaron seemed like he was either acting as a protective brother or something more, which often caused Olivia to freeze or fight back. Seeing how their trust, once diminished, slowly rebuilt up was awesome. I also loved how they worked together to fight against Aaron’s fan, and how their Christmas managed to be truly magical despite an incriminating picture of the two of them finding its way online.

Enemies to lovers with hockey players and an airline stewardess, mixed with some crazy fan drama– a quick read that you don’t want to set down.

Star rating: ✯✯✯✯✯