2.5 stars 
 I received an ARC of Roman from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. 
 The one word I have for this book is underwhelming. This author appears to be a hit or miss for me, I enjoyed her Uncivilized books very much but her other books left me wanting more. I don't like to be so critical but Roman did not work for me on multiple levels. First off, it's told in multiple POV's which didn't really work in this case and made for a disjointed reading. Brian's POV was really unnecessary and did not enhance the story. The story itself is very superficial. There are few storylines and conflicts that could've been explored: Roman's relationship with his family, Lexi's relationship with her newfound family, tension between Roman and Gray, but none of these were explored in depth or developed. 
 Lastly, I found all the characters one-dimensional and uninteresting. Take Roman for example, he is supposed to be the Bad Boy of the team which could make him complex and interesting but he was just bland and boring. We didn't see any of his rebellious ways, except for one small fight during a game, which is not even that shocking and is par for the course in ice hockey. The blurb promised us a troublemaker but instead we got a boring hero. All these flaws made for a flat book. Where is tension and conflict that make for a great storytelling? You won't find them in Roman. I wish I had anything more positive to say about this book but alas I do not.