REVIEW: Cost of Redemption by Hayden Hall (The Saints of Westmount U #2)

- May 01, 2025

COST OF REDEMPTION

The Saints of Westmount U - Book Two

by Hayden Hall

Release Date: May 1, 2025

Review

Wow, these two are toxic AF. But ultimately, they are pretty sweet together, and there’s plenty of healing and growth to make you fall in love with them.

Two young men are stuck in their feelings (or perhaps burying them) when things go awry between them. Their reunion is dramatic and problematic, not to mention all the tension and problems that are happening on The Saints hockey team!

If you like angsty, toxic men who are young enough to change and grow….you’ll enjoy this story and series.

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Synopsis

He was my forbidden craving. My biggest regret. And now, he’s my only weakness.

Elio

Some mistakes you bury. Others crawl under your skin and never let go.

Jaxon Mercer was supposed to be my past. The stolen kiss. The fist that followed. The silence after.

But now? He’s here—cocky, dangerous, and looking at me like he already knows how this ends.

I should shut him out. I should forget the way he used to make me feel.

But when he’s this close, breathing is hard enough, let alone thinking straight.

Enemies. Ex-best friends. Rivals. Obsessions.

I don’t know what we are anymore.

But I know I want him.

Jaxon

He’s scared to want me. I want him desperate.

Elio Castelli pretends he has it all under control.

I know the desperate way he kissed me two years ago. I know the fear in his eyes when he shoved me away.

And now that I’m standing in front of him again, I know one thing for sure—he’s still mine, whether he admits it or not.

I’m done playing it safe. I’m done waiting.

I’ll have him.

Even if I have to break him first.

Cost of Redemption is the second novel in The Saints of Westmont U series. It is a largely standalone novel, but some threads continue from Edge of Temptation. Reading in order is not mandatory, but will enhance your enjoyment of the series. This is a college hockey romance depicting sexual awakening, toxic love, animosity, and has a guaranteed HEA. Content warnings are located inside the book.