He’s your best friend.”ĭespite my Logan-directed annoyance, I can’t help but grin when she calls me dude. The bed is too damn small-my bare feet are dangling off the edge, and Hannah pinches my big toe as she walks to her desk. She sets the bar high.I stretch out on my girlfriend’s twin bed and prop my hands behind my head. Readers who enjoys hockey should love this book by one of the originators of MM hockey romance. The last chapter is wonderful and there’s a very satisfying epilogue that ties up loose ends and sets the men firmly into their HEA.

I like my hockey reads to have actual game play and this book fulfills that requirement. Hudson’s teammates are mostly likable and add more depth to the story. I was also delighted by Hudson’s relationship with young Jordyn. They find it impossible to enjoy a friends-with-benefits arrangement because emotions are already at play. Their chemistry is electric and it was easy to quickly become invested in their relationship. He’s a charming, well-liked, caretaker type, and a devoted father. Gavin is also a recent transplant to New York City. The attraction is instantaneous but their plans for a quick hookup go awry when they realize they’re next door neighbors and work for the same team. Hudson and Gavin meet in a sports bar playing ping pong and watching hockey on tv. He needs to find the courage to live life on his own terms and get his man. He gets a taste of emotional intimacy and the closeness of another human being which he’s never felt with his one night stands. He realizes that playing professional hockey is forcing him to give up the love of his life because he’s too scared that coming out will end his career. Hudson reaches a point where he wants to stop hiding. This is a novel about self-acceptance and one man making the decision to stop sacrificing his love life for the expectations of his father, his coaches, and his fans.

Their relationship is complicated because Gavin is a single father to seven year old Jordyn and Hudson is closeted with no plans to reveal his true self. This heartwarming sports romance tells the story of two new guys – Hudson, the repeatedly traded NHL defenseman, and Gavin, the new athletic trainer for the Brooklyn Bruisers. The New Guy is the first entry in Sarina Bowen’s new Hockey Guys series and marks her return to MM hockey books.

Too bad Gavin and I are terrible at resisting each other… And my team needs me to score goals, not whip up a media circus.

My arrogant agent–who’s also my father–will lose his mind if I’m dating a dude. What he doesn’t do is hook up with the other new guy-a hot athletic trainer who lives in my building. The new guy knows to keep his head down and shoot the puck. Brooklyn is my last chance, especially after my poor performance last season.īut I can make this work. That’s what happens when you keep getting traded. My name is Hudson Newgate, but my teammates call me New Guy.

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