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Penalty Box #3
Home Ice Advantage
Two former hockey pros. One struggling team. And a battle of wills that might just turn two headstrong coaches from rivals into lovers…
Ryan “Sully” Sullivan is a winner. So when the former hockey great accepts a job coaching the bottom rung Boston Beacons, he’s ready to win it all—even if his new assistant coach isn’t exactly his #1 fan.
Eric Aronson’s wins have always come with a well-earned reputation for trouble—and were never quite enough to bring home championships. When the new guy skates in and takes the job he’s worked so hard for, he’s not about to fall short again.
Tensions rise as, no matter what they do, the Beacons can’t pull a W, and a heated argument between Sully and Eric over coaching tactics turns physical—only, not in any way they could have ever imagined.
That kiss changes everything. And suddenly, being able to find the back of the net isn’t Sully and Eric’s only challenge. It’s figuring out who and what they are to each other. And what winning it all might actually mean.
Ryan “Sully” Sullivan is a winner. So when the former hockey great accepts a job coaching the bottom rung Boston Beacons, he’s ready to win it all—even if his new assistant coach isn’t exactly his #1 fan.
Eric Aronson’s wins have always come with a well-earned reputation for trouble—and were never quite enough to bring home championships. When the new guy skates in and takes the job he’s worked so hard for, he’s not about to fall short again.
Tensions rise as, no matter what they do, the Beacons can’t pull a W, and a heated argument between Sully and Eric over coaching tactics turns physical—only, not in any way they could have ever imagined.
That kiss changes everything. And suddenly, being able to find the back of the net isn’t Sully and Eric’s only challenge. It’s figuring out who and what they are to each other. And what winning it all might actually mean.
341 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 16, 2024
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Ari Baran
4 books205 followersBorn just outside of Philadelphia, Ari moved into the city for school and never looked back. In their day job, they are a lawyer (not that kind of lawyer).
When they’re not writing, they’re listening to black metal, researching one of several incredibly niche interests, or watching too many hockey games.
Ari is a writer of hockey romances, epic fantasies, and other emotionally-distant messes.
When they’re not writing, they’re listening to black metal, researching one of several incredibly niche interests, or watching too many hockey games.
Ari is a writer of hockey romances, epic fantasies, and other emotionally-distant messes.
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June 19, 2025
Reread 06/2025.
Loved it again.
The enemies to lovers part was (like always) the part I didn't totally vibe with, but that's just me, I know. I only get attraction when there's a least some friendship that can develop into more, so the initial being-attracted while being-angry is hard to grasp for me.
Ari Baran did a wonderful job with Ryan and Eric's character development. I loved to watch them getting closer and letting down their walls (looking at you, Eric!).
Can't wait to dive into the emotional rollercoaster that is the last installment.
Loved the free story What a Wedding Date about two players on Ryan and Eric's team attending their wedding..
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Read 02/2025
I started this book a bit apprehensive, because rivals/enemies to lovers rarely works for me, I'm too critical and suspicious to just go with the flow and accept how resentment/hate could transform into affection.
But this book was such a surprise! The more I think about it, the more impressed I am with the way the author wrote the MCs's personalities.
The story is written in third person past tense, with alternating povs.
The MCs were in their mid forties and ex hockey players, now hockey coaches, but otherwise they couldn't have been more different at the start of the story.
Both Ryan and Eric were adults, though. Behaving in a mature way, thinking things through, acknowledging when they had to adjust their perspectives.
Both MCs were multilayered and interesting. The secondary characters added depth to the story.
I loved how the storyline played out in a believable way, without stupid misunderstandings or miscommunication. There were conflicts but they weren't exaggerated.
The relationship development was stellar, I loved seeing the slowly growing emotional intimacy between Eric and Ryan.
Although I'm not sure if the heavy themes of the next installment will be for me, I'll nevertheless give it a try, because the author certainly knows what they're doing with their characters.
Via the author's website we get a free novella 'What a wedding date" that is set 5 years after the end of this book and gives a glimpse at future Eric and Ryan and (yay!!) is also about two young players on Eric and Ryan's team who we met as side characters in Home Ice Advantage (Caleb Cook and Kai Williams). I loved the 70 pages novella A LOT.
Loved it again.
The enemies to lovers part was (like always) the part I didn't totally vibe with, but that's just me, I know. I only get attraction when there's a least some friendship that can develop into more, so the initial being-attracted while being-angry is hard to grasp for me.
Ari Baran did a wonderful job with Ryan and Eric's character development. I loved to watch them getting closer and letting down their walls (looking at you, Eric!).
Can't wait to dive into the emotional rollercoaster that is the last installment.
Loved the free story What a Wedding Date about two players on Ryan and Eric's team attending their wedding..
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Read 02/2025
I started this book a bit apprehensive, because rivals/enemies to lovers rarely works for me, I'm too critical and suspicious to just go with the flow and accept how resentment/hate could transform into affection.
But this book was such a surprise! The more I think about it, the more impressed I am with the way the author wrote the MCs's personalities.
The story is written in third person past tense, with alternating povs.
The MCs were in their mid forties and ex hockey players, now hockey coaches, but otherwise they couldn't have been more different at the start of the story.
Both Ryan and Eric were adults, though. Behaving in a mature way, thinking things through, acknowledging when they had to adjust their perspectives.
Both MCs were multilayered and interesting. The secondary characters added depth to the story.
I loved how the storyline played out in a believable way, without stupid misunderstandings or miscommunication. There were conflicts but they weren't exaggerated.
The relationship development was stellar, I loved seeing the slowly growing emotional intimacy between Eric and Ryan.
Although I'm not sure if the heavy themes of the next installment will be for me, I'll nevertheless give it a try, because the author certainly knows what they're doing with their characters.
Via the author's website we get a free novella 'What a wedding date" that is set 5 years after the end of this book and gives a glimpse at future Eric and Ryan and (yay!!) is also about two young players on Eric and Ryan's team who we met as side characters in Home Ice Advantage (Caleb Cook and Kai Williams). I loved the 70 pages novella A LOT.
December 2, 2024
This had great rivalry, character development, fun and kinky steam, family drama, next to no angst and a LOT of hockey.
Their dynamic reminded me a bit of Ilya and Shane from Heated Rivalry (is there a bigger compliment?) but make the MCs 👏middle aged👏 coaches of a bottom of the line hockey team. FUN!
One thing that was kind of interesting to me was, that while I liked the dynamic of the two and was happy about their HFN, I found Murphy’s - MC Ryan’s best friends - storyline heartbreaking and was rooting so hard for him. Is there anything worse than unrequited love?! Please tell me there’s a sequel/spin-off and that he’ll be okay, poor baby 😩🫶
So yeah, apparently the ‘best friends to lovers’ trope gets me going significantly more than ‘enemies/rivals to lovers’. You never stop learning about your reading preferences, eh? 😂
Their dynamic reminded me a bit of Ilya and Shane from Heated Rivalry (is there a bigger compliment?) but make the MCs 👏middle aged👏 coaches of a bottom of the line hockey team. FUN!
One thing that was kind of interesting to me was, that while I liked the dynamic of the two and was happy about their HFN, I found Murphy’s - MC Ryan’s best friends - storyline heartbreaking and was rooting so hard for him. Is there anything worse than unrequited love?! Please tell me there’s a sequel/spin-off and that he’ll be okay, poor baby 😩🫶
So yeah, apparently the ‘best friends to lovers’ trope gets me going significantly more than ‘enemies/rivals to lovers’. You never stop learning about your reading preferences, eh? 😂
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July 17, 2024Here’s the dilemma. Ari Baran, on a line by line basis, is a great writer. Nothing sounds weird, or inorganic. It just *flows*. And how many authors can say that? This writing is like gelato - smooth, delicious, eminently palatable (and I mean that as a major compliment) (and yes the weather is hellishly hot atm, why do you ask?).
However, like with Delay of Game, I think there was an extremely strong start and so much potential in this, plot-wise, that was left to the side in favor of (a) a bunch of sex scenes that don’t move the plot or character development along much (other than “character A realizes sex act B is super hot”) and (b) a bunch of unwarranted pining, followed by (c) extremely hasty and unsatisfying plot and character-internal-conflict resolution and (d) the kind of epilogue that only a parent (author) could love - in other words, sappy in a way that could be cute but is totally unearned.
Actually as I think this through the beginning and the ends were (or could have been) really strong - it’s the middle that hasn’t really worked in either book. Maybe there needed to be more non-sexual plot detail so that the plot/character growth could feel organic in the way the writing does? Like this book started so strong! And yet at 90% as they were about to have their big final coming-together moment (no pun intended, but a little pun intended lol) I literally got bored and set my phone down and went back to work. Work!! In the choice between the big revelatory moment and Microsoft Outlook I chose Microsoft Outlook!!
To be fully honest, I originally gave Delay of Game 3 stars… and then I read Captive Prince and had to go back and upgrade Delay of Game to 4 stars because Baran’s writing was just, line by line, *better*. (By which I mean, good at all lol. Competent. Consistently strong. Not fundamentally cringeworthy. But I digress.) So 4 stars for writing, 3 stars for plotting and pacing and on-page character development? And that’s where this one sits too - enjoyable but not quite as good as it could be.
However, like with Delay of Game, I think there was an extremely strong start and so much potential in this, plot-wise, that was left to the side in favor of (a) a bunch of sex scenes that don’t move the plot or character development along much (other than “character A realizes sex act B is super hot”) and (b) a bunch of unwarranted pining, followed by (c) extremely hasty and unsatisfying plot and character-internal-conflict resolution and (d) the kind of epilogue that only a parent (author) could love - in other words, sappy in a way that could be cute but is totally unearned.
Actually as I think this through the beginning and the ends were (or could have been) really strong - it’s the middle that hasn’t really worked in either book. Maybe there needed to be more non-sexual plot detail so that the plot/character growth could feel organic in the way the writing does? Like this book started so strong! And yet at 90% as they were about to have their big final coming-together moment (no pun intended, but a little pun intended lol) I literally got bored and set my phone down and went back to work. Work!! In the choice between the big revelatory moment and Microsoft Outlook I chose Microsoft Outlook!!
To be fully honest, I originally gave Delay of Game 3 stars… and then I read Captive Prince and had to go back and upgrade Delay of Game to 4 stars because Baran’s writing was just, line by line, *better*. (By which I mean, good at all lol. Competent. Consistently strong. Not fundamentally cringeworthy. But I digress.) So 4 stars for writing, 3 stars for plotting and pacing and on-page character development? And that’s where this one sits too - enjoyable but not quite as good as it could be.
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November 21, 2025i've read at least a dozen hockey romances at this point and never have i been so aggressively confronted with how little i actually know about this sport lol
June 22, 2025
Yes, I agree. This feels like a mature version of Heated Rivalry.
I mean… there are too many similarities to it NOT being intentional: you have the rivals to lovers in the hockey scene, although it’s not between players, but between coaches. One of the characters (Eric) is Canadian, and speaks French. The other (Ryan) has a dominant asshole father (and brothers). It’s giving grumpy/sunshine. It’s written in 3rd person pov. So yes, it has a similar feel to it.
Did it make me compare it to HR at every step? No, definitely not. Both Ryan and Eric are mature characters, Eric is gay (albeit closeted), Ryan newly single after his wife kicked him out. This book feels more realistic than HR, even if Ryan is VERY quick in embracing his newly found bi-ness. It starts casual (and hot 🔥), but both fall hard for each other, and I loved how we don’t get any miscommunication-bullshit - very refreshing to have 2 characters who’re actually able to communicate.
Nevertheless, I agree with Pauline: Murphy’s unrequited love broke my heart. I don’t think we’ll get a book for him, after all, he’s (not unhappily) married with 2 kids, and I feel like his love for Ryan was more of a “my person” kind of love, not because he’s generally into men. But yes, I felt his pain 💔
I listened to the audio, which was well narrated by Cooper North - my only complaint was that the chapters were too long (up to around 50 mins) - dear authors, please don’t. It’s easier to keep track or pause reading a book when you’re not in the middle of a page.
Not quite 5 stars, but still a very enjoyable read!
I mean… there are too many similarities to it NOT being intentional: you have the rivals to lovers in the hockey scene, although it’s not between players, but between coaches. One of the characters (Eric) is Canadian, and speaks French. The other (Ryan) has a dominant asshole father (and brothers). It’s giving grumpy/sunshine. It’s written in 3rd person pov. So yes, it has a similar feel to it.
Did it make me compare it to HR at every step? No, definitely not. Both Ryan and Eric are mature characters, Eric is gay (albeit closeted), Ryan newly single after his wife kicked him out. This book feels more realistic than HR, even if Ryan is VERY quick in embracing his newly found bi-ness. It starts casual (and hot 🔥), but both fall hard for each other, and I loved how we don’t get any miscommunication-bullshit - very refreshing to have 2 characters who’re actually able to communicate.
Nevertheless, I agree with Pauline: Murphy’s unrequited love broke my heart. I don’t think we’ll get a book for him, after all, he’s (not unhappily) married with 2 kids, and I feel like his love for Ryan was more of a “my person” kind of love, not because he’s generally into men. But yes, I felt his pain 💔
I listened to the audio, which was well narrated by Cooper North - my only complaint was that the chapters were too long (up to around 50 mins) - dear authors, please don’t. It’s easier to keep track or pause reading a book when you’re not in the middle of a page.
Not quite 5 stars, but still a very enjoyable read!
October 1, 2024
4.25? 4.5? either way, we are so back, baby!!!!
more 👏 romance 👏 books 👏 about 👏 middle-aged 👏 people 👏 please
more 👏 romance 👏 books 👏 about 👏 middle-aged 👏 people 👏 please
June 19, 2024
What a great addition to Ari Baran’s excellent hockey romance series. This time, we get two over-40 MCs and a solid enemies-to-lovers story arc. Home Ice Advantage is about Ryan — golden boy Stanley Cup winner with an emotionally abusive family — who gets recruited to be the new head coach for the Boston Beacons, and Eric — solid hockey pro with a bad reputation and no Stanley Cup who has a loving family — who is Boston’s assistant coach and is pissed that Ryan stole his promotion.
Lemme tell ya, tensions are high at the beginning of the season! And the way that tension gets broken is by… a super hot office make out session.
I really enjoyed this book. I loved the older-than-typically-seen-in-romance MCs and the way they learn to be in relationship with one another. I liked the hockey scenes, which were particularly fun because we get them from the coaches’ pov on the bench rather than in the middle of the ice. Ari Baran, per usual, nails it with the sex scenes. I loved Eric’s mom and the trip to Montreal. It’s great! Go read it!
Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!
Lemme tell ya, tensions are high at the beginning of the season! And the way that tension gets broken is by… a super hot office make out session.
I really enjoyed this book. I loved the older-than-typically-seen-in-romance MCs and the way they learn to be in relationship with one another. I liked the hockey scenes, which were particularly fun because we get them from the coaches’ pov on the bench rather than in the middle of the ice. Ari Baran, per usual, nails it with the sex scenes. I loved Eric’s mom and the trip to Montreal. It’s great! Go read it!
Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!
November 13, 2024
My opinion of a book doesn't often whipsaw as much as it did with this one, holy cats. At the outset, so much telling:
Rage sex and hate sex are a tough sell, aren't they? I dunno, maybe not for every reader, but they are for me; I'm pretty sure the only times I've ever found hate sex persuasive were in K.J. Charles's "An Unnatural Vice" ... and Ari Baran's Game Misconduct, where Mike's ragefulness and violence are a screen for sexual anxiety in the first place. That is, the character arrives fully prepped for the fight-as-fuck/fuck-as-fight combination platter.
Anyway, after some chat with online pals, I talked myself into picking up the book again, and to my surprise, things improved as soon as Ryan and Eric got to banging on the regular. Suddenly their dialogue was barbed and funny and flirtatiously mean instead of nakedly hostile. Suddenly they were working together as coaches instead of being at each other's throats. Suddenly the Department of Player Safety manifested itself (no, no, it's a good thing).
And then around 75% in my attention started to wander and I realized that the narrative was seeming -- "baggy" might be the right word; even on the sentence level, something had gone wrong. How on earth does a line like this
That was 94% in, so obviously I was interested enough to hang around and find out how the job plotline and the evil-dad plotline and the relationship plotline worked out. 3.5 stars rounded up for how that middle section satisfied in every way.
Ryan tried to take mental notes for things he’d need to fix later on himself: the rhythm of the line changes was definitely something he’d have to adjust to, working in the feedback from McCaskill and Aronson another. In the peewee league, the team had him, an assistant coach, and the developmental coach, but Ryan had always been the one calling the shots alone on the bench. It was still, ultimately, his responsibility.Passage after passage like that -- synopses rather than vignettes, if you see what I mean. Maybe the resulting sense of distance accounts for why I didn't particularly like either Ryan or Eric at first. Maybe it, along with the fact that the hostility between them wasn't leavened by any exchange that hinted at a connection, accounts for why I nearly noped out at 30%, which is when Eric rage-kisses Ryan for the first time and things get heated fast.
Rage sex and hate sex are a tough sell, aren't they? I dunno, maybe not for every reader, but they are for me; I'm pretty sure the only times I've ever found hate sex persuasive were in K.J. Charles's "An Unnatural Vice" ... and Ari Baran's Game Misconduct, where Mike's ragefulness and violence are a screen for sexual anxiety in the first place. That is, the character arrives fully prepped for the fight-as-fuck/fuck-as-fight combination platter.
Anyway, after some chat with online pals, I talked myself into picking up the book again, and to my surprise, things improved as soon as Ryan and Eric got to banging on the regular. Suddenly their dialogue was barbed and funny and flirtatiously mean instead of nakedly hostile. Suddenly they were working together as coaches instead of being at each other's throats. Suddenly the Department of Player Safety manifested itself (no, no, it's a good thing).
And then around 75% in my attention started to wander and I realized that the narrative was seeming -- "baggy" might be the right word; even on the sentence level, something had gone wrong. How on earth does a line like this
Still sitting in Eric’s lap, Eric could feel Ryan’s whole body tense ...in which Eric seems to be sitting in the lap of someone named Eric, get past the copyeditor? And the proofreader? (And the author, obviously, but he's supposed to get backstop services from his publisher, and would people please quit it with the "off of" bit?)
That was 94% in, so obviously I was interested enough to hang around and find out how the job plotline and the evil-dad plotline and the relationship plotline worked out. 3.5 stars rounded up for how that middle section satisfied in every way.
September 30, 2024
The only thing I don't like about this book is the cover because honestly, that guy doesn't look like either Ryan or Eric.
This book gave me serious vibes of an alternate universe where Ilya and Shane didn't both have stellar careers, if that happened, I could easily see them in a dynamic like this, the snark, size difference, banter I don't know what it was but I kept thinking about it, and for me this is a high comparison since Heated Rivalry is the greatest mm romance hockey book that exists.
I particularly liked Sully's easy and relaxed approach to finding out he is suddenly into dudes in his mid-40s, I think this is the most anticlimactic bi-awakening I have ever read, he literally just goes with it as if it was not something life-changing and I loved it. And Eric, oh boy, talk about character growth, at the beginning of the book he is seriously unimpressed and angry towards everyone and everything and as the book progresses you can see more of his personality shining and when he realizes how much he respects and likes Sully not only as a person but as a coach, I mean that was pretty awesome to read.
Also, fuck Ryan's family!
So yeah 5 stars for this book and I can't wait to see if there will be another one in the sequel.
This book gave me serious vibes of an alternate universe where Ilya and Shane didn't both have stellar careers, if that happened, I could easily see them in a dynamic like this, the snark, size difference, banter I don't know what it was but I kept thinking about it, and for me this is a high comparison since Heated Rivalry is the greatest mm romance hockey book that exists.
I particularly liked Sully's easy and relaxed approach to finding out he is suddenly into dudes in his mid-40s, I think this is the most anticlimactic bi-awakening I have ever read, he literally just goes with it as if it was not something life-changing and I loved it. And Eric, oh boy, talk about character growth, at the beginning of the book he is seriously unimpressed and angry towards everyone and everything and as the book progresses you can see more of his personality shining and when he realizes how much he respects and likes Sully not only as a person but as a coach, I mean that was pretty awesome to read.
Also, fuck Ryan's family!
So yeah 5 stars for this book and I can't wait to see if there will be another one in the sequel.
May 23, 2024
a+ henry v reference, perfect no notes
Rep: Jewish bi mc, bi mc
Rep: Jewish bi mc, bi mc
May 26, 2024
Home Ice Advantage is one of the more unique hockey romances I've read as it's a romance between the head coach and assistant coach of a fictionalized Boston hockey team. On the day of his 45th birthday, Ryan "Sully" Sullivan finds himself with a newly estranged wife but also thrown into the opportunity of a lifetime to return to his hometown of Boston and be the head coach of their professional hockey team the Beacons. Eric Aronson was expecting a promotion from offensive coach to head coacht when the position opens up, so he's frustrated and angry when Sully gets handpicked for the position. While both played in the majors at the same time, the pair had vastly different reputations and experiences. Sully has already been inducted into the hall of fame, won the Stanley Cup, and was part of a golden boy duo with his former teammate and best friend. Eric is known for his two biting incidents and his unnecessary fighting, never won the cup, and his challenges of being one of the few Jewish players at the time. The pair immediately clash because of their differences in coaching style and personality. But when a massive argument ends with making out rather than punches thrown, Sully now has to navigate his overbearing father, his newly discovered attraction to men, and how to deal with the focus of this attraction being directed to someone he has to work alongside.
I really enjoyed how they complemented one another. Eric is immediately frustrated by Sully's earnest nature thinking it's an act, but Sully is able to bring out a softer side of Eric. He's held onto so much angst from his time as a player and has a mindset that he's not good enough for good things to happen, and Sully is able to see through that hard exterior and prove to Eric there's a good inside of him. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the pair to admit their feelings for one another. We see such a beautiful progression in their relationship from where it goes from burning off the sexual tension between them to staying together nightly and Eric facing a decades long battle of coming out to his mother. It's clear to one another as the story goes on that there's something real and special between them but it was killing me having to wait for them to actually communicate it to each other.
I wish we got to see a little bit more of the pair post truly getting together, and how they are going to navigate being a couple in public and working together. The Penalty Box series has been on my tbr for a while and this is the first book I've read in it. There's enough of stand aloneness of the books that I could follow this without having read the other 2, but I am interested in going back and reading them to see if that gives a little bit more context to the fractured nature of the team at the beginning of the story.
Thank you NetGalley, Carina Press, and Harlequin for an arc of Home Ice Advantage!
I really enjoyed how they complemented one another. Eric is immediately frustrated by Sully's earnest nature thinking it's an act, but Sully is able to bring out a softer side of Eric. He's held onto so much angst from his time as a player and has a mindset that he's not good enough for good things to happen, and Sully is able to see through that hard exterior and prove to Eric there's a good inside of him. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the pair to admit their feelings for one another. We see such a beautiful progression in their relationship from where it goes from burning off the sexual tension between them to staying together nightly and Eric facing a decades long battle of coming out to his mother. It's clear to one another as the story goes on that there's something real and special between them but it was killing me having to wait for them to actually communicate it to each other.
I wish we got to see a little bit more of the pair post truly getting together, and how they are going to navigate being a couple in public and working together. The Penalty Box series has been on my tbr for a while and this is the first book I've read in it. There's enough of stand aloneness of the books that I could follow this without having read the other 2, but I am interested in going back and reading them to see if that gives a little bit more context to the fractured nature of the team at the beginning of the story.
Thank you NetGalley, Carina Press, and Harlequin for an arc of Home Ice Advantage!
May 30, 2025
4.4 stars.
I really enjoyed this! The beginning was a little rough but the relationship growth and the sweetness between these two was awesome
I really enjoyed this! The beginning was a little rough but the relationship growth and the sweetness between these two was awesome
July 22, 2024
This one's a puzzle. It's well written, and not generic in its character building, and should have been brilliant, but it was somehow a little flat? Too much happened off page perhaps, and the tension between the two leads was allowed to collapse too soon.
February 9, 2025
Thank goodness for Spotify which suggested this, otherwise it may not have come up on my radar. And I'm SO glad it did! After binging other authors of this genre I needed a change. And Baran was the breath of fresh air I needed.
I love discovering authors with a different writing style - interestingly I chose this because of one review here who recommended this because of Heated Rivalry. You had me at "Ilya and Shane". 😍
Great pacing. It was great to see some in-depth character development of both mc's before they met. As other reviewers have commented, there is a LOT of hockey! A bit hard to follow for a non sports enthusiast like me (one day, someone's going to have to explain my obsession with sports mm romance!) But the pay off is a well developed plot, with NOT a head long rush into sex or romance. Who doesn't love a bit of build up? 😉
I'd love to do a poll for the Hottest First Kiss! 🔥🔥🔥 This would be number one in my books!
And you know a book is good when there's a twist that you don't see coming and literally makes you gasp when it happened!
Very satisfying ending. Go read it!
(And if you sign up for the author's newsletter, you get a free short story about these two adorable men getting married!)
I love discovering authors with a different writing style - interestingly I chose this because of one review here who recommended this because of Heated Rivalry. You had me at "Ilya and Shane". 😍
Great pacing. It was great to see some in-depth character development of both mc's before they met. As other reviewers have commented, there is a LOT of hockey! A bit hard to follow for a non sports enthusiast like me (one day, someone's going to have to explain my obsession with sports mm romance!) But the pay off is a well developed plot, with NOT a head long rush into sex or romance. Who doesn't love a bit of build up? 😉
I'd love to do a poll for the Hottest First Kiss! 🔥🔥🔥 This would be number one in my books!
And you know a book is good when there's a twist that you don't see coming and literally makes you gasp when it happened!
Very satisfying ending. Go read it!
(And if you sign up for the author's newsletter, you get a free short story about these two adorable men getting married!)
July 26, 2024
4.5
I shouldn't be surprised, but I flew through the third installment in the Penalty Box series by Ari Baran, and loved every second of it!
Former hockey player, Ryan finds outs his wife is leaving him and gets the offer to coach his hometown NHL team all on the same day. When he gets there he meets his assistant coaches including Eric who resents Ryan for basically taking the job he thought was his, and also for how much he's attracted to him. What a way to set up a story! Tension city baby!
Can I just say, as a person who is *ahem* entering middle age *ahem* I am loving seeing more romance with older protagonists! We need love and representation too! And let me tell you, the representation was hot! Kissing to shut my rival up? Check! Bi-sexual awakening? Check! Workplace romance? Check! Grumpy-sunshine? Check!
Ari really knows how to write compelling characters and great stories full of feeling! Auto-buy author for sure!
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Need to write a full review for netgally so rtc but it was so good!!! I just want Ari to never stop writing hockey romance.
I shouldn't be surprised, but I flew through the third installment in the Penalty Box series by Ari Baran, and loved every second of it!
Former hockey player, Ryan finds outs his wife is leaving him and gets the offer to coach his hometown NHL team all on the same day. When he gets there he meets his assistant coaches including Eric who resents Ryan for basically taking the job he thought was his, and also for how much he's attracted to him. What a way to set up a story! Tension city baby!
Can I just say, as a person who is *ahem* entering middle age *ahem* I am loving seeing more romance with older protagonists! We need love and representation too! And let me tell you, the representation was hot! Kissing to shut my rival up? Check! Bi-sexual awakening? Check! Workplace romance? Check! Grumpy-sunshine? Check!
Ari really knows how to write compelling characters and great stories full of feeling! Auto-buy author for sure!
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Need to write a full review for netgally so rtc but it was so good!!! I just want Ari to never stop writing hockey romance.
October 21, 2024
4.5 ⭐
"What you should be apologizing for is being a dick on the bench and messing up my goddamn diagrams-" "That's what you're worried about now? I should've kissed you fucking harder"
It seems like I find another favorite author of hockey romance.
Lucky me 💚
The grumpy/sunshine is also becoming one of my favorite trope, one I can't resist.
And in Home Ice Advantage we have a hobbit sunshine and a tall grumpy, both in their 40, both ex hockey player, both coaches.
What else do we have?
A bunch of very hot scenes ✔️
A humorous vibe ✔️
A satisfying devolpment of the relationship and a romantic happy ending✔️
"What you should be apologizing for is being a dick on the bench and messing up my goddamn diagrams-" "That's what you're worried about now? I should've kissed you fucking harder"
It seems like I find another favorite author of hockey romance.
Lucky me 💚
The grumpy/sunshine is also becoming one of my favorite trope, one I can't resist.
And in Home Ice Advantage we have a hobbit sunshine and a tall grumpy, both in their 40, both ex hockey player, both coaches.
What else do we have?
A bunch of very hot scenes ✔️
A humorous vibe ✔️
A satisfying devolpment of the relationship and a romantic happy ending✔️
July 9, 2024
dnf 25%. I tried. I gave this book to 25% but can't make myself continue. I say this as an NHL season ticket holder, there is too much hockey in this book. I don't care about these people's job, I want the romance. At 25% we've only established one of the two leads as queer and there is zero hint at the romance. To top it all off, one of the leads is so unlikeable and just a jerk for no reason that I don't even want the other lead with him nor do I care to read his HEA.
June 30, 2025
Reread 06.2025
4⭐️
A wonderful enemies to lovers where enemies part is driven by jealousy and attraction. “I feel something, it must be hate huh” 😂
First read 08.2024
4⭐️
A wonderful enemies to lovers where enemies part is driven by jealousy and attraction. “I feel something, it must be hate huh” 😂
First read 08.2024
January 10, 2025
Jau trečia serijos knyga, liko sulaukti ketvirtosios audiobooko išleidimo už poros dienų. Ari Baran puikiai rašo, labai patinka skaityti jos naujienlaiškius, kuriuose aprašo, kokius tyrimus atliko rašydama knygas, kokiais realiais įvykiais, asmenybėmis rėmėsi. Ir istorijos labai fainos, gerai pagvildentos, su realistiškais daugiasluoksniais veikėjais, yra ir humoro, ir karštų, ir širdį paliečiančių vietų, ir ledo ritulio - tiek, kiek reikia. Šitos ypatingai stipri pradžia - priešiškumas, konkurencija tarp pagrindinių veikėjų, abu jie vyresnio amžiaus, ne jaunikliai, skirtingų charakterių, skirtingai susiklosčiusios jų ledo ritulininkų karjeros, bet puikiai papildantys vienas kitą, vadovėlinis black cat x golden retriever pavyzdys. Ir įgarsinimas nepriekaištingas - puikus Cooper North darbas. Bet vat nežinau, ko man vis pritrūksta iki pilnos laimės, kad gaila tų 5*.
June 9, 2024
OK, I am OBSESSED with this book. I've been on the hunt for more books with older MCs, and Home Ice Advantage is just SO perfect. Hate to love with pro hockey COACHES - it's like reading a Ted Lasso episode 😱😱. And @aribaranwrites DELIVERS. I loved how the story develops, the heartfelt moments, the way these guys who absolutely DO NOT like each other at first come to be each other's person - gah. And if you want a hockey romance for hockey lovers - you'll love this book. HIGHLY recommend.
When former hockey player Ryan gets a call from his childhood NHL team to interview for head coach, he's elated. Recently separated from his wife, he is looking forward to putting his heart into coaching a rebuilding team. His only issue is Eric, his new assistant coach, who feels like the head coaching job should've gone to him. Ryan tries to play nice, but Eric makes his job so difficult that he ends up blowing up at him... which Eric shuts down by kissing him senseless. Though their tension at work continues, they start spending more and more time together afterwards. Can they find a way to understand each other on and off the ice?
Oh my goodness, this book was just SO well done. It's seemingly opposites attract... but in reality, Ryan and Eric are SO similar and fit together SO well. It’s hilarious when they end up in love and don't know what to do about it - definitely a bit of an idiots to lovers deal going on and that's ALWAYS my favorite. These are NOT young guys - they are both in their 40s, and I think that adds a dynamic to their relationship that is so hard to find in most romance novels. And y'all - the spice in this book 😮💨! Ari writes such creative s3x scenes that are super hot but also validating and not exploitative, I love it.
This whole series is absolute fire. The first two books are excellent, and with the addition of Home Ice Advantage, Ari's books are officially one of my favorite hockey series ever. I laughed, I cried, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot wait for more.
When former hockey player Ryan gets a call from his childhood NHL team to interview for head coach, he's elated. Recently separated from his wife, he is looking forward to putting his heart into coaching a rebuilding team. His only issue is Eric, his new assistant coach, who feels like the head coaching job should've gone to him. Ryan tries to play nice, but Eric makes his job so difficult that he ends up blowing up at him... which Eric shuts down by kissing him senseless. Though their tension at work continues, they start spending more and more time together afterwards. Can they find a way to understand each other on and off the ice?
Oh my goodness, this book was just SO well done. It's seemingly opposites attract... but in reality, Ryan and Eric are SO similar and fit together SO well. It’s hilarious when they end up in love and don't know what to do about it - definitely a bit of an idiots to lovers deal going on and that's ALWAYS my favorite. These are NOT young guys - they are both in their 40s, and I think that adds a dynamic to their relationship that is so hard to find in most romance novels. And y'all - the spice in this book 😮💨! Ari writes such creative s3x scenes that are super hot but also validating and not exploitative, I love it.
This whole series is absolute fire. The first two books are excellent, and with the addition of Home Ice Advantage, Ari's books are officially one of my favorite hockey series ever. I laughed, I cried, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot wait for more.
June 27, 2024
I liked this. The second half of the book was more my jam than the first half, but I think it's more of a personal preference thing. If you love enemies while lovers this may be your jam. The enemy thing is somewhat one-sided and I tend to prefer enemies while lovers with a sort of humorous tone, this is more just two people not getting along, mostly because one of them is being a jerk.
My biggest issue with the romance was how completely lacking chemistry it was at the start, at least for me. I was genuinely so confused when one MC out of the blue aggressively kisses the other MC during an argument. I hadn't felt any chemistry between them or any hint that it was coming. And even though the other MC does respond by kissing back and is definitely into it, it still pinged my consent ick because if anyone did that to me I'd be so horrified. So again, probably a me thing, I can see other people being into it. I just wanted more chemistry growing between them in the beginning. And then it takes a long time for things to get kind of soft and that's the stuff I live for. So I think I was just not the target audience here. Eventually I did quite enjoy the romance.
There were some delightful sex scenes with role playing. I really love when these kinds of scenes are playful and fun and you can tell the MCs are comfortable with one another. Great stuff.
I loved a couple of the side characters (one MC's mom and the other's complicated best friendship). Toxic family stuff stresses me out but it was very well done here. The emotional aspects of this book were written very well and gave me a lot of feels. I think this author is a great writer, even if not all the elements of their romances have worked for me.
There was too much hockey for me. I think because there's a lot of hockey strategy type stuff since the MCs are coaches, and not a lot of actual playing hockey, and anyway I don't know a damn thing about hockey. So if you like hockey you'll probably be way more into that aspect than I was.
*ARC provided by NetGalley
My biggest issue with the romance was how completely lacking chemistry it was at the start, at least for me. I was genuinely so confused when one MC out of the blue aggressively kisses the other MC during an argument. I hadn't felt any chemistry between them or any hint that it was coming. And even though the other MC does respond by kissing back and is definitely into it, it still pinged my consent ick because if anyone did that to me I'd be so horrified. So again, probably a me thing, I can see other people being into it. I just wanted more chemistry growing between them in the beginning. And then it takes a long time for things to get kind of soft and that's the stuff I live for. So I think I was just not the target audience here. Eventually I did quite enjoy the romance.
There were some delightful sex scenes with role playing. I really love when these kinds of scenes are playful and fun and you can tell the MCs are comfortable with one another. Great stuff.
I loved a couple of the side characters (one MC's mom and the other's complicated best friendship). Toxic family stuff stresses me out but it was very well done here. The emotional aspects of this book were written very well and gave me a lot of feels. I think this author is a great writer, even if not all the elements of their romances have worked for me.
There was too much hockey for me. I think because there's a lot of hockey strategy type stuff since the MCs are coaches, and not a lot of actual playing hockey, and anyway I don't know a damn thing about hockey. So if you like hockey you'll probably be way more into that aspect than I was.
*ARC provided by NetGalley
August 26, 2024
4.5 stars.
I’ve read it twice. The ebook and audio versions. Ty to Netgalley for the ARC and apologies to the author for not pushing the review out sooner.
Every book by Baran has a very different vibe but the writing is solid. The narrator for the audio is perfect. I love Barans style of writing.
I especially loved the 40s rep in this book. Romance for the (ahem) older of us is just great. He did a great job capturing the struggles you face in your 40s when navigating jobs and relationships.
I also want to add (Slight spoiler ahead) thank you Baran for NOT doing a third act break up. I think I would’ve finished this sooner if I had known there wasn’t one. I just wasn’t in the mood for a stupid breakup. So I kept putting it off and putting it off and here we are.
For my own personal notes, I’m not sure what kept this book from being a five star read but I’m pretty sure it’s all on me and my current mood, not the book at all.
I’ve read it twice. The ebook and audio versions. Ty to Netgalley for the ARC and apologies to the author for not pushing the review out sooner.
Every book by Baran has a very different vibe but the writing is solid. The narrator for the audio is perfect. I love Barans style of writing.
I especially loved the 40s rep in this book. Romance for the (ahem) older of us is just great. He did a great job capturing the struggles you face in your 40s when navigating jobs and relationships.
I also want to add (Slight spoiler ahead) thank you Baran for NOT doing a third act break up. I think I would’ve finished this sooner if I had known there wasn’t one. I just wasn’t in the mood for a stupid breakup. So I kept putting it off and putting it off and here we are.
For my own personal notes, I’m not sure what kept this book from being a five star read but I’m pretty sure it’s all on me and my current mood, not the book at all.
December 28, 2025
This story is about Ryan Sullivan and Eric Aronson, two former NHL players, who are now working as coaches for a team that isn't performing well. Though they don't initially get along, they soon fall in lust, then later on, in love. I liked how mature they were, how they communicated with each other, and didn't allow outside drama to influence their relationship.
Unfortunately, their relationship didn't feel believable to me. I felt like I missed something because the transition from Eric hating Ryan and feeling like he took the job that should have gone to him to pinning him against a whiteboard and kissing him didn't make sense to me. The transition felt entirely too abrupt.
Individually, they were great characters, but I wasn't able to connect to them as a couple. Sometimes, I'm able to get past how things started and just focus on how things are afterward, but I wasn't able to in this case; something felt lacking in their relationship. I didn't dislike the story, though. The writing was incredible, and again, I appreciated the communication! I just don't see myself wanting to reread this in the future. 3 stars
Unfortunately, their relationship didn't feel believable to me. I felt like I missed something because the transition from Eric hating Ryan and feeling like he took the job that should have gone to him to pinning him against a whiteboard and kissing him didn't make sense to me. The transition felt entirely too abrupt.
Individually, they were great characters, but I wasn't able to connect to them as a couple. Sometimes, I'm able to get past how things started and just focus on how things are afterward, but I wasn't able to in this case; something felt lacking in their relationship. I didn't dislike the story, though. The writing was incredible, and again, I appreciated the communication! I just don't see myself wanting to reread this in the future. 3 stars
February 25, 2025
When I tell you I LOVED THIS 😭 Ryan and Eric are perfect.
January 19, 2026
*SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD!*
CW: racism, racist slurs
I really enjoyed this one! Both MCs are in their 40s, they’ve retired from professional hockey, and are now coaching.
There was definitely a lot more hockey in this one than in the previous books in this series. Or, maybe not more hockey, but a lot more on the technical side, as that is now these two characters’ relationship to the game. I was good with it, having played and coached, but I could see it being a stumbling block for someone not overly familiar with the game. There is a lot of talk about the different drills that are being run, specific types of plays during games, etc.
This book had one of my favourite tropes, rivals to lovers, and I love that it comes about when the two coaches are having a fight and then just kiss. Like, obviously that’s the right way to end an argument with someone you don’t like. 😂
I really appreciated that this book had a third act conflict instead of a breakup and that it was external to the couple. And that it was resolved in a way that I found to be really satisfying. It was quite low angst in terms of how these conflicts go, which was really nice. Obviously I know that you need that conflict in order to prove why the couple should be together, but the typical third act breakup gets really old. I love seeing the creative ways that authors are changing this up!
Definitely my favourite in the series thus far and I’m really looking forward to reading the next!
CW: racism, racist slurs
I really enjoyed this one! Both MCs are in their 40s, they’ve retired from professional hockey, and are now coaching.
There was definitely a lot more hockey in this one than in the previous books in this series. Or, maybe not more hockey, but a lot more on the technical side, as that is now these two characters’ relationship to the game. I was good with it, having played and coached, but I could see it being a stumbling block for someone not overly familiar with the game. There is a lot of talk about the different drills that are being run, specific types of plays during games, etc.
This book had one of my favourite tropes, rivals to lovers, and I love that it comes about when the two coaches are having a fight and then just kiss. Like, obviously that’s the right way to end an argument with someone you don’t like. 😂
I really appreciated that this book had a third act conflict instead of a breakup and that it was external to the couple. And that it was resolved in a way that I found to be really satisfying. It was quite low angst in terms of how these conflicts go, which was really nice. Obviously I know that you need that conflict in order to prove why the couple should be together, but the typical third act breakup gets really old. I love seeing the creative ways that authors are changing this up!
Definitely my favourite in the series thus far and I’m really looking forward to reading the next!
December 7, 2025
4.5 stars for story, 5 for the narration.
ETA: 5/12/2025: Can't listen to Heated Rivalry because the narration is awful, so picked a different rivals-to-lovers hockey romance :)
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July 2024
My review of the book is HERE - I think this is the author's best yet, and Cooper North's excellent narration is a fantastic accompaniment. Highly recommended.
ETA: 5/12/2025: Can't listen to Heated Rivalry because the narration is awful, so picked a different rivals-to-lovers hockey romance :)
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July 2024
My review of the book is HERE - I think this is the author's best yet, and Cooper North's excellent narration is a fantastic accompaniment. Highly recommended.
July 20, 2024
Uneven but poignant.
Grown men fucking/growing up.
Hockey, parents, friends.
Grown men fucking/growing up.
Hockey, parents, friends.
July 15, 2024
Don’t you just love a good hate to love hockey romance?
Well I do, and after absolutely loving the Penalty box series so far I couldn’t wait to dive into this.
I’ve barely read any romance books with „older“ MCs, but I think people in their 40s deserve love too?! Why are there so few romance books with people over 30?
When Ryan Sullivans marriage breaks down and he gets a job opportunity in another city he immediately leaves everything behind to start coaching a NHL hockey team.
The assistant coach being his old rival, who also wanted the job wasn’t part of his plan.
Andre what’s better to solve that problem then to kiss it out? Ofc, nothing.
I loved the found family aspect of his, with Ryan’s family being absolutely terrible and Eric’s mother being the most welcoming person alive and I also very much appreciated two people in their 40s still trying to figure their sh!t out, because relatable.
This book is very heavy on the hockey and hockey lingo, so if you’re not into that be aware of this. I still enjoyed it a lot even though I’m more of a sports romance fan than a sports fan!
I can’t wait for the final book in this series and will probably reread the other books 20 times until it’s out!
Well I do, and after absolutely loving the Penalty box series so far I couldn’t wait to dive into this.
I’ve barely read any romance books with „older“ MCs, but I think people in their 40s deserve love too?! Why are there so few romance books with people over 30?
When Ryan Sullivans marriage breaks down and he gets a job opportunity in another city he immediately leaves everything behind to start coaching a NHL hockey team.
The assistant coach being his old rival, who also wanted the job wasn’t part of his plan.
Andre what’s better to solve that problem then to kiss it out? Ofc, nothing.
I loved the found family aspect of his, with Ryan’s family being absolutely terrible and Eric’s mother being the most welcoming person alive and I also very much appreciated two people in their 40s still trying to figure their sh!t out, because relatable.
This book is very heavy on the hockey and hockey lingo, so if you’re not into that be aware of this. I still enjoyed it a lot even though I’m more of a sports romance fan than a sports fan!
I can’t wait for the final book in this series and will probably reread the other books 20 times until it’s out!
October 4, 2025
I am honestly addicted to this series and while I love all the characters in all of Ari’s books - this one is my favorite. There is just something so special about Ryan Sullivan 😍
Here we have two coaches, both in their mid-40s that have a very antagonistic working situation. They butt heads a lot over decisions on the team but that animosity all boils down to some really epic sexual tension.
Ryan is newly divorced and lucky enough to have been offered the dream job of head coach of an NHL team, where he meets Eric Aronson who is just a tiny bit jealous that he didn’t get the job and hates Ryan on principle. Ryan’s optimism and charisma really get to Eric. I loved the push and pull of these two being really annoyed by each other until the tension snaps. Ryan also believed he was straight up until the moment Eric kisses him. And in true Ryan fashion it really does not phase this man whatsoever - he jumps all in.
There was so much to love in this book - the grumpy/sunshine, two older MCs who were still being fun and adventurous in bed - never boring! (the DOPS scene lives rent-free in my mind - IYKYK). There was no miscommunication between these two and even though it started as just hooking up there was never a moment where their relationship felt unhealthy.
This book is once again filled with great banter, side characters to love (Petey my guy, and Murph 🥺), and insane chemistry. The spice in this book was 🥵🥵 Ryan is learning to embrace his slutty side and I love that for him.
And the sweet tender moments that slowly build?! Ughhhh. So good. From the first few your-not-so-bad vibes all the way to holy shit I am down bad to the declarations of love. Ari really fed us.
And once again the audio was actually phenomenal. Cooper North voiced both MCs so well but particularly Ryan’s Boston accent 👌
This is one of my top books of the year, if not the very top for 2025. It was sweet, sexy, filled with hockey, and characters that I will think about for a long time to come.
“He was laughing, that unrestrained, stupid, joyful laugh of his that was so annoying during practice and felt so different in bed.”
“Forty-two years of bluntly saying whatever the hell he wanted to whoever the hell he wanted to say it to hadn’t prepared him for the experience of waking up in the morning next to a short-as-fuck hockey savant from Boston and wanting nothing more than to tease a stupid smile out of him.”
“Somehow, the sex was different this time, too, just as slow and sleepy as Sully’s smile. Eric could barely get his clothes off because Sully wouldn’t stop kissing him, wouldn’t stop touching him.”
Also - if you go to the author’s website you can read a short story that involves Ryan and Eric’s wedding that is fantastic!
Here we have two coaches, both in their mid-40s that have a very antagonistic working situation. They butt heads a lot over decisions on the team but that animosity all boils down to some really epic sexual tension.
Ryan is newly divorced and lucky enough to have been offered the dream job of head coach of an NHL team, where he meets Eric Aronson who is just a tiny bit jealous that he didn’t get the job and hates Ryan on principle. Ryan’s optimism and charisma really get to Eric. I loved the push and pull of these two being really annoyed by each other until the tension snaps. Ryan also believed he was straight up until the moment Eric kisses him. And in true Ryan fashion it really does not phase this man whatsoever - he jumps all in.
There was so much to love in this book - the grumpy/sunshine, two older MCs who were still being fun and adventurous in bed - never boring! (the DOPS scene lives rent-free in my mind - IYKYK). There was no miscommunication between these two and even though it started as just hooking up there was never a moment where their relationship felt unhealthy.
This book is once again filled with great banter, side characters to love (Petey my guy, and Murph 🥺), and insane chemistry. The spice in this book was 🥵🥵 Ryan is learning to embrace his slutty side and I love that for him.
And the sweet tender moments that slowly build?! Ughhhh. So good. From the first few your-not-so-bad vibes all the way to holy shit I am down bad to the declarations of love. Ari really fed us.
And once again the audio was actually phenomenal. Cooper North voiced both MCs so well but particularly Ryan’s Boston accent 👌
This is one of my top books of the year, if not the very top for 2025. It was sweet, sexy, filled with hockey, and characters that I will think about for a long time to come.
“He was laughing, that unrestrained, stupid, joyful laugh of his that was so annoying during practice and felt so different in bed.”
“Forty-two years of bluntly saying whatever the hell he wanted to whoever the hell he wanted to say it to hadn’t prepared him for the experience of waking up in the morning next to a short-as-fuck hockey savant from Boston and wanting nothing more than to tease a stupid smile out of him.”
“Somehow, the sex was different this time, too, just as slow and sleepy as Sully’s smile. Eric could barely get his clothes off because Sully wouldn’t stop kissing him, wouldn’t stop touching him.”
Also - if you go to the author’s website you can read a short story that involves Ryan and Eric’s wedding that is fantastic!
February 6, 2026
Certainly not my favourite of the series but I appreciate how, in every book, Baran is really trying to do something different. Here the interplay of mid-life, awakening sexuality and long-repressed emotions makes two boring af hockey obsessed men, who barely notice the world outside the rink and think the Art of War is the best book ever, seem like a match made in heaven. It was more like reading anthropology than romance at times - and god knows, I did not understand all the coaching strategy content - but this feels more like what would happen if two guys who never admitted to a feeling started something. It would be a bit aggressive, a bit flat, a bit, well, repressed, until it isn’t. And these two do get there, eventually, to a believable and satisfying HEA.
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