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Puck Me Like You Hate Me
We’re teammates. We’re rivals. We’re one wrong move away from tearing each other apart—or dragging each other to bed.
I came to Buffalo to lead the team, win games, and stay focused.
Then Kayden Preston happened.
Cocky. Reckless. Hotter than sin and twice as infuriating.
He thinks he owns the rink. He thinks he’s going to be team captain.
I’m here to show him otherwise.
It starts with a locker room power play.
It turns into a war.
And then it turns into something neither of us are ready an obsession.
He pushes me to my limits on the ice—and off it.
One kiss, and it all comes crashing down.
Now we can’t stop. And we definitely can’t stop thinking about it.
Puck Me Like You Hate Me is a dark, high-heat MM hockey romance full of locker room tension, fourth wall breaks, and explosive chemistry. Expect rivals-to-lovers chaos, dominant energy battles, late-night confessions, and two alpha players who can't keep their hands—or secrets—to themselves.
I came to Buffalo to lead the team, win games, and stay focused.
Then Kayden Preston happened.
Cocky. Reckless. Hotter than sin and twice as infuriating.
He thinks he owns the rink. He thinks he’s going to be team captain.
I’m here to show him otherwise.
It starts with a locker room power play.
It turns into a war.
And then it turns into something neither of us are ready an obsession.
He pushes me to my limits on the ice—and off it.
One kiss, and it all comes crashing down.
Now we can’t stop. And we definitely can’t stop thinking about it.
Puck Me Like You Hate Me is a dark, high-heat MM hockey romance full of locker room tension, fourth wall breaks, and explosive chemistry. Expect rivals-to-lovers chaos, dominant energy battles, late-night confessions, and two alpha players who can't keep their hands—or secrets—to themselves.
372 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 21, 2025
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August 18, 2025
Kayden et Eric avec un Culomètre à 🍑🍆
mdr c'est vraiment une expérience que je ne referais pas du tout parce que la construction est bancale mais écoutez l'expérience était tout de même surprenante 😌
mdr c'est vraiment une expérience que je ne referais pas du tout parce que la construction est bancale mais écoutez l'expérience était tout de même surprenante 😌
July 23, 2025
I’m sorry, but if I had to read “his throbbing meat” or “his thick member” one more time I was going to throw my kindle. Had to dnf at around 40%
November 13, 2025
It took me a while to get into the story because, at the start, the only interactions were arguments about who would be team captain and endless bickering over the captain’s locker in the dressing room for way too many chapters. They just keep squabbling like children, and it really irritated me.
I stopped reading at 54% because I couldn’t understand why one of the players was so desperate to be in a relationship, refusing to have sex unless the other agreed to date publicly first—supposedly to make sure he wasn’t being used for his body… yet after only a few interactions they end up having a very hot and steamy encounter in the locker room. It felt inconsistent.
I also wasn’t sure where the story was going, but I found that Erik didn’t seem worried at all about what being a gay couple could mean for their hockey careers. Even though I do believe it should be normal for players to be gay, the reality is that they would very likely face backlash. Erik never really acknowledges that and keeps pushing Kayden, telling him they should “be themselves,” even though Kayden clearly says he isn’t ready. Erik doesn’t seem to take Kayden’s fears seriously, and I really didn’t like that dynamic.
Plus, Erik has these strict “principles” about not sleeping with strangers and only having sex with someone he’s in a relationship with—yet he pushes for a relationship with someone he barely knows, after spending most of the book bickering. It didn’t make sense to me.
Up to where I stopped, there were also very few interactions with the other players or even the coach. It’s basically just the two of them. I get that it’s their story, but we learn almost nothing about the rest of the team or how they react, except for one moment when Kayden shoves Erik and Erik gets mad during practice. It just felt like there wasn’t much story beyond the forced relationship plot.
And honestly, for two supposedly very straight men, they don’t question things at all—they jump on each other, strip without hesitation, rush into oral sex without even thinking, and there’s no mention of protection. I don’t know. It just didn’t work for me, unfortunately.
I stopped reading at 54% because I couldn’t understand why one of the players was so desperate to be in a relationship, refusing to have sex unless the other agreed to date publicly first—supposedly to make sure he wasn’t being used for his body… yet after only a few interactions they end up having a very hot and steamy encounter in the locker room. It felt inconsistent.
I also wasn’t sure where the story was going, but I found that Erik didn’t seem worried at all about what being a gay couple could mean for their hockey careers. Even though I do believe it should be normal for players to be gay, the reality is that they would very likely face backlash. Erik never really acknowledges that and keeps pushing Kayden, telling him they should “be themselves,” even though Kayden clearly says he isn’t ready. Erik doesn’t seem to take Kayden’s fears seriously, and I really didn’t like that dynamic.
Plus, Erik has these strict “principles” about not sleeping with strangers and only having sex with someone he’s in a relationship with—yet he pushes for a relationship with someone he barely knows, after spending most of the book bickering. It didn’t make sense to me.
Up to where I stopped, there were also very few interactions with the other players or even the coach. It’s basically just the two of them. I get that it’s their story, but we learn almost nothing about the rest of the team or how they react, except for one moment when Kayden shoves Erik and Erik gets mad during practice. It just felt like there wasn’t much story beyond the forced relationship plot.
And honestly, for two supposedly very straight men, they don’t question things at all—they jump on each other, strip without hesitation, rush into oral sex without even thinking, and there’s no mention of protection. I don’t know. It just didn’t work for me, unfortunately.
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August 26, 2025
Needs some editing and to fill plot gaps
I’m not sure why this was listed as a dark romance. I guess it wasn’t rainbows and butterflies, but it wasn’t what I’d call dark romance—which isn’t bad, I was actually a little worried it was listed as dark but had no trigger warnings.
As far as the content goes—the story is unique in the way the MCs break the 4th wall and talk to us, but I think some additional editing could improve the story. Definitely a number of grammatical issues that detracted from the story. The story was a little confusing too. I feel like there were a few times I wasn’t clear which character was talking. I also don’t really think this journey was plausible. It’s a story so it’s not like I expect it to be rooted in reality but maybe a little more to the content or journey would make it more believable. I don’t get the connection—it kind of came out of nowhere and these characters seems like they had nothing much to talk about—one definitely seemed like he’s and less to contribute as fast as intellectual thoughts. The other one is pushing and pushing for this relationship but nothing has happened that makes this believable. And then I think there was some passage of time in between one of the chapters and it’s vaguely referenced that it had been a few months, but I feel like it would have helped to make note of this at the top of the chapter because it’s another example of wondering how did we get here??
I’d love to see more added to the plot, some drawn info on the journey, something that seems remotely believable, and them saying I love you and let’s get married when they did is I guess a nice way for us to see a happy ending, but nothing very realistic. Some editing could really improve this. I was looking forward to the second book and now I’m not sure it’ll have the depth of story I’m hoping for.
I’m not sure why this was listed as a dark romance. I guess it wasn’t rainbows and butterflies, but it wasn’t what I’d call dark romance—which isn’t bad, I was actually a little worried it was listed as dark but had no trigger warnings.
As far as the content goes—the story is unique in the way the MCs break the 4th wall and talk to us, but I think some additional editing could improve the story. Definitely a number of grammatical issues that detracted from the story. The story was a little confusing too. I feel like there were a few times I wasn’t clear which character was talking. I also don’t really think this journey was plausible. It’s a story so it’s not like I expect it to be rooted in reality but maybe a little more to the content or journey would make it more believable. I don’t get the connection—it kind of came out of nowhere and these characters seems like they had nothing much to talk about—one definitely seemed like he’s and less to contribute as fast as intellectual thoughts. The other one is pushing and pushing for this relationship but nothing has happened that makes this believable. And then I think there was some passage of time in between one of the chapters and it’s vaguely referenced that it had been a few months, but I feel like it would have helped to make note of this at the top of the chapter because it’s another example of wondering how did we get here??
I’d love to see more added to the plot, some drawn info on the journey, something that seems remotely believable, and them saying I love you and let’s get married when they did is I guess a nice way for us to see a happy ending, but nothing very realistic. Some editing could really improve this. I was looking forward to the second book and now I’m not sure it’ll have the depth of story I’m hoping for.
July 27, 2025
This is definitely a departure from the norm in MM Hockey. It was like being a fly on the wall when Erik and Kayden were in a room together. From the get go it was a battle of wills, Kayden a hothead and Erik the coolheaded one. It was amusing in a way, other times I wished they had tried to meet each other half way. It all started when Erik took Kayden’s Captain Locker and escalated from there.
Of course all that tension had to find an outlet and then it was both of them letting it all out with their arms around each other. It did feel quite childish at times but I felt serious tension throughout, hoping that they would come to agree on what was important. Both of them had differing views on whether to ‘come out’ to the team members at least.
It took a couple of teammates independently approaching Kayden and Erik to sort themselves out and not wreck the teams upcoming final chance at the Championship. Apparently some team members weren’t as blind to what was happening as either Erik or Kayden thought.
What I really liked about Erik and Kayden was their ability to constantly communicate with each other no matter if they didn’t always see eye to eye at the time.
It was a microscopic view of the nitty gritty push and pull of growing love between two strong young men under pressure in the world of sport.
Of course all that tension had to find an outlet and then it was both of them letting it all out with their arms around each other. It did feel quite childish at times but I felt serious tension throughout, hoping that they would come to agree on what was important. Both of them had differing views on whether to ‘come out’ to the team members at least.
It took a couple of teammates independently approaching Kayden and Erik to sort themselves out and not wreck the teams upcoming final chance at the Championship. Apparently some team members weren’t as blind to what was happening as either Erik or Kayden thought.
What I really liked about Erik and Kayden was their ability to constantly communicate with each other no matter if they didn’t always see eye to eye at the time.
It was a microscopic view of the nitty gritty push and pull of growing love between two strong young men under pressure in the world of sport.
July 25, 2025
Ummm, well I tried but the first two chapters are these two kids in Kindergarten arguing over who is going to be team captain! Major DNF!
August 4, 2025
Dnf after the first couple pages🤣
November 1, 2025
2.5 stars (note to self: not dark, just immature)
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