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The Power of Love
Fake dating your best friend is supposed to be easy...but only if feelings aren’t involved.
Drew Larney lives for the rush on the ice and in the bedroom. As the star center of the Berkeley Shore University hockey team, it’s not in his nature to deny his fans a good time. Scoring hat tricks is his bread and butter, one-night stands are his specialty, and commitment isn’t even in his vocabulary.
Jackson Monroe is the golden boy quarterback with a heart as big as his throwing arm. Where most athletes seek the limelight, Jackson prefers spending time with his friends, working out with his teammates, and staying out of the public eye as much as possible. But being popular comes with a price.
After a Polar Bear Plunge kicks off the new year and sparks new interest into Drew and Jackson’s bromance, the two of them repeatedly deny that they’re anything more than friends. There’s only one problem—once a rumor spreads, there’s little one can do to stop it. So, Drew and Jackson hatch a plan. Fake a relationship until the heat dies down.
What starts as damage control quickly spirals into something more complicated when the Ice Queen begins orchestrating elaborately intimate schemes to test the authenticity of their sudden relationship. As every line drawn becomes blurred, and every moment together pushes them closer than ever before, Drew and Jackson must face the ultimate can they fight the power of love?
Drew Larney lives for the rush on the ice and in the bedroom. As the star center of the Berkeley Shore University hockey team, it’s not in his nature to deny his fans a good time. Scoring hat tricks is his bread and butter, one-night stands are his specialty, and commitment isn’t even in his vocabulary.
Jackson Monroe is the golden boy quarterback with a heart as big as his throwing arm. Where most athletes seek the limelight, Jackson prefers spending time with his friends, working out with his teammates, and staying out of the public eye as much as possible. But being popular comes with a price.
After a Polar Bear Plunge kicks off the new year and sparks new interest into Drew and Jackson’s bromance, the two of them repeatedly deny that they’re anything more than friends. There’s only one problem—once a rumor spreads, there’s little one can do to stop it. So, Drew and Jackson hatch a plan. Fake a relationship until the heat dies down.
What starts as damage control quickly spirals into something more complicated when the Ice Queen begins orchestrating elaborately intimate schemes to test the authenticity of their sudden relationship. As every line drawn becomes blurred, and every moment together pushes them closer than ever before, Drew and Jackson must face the ultimate can they fight the power of love?
484 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 19, 2026
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Christopher J. Brice
5 books74 followersChristopher J. Brice has always loved reading stories and creating his own. After many years of wanting to do so, he finally took the plunge and published a story that had been brewing in his mind for over ten years.
When Christopher is not writing or reading, he’s watching a lot of television and movies, indulging in his favorite foods, and enjoying time with friends, family, and the most adorable cat known to mankind.
When Christopher is not writing or reading, he’s watching a lot of television and movies, indulging in his favorite foods, and enjoying time with friends, family, and the most adorable cat known to mankind.
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January 24, 2026
So i’m not entirely sold on the chemistry and romance between any of these couples yet that i’ve read in this series. With Drew and Jackson specifically I don’t think they had enough alone time or just enough explanation for me to understand their attraction toward each other. I honestly didn’t even find them to be that close of friends lol, all the other characters were much closer. Any of the flashbacks helped me exactly 0% idek .. but
another sweet addition to the series. I like these books they are pretty fun reads , just lacking some chemistry since there’s so much focus on the other friends and characters .. we don’t get enough time with the main characters
I’m still excited for the other couples being teased!! A bit confused now on Oliver tho if he’s supposed to be with Mason or Ryan but idk .. and for sure hope to see Alex and Kyle. I just hope to see some more chemistry and maybe less focus on side characters in the future books?
Wait and also tea on coach and Gerard’s dad omg
another sweet addition to the series. I like these books they are pretty fun reads , just lacking some chemistry since there’s so much focus on the other friends and characters .. we don’t get enough time with the main characters
I’m still excited for the other couples being teased!! A bit confused now on Oliver tho if he’s supposed to be with Mason or Ryan but idk .. and for sure hope to see Alex and Kyle. I just hope to see some more chemistry and maybe less focus on side characters in the future books?
Wait and also tea on coach and Gerard’s dad omg
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January 24, 2026
2.5⭐️
yeah i did not vibe with this one which sucks bc i love friends to lovers and fake dating but… just not for me unfortunately. there was so much nakedness from everyone at like all times and just everything was so casually sexualized for no reason. and drew’s views on his coach weirded me the fuck out ngl… he says he likes his fatherly tough love but then also wants to sleep with him (even after he’s acknowledged he’s in love with jackson and they’re fairly deep in the fake dating) but then says he doesn’t have a daddy kink but like dude you definitely have daddy issues.
romance wise once they got their shit together it was cute but before that drew was a total idiot. and again everything was so intensely sexualized. idk i know it’s supposed to be a campy series but it was just feeling uncomfortable :/ not sure if i’ll continue bc i do really love ryan and am curious about his story with oliver but we’ll see how i feel when it comes out.
yeah i did not vibe with this one which sucks bc i love friends to lovers and fake dating but… just not for me unfortunately. there was so much nakedness from everyone at like all times and just everything was so casually sexualized for no reason. and drew’s views on his coach weirded me the fuck out ngl… he says he likes his fatherly tough love but then also wants to sleep with him (even after he’s acknowledged he’s in love with jackson and they’re fairly deep in the fake dating) but then says he doesn’t have a daddy kink but like dude you definitely have daddy issues.
romance wise once they got their shit together it was cute but before that drew was a total idiot. and again everything was so intensely sexualized. idk i know it’s supposed to be a campy series but it was just feeling uncomfortable :/ not sure if i’ll continue bc i do really love ryan and am curious about his story with oliver but we’ll see how i feel when it comes out.
January 22, 2026
It felt like a fever dream, like it was so over the top ridiculous I didn’t even know what to think at times. Some parts made me feel like I was in an orgy so much nakedness from literally everyone at anytime.
Drew’s infatuation with coach weirded me out truly, he literally said coach gave him that father figure role but later on he said -while still claiming to be in love with Jackson- if coach asked him to fuck he’d do it but only because it’s a biological response 👁️👄👁️ ..excuse me?
It just wasn’t clicking for me, the humorous scenes in this is funny-I’d hope so- but that’s about all I liked.
Drew’s infatuation with coach weirded me out truly, he literally said coach gave him that father figure role but later on he said -while still claiming to be in love with Jackson- if coach asked him to fuck he’d do it but only because it’s a biological response 👁️👄👁️ ..excuse me?
It just wasn’t clicking for me, the humorous scenes in this is funny-I’d hope so- but that’s about all I liked.
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January 21, 2026
This was such a well-written book. I loved Drew and Jackson’s dynamic, and it was so great getting to see them slowly realize they wanted to be more than best friends. This book was definitely spicy and I couldn’t get enough of the shenanigans the ice queen put everyone in. If you’re looking for a good time, a story that makes you laugh and wonder WTF in a good way, read this!
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