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Blind Side: A Steamy Friends-to-Lovers MM Hockey Romance
A winger who takes care of everyone. A backup goalie who sees everything. And a road trip, one bed, and a trade deadline that's about to blow the lid off years of careful silence.
Jamie Hayes is the Chicago Storm's heart — the man who reads every room, fills every silence, and makes sure nobody on this team is ever alone. He's also been in love with his best friend for years, and he's made his peace with it. No drama, just the quiet discipline of calling it enough and meaning it.
Clay Abbott, the team's backup goalie, has been watching Jamie with the attention of a man who knows exactly what he feels and has filed it under not for me. When a trade offer gives Abbott a shot at everything he's worked for — starter money, a new city, his name on a jersey that matters — a road trip in a shared hotel room strips away the careful distance they've built.
Now they're running out of road and running out of reasons. With a life-changing trade on the table and the walls closing in, the fragile peace between them is about to shatter. Abbott has a shot at the career he’s always wanted. But taking it means walking away from the one man he can't stop watching.
✓ Friends-to-lovers
✓ Years of mutual pining
✓ One bed, road trip
✓ Ticking (trade deadline) clock
✓ Found family under threat
✓ He fell first, he fell harder
Heat Steamy
Achingly patient, devastating tenderness, earned joy
HEA
Chicago Storm Series Book 3 (standalone)
Some things are worth the risk.
Jamie Hayes is the Chicago Storm's heart — the man who reads every room, fills every silence, and makes sure nobody on this team is ever alone. He's also been in love with his best friend for years, and he's made his peace with it. No drama, just the quiet discipline of calling it enough and meaning it.
Clay Abbott, the team's backup goalie, has been watching Jamie with the attention of a man who knows exactly what he feels and has filed it under not for me. When a trade offer gives Abbott a shot at everything he's worked for — starter money, a new city, his name on a jersey that matters — a road trip in a shared hotel room strips away the careful distance they've built.
Now they're running out of road and running out of reasons. With a life-changing trade on the table and the walls closing in, the fragile peace between them is about to shatter. Abbott has a shot at the career he’s always wanted. But taking it means walking away from the one man he can't stop watching.
✓ Friends-to-lovers
✓ Years of mutual pining
✓ One bed, road trip
✓ Ticking (trade deadline) clock
✓ Found family under threat
✓ He fell first, he fell harder
Heat Steamy
Achingly patient, devastating tenderness, earned joy
HEA
Chicago Storm Series Book 3 (standalone)
Some things are worth the risk.
- GenresHockey
132 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 27, 2026
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May 27, 2026
I say this with love.
Who ever edited this needs to try again.
The story is lovely and the premise is great, but it’s like the chapters got mixed up. I feel like I’m reading the first draft of a good book. The plot and characters and overall vibe is there but it hasn’t been polished at all.
In chapter 13 Kieran asks “What are you waiting for him to do?” But it’s back in chapter 7 where Abbott goes “I thought about Kierans question - what are you waiting for him to do?”
Things are repeated like in chapter 17 “I know which shoulder gets tight after long games” followed by chapter 18 “I know which shoulder gets tight after games”
This kind of thing happens multiple times. The time line is all messed up and information is given at the wrong times and there is A LOT of repetition. I really did enjoy the book but it’s undercooked and obviously annoyed me enough to right this.
Who ever edited this needs to try again.
The story is lovely and the premise is great, but it’s like the chapters got mixed up. I feel like I’m reading the first draft of a good book. The plot and characters and overall vibe is there but it hasn’t been polished at all.
In chapter 13 Kieran asks “What are you waiting for him to do?” But it’s back in chapter 7 where Abbott goes “I thought about Kierans question - what are you waiting for him to do?”
Things are repeated like in chapter 17 “I know which shoulder gets tight after long games” followed by chapter 18 “I know which shoulder gets tight after games”
This kind of thing happens multiple times. The time line is all messed up and information is given at the wrong times and there is A LOT of repetition. I really did enjoy the book but it’s undercooked and obviously annoyed me enough to right this.
May 27, 2026
Wow. Another big hitter from Cross.
This book contained big emotions compacted in a small space and it truly gave me all the slow burn I was looking for.
Clay is a stoic quiet backup goalie who is paired with an extroverted sunshine - Jamie. Their journey was so sweet and all the small things really added up (bawling my eyes out now!!). I love stories where it’s all about the quiet moments that make up the big moments and this was portrayed very well here.
I don’t get why Jamie is the way he is or why he can’t ask (sometimes people are just who they are I guess) and we don’t hear much about Clay’s family or his life. I think it would’ve been nice to see them further in the future and going steady. But also, I guess that is what they have been all along.
There were some repetitive phrases and inconsistencies with some scenes but overall an incredible story. Can’t wait for the rest of the “seeds”
This book contained big emotions compacted in a small space and it truly gave me all the slow burn I was looking for.
Clay is a stoic quiet backup goalie who is paired with an extroverted sunshine - Jamie. Their journey was so sweet and all the small things really added up (bawling my eyes out now!!). I love stories where it’s all about the quiet moments that make up the big moments and this was portrayed very well here.
I don’t get why Jamie is the way he is or why he can’t ask (sometimes people are just who they are I guess) and we don’t hear much about Clay’s family or his life. I think it would’ve been nice to see them further in the future and going steady. But also, I guess that is what they have been all along.
There were some repetitive phrases and inconsistencies with some scenes but overall an incredible story. Can’t wait for the rest of the “seeds”
June 1, 2026
something was missing
I loved the second book of this series but this book was underwhelming at best. It felt very repetitive and the characters felt like they didn’t really have a good development. Definitely think it needed more time and attention to details. Wanted to like it but yeah it’s a no from me.
I loved the second book of this series but this book was underwhelming at best. It felt very repetitive and the characters felt like they didn’t really have a good development. Definitely think it needed more time and attention to details. Wanted to like it but yeah it’s a no from me.
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