by E.M. Lindsey
Community rating: 4.7/5 from 5 ratings.
"Would you slap a teammate for twenty-five grand?" "Uh, yeah. There are a few I'd slap for free. Just point me in the right direction." A heavy burden, a shop owner, unexpected friendship that leads to love, a lost hockey player finding himself, and a happily ever after neither of them realized was coming.
Genres: Queer/LGBTQ+, Romance
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Age Gap, Hurt/Comfort, Found Family, Hockey, Friends With Benefits
Published: 2026-04-01