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| For Puck’s Sake Book 4 |
Always protect the heart of the ice.
Max
This wasn’t supposed to happen to me. I’m supposed to be at the top of my career. Untouchable. Worshiped. Finally proving to all the jerks in my life that I made it. I’m at the top.
Then a video that shouldn't exist leaks and everything comes crashing down. I’m about to lose it all and I can’t seem to get out of my own way. My agent banishes me to a place that technology can’t touch while he tries to salvage my career.
I’m caught between rage and deep depression, lashing out at everyone and everything around me. I have myself to blame but right now, all I want is to drown in my misery. Even when something unexpected and good comes along, all I can do is push and push until I’m once more drowning all alone.
Deryke
I don’t know what’s come over me. Why does this disaster of a hockey player suddenly call to my heart and everything inside my body and mind? I mean, the world knows what’s in his pants and I’ve never been even slightly turned on by that! Why now? Why him?
Even when he’s bratting so hard I want to break him, I can see that he acts the way he does because he’s hurting somewhere deep inside. He won’t let me in, but for some unknown reason, I can’t let Maximus Latham go.
He needs me. He needs someone to believe in him and not disappear the minute he messes up. He needs someone to love him for him, not for being the hockey god he is. Except I’m not sure I can reach him in time before he self-destructs.
But damned if I’m not going to try.
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This is a LGBT+ story with content not intended for those under 18 years of age due to graphic scenes and situations.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203510380-the-crease
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My Review 4/5 Stars
Last book, we found out that something had happened with Max and he has been MIA ever since. Now, we finally learn exactly what happens to him! Max’s need for attention stems all the way to childhood when his parents and siblings basically ignored him to a point that they don’t even acknowledge his existence. He finds himself on destructive paths and this time it has finally blown up his life as a professional hockey player. When a video that should never have existed leaks, his agent sends him back to the island of Kala, a gay resort free from all technology, with the instructions to stay low and don’t leave until his agent can save his career. But sending someone like Max alone after something so bad wasn’t the best idea. Everything comes crashing down on him. His depression, his fears, his loneliness, his anger. And nothing can pull him out. That is until Deryke. Deryke is also a NHL player and he loves to come to Kala every summer to unwind despite not identifying as gay. He enjoys the atmosphere and the friends he has made there and is happy to shut out the world for a bit. What he never expects is to find Max at the resort looking like a shell of himself. Sure, he may not really know Max well, but even Deryke can tell something is off and the idea of leaving Max all alone doesn’t sit right with him. So what turns into one check up turns into many. Deryke sees Max for who he is underneath all the pain, brattiness, and heartache. And he finds his protective and nurturing nature taking over. He won’t leave Max like this. So he’ll be there for him. And in doing so starts a really sweet love story for the two of them. It’s not an easy journey for Max. There is so much in his head but having someone in his corner makes a big difference. Nothing is perfect and that is okay. I really loved the slow build up between these two and how when they spent time together in any shape or form, their feelings grow. And for Deryke who never thought he would be interested in a man is surprised but also not that he falls for Max. He’s just simply found the person he is meant to be with and take care of. The story is just as much about love as it is healing and the author did a great job showing that!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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