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| The Games We Play Season 2 Book 1 |
Success isn’t measured in goals or stats; it’s a rough draft waiting to be rewritten.
Walker Hannan was supposed to be the next big thing in the NHL. But instead of carving out a legendary career, he's been sent down to the minors to fix his game—and his attitude. The rink used to be his sanctuary, but now it feels like his prison. Angry, frustrated, and desperate to claw his way back, the last thing Walker needs is a distraction.
Enter Finn Carter—elementary school art teacher, eternal optimist, and the human equivalent of sunshine. With his paint-stained hands and infectious smile, Finn is everything Walker isn’t: open, warm, and willing to see the beauty in the mess. He knows life isn’t about perfection—it’s about expression. And somehow, against all odds, he starts to chip away at the walls Walker has spent years building.
But just when Walker begins to believe there’s more to life than hockey, he gets the call he’s been waiting for—his shot at the NHL, his second chance.
Now, with his career on the line and his heart tangled in something real, Walker has to. Can he fight for his place on the ice without losing the one person who taught him how to live beyond it?
Rough Draft is a heartfelt opposites-attract, grumpy/sunshine, MM hockey romance about love, ambition, and finding a home where you least expect it.
The Games We Play - Season 2 is the second season of this multi-author minor league hockey romance series! All titles run concurrently through the same hockey season and the books can be read in any order, so jump in anywhere!
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My Review: 4/5 Stars
Walker knows he has issues. The kind of childhood trauma he endured left him with some anger and his only source of releasing it was through hockey. But hockey isn’t enough. Not when he gets into an altercation off the ice and he gets bumped from his NHL team down to the minors to regroup. He’ll need to get on meds, talk to a therapist, and…take an art class. He knows he has a lot to work on when it comes to himself and he’ll put in the work to get his second chance at the NHL. He just didn’t imagine falling in love while he was healing. Finn is an elementary school art teacher who loves his job even when things get rough. And when he takes on an art class to some hockey players all struggling with their own issues, he is surprised by the friendships he makes with them. Especially with Walker. He sees Walker for who he is and who he is trying to be. The connection between these two is strong and I loved how they slowly worked their way to a relationship beyond friends. It’s what both needed and only made them falling in love that much sweeter. I loved the cast of characters we got here and I’m glad to see a series is in the works to follow them! I will definitely be checking those out!
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