BROMANTIC PUCKBOY

Puckboys – Book Six

by Eden Finley & Saxon James

Cover & Excerpt Reveal

Release Date: April 18, 2024

Cover Design:






Story Styling Cover Designs



Photographer:



Wander Aguiar Photography

Model: Ben

Genre: M/M Sports Romance Standalone

Trope: Double bi-awakening, idiots to lovers, eccentric hockey players, anti-wingman, PR headache, secret relationship

Synopsis

Bilson

The idea of moving away from Seattle was a joke at first.

I have too many failed relationships here. Too much baggage.

So when I find myself signing with Nashville and leaving everything behind, I’m hopeful a new start will cure me of my attachment problems.

I fall fast and hard, and I’m quickly realizing it’s not so easy to escape my emotional damage. That follows no matter where I go.

When my new teammate, rookie goalie Miles Olsen, attaches himself to my side, the media are excited to exploit our bromance. Little do they know, he’s doing me a favor by keeping me away from making mistakes with women.

That’s the deal we made at the beginning of the season, but as time goes on, and we’re both going through a dry spell, Miles suggests a different arrangement. One I’ve never contemplated. One I shouldn’t consider.

One I can’t stop thinking about.

Miles

My first day as starting goalie for Tennessee is made mildly more terrifying by coming face to face with NHL veteran Cody Bilson. Hero worship? Me? Never!

He reminds me of my old frat buddies; loyal, kind, easy to trade banter with. But my dude is lost and trying to find himself again–without getting married this time.

I want to help him, and while my suggestion might not be conventional, it sure as hell is effective. The only way to make sure he doesn’t marry a woman again? Blow off steam with a man instead.

We’re both straight, we’re both single, and we’re both down for a good time.

After all, what are teammates for?

Excerpt

“Hey, babe?” Aleks says into his phone while the two of us hide in the bushes across the street from my ex-wife’s house the prenup agreement bought her. “I’m going to be home late. We have to rescue a rookie player from a cougar.” There’s a pause before he laughs. “No, not a literal cougar, but by the look of her, she does want to eat him alive.”

“Shh.” I softly backhand him. “If anyone sees us out here, we’ll get arrested.”

Dennan didn’t come on this side excursion because his new wife was at the bar with the other WAGs, but Aleks said he didn’t want to miss this mess.

Silly me thinking he was here for support.

Hadley doesn’t close the blinds as she leads Miles into the bedroom which is on the second floor. The lights are on, and my stomach churns. Is he going to hook up with her? How far is he willing to take this hairbrained idea?

I don’t want to watch that.

Hadley steps closer to Miles, but at about a foot away, Miles puts his hands on her hips and holds her steady.

“Oh fuck, they’re going to kiss, aren’t they?”

“Turn away if you don’t want to see,” Aleks says.

“I want to, but it’s like a car wreck. I can’t not look at it.”

When their lips touch, I screw up my face.

“Sorry, man,” Aleks says. “Maybe your new bestie is actually a psychopath and wants you to be seeing this.”

Just before I start to believe that, Miles breaks the kiss, says something, and then Hadley turns and walks into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.

Miles frantically takes out his phone and looks out into the darkness in our general vicinity. He knows we’re here. My phone vibrates a second later.

Rookie:

Where’s the dog?

CB:

She usually locks him away in the laundry when she goes out or has company.

Rookie:

On it.

He turns and tiptoes out of the room, looking ridiculous, and it makes me laugh. He’s trying to be light-footed, but we’re fucking hockey players. We wouldn’t know how to do anything lightly. But I’ll give him props, he’s quick.

My heart is in my throat, beating erratically, when my phone vibrates again.

Rookie:

I can’t find a dog, only a rat-looking thing. It doesn’t even have any fur.

CB:

That’s him! Quick get out of there.

Rookie:

Come get him from the front door.

“Fuck, we’re moving,” I say to Aleks.

We get up and run across the street, reaching the front just as Miles opens the door and hands me my baby. I have to hold in my shriek of excitement.

Killer starts licking me and going nuts. He lets out a yip, and I can’t help it. “Aww” falls from my lips.

“Leave before she gets out of the shower,” Miles says.

“You’re going to stay?” I yell.

“Teammates should share everything. Is ex-wives not on that list?”

This is one of those times where I can’t tell if he’s being his weirdo goalie self or serious.

He grins. Okay weird goalie self.

The water upstairs shuts off.

His face falls. “Shit. She’s out. Let’s get the fuck out of here.” He slams the door shut, and she for sure knows now that she’s been ditched. All three of us sprint across the street and jump into Aleks’s car. He gets it started and speeds away before there’s any sign of Hadley.

My heart is still racing, Miles is laughing his head off in the back seat, but I’m happier than I’ve been in such a long time.

I have my Killer back.

“Are you sure that’s even a dog?” Miles asks.

“He’s a Chinese Crested and so freaking adorable.” I hug the little guy who struggles excitedly in my arms.

“If you say so,” Miles mutters.

“Hey, question,” Aleks says. “How are you going to smuggle that thing on the team plane? Aren’t you guys on a week-long road trip?”

Miles and I look at each other, neither of us with an answer.

Miles runs a hand through his blond hair. “I kinda didn’t think that far ahead.”

Aleks laughs. “You guys are fucked.”