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My Pucking Crush

A Dark MM Hockey Bodyguard Romance

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My Pucking Crush

By: Tori Chase, Deborah Garland
Narrated by: Joe Arden, Teddy Hamilton
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Protecting him is my duty, but falling for him could be my undoing.

I’ve spent five years burying my past, leaving behind the violence and bloodshed of my former life as a Bratva enforcer. Now, I’m just Luca—the quiet guy who keeps his head down, working security for a professional hockey team. I don’t get close to anyone, and I definitely don’t let anyone get close to me.

But then I’m assigned to protect Max Ryan, the team’s star defenseman, and everything changes. He's my obsession. My crush. Max is everything I shouldn’t want. Charismatic and stubborn, he’s got a knack for finding trouble, and now he’s got a target on his back. The last thing I need is to be drawn into his world, where old loyalties and deadly secrets collide with new, dangerous desires.

As much as I try to keep things professional, Max has a way of breaking through my defenses. But when a shadow from my past threatens to destroy him and everything I’ve built, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep him safe. Even if it means confronting the darkness I thought I’d left behind—and risking everything, including my heart.

©2024 Tori Chase (P)2025 Tori Chase Romance Sports Heartfelt Hockey
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The story and performance were so engaging that I couldn't stop and binged this in one day.

Got me in a chokehold!

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I really enjoyed this story line and the narration was awesome as always from these two performers

Awesome story and narration

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A Dark Mafia and Hocky Romance 🖤

When it comes to the whole mafia and hocky combined storyline, I thought I would have an issue with it because it's just not something I think should ever be blended but I actually enjoyed it. Although I didn't really find it 'dark' but did enjoy the whole player/bodyguard dynamic.

I did love both Luca and Max but the overall plot lacked and the end felt a bit rushed. I mean the very last part felt like it was just chucked in as if it was the cherry on top but it wasn't. Also all the other characters from their other books just causally thrown in there for a scene.. ick

Also did someone say Teddy Hamilton & Joe Arden... yes pleaseeee!!

4/5⭐️ 3/5🌶️ 5/5🎧

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This is a bodyguard x player to more dark hockey romance, featuring Max and Luca, and is a standalone book.

Max is the captain of a professional hockey team. There have been threats made against him so one of the security team has been assigned to him for protection - that lucky job falls to Luca - the hot bodyguard (secret ex mafia) who has a secret obsession and crush on Max.

So much happens in this book! My head is swimming with everything that went down in this book, so much to think about.

This is definitely a dark romance, so make sure you read the CW. This story is spicy and dramatic and focuses on the hurt / comfort of both these characters. Both Max and Luca have past trauma, Max especially has trouble with this past and as a result tries to deny what he truly wants. Luca kind of bulldozes his way into Max’s life and their ‘bodyguard with benefits’ situationship becomes all consuming and they both end up learning how to love.

Their relationship is definitely not conventional but I kind of dug their f-ed up normality at the end, I mean when you fall in love with someone in the mafia, you know what you are getting in to.

This one was definitely different to the standard hockey books I’ve read and I think it’s worth the read if you are looking for something a little darker and not at all low angst featuring a whole mafia angle to a hockey trope. It’s a great mix.

It is a standalone but there are a couple of breadcrumbs in there that there may be another book on the horizon.

Ps. The audio narration was fantastic.

Things to expect in this book are:
Standalone
MM dark romance - Read CW
Hockey player x bodyguard
Some angst
Mafia drama
Obsession / Crush
Forced proximity
MC pierced everywhere
Hurt / Comfort
Living with past trauma
One bed
Homophobic parents & friends
Secret relationship
Spicy times & dirty talk
Calls him baby
Protective & Possessive
S*x club
Coming out
HEA

Story of Max and Luca

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I enjoyed this story so much AND I just listened to the bonus chapter on blue nose and it just completed everything! Also I wanted more details on how the fuck his son was actually alive and how that all went down. I loved this story give me 14 of them!

Absolutely loved it!

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First time reading hockey and mafia… interesting story. Very spicy.

Great voice actors - they work really well together x x x

Great performance- love these actors

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How could you go wrong with these two narrators… but added bonus… the storyline is hot, with plenty of spice and an excellent story with lots of twists.

Such a good one!

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I loved this story, full of twists and turns and lots of spice 🌶️ 🌶️ Very well written and the characters are well developed.

Emotional and captivating

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I think the overall idea for the book was really good but the way that it was written was very chop and change they never. they never really stop to explain things properly and it's just kind of all over the shop but at the same time it's a pretty good book add a little bit more detail in here and there

nice story line idea

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I loved the idea of this book and saw good reviews for it.
But it was so strange. Worded very matter of fact, not enough detail, jumping from one scene to the next in a jolting way. Waaaay too much going on and nothing explains properly! From the Bratva links to the crappy family situation, nothing was delved into. Both narrator’s are usually great, but Joe Arden in particular was terrible in this one. His cadence and lack of inflection made it like he was reading a shopping list!
Disappointed I spent money on this one and don’t recommend.

One of the weirdest books I’ve listened too…

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