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Trade Deadline

By: Avon Gale, Piper Vaughn
Narrated by: Kirt Graves
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 Childhood crushes reunite in this spicy friends-to-lovers hockey romance.

Daniel “Bellzie” Bellamy should be on top of the world—a Stanley Cup is the perfect topper to his fourteen-year NHL career. But despite the post-win high, something’s missing. When the chance to play for his hometown team, the Miami Thunder, comes along, he’s open to it. And when he runs into an old friend from his past soon after he makes the move, he wonders if it might be kismet.

Micah Kelly never thought he’d see his childhood crush—and first kiss—again. Danny Bellamy moved on to bigger and better things when they were teenagers, and the idea that Micah’s relationship with the professional hockey player could be anything more than one-sided Instagram thirst seems too good to be true.

Maybe too good to be true is the new reality, though. As the season goes on, Micah teaches Daniel to surf, and Daniel introduces Micah to his lovable pack of rescue dogs and the world of being a hockey boyfriend. Life is good. But when things on the ice don’t go as planned, they’ll have to decide if their rediscovered romance is built to last.

Previously Published.

Hat Trick:
  • Book 1: Off the Ice
  • Book 2: Goalie Interference
  • Book 3: Trade Deadline
 Contemporary Romance Genre Fiction Humorous Literature & Fiction Romance Sports Comedy Hockey
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I chose this story because I loved Avon Gale’s scoring chances series. What a foolish person I was. The romance between Daniel and Micah lacked chemistry but wow could these two always find the most miserable things to worry about. Micah feared Daniel would leave to play hockey somewhere else. Daniel played in a team he couldn’t help. The narrator voice delivered the misery perfectly. I kept thinking the story would turn and Daniel and the Miami Thunder would start winning games. Never happened. On and on it went. Where was the joy in the romance? Where was the joy of all the good things that surrounded this couple? There was no joy to be found. Why 2 stars and not 1 because many readers love angsty stories. So it may well be perfect for those readers.

Such a long angst ridden story

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