Profonde Differenze
28 January 2020
Quello che per un uomo è passione, per un altro è una bugia. Riuscirà l’amore ad aggiustare il più buio dei cuori?
Trent Hanson è un fenomeno del pattinaggio artistico adorato da milioni di fan in tutto il mondo. Ha dedicato tutta la vita allo sport che ama, anche quando lo sport – e la sua stessa famiglia – gli hanno voltato le spalle. Dal cortile della scuola alle Olimpiadi, fino al salotto dei suoi genitori, Trent ha combattuto contro i bulli e gli omofobi per essere un uomo gay dichiarato e orgoglioso di sé. Le continue lotte lo hanno lasciato stanco, solo e ombroso; deve però mettere da parte tutte le sue paure quando viene assunto per lavorare l’intera estate con la squadra di hockey degli Harrisburg Railers. Chi avrebbe mai immaginato che il destino avesse deciso di metterlo in coppia con Dieter Lehmann, dio del sesso sotto ogni aspetto e uomo che sembra avere tutto da dimostrare e a cui non importa chi ferirà pur di ottenere quello che vuole?
Dieter ha passato fin troppo tempo a languire nelle serie minori, e la dipendenza segreta dagli antidolorifici con obbligo di prescrizione significa che la sua carriera sta precipitando verso il baratro. La sua ex lo sta ricattando, ed è molto vicino a mollare tutto. Ma quando viene convocato come riserva per la corsa alla Stanley Cup, ha un assaggio di cosa significhi giocare nella NHL e capisce che un posto nei convocati dei Railers è quello che vuole più di qualsiasi altra cosa. Lo desidera più che ascoltare il suo cuore, e ancor più che prendersi cura di quel pattinatore esasperante che gli è entrato sottopelle. Quando, per ottenere ciò che vuole, supera il limite, capisce di aver smarrito la strada. Deve cambiare, ma sarà ancora in tempo per salvare la sua carriera e per imparare ad amare di nuovo?
More info →Christmas Lights, An Owatonna U Christmas Novella
Under the Christmas lights strung outside a snowy Minnesota cabin, Ryker and Jacob face a future where nothing will be the same again.
Fortunate timing means that Ryker and Jacob can spend a few days together over Christmas in a cabin on the family farm. What’s better is that Scott and Ben are coming as well, with Hayne and Ethan in tow. Ryker can’t imagine a better way to spend time with the man he loves, and the friends he misses, and somehow he knows that this Christmas will be the best one ever. Hockey on a frozen pond, kisses under Christmas lights, and sharing time with Jacob are the best gifts he could ever receive.
Long distance relationships are brutal, Jacob can attest to that fact. So, when Ryker gets a few days off over the Raptors’ Christmas break, the hard-working Minnesota farmer is beyond thrilled. When they find out that their buddies from Owatonna U. are making the trip as well, the holidays are looking to be just about perfect. Jacob has a question for Ryker burning in his heart, and he isn’t asking for much—just a few fun-filled days with old friends and a yes from the man of his dreams.
More info →Prima stagione
Layton vuole il successo, Adler desidera una famiglia. Come può l’amore rendere possibili entrambe le cose?
Layton Foxx lavora sodo per ciò che ha realizzato. L’appartamento, la carriera, la possibilità di farsi un nome e lasciare il segno… deve tutto ai sacrifici che ha fatto. Con una tragedia alle spalle, non desidera e non ha bisogno dell’amore. Poi conosce Adler Lockhart, estroversa e sexy ala degli Harrisburg Railers, e di colpo non può sfuggire all’amore nemmeno volendo.
A Adler Lockhart ogni cosa è sempre stata servita su un piatto d’argento. Macchine, ville, soldi, la retta nelle migliori università private della Ivy League. L’unica cosa che gli manca sono dei genitori che si prendano cura di lui, o l’amore di un brav’uomo. Poi Layton entra nella sua vita privilegiata e gli mostra come può essere il vero amore.
More info →Head, Heart, & Family: A Railers Hockey Novella Collection
Neutral Zone
Jared and Ten’s love is forever, but the rocky path to the romantic Christmas Jared had planned may be hard to travel.
Hat Trick
When Stan and Erik's family expands from three to five, the journey won’t be easy, but love can always find a way.
Save the Date
Adler organizing the bachelor party, Trent as the wedding planner, and Stan writing a speech. What can possibly go wrong with Tennant and Jared’s wedding?
More info →Across the Pond
The greatest journey isn’t from England to the States, it’s the one that two men take on the way to find each other.
Sebastian Brown is on a mission to rescue the Arizona Raptors and a vow he made to a friend in college. Either that or he’s on vacation. He’s not entirely sure that he’s made up his mind yet. Either way, traveling from England, to the arid desert of Arizona isn’t exactly a picnic, particularly with the doubts and worries he takes with him. He’s turned even the worst of companies around, but faced with the challenge of improving the reputation of a hockey team that everyone seems to hate, he knows his work is cut out for him.
Focus is key, but that is easier said than done when Seb is sent into a tailspin by the intriguing Alejandro. Seb’s entire marketing plan hinges on making Alex a poster boy for equality and fair play. But with Alex’s utter dedication to the game, and his dark secretive eyes, the gorgeous Alex is stubborn, opinionated, doesn’t want any part of being the team focus, and worst of all, doesn't appear to like Seb at all. It takes everything that Seb has to keep his hands off of Alex, but things get out of hand and Seb’s life might never be the same again.
Alejandro Garcia has had to work hard to get where he’s at. Born to Mexican immigrants, his siblings and himself have never had it easy in this new country their parents dreamed of calling home. A native son of Arizona, Alex has always been the odd man out on the ice but he’s not going to let a stupid thing like his heritage get in the way of his dreams. He’s now a Raptor and he plans to put all that training and collegiate hockey experience to good use. Working hard comes naturally to him. It’s something his parents have instilled in him from the time he was a toddler. Being one of a handful of Latino hockey players makes him strive for success with even more determination. His first pro season has had some ups but a lot more downs, but Alex is one stubborn young man and failure is not an option.
As the Raptors struggle to rebuild not only their team but their core values, Alex finds himself drawn to one of the owner’s friends, a tall, lanky Brit with the face of an angel and an accent and attitude that bewitches and befuddles him. Sebastian is everything he thought he would never be attracted to but he can’t push the sexy, older, fun-loving man out of his thoughts. If ever there were a man he would not be able to take home to his parents - not that he can bring a man home since he is deeply closeted - it’s Sebastian, but desire knows no socioeconomic, age, or international borders. The heart wants what the heart wants and Alejandro’s wants Sebastian.
More info →Retour de Bâton
Harrisburg Railers – Tome 4
Un été torride dans les bras l’un de l’autre ne saurait suffire.
Stanislav « Stan » Lyamin est heureux de jouer pour les Railers. Le gardien de but imposant est bien aimé et respecté. Il s’est bâti une maison, même si celle-ci ne contient que lui, son chat et sa collection grandissante de cartes de Pokémon. Il préfère vivre ainsi. Il a donné son cœur à un homme l’été dernier, lors d’une relation secrète et celui-ci s’est éloigné, le laissant brisé. Maintenant, Erik est de retour dans sa vie, et il a toujours le même effet dévastateur sur son cœur. Cette fois, ce n’est pas que des lèvres attirantes et de belles boucles blondes qu’Erik a amenées avec lui à Harrisburg : il y a aussi une future ex-femme et un précieux bébé. En dépit du vœu de Stan de haïr Erik pour l’éternité, il a désormais de plus en plus de mal à s’en détourner.
Erik Gunnarsson rêve depuis toujours de jouer à la LNH. Il n’aurait jamais imaginé décrocher un contrat avec les Railers. Qui aurait pensé que le destin le mettrait dans la même équipe que Stanislav Lyamin, l’homme dont il a brisé le cœur ? Les secrets et les mensonges avaient défini leur relation estivale, et le choix d’Erik d’y mettre un terme le hante depuis. Pris au milieu d’un divorce pitoyable, avec un bébé, Erik réapparaît dans la vie de Stan. Désormais, tout ce qu’il a à faire c’est devenir le meilleur père possible, prouver à son équipe qu’il mérite une chance de rester sur leur liste et faire de son mieux pour que Stan lui pardonne. Est-ce impossible de persuader un homme qui vous déteste de laisser une seconde chance à l’amour ?
More info →Spirale Infernale
La passion d’un homme, les mensonges d’un autre. L’amour pourra-t-il même réparer le plus sombre des cœurs ?
Trent Hanson est un phénomène du patinage artistique, adoré par des millions de personnes à travers le monde. Toute sa vie a été consacrée au sport qu’il aime, alors même que ledit sport – et sa propre famille – lui tourne le dos. Depuis la patinoire d’entraînement jusqu’aux Jeux Olympiques et au salon de ses parents, Trent se bat contre les intimidateurs et les homophobes pour devenir l’homme gay et fier qu’il est. Toutefois, les combats incessants le laissent fatigué, solitaire et nerveux. Ses craintes devront être mises de côté lorsqu’il est embauché pour passer l’été à travailler avec l’équipe de hockey sur glace des Harrisburg Railers. Qui aurait pu deviner que l’homme à qui le destin a décidé de le jumeler n’est autre que Dieter Lehmann, autoproclamé dieu du sexe, un homme qui semble avoir tout à prouver, sans oublier de mentionner qu’il ne se soucie pas de savoir qui il blesse pour parvenir à ses fins.
Dieter a passé bien trop d’années à croupir dans les ligues mineures et a une addiction secrète aux médicaments, ce qui signifie que sa carrière se retrouve prise dans une spirale infernale. Son ex le fait chanter et il est sur le point de renoncer à tout cela. Cependant, quand il est appelé en renfort lors d’un match pour la Coupe Stanley, il doit dissimuler ses blessures, obtient un avant-goût de ce que c’est de jouer dans la LNH et il réalise qu’une place sur la liste des remplaçants des Railers est ce qu’il désire avant tout. Bien plus que d’écouter son cœur, que d’avoir à se soucier de ce patineur artistique exaspérant qui s’immisce sous sa peau. Lorsqu’il franchit les limites pour obtenir ce qu’il veut, il comprend qu’il s’est égaré. Il doit changer, mais n’est-il pas déjà trop tard pour sa carrière et ses chances de pouvoir aimer ?
More info →Coast To Coast
When opposites attract, this bottom of the league team will never be the same again.
A stipulation in his father's will forces Mark back into the arms of a family that disowned him, and leaves him one-third owner of a hockey team facing financial ruin. He doesn't even watch hockey, let alone like it, and wants nothing more than to head back to New York. Then there's the new coach, a stubborn, opinionated, irritating man with superiority issues and questionable music taste. Butting heads with Rowen becomes the new normal, but it comes with passionate debate and an all-consuming lust.
Challenged to rebuild one of the worst teams in the league into a future cup contender, Rowen can't pass up the opportunity. Never in his twenty years of hockey has he ever seen a team managed so badly or coached players overflowing with resentment and bigotry. Yet there's something about this team and this city that compels him to roll up his sleeves and start dismantling. If only Mark, one of three siblings who now own the Raptors, wasn't so damned rock-headed yet so damned appealing his job might be easier. It doesn't look like either is willing to give in, but one night in a no-tell motel changes everything.
More info →Cambio di linea
Tennant riuscirà a dimostrare a Jared che l’età è solo un numero e che è l’amore tutto ciò che conta?
I fratelli Rowe sono famosi assi dell’hockey, ma il più giovane dei tre, Tennant, ha sempre dovuto lottare contro la reputazione dei fratelli. Per uscire dalla loro ombra, e contro il loro parere, accetta uno scambio con gli Harrisburg Railers, dove incontra Jared Madsen. Mads è un vecchio amico di famiglia ed ex-compagno di squadra di uno dei suoi fratelli. Adesso è il nuovo allenatore di Tennant, e l’uomo più sexy su cui il ragazzo abbia mai posato gli occhi.
La carriera di Jared Madsen nell’hockey è stata stroncata da un difetto cardiaco, ma allenare gli permette di rimanere vicino alla pista. Quando Ten viene ceduto alla sua squadra, il mondo attentamente organizzato di Mads cade nel caos. Ten, di nove anni più giovane e fratello del suo miglior amico, è assolutamente off limits, ma non appena Mads vede le sue mosse, sul ghiaccio e fuori, capisce che il suo cuore potrebbe metterlo di nuovo nei guai.
More info →Benoit
A stalker threatens Ben, the lines between his hockey career and his love for Ethan blur, and abruptly their future seems like an impossible dream.
Senior year is here, and everything is on the line. Benoit’s time to shine in the crease is now, and he’s going to do everything he can to make sure those professional scouts take notice. He’s earned a great reputation for his skills in the net, and his laid-back demeanor is his key to maintaining his cool when things get heated in the goal crease.
As the Eagles roar into a new season, Ben’s laser-sharp focus is shattered by a stalker who threatens his life, and his attraction to Ethan Girard, the team’s new defensive consultant. Trying his best to ignore the budding friendship that’s taking a hard, fast turn into something far more passionate, Ben is determined to keep his mind on the sport he loves and not let his feelings for the handsome older man creep into his performance. But love, like hockey, is wildly unpredictable, and soon Ben finds that he’s unable to distance himself from Ethan who is slowly and surely working himself into his heart.
Famed Boston defenseman, Ethan Girard, isn’t stupid. Celebrating his thirty-second birthday in the emergency room after breaking his leg, and with a warning that healing will be a long process, he knows he has to think about his future. He was drafted at eighteen, and he’s never known anything but hockey, but with no contract in place yet for the new season he considers that maybe it’s time for him to hang up his skates for good.
Volunteering to help out with the Owatonna Eagles fills his time, but from the moment he lays eyes on goalie Ben, he knows his world will never be the same again. Falling in lust is as easy as stealing his first kiss, but Ben refuses to engage. Has Ethan finally met his match?
More info →Première Saison
Layton veut le succès, Adler désire une famille. Comment l’amour pourra-t-il rendre ces deux choses possibles ?
Layton Foxx travaille dur pour obtenir ce qu’il possède : son appartement, sa carrière, une chance de laisser une trace, tout cela est dû aux sacrifices qu’il a dû consentir. Suite à un évènement tragique de son passé, il ne veut pas et n’a pas besoin d’amour. Puis il rencontre Adler Lockhart, l’ailier sexy et extraverti des Harrisburg Railers. Brusquement, il lui est impossible d’éviter l’amour, même s’il le veut.
Adler Lockhart a toujours tout obtenu dans sa vie : voitures, villas, argent, études dans les meilleures écoles de l’Ivy League. Laes seules choses qu’il ne peut pas acquérir : des parents se souciant sincèrement de lui, et l’amour d’un homme bon. Soudain, Layton s’insinue dans sa vie privilégiée et lui montre ce à quoi un véritable amour peut ressembler.
More info →Hat Trick
Stan Lyamin has seen many of his dreams come true. He’s found his soulmate, loves Noah like his own, hoisted the Cup, and has his Mama living with him in his new country. But his fantasies of a loud, loving, madcap home overflowing with childish laughter linger. When a distant family member passes, Stan and Erik immediately agree to take in the two orphaned children, but that means a trip back to Russia for Stan, an idea that both exhilarates and terrifies him.
Erik’s world tilts on its axis when a phone call wakes him and Stan in the middle of the night. Abruptly, Stan is returning to Russia, making deals, working with people who know people, and fully intending to bring two orphaned children home. The red tape is overwhelming, and Erik is alone in Harrisburg with the nearly impossible task of finding a nanny who can speak fluent Russian. Being on his own is one thing, but add in fears about Stan’s safety and team issues, and Erik is finding everything hard to balance; not least of which is spending quality time with Noah.
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