Before We Came (Lakes Hockey #1)
Sloane St. James
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
3.77
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 104 ratings · 335 pages · Published: 27 Mar 2023
Her funeral unraveled decades of secrets hidden from me—horrible secrets. This rabbit hole I’ve fallen down has revealed my past is much more sinister than I could have imagined. Everything I thought I knew has been a lie, and now there’s only one place for me to turn: back to the people who have been searching for me all these years.
One of those people is my newfound brother’s best friend: Lonan Burke, star defenseman for the Minnesota Lakes. His dirty talk and praise offer an easy escape as I shift into my new life. I’m ready to start anew with the ones who love me, but I’m not so sure I can settle down when I’ve just been set free.
Lonan
She’s back. We were kids the last time I saw her, but my innocent crush from childhood is full-grown now. And it’s not so innocent anymore. She’s a breath of fresh air from the series of one-night stands since being drafted into the NHL. I’ve only got one shot with her, and I’m not taking it for granted. I may give her the passion she’s been craving, but she’s the intimacy I’ve waited for my whole life.
When her story hits the media, she needs a place to hide. I offer her sanctuary in my penthouse. For the first time, this frigid condo feels like a home, and she’s made me believe the future I’ve always wanted is within reach. For now, I’m willing to hold her hand during the day and pin them down at night. But I want more.
Note: This 18+ spicy hockey romance features dirty-talking, praise, suspense, angst, second-chance love, forced proximity, and of course, a happily ever after.
CW: Kidnapping, fatal car accident details. Childhood emotional and physical abuse are mentioned but not described in detail.
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Tagged as:
- praise kink 25
- sports 21
- contemporary 19
- hockey 17
- forced proximity 16
- sibling's best friend 15
- suspense 14
- athlete hero 14
- exhibitionism 12
- tortured heroine 12
- m-f romance 12
- friends to lovers 12
- rich hero 11
- abduction 11
- spanking 11
- possessive hero 10
- curvy heroine 9
- found family 9
- height difference 8
- independent heroine 8
- second chances 6
- sweet/gentle hero 6
- shy heroine 5
- mystery 5
- sunny/happy hero 5
- insta-love 4
- funny 3
- angst 3
- alpha male 2
- competent heroine 2
- new adult 1
- daddy kink 1
- anal sex 1
- bdsm 1
- tortured hero 1
- dark romance 1
- masc-dom 1
- working class heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 14
- past child neglect 14
- child death 12
- mental trauma 12
- victim blaming 7
- third party abuse 3
- past child abuse 2
- death / grief 2
- fatphobia 2
- alcoholism 1
- geography
- usa 9
- north america 8
- minnesota 8
- canada 3
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 18
- first person pov 12
- male pov 1
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The 'Lakes Hockey' series
3.99 · 464 ratings
hockey · usa · spanking · super rich hero · independent heroine · humor · competent heroine · found-family · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · m-f · sports · masc-dom · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · possessive hero · praise-kink · anal sex · athletes
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