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 [?]
· 83 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 22
- sports 19
- contemporary 18
- dual pov 16
- hockey 15
- suspense 14
- forced proximity 13
- athlete hero 13
- exhibitionism 12
- sibling's best friend 12
- spanking 11
- tortured heroine 10
- rich hero 10
- m-f romance 10
- friends to lovers 10
- abduction 10
- first person pov 10
- possessive hero 9
- height difference 8
- curvy heroine 8
- found family 8
- independent heroine 8
- sweet/gentle hero 6
- shy heroine 5
- mystery 5
- sunny/happy hero 5
- second chances 4
- insta-love 4
- funny 3
- new adult 2
- alpha male 2
- angst 2
- daddy kink 1
- anal sex 1
- bdsm 1
- competent heroine 1
- tortured hero 1
- dark romance 1
- masc-dom 1
- working class heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 13
- past child neglect 12
- child death 11
- mental trauma 10
- victim blaming 7
- third party abuse 2
- past child abuse 1
- death / grief 1
- fatphobia 1
- geography
- usa 8
- minnesota 8
- north america 7
- canada 2
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The 'Lakes Hockey' series
4.01 · 363 ratings
tortured heroine · first-person-pov · m-f · possessive hero · anal sex · dual-pov · athletes · sports · contemporary · spanking · humor · minnesota · independent heroine · super rich hero · alpha male · usa · found-family · praise-kink · hockey · north-america
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