The Penalty (New York Gods #3)
Andi Jaxon, J.R. Gray
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Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 24 ratings · 354 pages · Published: 16 Apr 2025

I’ve been kept away from my destiny as long as I’ve been alive.
I'm the bastard, banished from Manhattan, and forbidden from my dream of playing college hockey for the Gods because no one can find out about me.
But now Dad's dead and guess who's in the will? So my dream of playing for the Gods can finally come true, but I have to find my place in my half brother's shadow while dealing with my rival Teddy, who's been a thorn in my side since juniors.
He’s cocky, infuriating, and the biggest himbo I’ve ever met.
Half the time I think he hates me. But it all comes out after a drunken night and now I can’t get him out of my head.
Exile is over, and I’m here to make their lives a living hell.
Tagged as:
- sports 8
- gay romance 8
- college 8
- hockey 8
- sibling's best friend 8
- contemporary 7
- queer romance 6
- sunny/happy hero 6
- friends to lovers 6
- secret relationship 6
- himbo 5
- funny 5
- found family 4
- anal sex 4
- rich hero 4
- athlete hero 4
- new adult 3
- insta-love 3
- breeding 2
- angst 2
- childfree 2
- grumpy & sunshine 2
- forced proximity 2
- possessive hero 2
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 2
- mental trauma 1
- death / grief 1
- geography
- usa 3
- new york state 3
- north america 1
- Format
- dual pov 6
- first person pov 6
- male pov 2
romance tags
The 'New York Gods' series
142 ratings 4.01 ·
new adult · new-york-state · first-person-pov · mental-trauma · anal sex · possessive hero · sweet-hero · dual-pov · athletes · angst · secret-relationship · north-america · usa · forced proximity · super rich hero · male-pov · contemporary · college · queer · explicit-plentiful
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