Behind the Net (Vancouver Storm #1)
Stephanie Archer
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
3.92
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 292 ratings · 432 pages · Published: 30 Jun 2023
After my ex crushed my dreams in the music industry, I’m done with getting my heart broken. Working as an assistant for an NHL player was supposed to be a breeze, but nothing about Jamie Streicher is easy. He’s an intimidatingly hot, grouchy jerk who can't stand me. The guy has a massive ego. Keeping things professional will be no problem, even when he demands I move in with him.
Beneath his surliness, though, Jamie’s surprisingly sweet and protective.
When Jamie learns how bad my ex was in bed, his competitive nature flares, and he encourages and spoils me in every way. The creative spark I used to feel about songwriting? It’s back, and I’m writing music again. Between wearing his jersey at games, rowdy parties with the team, and being brave on stage again, I’m falling for him.
He could break my heart, but it might be worth it.
Behind the Net is a grumpy-sunshine pro hockey romance with lots of spice and an HEA. It’s the first book in the Vancouver Storm series, and can be read as a standalone.
Tropes:
grumpy sunshine
slow burn
boy obsessed
pro hockey
forced proximity (boss vs assistant + roommates)
spice coaching
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Tagged as:
- sports 37
- dual pov 35
- contemporary 35
- boss & employee 35
- forced proximity 34
- grumpy & sunshine 31
- possessive hero 31
- grumpy/cold hero 30
- athlete hero 28
- cheerful/happy heroine 28
- praise kink 24
- sweet/gentle hero 23
- sweet/gentle heroine 21
- hockey 20
- rich hero 20
- slow burn 20
- first person pov 19
- m-f romance 19
- funny 18
- friends to lovers 17
- competent heroine 17
- alpha male 16
- height difference 15
- workplace/office 12
- new adult 11
- working class heroine 11
- tortured hero 10
- fake relationship 9
- poor heroine 9
- christmas 7
- tortured heroine 7
- caretaking 6
- insta-love 5
- angst 5
- hurt/comfort 5
- childfree 4
- found family 3
- male pov 3
- second chances 2
- enemies to lovers 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 20
- mental trauma 1
- alcoholism 1
- geography
- canada 14
- north america 11
romance tags
The 'Vancouver Storm' series
4.06 · 738 ratings
humor · sports · contemporary · friends to lovers · sweet-hero · praise-kink · hurt-comfort · forced proximity · slow burn · sweet heroine · hockey · north-america · new adult · super rich hero · found-family · alpha male · competent heroine · height-difference · first-person-pov · caretaking
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