Behind the Net (Vancouver Storm #1)
Stephanie Archer
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
3.91
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 403 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 45
- contemporary 43
- boss & employee 43
- forced proximity 42
- grumpy & sunshine 38
- grumpy/cold hero 38
- possessive hero 37
- athlete hero 36
- cheerful/happy heroine 35
- praise kink 30
- sweet/gentle heroine 29
- rich hero 28
- sweet/gentle hero 28
- hockey 27
- slow burn 26
- m-f romance 26
- friends to lovers 23
- funny 22
- alpha male 21
- competent heroine 20
- height difference 20
- workplace/office 19
- new adult 16
- working class heroine 16
- poor heroine 14
- tortured hero 14
- christmas 12
- fake relationship 12
- tortured heroine 10
- caretaking 10
- angst 8
- insta-love 7
- second chances 7
- hurt/comfort 7
- childfree 7
- found family 5
- enemies to lovers 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 27
- alcoholism 6
- mental trauma 3
- geography
- canada 22
- north america 16
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 40
- first person pov 21
- male pov 4
romance tags
The 'Vancouver Storm' series
4.07 · 1253 ratings
hockey · sports · contemporary · humor · canada · north-america · super rich hero · dual-pov · forced proximity · height-difference · office · competent heroine · audiobook · m-f · found-family · possessive hero · praise-kink · explicit-open-door · caretaking · first-person-pov
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