Behind the Net (Vancouver Storm #1)
Stephanie Archer
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
3.89
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 462 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 48
- contemporary 46
- boss & employee 46
- forced proximity 45
- grumpy & sunshine 41
- grumpy/cold hero 41
- possessive hero 40
- athlete hero 39
- cheerful/happy heroine 38
- praise kink 33
- sweet/gentle heroine 32
- rich hero 31
- sweet/gentle hero 31
- hockey 30
- m-f romance 29
- slow burn 27
- friends to lovers 24
- alpha male 23
- competent heroine 23
- funny 22
- height difference 22
- workplace/office 20
- working class heroine 18
- tortured hero 17
- new adult 16
- poor heroine 16
- fake relationship 13
- caretaking 13
- christmas 12
- tortured heroine 12
- insta-love 8
- angst 8
- second chances 8
- hurt/comfort 8
- childfree 7
- found family 4
- enemies to lovers 2
- anal sex 1
- sassy heroine 1
- betrayal 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 30
- alcoholism 9
- mental trauma 5
- geography
- canada 25
- north america 19
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 43
- first person pov 24
- male pov 7
- standalone 1
romance tags
The 'Vancouver Storm' series
4.07 · 1575 ratings
dual-pov · sweet-hero · athletes · slow burn · north-america · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · possessive hero · found-family · m-f · audiobook · contemporary · competent heroine · sports · height-difference · canada · hockey · humor · forced proximity · super rich hero
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