Behind the Net (Vancouver Storm #1)
Stephanie Archer
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
3.93
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 350 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 41
- contemporary 39
- boss & employee 39
- forced proximity 38
- grumpy & sunshine 34
- grumpy/cold hero 34
- possessive hero 34
- athlete hero 32
- cheerful/happy heroine 31
- praise kink 27
- sweet/gentle heroine 25
- sweet/gentle hero 25
- rich hero 24
- hockey 23
- slow burn 23
- m-f romance 22
- friends to lovers 20
- funny 20
- alpha male 19
- competent heroine 19
- height difference 18
- new adult 14
- workplace/office 14
- working class heroine 14
- tortured hero 13
- poor heroine 11
- christmas 9
- fake relationship 9
- tortured heroine 9
- caretaking 9
- insta-love 7
- angst 6
- hurt/comfort 6
- childfree 6
- found family 4
- second chances 3
- enemies to lovers 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 23
- mental trauma 2
- alcoholism 2
- geography
- canada 18
- north america 13
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 38
- first person pov 21
- male pov 3
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The 'Vancouver Storm' series
4.08 · 1037 ratings
contemporary · sports · dual-pov · sweet-hero · athletes · north-america · caretaking · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · possessive hero · praise-kink · m-f · audiobook · found-family · competent heroine · canada · height-difference · hockey · forced proximity · humor
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