The Power of Love (The Barracudas #2)
Christopher J. Brice
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· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 3 ratings · 484 pages · Published: 19 Jan 2026
Drew Larney lives for the rush on the ice and in the bedroom. As the star center of the Berkeley Shore University hockey team, it’s not in his nature to deny his fans a good time. Scoring hat tricks is his bread and butter, one-night stands are his specialty, and commitment isn’t even in his vocabulary.
Jackson Monroe is the golden boy quarterback with a heart as big as his throwing arm. Where most athletes seek the limelight, Jackson prefers spending time with his friends, working out with his teammates, and staying out of the public eye as much as possible. But being popular comes with a price.
After a Polar Bear Plunge kicks off the new year and sparks new interest into Drew and Jackson’s bromance, the two of them repeatedly deny that they’re anything more than friends. There’s only one problem—once a rumor spreads, there’s little one can do to stop it. So, Drew and Jackson hatch a plan. Fake a relationship until the heat dies down.
What starts as damage control quickly spirals into something more complicated when the Ice Queen begins orchestrating elaborately intimate schemes to test the authenticity of their sudden relationship. As every line drawn becomes blurred, and every moment together pushes them closer than ever before, Drew and Jackson must face the ultimate question: can they fight the power of love?
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- queer romance 3
- funny 3
- sports 3
- gay romance 2
- queer awakening 2
- slow burn 2
- friends to lovers 2
- grumpy & sunshine 2
- athlete hero 2
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- college 2
- new adult 1
- contemporary 1
- angst 1
- childfree 1
- bisexuality 1
- caretaking 1
- fake relationship 1
- forced proximity 1
- good grovel 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- second chances 1
- secret relationship 1
- anal sex 1
- praise kink 1
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- found family 1
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- football 1
- alpha male 1
- shy hero 1
- sunny/happy hero 1
- tortured hero 1
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The 'The Barracudas' series
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m-m · sports · new adult · queer-awakening · friends to lovers · queer · slow burn · grumpy sunshine · athletes · contemporary · audiobook · sweet-hero · dual-pov · college · found-family · exhibitionism · sunny hero · humor · anal sex · explicit-open-door
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