Admirals Hockey Series by Ava Thorpe

“My future’s been planned for me for as long as I can remember, but I’ve never felt this alive until I met you.” "I shouldn't want Carter, but I can't get him out of my mind." Luke Bailey doesn't have time for a boyfriend. Between dog-walking, law school applications, and trying to get his music career off the ground, love doesn't stand a chance. Besides, his new customer's straight as they come, right? So why can't he stop thinking about Carter? "I've never been with a guy... more“My future’s been planned for me for as long as I can remember, but I’ve never felt this alive until I met you.” "I shouldn't want Carter, but I can't get him out of my mind." Luke Bailey doesn't have time for a boyfriend. Between dog-walking, law school applications, and trying to get his music career off the ground, love doesn't stand a chance. Besides, his new customer's straight as they come, right? So why can't he stop thinking about Carter? "I've never been with a guy. Why do I want Luke so bad?" Carter Welling just needs a dog-walker. Big league hockey takes him away from home, and he can't take Puck everywhere he goes. What he doesn't need is a hot dog-walker who makes him think weird things about guys that he's never felt before. "Fate brought us together. Can I afford to take the risk?" Something just keeps pulling them back together, though, and it's not just the cuteness of Carter's dog. When Luke's dreams and Carter's hockey career seem to be splitting them apart, can they admit that what they want—no, need —is each other? Playing With Fate is a standalone gay romance novel with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a HEA. less

Hockey superstar Ash McCleod didn’t get to be captain of the Ottawa Admirals by playing it safe. On the ice, he’s known as a powerhouse forward; to his teammates, he’s a respected leader; and to his family, he’s a devoted son. But there’s one risk Ash just can’t take, and that’s coming out as gay. Nothing is as important as hockey, not even love. Once upon a time, Cam Smith was willing to risk everything, including his hockey career, for the man he loved... moreHockey superstar Ash McCleod didn’t get to be captain of the Ottawa Admirals by playing it safe. On the ice, he’s known as a powerhouse forward; to his teammates, he’s a respected leader; and to his family, he’s a devoted son. But there’s one risk Ash just can’t take, and that’s coming out as gay. Nothing is as important as hockey, not even love. Once upon a time, Cam Smith was willing to risk everything, including his hockey career, for the man he loved. But that was then, before Ash McCleod broke his heart. Four years later, he’s a little older, a little wiser, and lot more sure of himself. He knows what he wants, and he’s never going to be anyone’s dirty little secret again. When a mid-season trade has Cam skating in an Admirals sweater, both men realize that time and distance have only fueled the fire burning between them. But fire needs oxygen to survive, and Cam won’t live his life in the closet, even for Ash. With both of their hearts on the line, will Ash and Cam waste the second chance they’ve been given, or will they decide that love is worth risking everything? less