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Stick by Me

A Nerd Jock Hockey MM Romance (Desert Ice Hockey, Book 1)

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Stick by Me

By: Christie Gordon
Narrated by: Finnley Cole
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Hockey is my life, until I meet an adorable nerd. But he doesn’t date men. Can I convince him to take a chance?

Archer

Hockey was everything, but now I’m questioning if I’ll ever make it to the NHL.

I need to find a life.

In comes a stunning guy in designer jeans and hair so dark and silky, I struggle to keep my fingers to myself.

We connect at an animal rescue, where I accidentally soak him with a hose. I give him my team shirt to make amends.

The vision of him in my clothes stirs a primal urge in me.

When he mentions he’s queer, my heart skips a beat. But he’s only interested in a hookup.

Game on.

Will he accept my challenge for a date?

Leo

I’m having a moral dilemma. I don’t date men. I have an out and proud brother and, in my family, it’s complicated.

Then Archer comes along, eyeing me like a piece of candy and daring me to date him. Yeah, I’m interested.

Problem is, the dare goes awry. I find myself falling so deeply for Archer, there’s no turning back.

When his life goes off the rails, I’m forced to make a decision and fast.

Stick By Me is the first book in the College Hockey series, Desert Ice Hockey, and is the follow up to the Rock U series. It features a dependable nerd and a rebel jock, opposites attract, found family, hurt/comfort, and a secret relationship amidst the backdrop of the holidays. Desert Ice Hockey follows a group of queer hockey players, known as the squad, while they each battle for their HEA.

Buy now to explore a world where emotions run as high as the heat, and hockey isn’t the only game in town!

©2024 Christie Gordon Publishing (P)2025 Christie Gordon Publishing
Contemporary Romance Sports Hockey Heartfelt

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I enjoyed listening to this story.

This is the beginning of a spin off series from Christie Gordon’s Rock U series but you don’t need to have read those books to enjoy this one. Your reading/listening experience might be enhanced if you’ve read the series because some characters cross over but you won’t feel lost if you haven’t. I haven’t read all of the Rock U series and actually prefer this new series about hockey because hockey!

There was a lot of angst in this story but I enjoy a good angsty book now and then. Leo had to deal with his attraction to men and Archer has a father that’s not supportive and downright mean at times. Leo also wanted to keep their relationship a secret because he wasn’t ready to come out yet.

Finnley Cole did a good job narrating this book. The only reason I didn’t give him 5 stars is that I don’t think the voices he used for each character were different enough. I found myself checking my copy of the eBook to know which character’s chapter I was listening to. Having said that, he has a very pleasant voice to listen to so I’ll probably continue to listen to books he narrates if they are by one of the authors I follow.

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Loved the Narration

When I read this book I had not read Archer's interaction with Milo in Milo's story More than a Spark, now I have, I can understand Archer more when he says, all that he wants is a boyfriend and whilst after I read this story I thought he was patient, now after I listened to it, I am in awe with how patient he was with Leo.
I loved Finnley Coles narration of both Archer and Leo and there was no confusion who's POV we were listening to. I liked that Leo had an older voice emphasising their age gap. I could feel the emotion from Archer at some difficult times in the book.
With all the secondary characters having their own voices, there was a lot of them to come up with and again there was no confusion who was speaking to them,
I am looking forward to listening to more of this series

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Cute together

This is the first in the series and a great beginning.

Leo’s feeling he is missing something and even though he has an idea he feels he can’t act on it. Even though his brother is free to act on his preferences, Leo doesn’t feel the same. Then when his volunteer schedule is at the same time Archer is there things change.

Archer is a bisexual hockey player and ready for a relationship. When he meets Leo there is an instant attraction.

Their path has a few issues and Leo’s being ready to come out to his family is a major thing but together they are so cute.

The narration by Finnley Cole gave personality to the characters.

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Fantastic romance and brilliant audiobook

Leo's journey to acceptance and his struggles really touched my heart, I felt for him. Archer had his own set of problems and drama with his father and I just wanted to hug him. I loved how they supported each other and how well they communicated. I absolutely adored them together and I'm so happy they found their happy ending, they really deserved it.
I also loved the cameos, especially from Axel and Remy and I really liked Archer's teammates. The narrator was fantastic and brought this story to life. Great audiobook!

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