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Arctic Titans of Northwood U, Series #3
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Narrated by:
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Curtis Michael Holland
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By:
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Hayden Hall
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I earned the captaincy fair and square, but Caden Jones doesn’t see it that way. He’s challenging my authority at every turn and bringing discord to the team that’s held together with duct tape and hope.
Caden is set to ruin our chances this year just to show everyone what a terrible leader I am.
Besides, he’s been preoccupied with kissing guys all semester long. Not that I have a problem with that, exactly. But does he have to do it right under my nose?
An out-of-state game has us stranded in a hotel room. While that’s annoying as hell, the final straw is the mix up that leaves us with only one bed.
Years of rivalry and quiet resentment finally come to boiling and one of us isn’t leaving this hotel room alive. Until big words are said. And crazy actions taken. And we’re no longer fighting, even if it sort of looks like a wrestling match.
Turns out, I’ve got no problem with Caden kissing guys when I’m the guy he kisses. But… I’m straight, right?
Big Stick Energy is the third book in Hayden Hall’s Arctic Titans of Northwood U series of gay, college hockey romance novels. Expect fiery encounters on and off the ice, bisexual awakening, heated rivalry, and the emotional rollercoaster of self-discovery, acceptance, and growth into adulthood. Big Stick Energy can be read as a standalone.
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- Guy Venturi
- 10-31-24
What sticks out in Hockey? Energy!
Sports are controlled chaos, managed mayhem, timed terror, commercial coersion, and medical mysteries all caged together inside a barrier to keep the spectators, commentators, friends, family and a few true fans from interacting during the game.
Organizing and controlling the action are a few underpaid referees surrounded by the players on the field and in the bench. The owners, sponsors, and investors try to keep their players healthy enough to win, while the other teams does everything possible to make them loose.
But with hockey, it is all done on ice without the bottle of whiskey or can if beer. Just to stick it to the other guy for a few bucks and medical coverage.
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