Many thanks to V.L. for letting me talk about The Hockey Player’s Heart, which is a
Dreamspun Desires category romance that I co-wrote with my husband, Will
Knauss. The book is a feel-good, second chance romance between New York Rangers
captain Caleb Carter and third-grade school teacher Aaron Price. When Caleb and
Aaron were in high school, Aaron tutored Caleb in geometry. The boys had
crushes on each other that they didn’t admit.
Since this is a tropey, category romance there’s not a lot of
angst. Even in terms of the second chance, Caleb and Aaron don’t have baggage
to sort through in their shared history. Aaron is best friend to Caleb’s older
sister and Caleb is a year younger so they ran in slightly different circles as
teens. They were more than acquaintances, but they weren’t friends. As they
reconnect, both out adults, there’s an immediate desire to catch up with each
other and those old crushes can now be fully explored
Here’s the strange thing about writing this book for me--the
lead character is a member of the Rangers. V.L. knows I root for (in pretty
equal measure) Detroit and Pittsburgh. I grew up in Flint, so the Red Wings are
in my blood. My Penguins allegiance goes back to the Lemieux/Jagr days because
those two played some beautiful hockey. I’ve stayed a fan ever since. However,
I do love Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. There’s nothing quite like watching
him tend a net.
Anyway, we made Caleb a Ranger because we wanted the bulk of the
book set in upstate New York and Caleb needed to be able to get back to the
team pretty easily. I couldn’t allow him to be on either of the other New York
teams (with apologies to Islanders and Sabres fans). So, he’s a Ranger.
I hope you’ll pick up a copy of The Hockey Player’s Heart
and enjoy the romance between Caleb and Aaron--as well as the hockey that gets
played along the way!
Blurb:
Hometown hero. Hockey superstar. Perfect boyfriend?
When hockey star Caleb Carter returns to his hometown to recover
from an injury, the only thing he’s interested in is a little R & R. He
never expects to run into his onetime crush at a grade school fund-raiser .
Seeing Aaron Price hits him hard, like being checked into the boards. The
attraction is still there, even after all these years, and Caleb decides to
make a play for the schoolteacher. You miss 100 percent of the shots you never
take, right?
Aaron has been burned by love before and can’t imagine what a
celebrity like Caleb could possibly see in a guy like him. Their differences
are just too great. But as Aaron spends more time with Caleb, he begins to
wonder if he might have what it takes to win the hockey player’s heart.
Buy Links:
Dreamspinner Press:
https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/the-hockey-players-heart-by-jeff-adams-and-will-knauss-9211-b
https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/the-hockey-players-heart-by-jeff-adams-and-will-knauss-9211-b
Bio:
Jeff Adams and Will Knauss are husbands, authors, and podcasters
based in Northern California. They write gay romances, sometimes together and
other times separately. Jeff also writes young adult LGBT fiction. Together
they host Jeff & Will's Big Gay Fiction Podcast, a weekly show
devoted to gay romance literature and the pop culture they love.
Websites:
Jeff: JeffAdamsWrites.com
Will: WillKnauss.com
Podcast: BigGayFictionPodcast.com
2 comments:
Sounds like a great story!
Loved the book!!! Congrats!! Aaron and Caleb...they were just perfect for each other!
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