Peaches and Pucks by M.A. Wardell is now live!
One hotel room. One bed. Zero chance of keeping it professional.
Harry
When I agreed to chaperone the boys’ hockey team, I thought my biggest challenge would be pretending to understand the rules—not being stuck sharing a hotel room with Darius Hall. The hockey coach. The human whistle. The man who’s made my Mondays miserable for years.
But somewhere between the bus ride, the tense semifinal, and one very small bed, I start to realize the worst part of Darius Hall might be how much I like him.
Darius
I’ve spent years pretending Harry Peterson doesn’t get under my skin. Easier to tease him than admit I notice everything—his color-coded lesson plans, the cedar-and-coffee smell, that unguarded laugh.
Now we’re stuck sharing a hotel room, and I’m running out of excuses for the way I feel. One bed. One night. And suddenly I can’t decide what’s harder to handle: his endless commentary or how much I miss it when he stops talking.
Peaches and Pucks is a cozy, rivals-to-lovers novella full of banter, heart, and heat—because sometimes love takes a slapshot straight through your defenses.
Harry
When I agreed to chaperone the boys’ hockey team, I thought my biggest challenge would be pretending to understand the rules—not being stuck sharing a hotel room with Darius Hall. The hockey coach. The human whistle. The man who’s made my Mondays miserable for years.
But somewhere between the bus ride, the tense semifinal, and one very small bed, I start to realize the worst part of Darius Hall might be how much I like him.
Darius
I’ve spent years pretending Harry Peterson doesn’t get under my skin. Easier to tease him than admit I notice everything—his color-coded lesson plans, the cedar-and-coffee smell, that unguarded laugh.
Now we’re stuck sharing a hotel room, and I’m running out of excuses for the way I feel. One bed. One night. And suddenly I can’t decide what’s harder to handle: his endless commentary or how much I miss it when he stops talking.
Peaches and Pucks is a cozy, rivals-to-lovers novella full of banter, heart, and heat—because sometimes love takes a slapshot straight through your defenses.
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MY REVIEW
The last thing Harry wants to do is chaperone this peewee hockey tournament, but he's been roped in, and it's for the kids, so he's here. Unfortunately he has to room with the coach, Darius, the man who's made his life miserable ever since they both started teaching (Harry's an English teacher and Darius is the PE coach) at the same school. But, as he soon finds out, Darius doesn't really dislike him. Will Harry be able to wrap his head around Darius true feelings for him? Or has his past traumatized him too much to allow him to find his way in Darius' ultramasculine sports world?
Darius has crushed on Harry for years now, but like a little boy, didn't know how to express himself, so teased him to the point that Harry actively avoids him when possible. Well now Harry can't avoid him anymore when they are forced to share the same hotel room (and bed) during this hockey tournament. Darius is intent on not only expressing his true feelings finally, but begging Harry's forgiveness. If their romp this weekend is any indication, Harry may have just forgiven him and appears to share his feelings. Or not...because now they're back to where they were before. Some timely advice has him sticking around, though, intent on showing Harry they're meant to be.
Despite Harry's stepping back from Darius after their fling, Peaches and Pucks is low angst. It's also fun, sweet and seriously spicy. Darius definitely needed a hard dose of reality, can't blame Harry for being up in his feelings, but he didn't drag it on long, and Darius stuck around and proved what a sweet guy he really was. I haven't read anything by this author prior to this, but now that I have read and really liked his writing, I'll definitely be on the lookout for more from him.
Meet M.A. Wardell
Writing as M.A. Wardell, LAMBDA Literary Award nominee Matt writes spicy queer rom-coms.
His goal is to tell adult gay love stories with a diverse representation of flawed and damaged characters who find healing through love.
Matt loves rom-coms and has always wished for better representation, so he's writing the stories he wishes existed. The queer men in his stories are flawed and messy. Helping them find their HEA is Matt's passion.
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His goal is to tell adult gay love stories with a diverse representation of flawed and damaged characters who find healing through love.
Matt loves rom-coms and has always wished for better representation, so he's writing the stories he wishes existed. The queer men in his stories are flawed and messy. Helping them find their HEA is Matt's passion.
Connect with M.A.
Website | www.mawardell.com
Goodreads | https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/28189533.M_A_Wardell
Amazon | https://bit.ly/4iGifqu
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089846252205
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