I was supposed to protect my net—not fall for the defenseman who once left me behind.

Philipe
I trained all summer for this.
Fixed my smile. Cleaned up my English. Built my body, sharpened my game, and pushed every doubt aside.
This year, I’ll prove I belong in the NHL.
Then Jacob Buchey walks back into my locker room.
My old defenseman. My best friend. The man I kissed three years ago before he left Montreal and we disappeared from each other’s lives.
He’s supposed to protect my net, not wreck my focus.
But every familiar smile, every stolen touch, every heated glance drags me back to the one man I never really got over.
And when I see someone else wanting him, something in me snaps.
Because Jacob was almost mine once.
This time, I don’t know how to let him go.

Jacob
Arizona was supposed to be my fresh start.
A new team. A safer locker room. A chance to stop hiding who I am.
Then I see Philipe again.
Older. Stronger. Still the goalie who knew me better than anyone—and still the man I regret leaving behind.
I tell myself I came here for hockey.
But every road trip, every secret kiss, every moment alone with him proves that’s a lie.
Philly is fighting for his NHL dream.
I’m trying to survive the grief I buried after losing my father.
And whatever this is between us could cost more than either of us is ready to risk.
But when Philly looks at me like I’m the only man he wants to save…
I start believing our second chance might be worth everything.

Saving the Play is book 3 in the Desert Elite Hockey series. It features a determined goalie, the defenseman who never stopped wanting him, friends-to-lovers tension, second-chance longing, bisexual awakening, secret romance, teammates on the road, emotional healing, and an MM hockey romance where protecting the net is easy compared to protecting their hearts.

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