Fire in the Ice
By Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood
Narrated by Nick J. Russo
Publisher: Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood
Release Date: 3/14/2022
Version: Unabridged Audio
Whispersync – Voice Enabled
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes
Genre: Romance, Contemporary Gay Romance, Sports Romance
Tropes: Hockey, Jock/Jock, Teammates, Second Chances, Friends-to-Lovers
What if love threatened to destroy everything you’d worked for?
Hockey right winger Tyler Jensen isn’t thrilled to get the news he’s been traded to the Bethesda Barracudas. The team may be red-hot in the rankings, but there’s someone there he’d rather not have to see every day.
Defenseman Kevin Moore is one of the top-rated rookies in the country. He’s living the dream playing for the Barracudas—until he hears that his old high-school crush Tyler is joining the team. Ty was once everything Kev wanted, but their age difference got in the way. Tyler decided a three-year gap was too much and left Kevin behind.
In Bethesda, Tyler doesn’t take long to notice that Kevin has grown up into precisely the kind of man he can’t resist—brawny, brainy, and beautiful. Kev feels the pull too, and as the men become closer, they work hard to keep their budding relationship secret. Professional hockey may be welcoming gay players now, but Ty and Kev aren’t sure management would like the idea of two Barracudas taking teamwork to an entirely new level.
As the playoffs loom, news of their romance gets out. Ty and Kev, caught in a storm of controversy that threatens to destroy them, need a power play to save their careers. How will they find one before it’s too late?
Fire in the Ice delivers on the promise that second chances can work and dreams can come true. If you like exciting hockey, plenty of humor, a beautiful HEA, new adults, young athletes, and enough heat to burn down the house, this book is for you.
Hello everyone. This is Ryan Taylor, and I’m here with my husband and co-author, Joshua Harwood. We’re excited to tell you our book Fire in the Ice is now available as an audiobook narrated by the very gifted Nick J. Russo. Nick has done a magnificent job of bringing Tyler and Kevin to life. If you read Fire in the Ice when the book was released in May 2021, we believe you’ll love it in a brand new way. If you haven’t had the chance to read Tyler and Kevin’s journey to their HEA, this is the perfect time to pick it up. A splendid story full of passionate men, tender romance, and exciting hockey, the audiobook gives FLAMMABLE an entirely new meaning.
We hope you’ll enjoy this excerpt from Fire in the Ice
Room service had brought an enormous bowl of popcorn, and our hands brushed repeatedly as we dipped in for more. We sat close together, and Tyler’s heat radiated off him. After finishing the snacks, we lay down. We weren’t touching, but just as our hands had found each other in the popcorn bowl, our legs, arms, and hips made frequent contact as we shifted around.
I eventually tired of the movie and decided some conversation would be good. “How are you liking the Barracudas?”
“A lot more than I expected to. The guys are all great, and we’ve clicked as a team. It’s almost like Birky and I have been playing with you all year.”
“I agree.” I found the TV remote, turned down the volume, and then stretched. My arm bumped into Tyler’s, and not feeling like moving it, I left it there. “You’ve been playing really well since you got to Bethesda.”
He pressed his arm against mine. “Think it has much to do with you, Nick, and me playing together before?”
“I’m sure that’s a factor. We were good in prep school. We’ve all improved our skills since then, but we’re still the same people.”
He turned on his side toward me, his knee bumping my leg in the process. “We were good friends in prep school, but we can be even better now as something else.” He moved his arm and traced a finger against the side of my hand. “I like you a lot, Kev. I always did, but things weren’t right for us a few years ago. Nicky and I were breaking up, and you were just coming out of kidhood.”
I snickered. “Kidhood? Is that a word?”
“Is now.”
“I’m not a kid anymore.”
“Believe me, I’ve noticed.”
Things went quiet. The movie droned softly in the background, and just as I was trying to think of something to say, Tyler took my hand. I loved the warmth of his skin and the way our workout calluses scraped against each other. I didn’t even consider pulling away; Tyler Jensen wanted to hold my hand, and I liked it.
FIRE IN THE ICE. Copyright © 2021 Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood. All rights reserved
Ryan Taylor and Joshua Harwood met in law school and were married in 2017. They live in a suburb of Washington, DC and share their home with a big, cuddly German shepherd. Ryan and Josh enjoy travel, friends, and advocating for causes dear to their hearts. Ryan also loves to swim, and Josh likes to putter in the garden whenever he can. The romance they were so lucky to find with each other inspires their stories about love between out and proud men. You can contact them through their website at https://www.ryanandjoshth.com/.
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