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Road Rules

Rules of the Game, Book 1

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Road Rules

By: Brigham Vaughn
Narrated by: James Edward Jones
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About this listen

Rule one: Hockey comes first.

As NHL team captain, Zane Murphy’s goal for the upcoming season is simple: take the Evanston River Otters all the way to the Stanley Cup.

Rule two: Only On the road.

But an unexpectedly hot night with his best friend and teammate Ryan Hartinger throws Zane’s carefully laid plans and his sexuality into disarray.

Rule three: Don’t fall in love with your best friend.

When feelings begin to creep in, Zane will have to decide if he’s willing to throw out the rules and risk his career and his friendship for a chance at winning it all.

Note: Road Rules was previously published as a 45k word novella on Prolific Works, and has since been expanded into a full length 87k word novel.

Trigger warnings: Homophobic and gendered slurs. Mentions of cheating (not between MCs).

©2023 Brigham Vaughn (P)2023 Brigham Vaughn Contemporary Contemporary Romance Literature & Fiction Romance Hockey Sports Heartfelt Feel-Good

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This was such an emotional hockey story. Hockey players Zane and Ryan have been best friends since they met at college. When a fellow hockey player comes out, it makes them think differently about each other and they starts experimenting with each other. They already have a deep connection and they start falling for each other but they both struggle as they are worried about their friendship and coming out publicly. it was quite an emotion but such a great story. I thought the narration was spot on and well suited to the story.

emotional hockey story

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It's here!! Fans of this series will be so happy to have the full story of how Zane and Ryan became Zane and Ryan. I've loved this series from book one and we've gotten to know the two men pretty well from the outside but now, reading them from the beginning of their friendship and as that develops into more for them is so much fun.
When it comes to these two men, I think Ryan says it perfectly - "Zane is hockey and hockey is Zane". For both of them, their friendship, job, love of hockey, it's all intertwined and that's clear from the very start of the book. There is a deep sense of trust and a platonic love that has the chance to become more once things start to change for them. Nerves are clear on both sides but with Zane being the one who needs to plan and know where things are going, he's a bit more hesistant when it comes to moving forward. The in no way detracts from the heat they share and just how easy it seems to come with them moving to a physical relationship. I also really enjoyed Zane's personal growth when it comes to how he feels about and labels himself. Ryan is just as much fun to read as I thought he'd be, a positive ball of energy who is always by Zane's side.
A fantastic read for those who love the Rules of the Game series, introducing new readers to the characters that will be upcoming in the series and establishing a couple who are a mainstay of the series.
James is a brilliant narrator and really brings both the strong friendship and developing feelings to life for Zane and Ryan. It's a joy to listen to.

Fantastic start to a much loved series

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Witty, sweet and steamy, Zane and Ryan are so perfect together.

I feel like Brigham's best friends to lovers with these two was fresh and different from other Friends to lovers stories.

These two had been beat friends for years and were so comfortable together they were basically dating without the s*x. Add that in and things began to heat up! As their feelings changed, their passion grew.

I enjoyed the banter and comradery between these two as well as all the secondary characters. I feel that Brigham is good at hinting at future stories and I look forward to more from this series and this hockey team!!!

the perfect match!!

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I must admit that of all the romance tropes out there, friends to lovers is not my favorite but that may definitely change if I can find more books as good as this one. Zane and Ryan have such a wonderful friendship that you really do understand the worry, especially on Zane's part as he's the more restrained planner of the pair that starting a romantic relationship might alter their friendship enough to ruin it. The author does a wonderful job of letting us see what he thinks might change and how. Ryan is more open to going for it, but neither of these two are reckless or unmindful of the gravity of what they are doing. A wonderful character story that also has great world building that sets up the rest of the series perfectly. James Edward Jones does a wonderful job with these characters. He lets us feel their concerns as well as the attraction pulling them together.

The cost of friends to more

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I have enjoyed Ryan and Zane as side characters throughout the entire series and it was wonderful to get to see them actually falling in love.
These two have been best friends and roommates for a long time until suddenly everything changes and they begin to see each other in a new light.
Having that solid friendship foundation to build on just made their relationship even stronger.
The chemistry between them was scorching hot but they were also very sweet at times as well.
The narration was wonderful and brought the story to life.

Friends to lovers

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