Rules of Engagement
An M/M Hockey Romance (Rules of the Game, Book 5)
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Rules of Engagement
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Narrated by:
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James Edward Jones
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Brigham Vaughn
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Rule #1: Don't fall in love with your best friend's brother
After Anders Lindholm lost his wife and baby daughter in a car accident, he knew he’d never find love like that again.
Hockey, routines, and his team are all that have kept him going since.
But as he approaches 40, an injury makes him consider what life after retirement will be like.
And when his teammate, who just so happens to be his best friend’s brother, offers him a helping hand—in more ways than one—it reawakens something in Anders he can’t deny.
Rule #2: Don’t let anyone know the real you
Kelly O’Shea has been in love with Anders since he was 15. He’s been hiding the fact that he’s gay for just as long.
He loves his family, but their overprotective meddling is what made him move halfway across the country and hide who he was.
Although Kelly and Anders both agreed it would stay casual, Kelly begins to hope that maybe they’ll eventually be more than just friends with benefits.
And the more time they spend together, the faster the ice around Anders’ heart melts.
But with a playoff spot to clinch, fractures within the team, and overprotective brothers to worry about, Anders’ fear of letting go of the past isn’t the only challenge they’ll have to overcome.
Trigger warning:
Non-graphic mentions of death of secondary characters, including a child. Grief. Brief and non-graphic mention of suicidal ideation. Talk of homophobia and homophobic slurs.
Non-graphic mentions of sexual harassment and sexual assault.
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Brigham Vaughan has a way writing her characters that makes you feel immersed in them and physically feel as though you are living their specific situation.
These two beautiful souls broke me in the best way possible and then gently stitched me back together.
The pain of loss that Lindy suffered through was dealt with so well and realistically.
I knew he would end up being terrified of loving and living again but the quiet, gentle love Kelly has always had for him was both his undoing and his redemption.
Please do yourself a favor and run, don't walk to read this book.
This story dealt with some very heavy and emotional topics.
James Edward Jones did a wonderful job portraying those emotional pitfalls very well.
Beautiful and emotional
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Kelly, one of the youngest members of the team, has lived and breathed hockey his entire life. His father was a professional hockey player, his brothers were all hockey players, and it only made sense for him to follow in their footsteps. But there’s one thing that Kelly can’t share with his family – that he’s gay. It doesn’t help that Kelly has had a crush on Anders, a fellow hockey player and longtime family friend, since he was 15 years old. Now years later, he finds himself playing on the same team as Anders, and his crush has only grown and bloomed as he has grownup himself. But there are so many obstacles that stand in the way including Ander’s horrific family tragedy and the Kelly’s own secrets.
The book deals with some heavy topics, but I really thought it was done well and brought a depth to the story and romance. I really enjoyed the interaction between Kelly and Anders – they were so sweet together and even though there were moments of pain they worked through the issues and found their happy ever after.
The audiobook was narrated by James Edward Jones who did a fantastic job voicing all the characters. I thought the audiobook production was well done and it was a great listening experience.
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Powerfully emotional, your heart will break for Anders if it hasn't already from his appearance in the series. He's sincere, kind, caring, and passionate. He's a character that deserves love.
Brigham has created a story that is tragic, near impossible to put down and so magically hopeful, you actually get to see the ice of grief melt ever slowly as the story proceeds.
I'm so glad Lindy (Anders) got this second chance at love and Kelly is his perfect match!!
Heartbreaking yet magical
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Aging and growing
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I really like the series. This time it's about Anders and Kelly. I was really looking forward to Anders story. He has a sad past and everyone is not supposed to get just one chance in life. But can Anders take it?
As you would expect, the story was emotional. There were many interesting themes like grief, rejection, a second chance at love, outing, of course loving family and hot scenes.
Kelly is a great character, very kind and always supportive. You just have to like him.
I really enjoyed the hockey scenes, could have listened to more of those.
The story was entertaining and engaging.
Narrator James Edward Jones did a great job. I could tell the protagonists apart well, but sometimes I would have liked him to convey the emotions a little better.
An emotional story
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