HEY LOVELIES!
Welcome to the first-ever novel in the New York Stars’ series.
This is a complete standalone and requires no other reading to enjoy this book.
This is a cherry popper for me, guys, but, I’ve been blessed with a hockey-obsessed Canadian who also happens to be an ex-sports reporter for an editor. Yeah, you read that right. Like any pusher, :P, Anne-Geneviève has made me addicted. To hockey players. She took me to my first game in Denver in March and I’ve been OBSESSED ever since.
What she doesn’t know about hockey hasn’t been written, and I consider myself freakin’ lucky that she worked on this book with me to bring you a hockey romance that she isn’t ashamed to tell her ex-hockey-player buddies about LOL.
Just FYI, this whole story came about because of something called a billet family. If you don’t know what that is, it’s where a kid from Québec, for example, can play for a team in Winnipeg because a billet family brings him into the fold and raises him like he’s one of theirs. They’re trusted families and members of the hockey community and these boys can grow up in safe environments while fulfilling their goals.
I also reference something called PALs – that’s an abbreviation for ‘partners and lovers’ which Joe Arden coined, so thank you to him for that inclusive title!
Writing this book brought out my Canadian pride. And I’m British! But these characters are from Canada, so you will find dates and, perhaps, cultural references that seem foreign to you because they are… They are Canadian! For example, July 1st is Canada Day and their tax deadline is April 30th. Regardless, I hope you will follow me down this path, with maple leaves shining in your eyes and maple syrup running through your veins!
Triggers:
On the page:
References to kidnapping, as well as a character with an eating disorder, another with a terminal illness, and another who overdoses.
Off the page:
References to torture, drug overdose, and child neglect.
You should also know that none of the NHL team names match the ones in my league.
Much love and happy reading,
G. A. Mazurke
xo
