Dog-Eared Daydreams

Stubborn Puckboy (Puckboys #9) by Eden Finley & Saxon James Release Date: July 31, 2025 About Stubborn Puckboy Colby Once upon a time, playing for the NHL was my dream. Then Radimir Novicov skated circles around me and made it clear I’d never be good enough. He was smart, talented, and worst of all–sexy. Every closeted guy knows that you don’t hit on your teammate, even if his gaze lingers longer than it should. All it took was one drunken close call before our friendship was in tatters, he was called up to the NHL, and I was sent for further conditioning. Playing in the NHL was off the table, so coaching became my new dream. And seventeen years later, I’m finally heading to the big time. With everything in my personal life already on the line, I can’t risk hockey too. I need to figure out a way Video coach. Pro level. The only downside? It’s for Novi’s team. Novi Radimir Novicov is not scared of anything. I am one of the best. Future Hall of Famer. There are two ...

Something to Prove (Smithton Bears #2) by Lane Hayes Date Released: July 29, 2025 About Something to Prove The hockey star, the influencer, and the deal of a lifetime. Ty I’m going to the pros, baby! Deal made, contract signed. Now all I have to do is finish out my final season at Smithton and stay out of trouble. I like to have a good time, but don’t worry, I’ll behave. What I won’t do is talk to that double-crossing influencer who’s been badgering me for an interview. No thanks. I know Walker’s type—sweet as pie on the outside, a shark on the inside. Get this…he wants to make a deal that sounds a lot like a bribe. Not interested. No way. But I am curious. Walker You would not believe how hard it is to get a certain jock to cooperate. I understand that Ty doesn’t like me. As in…he won’t return my calls and avoids me like the plague on campus. Too bad. I’m not giving up. I don’t want to beg, but I’m willing to barter. Every man has his price and something to ...

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Gay Romance Reviews. Changes on Ice  is the newest addition to Kaje Harper's Changes  series. While the first two novels focused on the same three main characters--Will Rice, Casey Barlow, and Scott Edison--this third book features Rusty Dolan and Roger LaCroix, both of whom were notable supporting characters in the second release. Rusty is now nineteen, playing with the Eugene Gryphons in the ECHL as a defenseman, and no longer welcomed by his parents after letting them now he's gay; Cross is thirty and continues to play for the NHL's Portland Rafters, one of the leagues most popular defensemen, and comes from a rather wealthy family. They're tied together by Scott, what with him being Cross's teammate and Rusty's mentor, but the two have also forged their own friendship of sorts. So when an ex of Rusty's becomes overly persistent, Cross offers to pretend to be Rusty's new boyfriend in or...

Over the Moon (Rosewood River #3) by Laura Pavlov Release Date: July 29, 2025 About Over the Moon A small town, hockey, forbidden, standalone romance from USA Today and Amazon #1 bestselling author Laura Pavlov. Hockey is my first love. And I’m coming off the best season of my life. In the process of scoring the winning goal that gave us the Stanley Cup I tore my MCL, and I’ll need to spend the next few months recovering. Eloise Gable, the team’s new physical therapist, has been sent to Rosewood River to help me heal and get me ready for the new season. Yet, she doesn’t seem all too happy about the situation. In fact, she can’t stand me most days. It doesn’t stop me from staring at her any chance I get. She’s beautiful and brilliant, but she’s got her guard up the minute I get close. Eloise is a distraction I wasn’t prepared for. Did I mention that she’s also my coach’s daughter? But after a long run together in the summer heat, our built up tension snapped. We end ...

Curveball (Tennessee Terrors #9) by Ruthie Henrick Release Date: July 29, 2025 About Curveball Welcome to Tennessee Terrors baseball! Curveball is an enemies to lovers, grumpy-sunshine, single dad, single mom, fake relationship, baseball romcom that will keep you swooning and chuckling out loud. I kissed him on a dare. Turns out he’s famous. Max Murphy, starting pitcher for the Tennessee Terrors. Oh, and the single father of one of my students. Talk about a curveball. And now it seems I must make nice with the tattooed hottie, no matter how much his surly attitude grates on my nerves. America’s heartthrob is throwing a pretty good season, and the press is all over us when we’re together—something I have experience with, and ran from long ago. When our accidental touches trigger heart-stuttering moments that are caught on camera, my bad boy offers a solution that just might be a game changer—play along as man and wife. But pulling off a fake marriage isn’t a walk in the b...

Note: A review copy was provided by the author via Gay Romance Reviews. Changes Going On  is the sequel to the Changes  series starter, Changes Coming Down , and yes, the books need to be read in order. Scott Edison (23) is a professional hockey player who has a more than promising future in the NHL, and he's let everyone in on a secret--he's gay and he's in a polyamorous relationship with two men, Casey Barlow (33) and William Rice (37). Casey lost his re-election bid as sheriff of Masons Crossing, Kansas, but he's determined to put in his fair share on the ranch he now owns alongside his life partners. Will may know what he's doing with Tri-Cross Ranch and he loves Casey and Scott, but with the unexpected arrival of Scott's mother, he can't help but feel like the odd man out.  Scott was done keeping his sexuality and his relationship with the men he loves under wraps, but dealing with the aftermath is far more difficult than even he'd anticipated. Will...

Denim & Diamonds by Penelope & Vi Keeland Release Date: July 27, 2025 About Denim & Diamonds When the board of directors of my company mandated that I go to a wellness facility in small-town Maine to recharge, that shouldn’t have included: Using a ladder to sneak out of the bedroom window at night and going to the local bar. Getting so drunk that the bar owner brought me upstairs to sleep it off in his bed. Waking up staring at the taxidermy moose head on said bar owner’s wall. Falling for said bar owner who was the most drop-dead gorgeous man I’ve ever seen. But Brock Hawkins was so much more than just the hot bar owner. He owned half the town, built log cabins with his bare hands, and was apparently the most eligible man in all of Meadowbrook. He was also a cinnamon roll despite his seemingly rock-hard exterior. And the last man I should’ve been falling for—because my time in this small town was limited. I had to head back to my life in New York City, one tha...