Once again, I'm overwhelmed in life and in TBR...so here's a book that I randomly found while scrolling IG. "Double Shifting," by Michaela Grey, is the first novel in the Boston Otters series.
["Winger Rory O’Brien’s been in love with his center, Dima Lebedev, for almost as long as they’ve been playing hockey together. Dima made it clear from the beginning that he wasn’t interested in a romantic relationship with him, but Rory still cherishes what they have.
When Dima is knocked into the boards by a dirty hit and temporarily loses his memory, Rory’s frantic to stay by his side. But a careless word strikes a misunderstanding that spreads like wildfire, and now everyone thinks they’re married.
Including Dima.
Rory’s not sure how to untangle the web he accidentally wove. He’s also not sure he wants to, now that he’s learned just how sweet Dima’s kisses are, but he knows he must if he wants to keep Dima’s respect once his memory returns.
But their general manager has his own agenda for presenting them as a couple, and now Rory and Dima have to convince the world they’re in love. That part’s easy. The hard part will be keeping Dima from figuring out the truth in Rory’s heart."]
Mutual pining + amnesia + secret relationship + keeping up a secret about the secret relationship + queer-awakening...sooo not stressful, sooo not overwhelming. Then again, it was angsty, but on the low side. Really. The empathy-related concussion symptoms were more painful than the relationship-angst.
Thought it wasn’t angst-less. I did cry. Twice. But it wasn’t a sob, so that’s a plus!
These two were fucking adorable!! All allergic to communication and telling the truth. But so deeply and irreversibly in love.
And the supportive as fuck hockey team. I love that about hockey romances, how supportive the team is and how it’s own big family (of nerdy jocks).
I want more stories from this team (and this author).
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