Sneak Preview #2: Minor Penalties Books 3 and 4

Little update: All four books of the Minor Penalties are now under contract, so I'm updating to include the blurbs and some other, uh, important character notes here!

Two For Charging: Minor Penalties #3

The right partner can end any scoring slump

See also: grump who falls first and hard

Since the moment they met, San Francisco Sea Lions Defenseman Luca Mazetti has harbored a debilitating crush on his on-ice partner and roommate, Breezy. Breezy is loud, friendly, and mistakenly believes himself to be Italian even though he's from Montreal. In short, he's everything Luca never thought he'd want. When Breezy asks for help navigating love and sex, Luca is powerless to resist despite knowing he's only going to end up getting hurt.

See also: oblivious sunshine

Chris knows he's not the sharpest blade on the skate. He can't even figure out why none of his girlfriends stick around, he's definitely not a good fit for the newly vacant alternate captaincy everyone keeps trying to give him. All he wants is for the team to get along despite the changes and upheaval plaguing the roster. If he can keep Luca living in his apartment as well, even better. Chris knows his best friend is way too good for him and will move on eventually, but for reasons he doesn't fully understand, he's desperate to keep Luca's attention.

With dissent brewing among the Sea Lions, can Luca and Chris hold the team together? Or will the team disintegrate along with their friendship? And if it does, can they build something stronger from the rubble?

Two For Roughing: Minor Penalties #4

The right power play converts when you least expect it

Being real, I have no idea if other people will like Kilian as a character, but I love him

If there’s one thing missing in Kilian Howard’s life, it’s dignity. Talent, good looks, and social skills wouldn’t go amiss either, but it’s the first one he really misses. With everyone on his team treating him like a child, including the second coach in two years threatening to bench him for not being as good at hockey as everyone expects him to be, is it any wonder he turns to a virtual stranger in the form of Damir Denisov to explore some very adult needs?

Damir x Kilian is the only cat person 4 cat person pairing here

Damir is more than willing to engage with Kilian’s clumsy attempts at seduction. Kilian might be a menace on the ice, but he’s sweet in bed. As a gay, Muslim Russian, Damir’s life has been a long sequence of looming rejection for one or the other part of his identity and the pressure is getting to him. Kilian is at first a welcome distraction and then one of the only people to understand Damir’s situation.

When Kilian is traded to Damir’s team, what was at best a long-distance situationship becomes much more complicated than either of them anticipated. Can Damir’s support help Kilian overcome his self-doubt and find a place in the world of hockey? Or will Kilian’s desire to become the queer role model he never had force Damir to abandon their budding relationship to protect himself?