It also includes exciting hockey, a coach/player dynamic, great communication, unquenchable longing giving way to irrepressible heat, an adorable baby, and a perfect HEA.Ĭontent warnings for depression and physical/emotional abuse by parents. Will following their hearts leave them worse than before, or will they find what they’ve needed all along?īack to Center is a story of redemption and the unexpected love a man finds in a friend he never knew he’d have. Neither planned on anything beyond friendship. But the truth was, I liked feeling things again.Įckie was seeking redemption Jack was trying to do the right thing. I knew it was risky, and I told myself I was only being a friend. Maybe something brilliant, like asking him to stay with me when he left the hospital. If we kept it up, who knew what I might do? There were only two years separating us, but since I was one of his coaches, spending time together was dangerous. When I was with Eckie, the world made sense again. A single visit turned into the best part of every day, and I was hooked. There wasn’t a man I couldn’t resist-until Eckie.Īfter driving everyone away in an avalanche of self-destruction, he was getting much needed help, and I wondered if I should go see him. A fractured heart had made sure my walls were high, and my shields were strong. So why did I say yes when he offered me a place to stay while I got on my feet? With obligations to meet and amends to make, I didn’t have time to obsess about a guy who was out of my reach. But as much as I liked him, I knew I had to put my fantasies aside.
He made me believe I could turn my life around. His easy laugh and sympathetic ear put a smile on my face. But there he was! Jack was one of my coaches, and I was pretty sure he was straight.
Is it really a surprise that I wound up in a hospital facing my demons instead of getting ready to play for the pros and taking care of my baby? I needed the world’s biggest redo, but the probability of a second chance was about the same as… There are ways to get ahead in college hockey, but having a meltdown, trying to get rid of your coach, and stalking his boyfriend isn’t one of them. Tropes: Hurt/Comfort, Redemption, Friends-to-Lovers, Single Dad, Coach/Player, Hockey Genre: Sports Romance, Contemporary Gay Romance, Romance Back to Center (Mohegan U Hockey, Book 2) By Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood
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