Crease Crasher: An MM Hockey Romance

I’ve given this book 5 stars in spite of the continuity issues and discrepancies in the book. *It’s Sasha who reaches for Levi’s ankle *It’s Sasha who made the soup *It’s Levi who was sick *It’s Sasha who asked Jonesy for Levi’s room number at midnight Yet in the book, in subsequent chapters, those get switched for some reason. The book is poignantly written, detailing trauma Sasha Volkov experienced as a 17 year old in Juniors in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. That trauma has forced him so deep into the closet he doesn’t realise he’s built a cage that he willingly stays in. Enter Levi Thorne, newly acquired Enforcer for the Boston Riptide NHL hockey team. There has never been a wall that Levi couldn’t demolish. However, he knows that walls and cages sometimes have to be opened, from the inside, by those who built them. Sasha Volkov is the Vezina candidate goalie of the team. When he is asked to provide a room for Levi, he agrees, but only temporarily, until Levi gets his own place. What ensues is a 13 Rules Arrangement between the two….and like all rules….these are made to be broken. And they are. Epically. Irrevocably. Levi is the best. He’s been traded four times in four years. He feels disposable. Everyone leaves. He hasn’t unpacked in four years. What he finds with Sasha is the closest thing he’s had to a real home. Sasha struggles with his trauma. The fear controls him. He isn’t open and can’t admit his feelings. He shows them in other ways: sharing pasta and…