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Pride and Pucks and Prejudice

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Genres: Romance,
Sub-genres: Slow Burn Romance

Noah Lindholm and Jackson Lemaire have spent six years trying to beat each other during hockey games. Now they're expected to play on the same line for the Philadelphia Bobcats, and neither is happy about it.

At first, everything is a battle: practices, power plays, stubborn personalities and a locker room determined to tease them into getting along. But somewhere between a children's hospital visit, team barbecues, delayed flights and countless hours on the ice, rivalry gives way to something quieter.  Neither notices that conversations last longer, silences grow easier, or that they're becoming each other's first choice for company.

One of the trends in twenty-first century publishing is the success of romance novels centered around hockey players. I have devoured more than four hundred gay hockey novels in the past ten years. One bizarre aspect is the fact that of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the National Hockey League is the only one without a single publicly announced gay or bisexual player, active or retired. Anyway, any similarities you notice between this story and the phenomenally successful Canadian series, Heated Rivalry, are strictly because I think that script is a master class in dialogue and character development. 
Copyright © 2026 andy cannon; All Rights Reserved.

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  • Action-Packed 1
  • Great Pacing 3
  • Great Characters 3
  • Character Growth 3
  • Dialog / Banter 3
  • Plot Twists 0
  • Beautiful Writing 2
  • Immersive World 0
  • Satisfying Ending 0
  • Fresh / Original 2
  • Counldn't Put It Down 1
  • Suspenseful 0
  • Gave Me Chills 0
  • Funny 4
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Emotional Impact 1
  • Thought-Provoking 0
  • Romantic Chemistry 2
  • Smoldering Chemistry 2
  • Love 10
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andy cannon
3 hours ago, SkyBun said:

I love it already...i hope more chapters come..is it inspired by Heated Rivalry?

Thank you! Heated Rivalry is a huge inspiration. I have watched the scene where Shane and Ilya sit and the table with Shane's parents so many times I have memorized the dialogue. Also the "stupid Canadian Wolfbird" scene. Just superb character development and writing.

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On 10/5/2026 at 1:07 PM, peter rietbergen said:

I must admit I have not seen this TV-shoe. I now feel I must. But there's always the danger the actors do not live up to the vision a well-told tale has conjured up...

You definitely need to watch the TV series and read the books.
As usual with TV adaptations of already published books there is story contraction and some character trait changes.
I watched the series first then read the books so it was a lot easier to spot what had been changed/omitted. Not saying those changes were wrong cos if you did a strict book to TV translation then the TV series would last for years rather than just the six episodes in series 1. Can't wait for series 2 next year.

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