
Crossed Sticks
An MM Hurt-Comfort Hockey/Lacrosse Romance (Buffalo Warriors Hockey, Book 1)
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Two scarred souls finding love when they least expect it.
Harper
I wasn’t a keeper.
Guys just didn’t pick me, and after one too many threw me away, my heart couldn’t take it anymore.
When I was traded to the Buffalo Warriors, I knew things wouldn’t be any different.
Skate. Score goals. Work out. Repeat. That’s my life.
I’m living the dream by playing professional hockey, and I have some amazing friends.
I’m happy. Really, I am. Or at least I’m trying to be.
Until the night I run into Luca.
Luca
I had love once, only to have it ripped away when he married someone else.
Problem was, I never got my heart back.
I’ve built walls so high no one can touch me. I’m only interested in hookups, one and done.
And I can’t forget lacrosse, because it’s all I have.
I’m fine. Or at least I’m trying to be.
Until the night I run into Harper.
One chance encounter sparks a flame that consumes both men in the most delicious of ways. But when shadows from the past threaten to pull them apart, will they survive, or will their hearts be shattered again?
Crossed Sticks is a romance that’s anything but easy—and worth every moment. While the story is high on angst and deals with serious topics such as depression and anxiety, you can also expect witty banter, hilarious text conversations, public hookups, friends with benefits, grand romantic gestures, and exciting hockey scenes. Even better, there’s high heat, light kink with tons of dirty talk, found family, and a Happy Ever After that will leave you breathless.
Crossed Sticks is book one of an exciting new series of standalones, Buffalo Warriors Hockey.
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- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Hockey was everything, but now I’m questioning if I’ll ever make it to the NHL. I need to find a life. In comes a stunning guy in designer jeans and hair so dark and silky, I struggle to keep my fingers to myself. We connect at an animal rescue, where I accidentally soak him with a hose. I give him my team shirt to make amends. The vision of him in my clothes stirs a primal urge in me. When he mentions he’s queer, my heart skips a beat. But he’s only interested in a hookup.
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A great story lessened by performance
- By Anonymous User on 03-01-25
By: Christie Gordon
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Bad Pucking Timing
- Colorado Bulldogs, Book 1
- By: Michele Lenard
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese, Kirt Graves
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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As a kid, you don't think about the sacrifices you'll have to make for your dreams. I surrendered a carefree childhood to hours upon hours of grueling practices. Abandoned life with my family in favor of a boarding school that would hone my skills to perfection. But my biggest sacrifice, the one I couldn't predict I'd have to make as a little boy, is denying who I am. I thought I could do it. I thought hockey would be enough. After all, as the top rookie in this year's NHL draft and the most promising defender the league has seen in years, my dreams were coming true. Enter Xander Nydek.
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Youth and approval
- By Terry on 04-26-25
By: Michele Lenard
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Collide
- Rainbow Dorset University, Book 1
- By: Crea Reitan
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese, Iggy Toma
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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With years of hard work, I've made the Rainbow Dorset University Unicorns football team the pride of the state. My reputation speaks for itself, so the school stays out of my way, and that's how I like it. If they can't handle my sparkle, they have no business in my shine. Now, there's someone new on campus—a washed-up hockey player hired to whip the team into shape. The school had the audacity to cut my budget to pay him!
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JUST NO
- By Dane62 on 03-17-25
By: Crea Reitan
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Poetry on Ice
- Totally Pucked, Book 1
- By: Jesse H Reign
- Narrated by: Liam DiCosimo, Tim Paige
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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Being traded to the Seattle Vipers has left me with mixed feelings. On the one hand, they’re my team, the team I’ve loved and supported since I was a kid, but on the other hand, he’s here. Him. Ant Decker. Infamous NHL bad boy. Right wing to my left. A man who’s made it his sole purpose in life to be better than me.
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Ant + Robbie = Forever
- By Margo Kowalczyk on 05-01-25
By: Jesse H Reign
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Straight Battle
- Heroes at Home, Book 1
- By: Willow Dixon
- Narrated by: John Solo, J.F. Harding
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Buying a house was supposed to be a good investment. Too bad I bit off more than I can chew. Between my job at the bank and my utter lack of home improvement skills, I’m in way over my head. Then a friend suggests I hire a handyman. Enter Tyler. Tyler is down on his luck after a recent divorce, and we strike a deal that he fixes my house while I give him room and board as part of his pay. He’s the perfect roommate, amazing at his job, and he quickly becomes one of my closest friends. But there’s something there, something I’ve never felt for another man before.
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Very bland and John Solo narrates half the story
- By SB84 on 11-18-22
By: Willow Dixon
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You, Again
- The Elmwood Stories, Book 1
- By: Lane Hayes
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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Hockey is in my blood. I learned to skate before I learned how to ride a bike. I’ve been on a wild ride, playing at the highest level for some of the biggest and best teams in the league. But now it’s over, and I’m not sure what to do with myself. So I'm going home to Elmwood. But I’ll tell you what I’m not gonna do—I’m not going to coach my buddy’s junior hockey league. No chance. I don’t know how to deal with kids, and besides, the other coach—who happens to be my best friend’s brother—hates me. With reason.
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An unexpected delight!
- By Maryellen in Metsland on 01-06-24
By: Lane Hayes
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His Secret
- By: Isabel Lucero
- Narrated by: Theo Sinclair, Oscar Reyes
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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I was overlooked most of my life. Quiet, nerdy, and someone people didn't notice. But he saw me. Adrian Kennedy was kind whereas others were indifferent. He laughed, not at me, but because of me. Because he believed I was the funniest person he knew. I was myself with him—stripped bare, exposed. Raw and open in a way I've never known since. I was his, and he was mine. But I was a secret. Perhaps an experiment. Pushed aside when things got too scary. Too real. His kindness turned into cruelty, not because of words he said, but because he was unaware of what his rejection felt like.
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Love Delayed, But No Longer Denied
- By Kymora78 on 04-29-25
By: Isabel Lucero
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Traded
- Off the Field Duet, Book 1
- By: Kimberly Knight, Rachel Lyn Adams
- Narrated by: Liam DiCosimo, Tim Paige
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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Aron Parker is one of the best players in professional baseball. Opponents call him cocky, and they aren’t wrong. Drew Rockland is the epitome of calm and collected on the mound. Aron’s showboating and Drew’s old-school ballplayer demeanor instantly put them at odds resulting in an all-out brawl on the field and a suspension. After the fight, all should have been forgotten, but an unexpected trade places them on the same team…and in the same apartment. Off the field, there is no one to pull them apart...but maybe they prefer it that way.
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Good lawd somebody turned up the HEAT!!!
- By Reading On The Run on 02-24-23
By: Kimberly Knight, and others
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Rookie Recovery
- Bobcat Boys, Book 1
- By: Jemma Croft, Lex Easton
- Narrated by: Jameson Adams, Tom North
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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As the PT for the Bringham Bobcats, he knows they're loud, cocky, and more trouble than they're worth. Not to mention painful reminders of the career ripped from his grasp a decade ago—a past he's desperate to leave behind. All he needs to do is finish his business course and open his own practice to be free of hockey forever. It's all going according to plan, until a dirty-mouthed young hotshot who won't take no for an answer waltzes into his office, and Jamie's forced to reconsider whether he's ready to give up on the game.
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Don’t Make it Weird
- By zaxmom on 12-19-24
By: Jemma Croft, and others
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Winging It
- Hockey Ever After, Book 1
- By: Ashlyn Kane, Morgan James
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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Hockey is Gabe Martin's life. Dante Baltierra just wants to have some fun on his way to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Falling for a teammate isn't in either game plan. But plans change. When Gabe gets outed, it turns his careful life upside-down. The chaos messes with his game and sends his team headlong into a losing streak. The last person he expects to pull him through it is Dante.
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More clever than I anticipated
- By Bookfriend83 on 01-02-25
By: Ashlyn Kane, and others
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10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love
- By: Emmy Sanders
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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What’s a straight guy to do when he accidentally goes on a date with his brand new gym-bro? Offer to be the best wingman ever, of course! It’s foolproof. Joey needs a man? I’ll find him one. He wants someone who looks, well, kind of like me? No problem! Not into watersports? I’ve got him covered. The issue is, going on all these dates with Joey makes me realize I want more of his time to be spent with me. I like the guy. And his smile. And the way he makes me feel like anything is possible.
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His Roo and his Bub
- By Anna on 04-27-25
By: Emmy Sanders
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Red Zone
- Big Bend Bears, Book 1
- By: Nicole Dykes
- Narrated by: Devon Ryder, Nick J. Russo
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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Welcome to Big Bend—my nightmare and my home, all in one. I don't fit in here. I don't fit in anywhere. I've made so many mistakes. Over and over. Two of those mistakes haunt me. One, being responsible for a friend losing his job and reputation in this town. And two, well, that one is even worse. I ruined so many lives with one stupid decision I barely even remember. And now, I'm going to pay for it.
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Loved this new series! Can't wait for more <3
- By Ravens9308 on 04-07-25
By: Nicole Dykes
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The Backup Plan
- King Sports, Book 1
- By: Eden Finley
- Narrated by: Liam Dicosimo, Tim Paige
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Failing to make it in pro ball left me absolutely devastated. Baseball has been my life, my dream, but it’s time to move on. Becoming a sports agent was always my back-up plan, and now that I’m interning at the biggest queer-focused firm in the country, I’m doing my best not to let my bitterness toward baseball affect my future. That’s really difficult when I’m assigned to babysit Kelley Afton, hotshot rookie pitcher for Philly. He has everything I ever wanted, and he doesn’t even appreciate it. I didn’t become an agent so I could soothe the ego of diva athletes.
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Pro baseball players looking for love
- By tomluvshockey on 04-16-25
By: Eden Finley
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- Canadian Girl Reads
- 10-07-24
Harper and Luca
"𝙒𝙚'𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚."
Cʀᴏssᴇᴅ Sᴛɪᴄᴋs • Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood
Buffalo Warriors Hockey • Book 1
Harper • Luca
Harper and Luca have an instant connection that they grow into a solid friendship until a misunderstanding threatens everything they built.
Harper and Luca's journey starts fun and entertaining and quickly switches to a journey filled with many bumps along the road to their happily ever after. Although I enjoyed the growth of their relationship, I struggled with how they handled the conflict between them.
I loved the found family vibes and the cameos by the Barracudas and other past characters. I was disappointed with the lack of lacrosse in the book as the primary focus was hockey.
I am looking forward to the next book in the series and also hoping for a future lacrosse spin-off.
Alexander Cendese did a good job of narrating Harper and Luca's story and bringing it to life even though I struggled with him as a single narrator as there were times it was hard to decipher who was talking.
Get ready for…
🏒 Sports•Hockey • 🥍 Sports•Lacrosse • ❤️🩹 Hurt•Comfort • 💙 Friends w/Benefits • 🏳️🌈 MM w/HEA
🍁🍁🍁.5 • 🥵🥵🥵🥵
*𝘉𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴.*
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- Annissa
- 10-07-24
Loved Everything About It.
Luca and Harpers story will take you on an emotional roller coaster in the best way possible from their fun and light playful banter to the more heavy emotional elements. Their chemistry is undeniable and Ryan and Josh did an excellent job of writing complex and fun characters. One of my favorite books for 2024.
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- BookSnuggle
- 09-29-24
Harper and Luca’s electric chemistry and playful banter will keep you hooked from start to finish.
Get ready to laugh out loud, feel the heat rise, and have your heartstrings tugged by Harper and Luca’s story. Their fiery chemistry makes every scene electric, while their playful banter and text exchanges add a charming twist. This tale will have you laughing, blushing, and occasionally reaching for a tissue. This sizzling MM sports romance is sure to keep you hooked!
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- BST
- 10-05-24
Love yourself first
This story touched on some pretty tricky subjects, but the authors approached and handled them nicely. As always with Ryan and Joshua's books, I LOL'd and of course cried. Some because the subject matter hit hard, and some because cheated to see this be an HEA so bad! Those two deserved it. And Alexander Censese nailed it like always. *chef's kiss*
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- Rosie
- 10-11-24
Harper and Luca will steal your heart!
I’ve been anxiously awaiting Harper and Luca’s love story and Crossed Sticks did not disappoint. This sports romance is full of angst, romance, witty banter, heat and so much more! It will take you on the best kind of emotional roller coaster. I laughed, I cried, fanned myself (their chemistry is off the charts), and fell in love with these two beautifully scarred souls. These authors have a talent for writing realistic characters that make you wish that you had them for friends.
The mental health representation is authentic and skillfully written.
You don’t want to miss out on this audiobook! Alexander Cendese knocks it out of the park! If I could give it more than 5 stars I would.
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- Sarah Schuster
- 10-30-24
A Phenomenal Story
I absolutely loved Harper and Luca's story. It dealt really well with sensitive topics such as depression and anxiety. There was also light kink as well as plenty of spice. This book is well-written by authors Ryan Taylor and Joshua Harwood. I highly recommend this book.
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