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The Blue Line Between Us: A Slow-Burn MM Hockey Romance Where Teammates Risk Everything for Love
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Series: The Blue Line Trilogy: A Slow-Burn MM Hockey Romance Series about Loyalty, Visibility, and Choosing, Book 1
General GLBTQIA FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 29 2025
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Ten years ago, Evan Marchand ended the best thing in his life with four cruel words and a one-way ticket out of the country. It was the kindest thing he knew how to do. It was also a lie.
Now he's thirty, out of options, and back in the one city he swore off - a depth defenceman on a one-year deal with the Montréal Étoiles, living one floor below the captain he broke, skating on his left side every single night.
Lucas Hale spent the decade Evan was gone building a quiet, careful life. A wall, really. He told himself the silence was peace - right up until a tired man stepped out of a tunnel and the whole thing started to crack.
On the ice, they still have the thing nobody can teach: two men who move like one, who always know where the other will be. Off it, there's a bag packed by Evan's door, a general manager who would burn them both to protect a brand, and a secret that explains everything Evan did - if he can ever stop running long enough to say it.
Because the reason he left was never that he didn't love Lucas.
It's that he did. Enough to leave once. And now - maybe, finally - enough to stay.
THE BLUE LINE BETWEEN US is a steamy, slow-burn second-chance hockey romance about the one who got away, the captain who never stopped waiting, and learning that the bravest thing you can do is let someone see you with no door behind you. Dual POV. Guaranteed HEA. No cheating. No cliffhanger.
For readers who love:
The-one-who-got-away, second-chance heartbreak
Teammates / rivals-to-lovers, forced proximity (same team, same building)
A walled-off, grumpy captain who feels everything and shows nothing
A runner with a soft center who finally learns to stay
A secret that wrecks you and a grand gesture that puts you back together
Slow burn that pays off - open door, always emotional
Reader Reviews...
The most emotionally honest MM hockey romance I've read since Heated Rivalry. The tension, the heat, the care-everything lands.
Not just steamy-intimate. I felt every look and every breath. I stayed up until 3 AM and regret nothing. -
Finally, a sports romance where the love story feels lived-in, not rushed. Slow burn that's worth every page.
Lucas and Evan made me believe in second chances again. I highlighted half the book.
Real heat. Real heart. Real love. Exactly what I want from MM romance.
The story continues in Book 2... THE LINE EVERYONE SEES About the Author:Remy Cole writes slow-burn MM romances where desire meets devotion and love is built, not rushed. Remy believes the steamiest stories are the ones where the characters earn each other-on the ice, in the world, and in the quiet moments between.
When not writing, Remy can usually be found at a rink, in a café, or watching people fall in love in real life-sometimes without realizing they've done it yet. Remy loves strong coffee, found family, and characters who learn how to stay.
If you enjoy romance with heart, heat, and second chances, Remy Cole's books will feel like home.
About the Publisher:
At BLOCKBUSTER STORY PUBLISHING, we believe in the power of a great story to captivate, entertain, and inspire.
Our authors are focused on writing, not chasing likes and followers, building author websites or obsessing over social media-they're here to create and share unforgettable stories.
We publish books for readers, not algorithms. If you're looking for bold, entertaining stories that put the art of storytelling first, you've come to the right place.
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