Bad Pucking Timing

Colorado Bulldogs, Book 1

De: Michele Lenard

Narrado por: Alexander Cendese, Kirt Graves

The ice is my sanctuary, my happy place. It's also why I'm living a lie.

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. Staying in the closet should've been a no-brainer.

Enter Xander Nydek. Dark and brooding with a side dish of comic nerd—a.k.a. my kryptonite—and a new dream starts to take shape. Now, I'm wondering if glory on the ice is worth losing a lifetime of happiness with the one person I'm not supposed to fall for.

I knew my career would intersect with my personal life at some point; I just didn't expect it to happen before I played my first pro game. Now, I've got a choice to make, and if I get it wrong, it could cost me everything.

Gretzky takes on the grump in this forbidden MM romance featuring a hockey prodigy and a brooding skateboarder who try to be just friends amid driving lessons, nosy friends, and sword crossing—literally—that blurs the lines.

Bad Pucking Timing is a queer romance featuring hockey players, not a hockey book featuring LGBTQ+ love. Listeners who love golden retriever heroes who win over the grouch will enjoy this light-hearted, steamy yet touching love story. This spicy journey contains gay characters, same-sex romance, and themes of acceptance. It's book one in the Colorado Bulldogs MM hockey series.

©2023 Michele Lenard (P)2024 Podium Audio

GREAT STORY!!!

loved the story and hockey. Held my attention to the end. Already pre-ordered Noah's stolry.

The banter!

Niko and Zander and the cutest! I love the humor and the joking between characters.. spot on! And hot hot hot… ☺️

Great story and launch of series!

You can’t go wrong with a hockey story, in my opinion anyway. I couldn’t put this one down. New to me author and ordered it based on the narrators and the plot blurb. Happy I took a chance. I will definitely be getting the next book in the series when released.

Summary with no spoilers: Nico, rookie NHL player is closeted and Xander, coaches son and out, meet. They don’t exchange names or details after one night. When they can’t forget about each other and meet at a team cookout, they realize they can’t stay away from each other, or be together. And the story gets better and better. No heavy drama. Great side characters (who are hopefully main characters in upcoming books). All around 5 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Very entertaining and great listen

Altogether a fun story to listen to. The narration is faultless. At times I got a bit annoyed with reoccurring terms like “like a teenage girl” as a bit outdated and sometimes wished a little more depth to characters. But altogether entertaining and fun to listen to. Cute couple, kind of insta love and mostly positive environment. Will buy the second part as well.

Youth and approval

Two young men meeting and the thrill of love over fear and career. Love in this case won