One-Time Shot

Smithton Bears, Book 1

De: Lane Hayes

Narrado por: Kirt Graves

The jock, the geek, and the hockey project…

Jett

My pro hockey dreams are hanging by a thread. I need to have a great season and that means no partying, no distractions, no fun. The grad student pestering me for science-y help on his thesis is the definition of no fun, so… okay.

Pros and cons of agreeing to this deal:

Pros: Positive use of free time. (At least that’s what my agent says.)

Cons: Malcolm likes big words and his first language is math. He’s also bossy, clumsy, and he doesn’t know the first thing about hockey.

But he’s also cute and he’s got a great sense of humor and—oh no. I cannot have a crush on the geek. No way. Not now.

Malcolm

Yes, I’m a serious student, but a hockey project is not serious. Who cares about big hunky hockey players zipping around a sheet of ice at warp speed? Not I.

According to my professor, however, the only way to attain the required data is to study the specimen in his natural habitat, a.k.a. the ice rink.

Pros: My thesis should lead to a bevy of job offers.

Cons: Jett. He’s impossible—too big, too handsome, too gruff and yet disarmingly charming and—

Okay, fine. I like the jock… a lot. Lately, I find myself wondering if there’s such a thing as a one-time shot at forever.

One-Time Shot is a low-angst, geek-jock MM college hockey romance featuring a charismatic hockey star and an adorkable scientist.

©2025 Lane Hayes (P)2025 Lane Hayes

Great Audiobook

This is my first consumption of this book and I absolutely adored it. It's short, sweet, witty and has zero angst. 5/5 ⭐ 2/5 🌶️

Features:
Nerd/Jock
Size Difference
Mild Homophobia
Science Experiments
Lots of Hockey Games & References
Opposites Attract
Strangers to Friends to Lovers

I'm not going to lie, Kirt Graves isn't always my favorite narrator. But I absolutely loved his narration of this book. His voice matched the theme and vibes of the book perfectly and his performance was impeccable. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys MM &/or Hockey Romance.

Love wins!

This is a great fairly low angst story with a nice slow burn. I have no idea whether all of the science-speak that's in this book is on point but I also don't care if it's not . Even though all of it went over my head, I still enjoyed the way that Malcolm was so serious about it when he was speaking to Jett. I loved how Jett slowly got Mal to learn about hockey and appreciate it as a sport. the epilogue set 3 years into the future was the perfect touch and so much appreciated by this listener who loves epilogues.