The Call-Up

Book

The Call-Up

K.C. Carmichael

Published Date: 2026

ISBN: 1837002517

Page Count: 320

I’ve been in love with Ryan Christianson since I was fourteen.

Eight years ago, he was my brother’s teammate, billeted in our home, and completely off-limits. Now, as I’m called up to the NHL for the first time, the moment I discover Ryan is my new linemate is also when I realize I’m still hopelessly gone for the man who calls me Baby Bouchard.

As rookies go, I’m doing well; hat-trick-in-my-third-game, heading-to-the-playoffs well. But I’ll always be just a kid to Ryan, who makes it clear there’s a line we’re not crossing. He says I’m too young, too new to the league, that getting involved would be a disaster. He’s probably right. But he’s also the one fixing my hair before media interviews, teaching me his signature backhand shot, and looking at me like he’s one second away from forgetting every reason we shouldn’t do this.

The smart thing? Finish the season, keep things professional, protect our careers.

But I didn’t make it to the NHL by playing it safe.

A sexy, forbidden love, MM hockey romance featuring rookie dreams, found family, and the courage to risk everything for love on and off the ice. Perfect for fans of Heated Rivalry, Tal Bauer, and Sarina Bowen.

Language

English

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Genre

Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Other Info

On Thin Ice Series: Book #2

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Šampión (Last Routine)

Movie

Šampión (Last Routine) | March 26, 2026 (Slovakia)

Summary: The 1973 World Figure Skating Championships in Bratislava were an event of extraordinary significance for communist Czechoslovakia. Today we know who won: Ondrej Nepela, a phenomenal athlete whose name was known around the world. The film is an intense personal drama of a young man who, after years representing his country, longs for one thing: to leave the golden cage of socialist Czechoslovakia and perform in the popular Holiday on Ice revue. It is at this vulnerable moment that the regime increases its pressure on him. During the final preparations for the championship, Ondrej battles not only the state but, above all, himself. Shortly before the decisive performance, fear overwhelms him, and coach Hilda Múdra must find a way to get him back on his feet. The film captures these pivotal moments and hints at why the world champion, in the grainy footage from Bratislava, does not celebrate, even though he has just achieved the triumph of his life.

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Country and Language

Slovakia (Slovak & Czech)

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Hat Trick

Book

Hat Trick

E.M. Lindsey

Published Date: 2026-05-18

ISBN: 9798196332586

Page Count: 376

“For five million dollars, would you send a relative to jail?”
"Bud, I would pay five million dollars to send a few there."

Problem number Almost everything the world thinks they know about me is a lie.
Problem number Two people know the truth.
Problem number One of those two is a stalker and he's having a blast using that information against me to get his way.

The good news is, the second person who knows the truth about who I am seems pretty dedicated to taking my stalker down.

The bad news is, it’s NHL goalie Vanya Maximov, and he and I had a one night stand that I can’t stop thinking about. And while Vanya might be walking sunshine so bright he can make even my blind ass see light, we have no business being together.

I’m a mess, and while Vanya is everything I’ve ever wanted in a partner, he deserves better than me.

If only he was willing to listen to reason. If only he was less stubborn and able to give up on a lost cause.

But with his ability to give me exactly what I want—a little pain with my pleasure—and his refusal to treat me like I’m fragile, something dangerous starts happening.

I’m beginning to think that maybe—just maybe—he’s right, and I am worth everything he sees.

Hat Trick is the second book in the Punk as Puck spin-off series, Legends and Fury. It’s a high heat, friends to lovers romance with a sunshine NHL goalie who also might be a golden retriever in disguise, a PPHL goalie with big black cat energy, a stalker, and no faith in himself, hooking up in a friend’s car, praise and pain, high stakes romance, hockey bro banter, tons of chirping, and the swooniest happily ever after.