The Blame Game by Brigham Vaughn

My review

Now, this is how you end an already powerful series. Dom has always been there for the Fisher Cats but never fully in, and then you realize why and can completely understand why. Brigham shows his vulnerabilities in hiding how much his body is giving up on him and how his love for the game keeps him going even when he mayn't. Then you have beautiful Shea, a man who has stuck by Dom even when Dom couldn't see the truth. This story has so much more going on than its predecessors in the mystery of what's going on, and it will all be solved by the end of this series. It is truly a spectacular way to end a series that will stick with me for a long time to come.

Book overview

Fiery Rescue: Fisher Cats Player Heating Up the Sheets with Handsome Stranger?

Fourth line center, Dominic Olson, was spotted with an unidentified man following a fire at the High Park Towers building in Liberty Village late last night.

The fire was contained to the fifth floor where—according to firefighters from Toronto Fire Station 346—it began in one of the condo’s kitchens. Thankfully, only minor injuries were reported.

After being treated by paramedics, Olson escorted the mystery man to a black SUV and helped him inside. Although they left together, their destination is also unknown.

Traded to Toronto from the Los Angeles Suns, Olson was a major player in the team’s 2013 Stanley Cup win.

However, it’s become obvious in recent years that the aging forward is no longer the superstar he once was.

But what exactly was Olson doing at High Park Towers in the wee hours of the morning with a strange man? “Just friends,” or something more?

Though Olson has been notoriously tight-lipped about his personal life, rarely choosing to attend events with a plus one, we all know the old adage: where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS:

The Blame Game contains scenes with an apartment fire, parental neglect/estrangement, mild internalized homophobia, accidental mixing of medication leading to a health scare, and two short scenes with sexual harassment from a side character.

This romance also includes found family, fake relationship, out for you, and he falls first/he falls harder tropes, along with a positive attitude toward escort work as a career (MCs are only with each other in the book).

The Blame Game: An M/M Hockey Romance (Relationship Goals Book 5) https://a.co/d/42C0bEJ