Draw by V.L. Locey Release Blitz

They say first loves never last. Jackie Blue Kalinski was about to show them—whoever they are—that the word never is not in his vocabulary.

From the time Jack Kalinski was a preschooler he had a good sense of who he was and where he wanted to go in life. His childhood was spent drawing beautiful dresses for pretty people, male and female alike. Growing up with two dads who played hockey wasn’t exactly conducive to late night talks about tulle or tailor’s chalk, but he never let that stop his dreams of becoming a fashion designer or expressing the genderqueer heart that beat in his chest. His family’s love and support helped him through some painful losses that shaped him into the strong, vivacious, and charismatic college student he is today. Life hasn’t been a smooth ride, but Jack has persevered and is about to take the fashion world by storm.

Little does he suspect that his tidy life is about to be scorched by a chance meeting with one of the men playing hockey on the gay team his father coaches. Martin McKittrick not only catches Jack’s eye, but the much older man wins his heart. The passionate affair with the captain of the Marine Unit of the BFD burns red hot until the new couple run into a few snags that might dampen the inferno: Jack’s ascent into the fashion world, Martin’s job and the inherent dangers that come with it, and the fact that the well-kept secret romance has just been exposed to the world in a rather big way.

Don’t miss our reviews of the rest of the Overtime series!
For book one, Rebound, click HERE.
For book two, Final Shot, click HERE.

 

 

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆☆
This is the third book in this series, but it does tie in with the Cayuga Cougars hockey series – which I absolutely recommend to you! Anyone who is a fan will remember Jackie Blue as a child who was going to grow up being the very most interesting character, and Locey has definitely achieved that in this lovely story.

Jack always danced to a unique tune, accompanied by styles most individual, and this is a fabulous celebration of his strength of character and insistence that the drum beat he hears is his own. What is amazing is that Martin, the man he falls for, is absolutely in love with him too and that they forge a path together. In many ways a truly unlikely one, but is that not the way of the world?

I refuse to say anymore, as you need to get a copy and enjoy it all for yourself – but I will say two more things: V.L. Locey manages to use the poetry of Shakespeare's plays to such fabulous effect in this book (I absolutely loved that connection that the men had), and she also recognised that Juki make the absolute best sewing machines in the world (with which I completely agree)!

Read, love, repeat!

 

 

USA Today bestselling author V.L. LOCEY – Penning LGBT hockey romance that skates into sinful pleasures.

V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, Torchwood and Doctor Who, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a pair of geese, far too many chickens, and two steers.

When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in one hand and a steamy romance novel in the other.

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Final Shot by V.L. Locey Release Blitz

Sometimes family is the light that leads you through the darkest parts of life.

Living the dream. That’s been Dan Arou-Kalinski’s life for the past ten years. That life hasn’t always been an easy one though. Dan has worked hard to get where he is and has faced some major obstacles on his road to success. It’s not always been a rose garden being married to Victor, but his love for his sometimes thorny husband has no bounds. His career has given him years of great success, memories, and championship rings. Yes, fate has been kind to Dan Arou-Kalinski for quite a long time. Looks like destiny is about to start calling in some markers.

The paybacks come due when a recurring health issue turns into a life or death situation and threatens to take him out of the game he loves permanently. Then there’s Victor’s son Jack, a proud and out nonbinary preteen who is living a daily nightmare in a small southern town. Juggling two major life issues is taking its toll on him, and just when he thinks he’s found the path out of the woods, Dan will face an unexpected and devastating loss that will require all three of the Kalinski men to pull together to help each other through the dark times.

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆☆
Whilst this may be the second in a newly numbered series, I would definitely recommend that you consider looking at the Cayuga Cougars first and ideally, the Point Shot books too – so much goodness awaits you! This is the second of many, but is also a duet with book one, Rebound, which you really need to have read first. I was lucky enough to read them back to back and it was a lovely treat.

We rejoin the Arou-Kalinski household ten years after the events of Rebound. Vic's son, Jackie Blue, is still many miles away with his mum, stepdad, and sister, but he is finding life difficult with bigoted behaviour at every school he attends. Finally, things come to a point where it is best he move to Boston, even if the wrench from his darling sister and family will be hard.

As this plot is unfolding, Dan is also struggling with injury in the playoffs, and whereas in Rebound we get to hear Vic's side of the story, now we benefit from Dan's. And poor Dan is struggling with pain, and only prescription drugs are keeping him playing. It is harrowing to watch, and so much more so when we know what Vic went through and how strong Dan was for him. Oh, be ready for some very tough times and for, as Vic would describe him, perfect Dan, falling horribly low.

This is a really tough read, but also a very beautiful and important one. It is frightening how many innocently fall prey to the need caused by these potent drugs, and it takes a very strong person to acknowledge it.

V.L. Locey never shies away from the difficult or the messy, but it is always so worthwhile, for we get to see the real side of life and love.

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For reviews & more info, check out our Rebound post.

USA Today bestselling author V.L. Locey – Penning LGBT hockey romance that skates into sinful pleasures.

V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, Torchwood and Doctor Who, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a pair of geese, far too many chickens, and two steers.

When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in one hand and a steamy romance novel in the other.

Connect with V.L.

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Instagram  ~  Website  ~  Goodreads
Vicki’s Vixens Facebook Group


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Rebound by V.L. Locey

If there’s one thing that’s a certainty in life, it’s change.

It’s taken Victor Kalinski years to settle into the kind of happiness that he thought he’d never find. The small town of Cayuga, New York, has welcomed him warmly. It’s given him a championship team to coach, a tightly-knit group of friends, a father who he has reconciled with, and a safe place to raise the son he adores. The small town has also blessed him with Dan Arou, his husband and his soulmate, and one of the most skilled forwards on the Cougars. Given Dan’s outstanding play in their recent Calder Cup win, it was inevitable that Dan’s time in the minors was about to come to an end.

When Dan is given a starting position in Boston, Victor’s serene life is thrown into complete chaos. Pride over Dan’s accomplishment fills his heart but facing a long, lonely season in Cayuga is causing no small amount of discord. Add in a wedding that will give his son a new stepfather, health issues for his dad, and Victor’s own penchant for saying things that aren’t exactly politically correct, and the impending explosion is guaranteed to blow Vic’s life to bits. Life-altering choices will have to be made. Will Victor rebound from the challenges, or will he be unable to accept the upheavals that life has dealt him?

Book 1
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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
Whilst this may be the first in a newly numbered series, I would definitely recommend that you consider looking at the Cayuga Cougars first and ideally, the Point Shot books too – so much goodness awaits you! This is the first of many, but is also a duet with book two. I was lucky enough to read them back to back and it was a lovely treat.

Victor and Dan are such an interesting couple, so very different and yet so very, very good together. They make the confusion that surrounds them make perfect sense, and with Vic's son, Jack, spending time with them, they really are a family. So the news that things are all about to change, does a lot to disturb the equilibrium that keeps Vic's demons under control. It is so sad to watch it all like a perfect storm, bringing him down.

We really do get to experience the highs and lows with them and understand the true power of love. I love how Locey never shies away from the difficult parts of a romance, but also never lets the reader down in the end!

Very satisfying read, now to enjoy Final Shot.

USA Today bestselling author V.L. Locey – Penning LGBT hockey romance that skates into sinful pleasures.

V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, Torchwood and Doctor Who, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a pair of geese, far too many chickens, and two steers.

When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in one hand and a steamy romance novel in the other.

Connect with V.L.

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Instagram  ~  Website  ~  Goodreads
Vicki’s Vixens Facebook Group


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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Rebound (Overtime #1) by V.L. Locey to read and review.