Desire or Defense

D.C. Eagles Hockey, Book 1

By: Leah Brunner

Narrated by: Dane Anderson, Alex Picard

I'm the notoriously angry, grouchy D.C. Eagles defenseman who just can’t keep his temper in check—a temper that leads to a fifteen-game suspension from the NHL.

As if that’s not bad enough, I'm forced into a short-term youth-hockey coaching gig—which my manager swears will “rebuild my image.”

But what I didn’t expect was for a gorgeous, spunky blonde to stomp onto the ice on day one and lecture me about being rude to her little brother.

Something about this spitfire of a woman, and the boy she’s so protective of, has my defenses melting.

And if I’m not careful, I’ll burst into flames, forever melting the ice I’ve carefully kept around my heart.

This is a closed-door romcom with mild language. Trigger warnings include parental substance abuse and dealing with grief/loss of parents.

©2023 Leah Brunner (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

That he opened up after all his life being alone.

It was an absolutely amazing book! I know a lot of people think that it is cliche but I don’t think so. It’s genuine and I loved it.

Yes

Just yes
This is by far one of the most emotionally satisfying books I’ve read in a while

cute and sweet

if you're looking for a hockey romance without the spice but does have amazing character growth definitely recommend this series

Great audiobook

The actors really brought life to the characters. They also kind of matched the tone for what I imagined andie and Mitch might sound like. I will definitely listen again.

Such a sweet hockey romance

I love this sweet, closed door hockey romance and I’ve returned to it a few times. For the most part, I really liked the narrators for both characters but sometimes I felt like it was hard to get into her narration compared to his.