Home › Gay › My Kind of Guy

My Kind of Guy

by Sarina Bowen

Hockey, guarded hearts, and a risky bargain

Regular price $17.09 USD
Regular price $28.49 USD Sale price $17.09 USD
Save 40%

Paperback New

Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.

Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

AlbakiReads Editorial

Hockey, guarded hearts, and a risky bargain

Becker James’s faltering professional hockey career sets up an unexpected connection at Sportsballs, a Denver queer bar. When the bar’s LGBTQ hockey team needs a goalie, Beck offers to play in exchange for one night with its bartender, Forest—who has sworn off men after a painful past hookup. The beer-league arrangement brings their contrasting expectations into the same orbit: Beck is willing to make his interest plain, while Forest is wary of letting anyone close. Hockey provides the frame for a romance shaped by attraction, old hurt, and the complications of asking for more than either person initially expects.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary LGBTQ+ romance with a hockey setting.
  • Those who enjoy romantic conflicts involving guardedness, attraction, and mismatched expectations.
  • Fans of stories that bring professional and recreational sports worlds together.

Themes

LGBTQ+ romanceHockey and team belongingTrust after romantic hurtDesire and vulnerability

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

He's a backup goalie with a broken game. The only thing he needs more than a win is the hot, grumpy bartender who pours his weekly beer.

 

Becker James is having a spectacularly bad season. Once a top draft pick, he's now riding the bench in the minors, one failed save away from being cut. The highlight of his week? A lonely hour on a barstool at Sportsballs, Denver's queerest watering hole-and Forest, the bartender with flannel sleeves, a gruff voice, and a beard that stars in Beck's dreams.

 

Opportunity strikes when Forest's LGBTQ hockey team-the Stickhandlers-loses their goalie last-minute. Beck makes Forest an offer: he'll help them beat the most hated team in the beer league, but he wants something in return-one night together.

 

Cue the record scratch, because Seth Forrester doesn't do hookups. After his last one went horribly wrong, he swore off men for good. He's definitely not falling for the awkward hottie who just stammered through an indecent proposal.

 

But Beck is prepared to press his case, no matter how awkward it gets. And one beer league game turns into something messier, sweeter, and so much harder to walk away from...

Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews