{"product_id":"between-the-pipes-quinn-ward-9798199076814","title":"Between the Pipes: A Small Town Gay Hockey Romance","description":"I'm too old to be chasing dreams on the ice.\u003cbr\u003eAnd definitely too old to be falling for my younger employee.\u003cp\u003eGunnar Bergström thought his hockey days were over. These days he runs the town's favorite bar, floods the rink at dawn, and keeps his life safely predictable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen disaster strikes during a Stags game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth goalies go down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd suddenly Gunnar-the league's emergency backup goalie-is getting called onto the ice... to play against his hometown team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn front of a packed arena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole town is watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding Wes Lewis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWes has worked for Gunnar long enough to see past the gruff exterior to the man who still lives and breathes hockey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man Wes has wanted for far too long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Gunnar is his boss.\u003cbr\u003eThe whole town knows them both.\u003cbr\u003eAnd crossing that line could destroy everything Gunnar has built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne impossible night on the ice changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Gunnar has to decide if he's brave enough to risk more than just a game...\u003cbr\u003eand finally take a shot on the one man he can't stop thinking about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween the Pipes is a steamy small-town gay hockey romance featuring an emergency backup goalie, an age-gap romance, slow-burn tension, found family, and a guaranteed happily ever after.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Quinn Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798199076814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Quinn Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659947520255,"sku":"9798199076814","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe54039b-a00b-4c22-b55e-12f6634a9ee7.jpg?v=1781204186","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-the-pipes-quinn-ward-9798199076814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}