{"product_id":"in-the-hole-luca-reed-9798274030830","title":"In The Hole: A Steamy MM Hockey Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eSometimes the deepest connections form in silence...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e excels at taking hits. As center for the Northlake Blue Foxes hockey team, he's built his reputation on standing in \"the hole\" - absorbing punishment that would break lesser players. But off the ice, Christian's careful control conceals deeper bruises, ones no one can see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Ethan Price\u003c\/b\u003e, the team's new physiotherapist, notices what others miss - the way Christian uses physical pain to quiet emotional noise. With steady hands and quiet perception, Ethan sees beyond the stoic athlete to the man carefully holding himself together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs winter deepens across campus, something undeniable builds between them: in treatment rooms under warm lights, in chance encounters that become anything but chance, in moments of vulnerability where words fail and touch becomes their truest language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when professional boundaries and personal fears collide, both men must decide if what's growing between them is worth the risk of being truly seen - and if the comfort of solitude is worth the cost of connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn The Hole\u003c\/i\u003e is a slow-burn, emotionally intimate M\/M hockey romance featuring: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA quiet, intense hockey player who's forgotten how to ask for help\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA steady, observant physiotherapist afraid of giving too much\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealing hands that see beneath the surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe quiet intimacy of being truly known\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft, emotional caretaking that becomes so much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 3 in the Northlake Blue Foxes series.\u003c\/b\u003e Each book features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but characters appear throughout the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luca Reed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798274030830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Luca Reed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437599305983,"sku":"9798274030830","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e080cc91-46ce-4686-bd5d-c21ef81ff253.jpg?v=1777162829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-hole-luca-reed-9798274030830","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}