{"product_id":"saving-the-play-christie-gordon-9798193563648","title":"Saving the Play: A Friends to Lovers, Bi-Awakening Hockey MM Romance","description":"I was supposed to protect my net-not fall for the defenseman who once left me behind.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilippe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI trained all summer for this.\u003cbr\u003eFixed my smile. Cleaned up my English. Built my body, sharpened my game, and pushed every doubt aside.\u003cbr\u003eThis year, I'll prove I belong in the NHL.\u003cbr\u003eThen Jacob Buchey walks back into my locker room.\u003cbr\u003eMy old defenseman. My best friend. The man I kissed three years ago before he left Montreal and we disappeared from each other's lives.\u003cbr\u003eHe's supposed to protect my net, not wreck my focus.\u003cbr\u003eBut every familiar smile, every stolen touch, every heated glance drags me back to the one man I never really got over.\u003cbr\u003eAnd when I see someone else wanting him, something in me snaps.\u003cbr\u003eBecause Jacob was almost mine once.\u003cbr\u003eThis time, I don't know how to let him go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacob\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArizona was supposed to be my fresh start.\u003cbr\u003eA new team. A safer locker room. A chance to stop hiding who I am.\u003cbr\u003eThen I see Philippe again.\u003cbr\u003eOlder. Stronger. Still the goalie who knew me better than anyone-and still the man I regret leaving behind.\u003cbr\u003eI tell myself I came here for hockey.\u003cbr\u003eBut every road trip, every secret kiss, every moment alone with him proves that's a lie.\u003cbr\u003ePhilly is fighting for his NHL dream.\u003cbr\u003eI'm trying to survive the grief I buried after losing my father.\u003cbr\u003eAnd whatever this is between us could cost more than either of us is ready to risk.\u003cbr\u003eBut when Philly looks at me like I'm the only man he wants to save...\u003cbr\u003eI start believing our second chance might be worth everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaving the Play\u003c\/b\u003e is book 3 in the \u003ci\u003eDesert Elite Hockey\u003c\/i\u003e series. It features a determined goalie, the defenseman who never stopped wanting him, friends-to-lovers tension, second-chance longing, bisexual awakening, secret romance, teammates on the road, emotional healing, and an MM hockey romance where protecting the net is easy compared to protecting their hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuy now and fall for the men who refuse to let their second chance slip past the goal line.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christie Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798193563648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.68d","brand":"Christie Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780317024511,"sku":"9798193563648","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53e6dc72-eacd-4dee-908f-cd8225a6b855.jpg?v=1792950717","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saving-the-play-christie-gordon-9798193563648","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}