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Defending the Net: A Gay Sports Romance (Locker Room Love Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Genevive Chamblee (Author), BookSmith Design (Illustrator), Hot Tree Editing (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
3.5 out of 5 stars 137 ratings
Two hot-shot hockey players are about to clash in Genevive Chamblee’s sexy M/M romance Defending the Net.

Brighton Rabalais only wants to play hockey. He’s uninterested in the politics behind the sport, but his recruiting to the Saint Anne’s Civets is as much about politics as it is his hockey abilities. He’s been hired to replace the enigmatic, three-time champion, veteran goalie, Gatien Glesseau, who happens to be as sexy as he is talented.

Their clashing is inevitable, but Brighton can’t get a read on Gatien. However, with his own secrets a concern, Brighton doesn’t need another complication. But when Gatien threatens to invade Brighton’s privacy, Brighton defends his heart with the same vigor and passion as he does the net.
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  1. Book 2 of 5
    Locker Room Love
  2. Print length
    131 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Accessibility
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  5. Publication date
    November 10, 2018
  6. File size
    2.5 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07GLH81TZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hot Tree Publishing
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 10, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.5 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 131 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1925853049
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 2 of 5 ‏ : ‎ Locker Room Love
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 out of 5 stars 137 ratings

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Genevive Chamblee

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Genevive Chamblee resides in the bayou country where sweet tea and SEC football reign supreme. She is known for being witty (or so she thinks), getting lost anywhere beyond her front yard (the back is pushing it as she’s very geographically challenged), falling in love with shelter animals (and she adopts them), asking off-the-beaten-path questions that make one go “hmm”, and preparing home-cooked Creole meals that are as spicy as her writing. Genevive specializes in spinning steamy, romantic tales with humorous flair, diverse characters, and quirky views of love and human behavior. She also is not afraid to delve into darker romances as well.

She is the author of the hockey romance Locker Room Love series which includes the titles Out of the Penalty Box, Defending the Net, Ice Gladiators, Penalty Kill, and Future Goals, and the stand-alone southern romance Life's Roux: Wrong Doors. Short stories by Genevive can be found in the Heartwarmers Anthologies, Pirates: Boys Behaving Badly Anthology, and Symphony Amore Erotic Stories of Love and Music.

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Customers praise the book's main characters and consider it a must-read in the series. The story quality receives mixed feedback, with some customers finding it good while others note it ends abruptly.

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6 customers mention "Character development"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one mentioning that the characters were actually pretty funny together.

"...The two characters were actually pretty funny together...." Read more

"...and since Brighton is a really likeable character, I’m giving it 4 stars, but don’t go into this looking for all the..." Read more

"Really enjoyed this story by Genevive Chamblee. Great main characters (especially loved Brighton) and some interesting (crazy? 😊) supporting ones..." Read more

"...Good plot and character development. Four stars because too short for me and the end is a bit abrupt leaving me hanging." Read more

4 customers mention "Readability"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and consider it a must-read in the series, with one customer noting it's a good hockey m/m book.

"Great story and series must read. It's funny and worth the time to read. The only thing to know is that they end too fast...." Read more

"...Since it’s an immersive read (I couldn’t put it down, I desperately wanted to know what would happen next) and since Brighton is a really likeable..." Read more

"I'm always up for a good hockey m/m book. Good story. Can be stand alone but better if read as a series in order...." Read more

"Overall a well written story..." Read more

14 customers mention "Story quality"7 positive7 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the story quality of the book, with some finding it good and interesting, while others express disappointment.

"...This book introduces the fact that there’s an underlying plot that will be explored through the series – one bad guy appears again, and we see a..." Read more

"This book abruptly ends with so much more left to the story. It's a very short book and all the plot points are briefly skimmed over...." Read more

"Great story and series must read. It's funny and worth the time to read. The only thing to know is that they end too fast...." Read more

"...book I felt like the story was a bit rushed and the ending could have been done differently maybe given us (the readers) a bit more… I don’t know...." Read more

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  • Chris
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not much hockey
    Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2021
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    This book, the second in the series, sets a tenured goalie against a rookie goalie recently hired on the team. Lots of complications for the characters to muddle through, and some surprises. This book introduces the fact that there’s an underlying plot that will be explored through the series – one bad guy appears again, and we see a bit more of what’s happening.

    The two characters were actually pretty funny together. I wouldn’t say it’s a grumpy/sunshine trope, but more grumpy/grumpy, but somehow the two work together once they get the “is he” questions out of the way. Of course, they run into some hurdles and miscommunications that threaten to derail their budding relationship, but they do get their hinted-at HEA.

    This book was a little light on the actual hockey part.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great story and series must read
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2020
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    Great story and series must read. It's funny and worth the time to read. The only thing to know is that they end too fast. I think the stories so far could are too fun to read and could be a little bit longer to finish some situations.
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  • Coffee♥︎
    4.0 out of 5 stars fast paced and intriguing while it lasts
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2021
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    This story has so many points of potential conflict that it’s hard to follow them all. Brighton is a young goalie who’s attracted to the man he’s potentially going to replace-- plus family intrigue, a mysterious injury, a complicated medical history, a roommate who exploits him, and parents who don’t want to admit that he’s gay-- all things that come up over the course of the narrative, few of which are resolved by the time the story abruptly ends. It’s hard to get into without spoilers, but really, we get a whisper of hope that things will turn out maybe ok for Brighton and Gatien. Since it’s an immersive read (I couldn’t put it down, I desperately wanted to know what would happen next) and since Brighton is a really likeable character, I’m giving it 4 stars, but don’t go into this looking for all the loose ends to be tied up or anything vaguely resembling a solid HEA: treat this like a vignette, rather than a fully fledged narrative, and it’ll more than deliver.
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  • cid
    2.0 out of 5 stars Has potential
    Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022
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    This book abruptly ends with so much more left to the story. It's a very short book and all the plot points are briefly skimmed over. This was all true for the first book in the series which makes me not want to continue with the rest of the books.
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  • Bookmonster29
    3.0 out of 5 stars Overall a well written story
    Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2023
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    Okay.. so.. I loveeeee M/M romance but I especially love M/M sports romance, so with that being said I saw the first book in this series and I had to read it and then of course I wanted to read the second one which is this book but with this book I felt like the story was a bit rushed and the ending could have been done differently maybe given us (the readers) a bit more… I don’t know. I was really looking forward to reading this book and overall the writing was good but the way the story unfolded didn’t fully grab me fully. BUT that is my thoughts and opinions. I am in NO way shape or form bashing this book because I can appreciate the time and effort that this author put into her book and just because it wasn’t my cup of coffee doesn’t mean it can’t be yours… so i say read the book and then let me know your own thoughts and opinions on it because they are probably different from my own. Happy Reading
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  • Rugby8
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2020
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    Really enjoyed this story by Genevive Chamblee. Great main characters (especially loved Brighton) and some interesting (crazy? 😊) supporting ones
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  • jbsets
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good sports romance especially if you love hockey
    Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2020
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    I'm always up for a good hockey m/m book. Good story. Can be stand alone but better if read as a series in order. Good plot and character development. Four stars because too short for me and the end is a bit abrupt leaving me hanging.
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  • Amanda D.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Give me more hockey
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2021
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    The second book in the series, there isn’t as much hockey in this one. While there are references here and there I think if you are going to refer to a book as a sports romance then it should have some sports in it.
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  • Mezmerising
    3.0 out of 5 stars Defending the net
    Reviewed in Australia on December 9, 2020
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    A pretty good sports romance. A lot of terminology that I didn’t really understand. It ended kind of abruptly with a sort of HEA I suppose. I would have like a an epilogue of their future together or something similar.
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  • sarah mitcham
    3.0 out of 5 stars More Going On Behind The Scenes.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2021
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    MM, Sports based, Romance, easy to read, likeable characters, intense story with lots going on but again as with book 1 there is no conclusion. I'm still hopeful that at the end of the series I will feel like I've read the characters complete stories. Overall enjoyed but feel left wanting more details.
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  • Lissa
    2.0 out of 5 stars Potential, but ...
    Reviewed in Australia on November 12, 2018
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    It reads like a few thousand word plot outline. It has potential, but there is just too much going on, and not enough depth and detail provided for the number of plots and scenarios.

    It is just too quick, jumpy and missing the plot development it needs to be really good.
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