If there’s one thing that’s a certainty in life, it’s change.It’s taken Victor Kalinski years to settle into the kind of happiness that he thought he’d never find. The small town of Cayuga, New York, has welcomed him warmly. It’s given him a championship team to coach, a tightly-knit group of friends, a father who he has reconciled with, and a safe place to raise the son he adores. The small town has also blessed him with Dan Arou, his husband and his soulmate, and one of the most skilled forwards on the Cougars. Given Dan’s outstanding play in their recent Calder Cup win, it was inevitable that Dan’s time in the minors was about to come to an end.
When Dan is given a starting position in Boston, Victor’s serene life is thrown into complete chaos. Pride over Dan’s accomplishment fills his heart but facing a long, lonely season in Cayuga is causing no small amount of discord. Add in a wedding that will give his son a new stepfather, health issues for his dad, and Victor’s own penchant for saying things that aren’t exactly politically correct, and the impending explosion is guaranteed to blow Vic’s life to bits. Life-altering choices will have to be made. Will Victor rebound from the challenges, or will he be unable to accept the upheavals that life has dealt him?
I
thoroughly enjoyed Victor Kalinski and Dan Arou’s story in Rebound by V.L.
Locey. She had me at hockey, and from there things just got better. Rough
patches ahead for the former hockey star and his hockey husband, the story took
readers through the tumultuous life of players on and off the ice.
Victor
was lost professionally, which bled into his personal life, while things were
on the upswing for Dan. Fortunately the men had each other and stuck together
through thick and thin.
Ms.
Locey
gave us a story filled with angst and misgivings, but always a healthy dose of
love. Vic and Dan played and loved fiercely, and I appreciated that the
storyline was not forced. The author delivered believable characters with
depth. Depth of understanding in the world of hockey and depth of understanding
in life. Pitfalls befell the men, and the realism radiated through Ms.
Locey’s characterization. Both men were larger than life characters.
They exuded
strength with sentimental nuances, thus making them loveable characters, even through
Vic’s rough and ready attitude. They personified sexiness in a non-sexy way- my
kind of men!
The
secondary characters were handled well, especially Jack- Vic and Dan’s son- a
sweet precocious child with a boy & girl heart. Jack’s character enhanced
the overall tale and delivered insight to a subject most do not write about. Ms.
Locey did it with realism and did not sugar coat anything. She made her men
to be open minded while knowing the realities of the world- which I hope many
readers appreciated.
The
first in the Overtime series, Rebound was a must read.
Definite
S.E.X
A
five handcuff review
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