Cat's Review of The Blame Game: An M/M Hockey Romance (Relationship Goals Book 5) by Brigham Vaughn @brighamvaughn @neonrainbowarcreviews @tammystwocents X- @AuthorBVaughn @TTCBooksandmore

Fiery Rescue: Fisher Cats Player Heating Up the Sheets with Handsome Stranger? 

Fourth line center, Dominic Olson, was spotted with an unidentified man following a fire at the High Park Towers building in Liberty Village late last night.

The fire was contained to the fifth floor where—according to firefighters from Toronto Fire Station 346—it began in one of the condo’s kitchens. Thankfully, only minor injuries were reported.

After being treated by paramedics, Olson escorted the mystery man to a black SUV and helped him inside. Although they left together, their destination is also unknown.

Traded to Toronto from the Los Angeles Suns, Olson was a major player in the team’s 2013 Stanley Cup win.

However, it’s become obvious in recent years that the aging forward is no longer the superstar he once was.

But what exactly was Olson doing at High Park Towers in the wee hours of the morning with a strange man? “Just friends,” or something more?

Though Olson has been notoriously tight-lipped about his personal life, rarely choosing to attend events with a plus one, we all know the old adage: where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS:

The Blame Game contains scenes with an apartment fire, parental neglect/estrangement, mild internalized homophobia, accidental mixing of medication leading to a health scare, and two short scenes with sexual harassment from a side character.

This romance also includes found family, fake relationship, out for you, and he falls first/he falls harder tropes, along with a positive attitude toward escort work as a career (MCs are only with each other in the book).

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Cat gives this book 4 meows with a 3 purr heat index...

This is book 5 in the Relationship Goals series. It's probably best, in my opinion, to read in order, however you possibly could follow on its own. You meet Dom in especially book 4 and find he has a secret, that's why I feel it's best to read in order. It's a good series and great characters so you have nothing to lose.

Dom and Sawyer have an arrangement and have for four years. It's a secret life on each of their parts that could cause both of them problems if it comes out.

A fire breaks out in the apartment building they meet in under the guise of Sawyer being Dom's fashion consultant. Jock Gossip a sports Gossip column gets wind, and the issues and twists begin.

I love all these characters. They are intriguing and well developed. The overall romance is really good and the subplot like who's the mole in the organization (another reason you need to read the other books) and Dom's injury and ending contract are interesting. Several twists plus lots of good hockey plays if you're into that too. Even if you're not a great big sports enthusiast the blend of the sport, romance and touch of mystery is perfect.

If you like sports romance, hockey, gay for pay, fake relationships, great friendships, family drama and allover good romance this is definitely for you. 

Brigham Vaughn is on the adventure of a lifetime as a full-time author. She devours books at an alarming rate and hasn't let her short arms and long torso stop her from doing yoga. She makes a killer key lime pie, hates green peppers, and loves wine tasting tours. A collector of vintage Nancy Drew books and green glassware, she enjoys poking around in antique shops and refinishing thrift store furniture. An avid photographer, she dreams of traveling the world and she can't wait to discover everything else life has to offer her.

Her books range from short stories to novellas to novels. They explore gay, bisexual, lesbian, and polyamorous romance in contemporary settings.

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