TITLE:
Changing On The Fly – M/M Hockey Charity Anthology
AUTHOR:
Avon Gale, V.L. Locey, Cherylanne Corneille, Mary Smith, Heather Lire, Samantha
Wayland
PUBLISHER:
Self-Published
COVER
ARTIST: Jen Needles
LENGTH:
368 Pages
RELEASE
DATE: October 12, 2016
BLURB:
Changing on the Fly is a celebration of romance, featuring six M/M stories
about hockey players falling in love on – and off – the ice. All proceeds from
the anthology will be donated to a charity that supports inclusiveness in
athletics.
The anthology will be
available starting in October, 2016, for a limited time only.
It includes the
following stories:
Even Strength by
Cherylanne Corneille
Next Season by Avon
Gale
Going Home by Heather
Lire
On Broadway by V.L.
Locey
The Brother and the
Retired Player by Mary Smith
Take a Shot by Samantha
Wayland
V.L.
Locey’s On Broadway:
"You're about as
far from being just a guy as I am from being able to play “Rocket Man” on
harmonica.”
"Is that the song your mom named you after?" I
fell back to the bed, feet dangling to the floor and hands clasped behind my
head.
"Good guess." He appeared behind me after a
moment. I tipped my head back to look at him. His green eyes were darker now,
smoky jade and hot with desire. "You're really sexy in a Toby McGuire
Spider-Man kind of way."
"I don't have any superpowers," I replied as he
leaned over and placed his hands on either side of my head.
"Not true," Rocket whispered before covering my
mouth with his. My eyes drifted shut as my fingers knotted up the bedding. His
mouth was hot and wet, his tongue skilled, his taste a subtle blend of Korean
buffet. "You're Riley Zeally," he murmured between nibbling kisses
that made my heart pump faster, "the face of professional hockey."
I reached up from the duvet to push my fingers into his
hair. "I want you," I panted between his short, maddening sweeps of
my mouth.
Samantha
Wayland’s Take a Shot:
“There already is someone
who loves to spend time with you, who loves hockey and your friends and their
ridiculous pranks. Who gets that you have to travel and that you’re tired!”
Tim blinked, appearing
utterly bewildered. “Who?”
“Me, you asshole! Me.”
Tim threw his hands in
the air. “What about you?”
“I appreciate you
exactly as you are. I love our life. Our friends. You. Even the super fucking
irritating things, because apparently there is something wrong with me. I love
that you can’t hide what you’re feeling, almost ever. And that you say what
you’re thinking, even when I can’t do the same. I like living with you, a
fucking neat-freak nudist, and working with you, and there’s never been a time,
not once, that I was tired of being around you. You’re gorgeous and you’re kind
and you’re the best person I know. So shut up about there not being someone who
can appreciate everything about you. There already is. And unfortunately for
you, it’s me.”
Heather
Lire’s Going Home
“What the fuck, man?”
Blake growled at Dex.
“What?” he asked,
innocently. Too innocently. “I was just making conversation with an old friend
from high school. One who helped both of us graduate.”
If he’d known when he
started this trip down memory lane that he’d be running into the person who’d
had a staring roll in the epic disaster that had been his last night in town,
he’d never have started it. Micah had also held a staring roll in every single
one of his sexual fantasies back then as well.
“Fuck you, Dex.”
“Think about it like
this…this is a new start for both of us. A chance to fix the things in our
lives that we fucked up. Me with my career and you with Micah.”
Cherylanne
Corneille’s Even Strength
He took a few laps
around their end of the rink to loosen his legs. On his fourth pass around the
net, he picked up a stray puck and carried it on his stick before shooting it
into the net. Boone bumped his shoulder and nodded toward the glass as they rounded
their end of the rink again.
What the hell? He
glanced in the direction his teammate indicated. Two men around his age wearing
New York’s jerseys held up a brightly colored sign that said simply, “Thank
you, Nate.” He puzzled on the meaning until he made another lap. One of them
also held a small rainbow flag.
Mary
Smith’s The Brother and the Retired Player
Our lips touch, and the
spark is struck. He pulls me closer and grips my hips. I can feel his hardness
already, and my dick twitches at the contact. Our kiss intensifies as our
tongues touch. I hold him closer, and the light scruff of his pale beard
tickles me. I never want to leave this spot, but finally, I pull back.
Avon
Gale’s Next Season
Nick stopped as Sparrow
went to get into his Escalade, which he’d somehow remote started the second
they got out of the building. Nick drove a 2002 Ford Focus and was lucky if it
started when the key was in the ignition.
“So, uh,” Nick said,
not wanting to just walk off but still as uncertain as he’d been in the locker
room about what to say. “See you in Philly, I guess.”
“Yeah,” Sparrow
muttered, yanking the door to his luxury SUV open with too much force. “See you
in Philly, kid.”
Nick managed to get his
own car door open, grabbed his ice scraper, and turned the car on so he could
blast the heat. He watched Sparrow drive away, leaving tire tracks in the snow.
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Hockey
romances are my absolute favorite and when there are 6 stories by very
talented authors in one compilation, well, that's so for me. And when
all the proceeds go to a charity that supports inclusiveness in
athletics? That's just the cherry on top. Changing on the Fly is an
anthology including works by Avon Gale, Samantha Wayland, V.L. Locey,
Cherylanne Corneille, Mary Smith, and Heather Lire. All in all, this was
a pretty solid collection of stories. Of course, some I loved more than
others but they're all worth a read.
It's
hard to review an anthology when there are so many different stories,
especially when three of the authors are new to me. I will say that of
the six stories, Avon Gale's Next Season was my absolute favorite. Nick
and Everett were fantastic and I loved the slow burn and I REALLY loved
the fact that Everett is established in his career in the NHL while Nick
is just starting out. There's a bit of hero worship going on and true
to form for Avon Gale, some absolutely hysterical and witty banter
between these two. Their chemistry is off the charts and for such a
short story, the characters are extremely well developed and the plot is
thoroughly engaging. I also really enjoyed Take a Shot by Samantha
Wayland. If you've read and loved Wayland's book, Crashing the Net,
you'll be really happy to know that not only do we meet two new guys in
Tim and Chris but we get to see Mike and Alexi again, so win! This one
was cute, too. A bit predictable and the insta-love is a bit over the
top, but it worked. This friends to lovers was fun and sexy.
All
in all, if you're a fan of hockey books, be sure to check this out. And
even if you're not, there's plenty here worth your time. Best of all?
The proceeds go toward a really worthy charity. So, be sure to pick up
your copy of Changing on the Fly right away and see what all the fuss is
about. You'll be happy you did.
V.L. Locey
V.L. Locey loves worn jeans,
yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology,
the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.)
She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a flock
of assorted domestic fowl, and two Jersey steers.
When not writing spicy
romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills
of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in hand. She can also be found online
on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and GoodReads.
Website: http://vlloceyauthor.com/
Avon
Gale
Avon Gale was once the mayor on Foursquare of
Jazzercise and Lollicup, which should tell you all you need to know about her
as a person. She likes road trips, rock concerts, drinking Kentucky bourbon and
yelling at hockey. She’s a displaced southerner living in a liberal midwestern
college town, and she never gets tired of people and their stories -- either
real or the ones she makes up in her head.
Website: https://www.avongalewrites.com/
Cherylanne
Corneille
Cherylanne Corneille has been writing almost as long
as she has loved the game of hockey, so it was inevitable that she would
eventually combine two of her favorite pastimes into one hobby. She will watch
almost any game but prefers to cheer on the Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks,
Tampa Bay Lightning, and Tyler Seguin.
When not writing or watching hockey, she enjoys
running and has completed 18 half marathons.
She also loves Stars Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Captain America.
Cherylanne lives in Central Florida with her cat,
who was almost called Puck or Hanifin but sometimes answers to the name Phasma.
Website: https://cacorneille.wordpress.com/
Heather
Lire
Heather has traveled all over the world, speaks several
languages, collects romance books like they’re going out of style, and has
multiple book boyfriends. Ok, she hasn’t been all over the world, except in her
mind. She does however speak multiple languages and collect romance books. Her
long-suffering husband and sons roll their eyes at all her book boyfriends.
When she’s not busy on her next novel she can be found in her classroom where
teaches one of those many languages, at one of her sons many sporting events or
on twitter talking about what else, romance books.
Website: http://heatherlire.com/
Samantha
Wayland
Samantha Wayland has three great loves in life; her
family, writing books, and hockey. She is often found apologizing to the first
for how much time and attention is taken up by the latter two, but they forgive
her because they are awesome and she clearly doesn’t deserve them.
Sam lives with her family—of both the two and
four-legged variety—outside of Boston. When she’s not locked away in her home
office, she can generally be found tucked in the corner of the local Thai place
with other socially-starved authors and an adult beverage. Her favorite things
include mango martinis, tiny Chihuahuas with big attitude problems, and the
Oxford comma.
Website: http://www.samanthawayland.com/
Mary
Smith
Best Selling Author, Mary Smith, has been coming up
with stories her whole life. She has written A HOCKEY TUTOR and THE NEW
HAMPSHIRE BEARS SERIES along with numerous other titles, as well as co-authored
THE PENALTY KILL TRILOGY, OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN SERIES, and THE NINTH INNINGS
SERIES with Lindsay Paige. When not busy writing or rooting for the Chicago
Blackhawks you can find her with her nose stuck in her Kindle.
Website: http://www.authormarysmith.com/
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ReplyDeleteI like reading M/M hockey romance because ...what's not to love reading with athletes as the MCs; though I'm not really familiar with hockey - just watch on movies or reading on books.
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