Goalie Fake Out (Rougarous Hockey 3, Bayou Boys 9) by Chris Cox at Spindle Dreams Press
| Genre | Gay / Contemporary / Athletes/Coaches / Romance / Found Family / Hurt/Comfort |
| Length | Novel, 296 pages |
| Heat Level | |
| Publication Date | 15-June-2026 |
| Genre | Gay / Contemporary / Athletes/Coaches / Romance / Found Family / Hurt/Comfort |
| Length | Novel, 296 pages |
| Heat Level | |
| Publication Date | 15-June-2026 |
One minor league goalie. One tai chi instructor. One fake relationship. The lie was never the problem — the truth was.
Goalie Brennan Keane signs with the Baton Rouge Rougarous, hiding his recovering hip injury because injuries don't pay the bills or get you minutes. But tai chi instructor Jonah Holloway sees the way Brennan's body lies, even to the man himself.
And then the lies get bigger.
Brennan pretends to be Jonah's boyfriend to keep Jonah out of the predatory clutches of an influential woman who could harm Jonah's mentor.
When a fake relationship becomes the only way out of a corner neither man asked for, the problem isn't maintaining the lie. It's what happens when the lie starts feeling like the only honest thing either of them has.
Goalie Fake Out is a slow-burn steamy standalone MM hockey romance set in a sports-mad Louisiana city. Full of favorite tropes, including (a different take on the classic) fake relationship, single dad, workplace romance, hurt/comfort, found family, body-awareness chemistry, career-vs-home tension, and a hard-won happily ever after.
This story is an interconnected Standalone in the MM Rougarous Hockey subseries which is part of the Bayou Boys world.
| Format | ebook |
| Publisher | Spindle Dreams Press |
| Length | Novel, 296 pages |
| Heat Level | |
| Publication Date | 15-June-2026 |
| Price | $4.99 ebook |
| Buy Link | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXJF43LX |