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Tough Guy

by Rachel Reid · Game Changers #3

2020 · 312 pages · Carina Press

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What Makes It Hot

💬 Mentioned in 10+ Reddit threads

📖 116k+ Goodreads ratings

📚 Book 3 of an ongoing series (7 published)

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⏳ This series may not be complete yet — 7 of 7 books published

About this book

When pro hockey enforcer Ryan Price gets traded to Toronto, he's hoping for a fresh start—but he wasn't expecting to literally crash back into Fabian Salah, the musician he's never quite forgotten from his high school days. Ryan's all grit and anxiety on and off the ice, while Fabian's a free-spirited artist who couldn't care less about hockey, yet the chemistry between them is absolutely undeniable. As Fabian becomes Ryan's guide through Toronto's vibrant LGBTQ Village, showing him a side of himself he'd been hiding away, Ryan discovers what it feels like to truly be himself—but that joy comes with a complicated choice about what his future actually holds. It's a swoon-worthy second-chance romance about opposites finding unexpected common ground and learning that sometimes the most important person in your life is the one who makes you feel most like yourself.

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