The Line That Pushes Back

Book 3: THE LINE THAT PUSHES BACK Three Cups. One new owner. And a man who thought winning meant safety. Gareth Voss bought the Montr?al ?toiles in August with a vision document and a philosophy and the particular certainty of a man who has never been told no by someone he couldn't eventually move. He calls Evan Marchand an asset. He offers Lucas Hale a seat at the table - alone, without Evan, with the understanding that leadership sometimes requires discretion. He engineers a trade offer from Nashville. He has a twenty-one-year-old rookie pulled in to discuss his associations. He offers Lucas a national profile, a league initiative, a career-defining platform - all of it beautifully packaged, all of it requiring the same invisible price. Lucas has been keeping documentation since October. Evan stopped calculating the cost of staying in November. By the playoffs, they're playing the best hockey of their careers, the NHLPA knows what Voss has been building, and the only thing standing between this franchise and a third Cup is six rounds of the most brutal, beautiful, high-stakes hockey this series has ever put on the ice. The Line That Pushes Back is the book where everything that was threatened finally gets tested - where the line doesn't just hold, it moves. Where the system meets two people who stopped negotiating with it and started documenting it instead. Where the hockey is the best it's ever been and the heat earns every scene it's in and the ending gives you everything you've been waiting three books to feel. What early readers are saying........ "Quiet, powerful, and unforgettable." "A slow burn that truly stays with you." "Emotionally mature, honest, and deeply satisfying." About the Author: Remy Cole writes slow-burn MM romances where desire meets devotion and love is built, not rushed. Remy believes the steamiest stories are the ones where the characters earn each other-on the ice, in the world, and in the quiet moments between. When not writing, Remy can usually be found at a rink, in a caf?, or watching people fall in love in real life-sometimes without realizing they've done it yet. Remy loves strong coffee, found family, and characters who learn how to stay. If you enjoy romance with heart, heat, and second chances, Remy Cole's books will feel like home. About the Publisher: At BLOCKBUSTER STORY PUBLISHING, we believe in the power of a great story to captivate, entertain, and inspire. Our authors are focused on writing, not chasing likes and followers, building author websites or obsessing over social media-they're here to create and share unforgettable stories. We publish books for readers, not algorithms. If you're looking for bold, entertaining stories that put the art of storytelling first, you've come to the right place.

Visibility isn't the risk anymore. Power is. The season ended. The truth stayed. And the system learned how to push back quietly. Evan Marchand and Lucas Hale didn't just cross the line-they stood in it. Now, in a league that adapts just enough to pretend it's changed, visibility comes with a new cost. Not rumor. Not secrecy. Resistance. As scrutiny deepens and influence tightens, Lucas discovers that leadership doesn't stop at standing firm. Sometimes it means choosing who gets protected when silence is rewarded and loyalty is tested. Evan learns that staying visible isn't a single act of courage-it's a daily negotiation between softness and strength, love and leverage. This time, the threat isn't being hidden. It's being managed. The Line That Pushes Back is the final book in a slow-burn MM hockey romance trilogy about professional athletes, power dynamics in sports, and a relationship strong enough to be challenged-not by secrecy, but by control. Intimate, emotionally grounded, and unflinching, this is a love story about staying when leaving would be easier. Perfect for readers who love: slow-burn MM romance hockey romance with emotional depth teammates-to-lovers dynamics stories about visibility, leadership, and power romance that values intimacy over spectacle What early readers are saying........ "Quiet, powerful, and unforgettable." "A slow burn that truly stays with you." "Emotionally mature, honest, and deeply satisfying." Some lines are crossed. This one is moved. About the Author: Remy Cole writes slow-burn MM romances where desire meets devotion and love is built, not rushed. Remy believes the steamiest stories are the ones where the characters earn each other-on the ice, in the world, and in the quiet moments between. When not writing, Remy can usually be found at a rink, in a caf?, or watching people fall in love in real life-sometimes without realizing they've done it yet. Remy loves strong coffee, found family, and characters who learn how to stay. If you enjoy romance with heart, heat, and second chances, Remy Cole's books will feel like home. About the Publisher: At BLOCKBUSTER STORY PUBLISHING, we believe in the power of a great story to captivate, entertain, and inspire. Our authors are focused on writing, not chasing likes and followers, building author websites or obsessing over social media-they're here to create and share unforgettable stories. We publish books for readers, not algorithms. If you're looking for bold, entertaining stories that put the art of storytelling first, you've come to the right place.