The Last Buzzer

SCU Hockey, Book 5

In the time it takes to answer a phone call, Desmond's life changes.

Suddenly, he's a single parent to his nephew, living in South Carolina, and the assistant coach for the university hockey team. Life might not be great right now, but he's handling it. And things can't possibly get worse, right?

Jack—the survivor of a horrific childhood—knows that things can always get worse. And right now, for him, worse is hockey. He loves the game and loves the friendships he's cultivated with his teammates, but that's where the good ends and the bad begins. Every time his skates touch the ice, he feels worse and worse, eaten alive by anxiety and stress.

Desmond's arrival becomes a bright spot for Jack in the otherwise bleak nightmare hockey has become for him. There is more than the surface-level attraction, though. Soon, their friendship begins to move beyond the sport that brought them together. Before they know it, Desmond and Jack's lives become intertwined in a way that neither could have expected.

Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.

Includes a bonus epilogue.

©2025 J. J. Mulder (P)2026 Podium Audio

Can’t Stop Smiling

God, I love this book. The ace representation is *chef’s* kiss. The story is easy to get lost in even on re-reads. But it’s the characters that steals the show.

The narration was great!

I’ve really enjoyed the series on audiobook. I have already gone through the other books in the series several times and am thrilled to add this into my rereads.

What a charm!

The second epilogue was perfect for the entire five books! I was all choked up

One Of My Favorites

This one is no spice, but believe me, it has all the feels. Desmond and Jack are a perfect couple, and I really liked the bonus epilogue. I honestly expected a little more angst, but it was good without it. This story is proof that you don’t need spicy scenes to have a great romance novel. I really enjoyed this entire series and I hope maybe the author would consider another story to touch base with all the couples. Narration was wonderful, as expected. Daniel Lewis was new to me, and I was happy he did a fantastic job.

It was good

It was good but it wasn’t better than the other 4 books. I did love the ending for the most part it just wasn’t hitting like the other books

Beautiful

Who is Daniel Lewis and why is this my first time listening to a book he narrated?? What a stunning narration for a book I dearly love.