Pucked Up

Punk as Puck, Book 2

By: E. M. Lindsey

Narrated by: Kirt Graves, Iggy Toma

Sometimes what happens anonymously in a dingy, pay-by-the-hour motel room shows up a month later to reveal himself as your new coach…

I have rules. Very important rules. No real names, no strings, no seeing each other again. It's always worked out well for me, and it's the only thing that keeps me focused as I try to climb my way into professional hockey after nearly torching my career.

I should have been king of the ice in the paraprofessional league, but instead, I let my anger and bitterness get to me. Now I'm forced to claw my way back into relevance, starting with a community team.

That would be fine if the one amazing, anonymous night I had with a total stranger didn't end up being the Wolves' new coach. And even that might have been tolerable if Hugo wasn't on my father's payroll.

But he is.

And to make matters worse, I still want him. My bad attitude and attempt to drive him away don't faze him at all, and the more I push, the more he pulls me back into the last place I want to be: his orbit.

All I want is to join the PPHL and prove to myself that I'm a worthy player on my own merit.

Lust wasn't on the table. And neither was love.

But the closer I get to Hugo, the more I realize that I'm not sure I want to do this without him… and the more I realize I'm not sure if I can.

Pucked Up is the second book in the Punk and Puck series, which is best enjoyed in order. It's an enemies-with-benefits, coach/player, slow burn into love romance. It features a para hockey player with a continent-sized chip on his shoulder, a widower coach who never expected to fall for anyone after the loss of his husband, a bossy dynamic, a lot of praise, hockey bro banter, the merits of jumping on the bed when you're sad, found family, and a steamy, wild happily ever after.

©2025 E.M. Lindsey (P)2026 Podium Audio

May feel all the feels. I did

Yes, I needed tissues at some points. Yes, I absolutely wanted to step into this and yell at His father. I am glad we got to understand Micah more (secretly hoping for his HEA). This is narrated by 2 of my favorites. Iggy and Kirt. Anyway, back to the book, What happens when you find your heart again across a bar and the other is just looking for a hook up? Gotta listen to find out. Yes there are spicy times, comfort times and for me, aggravation times.

Disappointed

Normally I love EM Lindsey books and enjoy narrations by Iggy Toma and Kirt Graves. For some reason this one was just off for everyone. The story felt very disjointed and didn’t flow well, and I hated the accents both narrators did for the MCs. Not really sure what else to say. Hopefully the next book will be better.