The Ultimate Goal

A Gay Hockey Romance (Brooklyn Blades, Book 1)

By: Felice Stevens

Narrated by: Kale Williams

Rip

In the fifteen years I’ve played for the Brooklyn Blades, I’ve won all the awards except the most important one. The Stanley Cup.

But my annoying ex-boyfriend is the team’s goalie, and the paparazzi is loving it. What’s worse is, my absentee father decides to make an appearance and won’t leave me alone.

I’m ignoring it all. My ultimate goal is to win the Cup.

Then my best friend’s younger brother, Adrian, shows up to interview me for the sports segment of the evening news. He’s nervous and unsure, so I have to help him. We grew up together, but I barely noticed him then.

I’m definitely noticing him now.

Adrian

Our sports reporter is injured, so I have to cover the hockey game when my ultimate goal is to be a hard news reporter. Not only am I camera shy, but I know nothing about sports. Sure, I know Rip Tremaine—I’ve had a crush on him for years. Not that he’s ever noticed me.

Maybe I can fake it.

Nope, I can’t.

But Rip saves my interview, and now the station wants me to follow the team. With my job on the line, Rip comes up with a plan: Get my own sports show to prove I can be on camera. I’ll pretend to be his boyfriend, and no one will know, not even my brother.

I’ll have unlimited access to the team.

And Rip.

We can do this. We’re professionals. He’s teaching me all about hockey…and kissing. And I’m helping him navigate his father’s betrayal.

Except neither one of us is pretending anymore. And our ultimate goal now is to win it all: the Cup, my job, and love.

©2026 Felice Stevens (P)2026 Felice Stevens

On The Puck

I think this is my year for hockey books, the game has got me hook.

Interesting start to a new series.
This is Book 1 to the new series Brooklyn Blades.

I do appreciate a good fake relationship dynamic, this one was kind of dramatic in some instances, but still a good book.
Both characters had their own issues with people who try to pull them down and other who lift them up.
They communicate well together
I like the cameos from Brooklyn Kings.

As usually the author spins real life events into her stories which gives and overall feel of actual events taking place as you listen to the story being told.

Pretty Good

I am a big Felice Stevens fan. I have to say this was not one of my favorite books of hers. After reading m/m books for several years now, I'm a little over hockey stories. And not just because of the popularity of Heated Rivalry. I also found the writing in this a little sappy at times, which is not how I generally think of her writing. I like her books that are set more in the corporate or business world as they seem to have a more realistic feel, at least for me. The always excellent Kale Williams narrates.