Stick Around
Legends and Fury #1
E.M. Lindsey
Amazon and KU
April 1, 2026
Enemies to Lovers
Found Family
Hockey bro banter
Age-Gap
Enemies with Benefits
Disability Rep
Praise Kink
Hurt/Comfort
MM Romance
Found Family
Hockey bro banter
Age-Gap
Enemies with Benefits
Disability Rep
Praise Kink
Hurt/Comfort
MM Romance
"Would you slap a teammate for twenty-five grand?"
"Uh, yeah. There are a few I'd slap for free. Just point me in the right direction."
Problem number one: My personal life is falling apart.
Problem number two: My public life is also on thin freaking ice.
Problem number three: The ridiculously hot NHL D-man with the inability to remove his head from his ass has decided I’m his number one target.
And that last one is a bit of an issue since his idea of targeting me is to have absurdly hot hate-hookups with me in the locker room. Which I don’t necessarily mind…
Except there’s one tiny snag in his plan: I don’t like guys.
Or, well, I didn’t think I liked guys.
But when Alexio Zeki drops to his knees and, uh, gets to business, I realize my very narrow view of my own sexuality needs some adjustment.
And that’s ironic coming from a blind man.
Admitting I’m bisexual is the easy part.
Admitting I’m kind of, sort of, ridiculously into the man I claimed to hate is something else entirely. But the more he insists that I’m worth keeping, the more I start wanting to believe him.
Stick Around is the first book in the Punk as Puck spin-off series, Legends and Fury. It’s a high heat, enemies to lovers rom-com with a snarky NHL goalie who has a lot of big opinions and doesn’t care if they’re unsolicited, a PPHL goalie with a mountain of problems and no way to reach the top, locker room hookups, praise, swoony romance, a low-stakes bi-awakening, hockey bro banter, tons of chirping, and the swooniest happily ever after.
This is a spinoff series from the Punk as Puck series about the sled league hockey players, but these are is about the blind hockey players. So we’ve seen Jonah and his brother Micah throughout the other series. This is Jonas' story. He’s one of three blind/visually impaired brothers who had a traumatic childhood. Jonah has always been the people pleaser. And now he’s being tasked with significant responsibility by his estranged parents. And he doesn’t want to burden his brothers, so he just takes it on.
He unexpectedly comes in contact with a shop owner and his brother, who happens to be an NHL hockey player. Alexio Zeki is more no-nonsense, intense, and a bit grumpy. He’s also protective of his brother and doesn’t want him to be taken advantage of. So their family dynamics become meshed a bit due to the circumstances.
He unexpectedly comes in contact with a shop owner and his brother, who happens to be an NHL hockey player. Alexio Zeki is more no-nonsense, intense, and a bit grumpy. He’s also protective of his brother and doesn’t want him to be taken advantage of. So their family dynamics become meshed a bit due to the circumstances.
Jonah has always thought of himself as straight, but there’s something about Alexio that gets a rise out of him in more ways than one. He does not like NHL players with attitude. And now Jonah is trying to figure out how to deal with everything and keep it all together when he is overwhelmed with his upended life and learning new things about himself.
Alexio is intense, rigid, and keeps people at arm's length usually. He wants to hate Jonah on principle due to the current situation and some preconceived notions and arena issues, but also finds himself strangely obsessed with helping Jonah blow off steam and calming his demons.
Alexio is intense, rigid, and keeps people at arm's length usually. He wants to hate Jonah on principle due to the current situation and some preconceived notions and arena issues, but also finds himself strangely obsessed with helping Jonah blow off steam and calming his demons.
It's an antagonistic, fiery, fast burn to physical, and a slow burn to kissing and feelings. I enjoyed seeing how these two progressed from hate-ish sex to something more that they were both scared of. There is a lot going on in the background of their story, and there are some surprises and twists I did not see coming. My heart hurt for them, especially for Jonah, as they were trying to navigate all the things life seemed to be throwing at them. You could just feel how affected he was as he was trying so hard to keep it all together during challenging circumstances. But I also loved these two together and how they could see under each other's defenses, inspire passion, and also try to be a support.
I enjoyed more time with guys from the Punk As Puck series, and meeting Alexio's NHL teammates. I liked the found family aspect with this group of friends and their adaptability. I am so excited for the next book with Jonah's menace brother, Micah. And I absolutely adore who I am pretty sure will be his match.
E.M. Lindsey
E.M. Lindsey is a non-binary, MM Romance author who lives on the East Coast of the United States. When they're not working, EM is spending time on the beach, kayaking, swimming, and playing with their dogs.
