The New Guy

By: Sarina Bowen

Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, J.F. Harding

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

A new male/male hockey romance from 24-time USA Today best seller Sarina Bowen!

My name is Hudson Newgate, but my teammates call me "New Guy".

That was my nickname in Chicago, too. And Vancouver. That’s what happens when you keep getting traded. Brooklyn is my last chance, especially after my poor performance last season.

But I can make this work. The new guy knows to keep his head down and shoot the puck. The new guy puts the game first.

What he doesn’t do is hook up with the other new guy—a hot athletic trainer who lives in my building. Gavin needs this job with my team. He’s a single dad with responsibilities.

We can’t be a couple. My arrogant agent–who’s also my father–will lose his mind if I’m dating a dude. And my team needs me to score goals, not whip up a media circus.

Too bad Gavin and I are terrible at resisting each other....

©2023 Sarina Bowen (P)2023 Sarina Bowen

Great new spin off!

4.25 Stars 🌟

I am already a fan of Ms. Bowen's Brooklyn Bruisers Series and it looks like this new Hockey Guys series is going to be a spinoff and/or a bit of a genre split (M/M).

Regardless, to me, I loved being able to step back into a world that has already been developed, with characters that I have come to know and love. Unfortunately, there was not enough of these characters, in essence they were more on the periphery and (that is one thing that I would make as a suggestion - more, more, more of the players and their partners that we now know and love....) but I digress.....

We get to meet Hudson - the new hockey player who was just traded to the Brooklyn Bruisers. We then meet Gavin - the new trainer who just got the job with the Brooklyn Bruisers.

What I loved so much about this story was that there was DEPTH to the storyline. Gavin is a new single father to a young daughter, trying to rebuild his life after the death of his husband. Hudson is the son of a hockey icon - who also happens to be his agent - who has been traded time after time and just wants to find a team to be able to settle down with and begin to put down roots.

Bottom line, I really enjoyed this book and loved the narrating duo of Teddy Hamilton and J.F. Harding. I think this might have been my first experience with Mr. Harding (I'm going to need to go and check that) but Mr. Hamilton is quickly becoming a favorite narrator of mine.

This was a fun and easy read/listen that left me with a satisfied, happy feeling when it was finished. Plus, there were enough seeds dropped during the story that iit looks like there will be many new storylines that can sprout from this.

Loved it!

Another great story! I enjoyed it so much I hope it becomes a series.

I ❤️ Gavin and Hudson

I love this story. Wish there was a little bit more detail on certain things that happened here and there. But overall, i loved it. I enjoyed the narration I love Gavin, Hudson and Jordan.

Lighthearted and fun with the usual MM tropes

This was just at all around enjoyable audiobook. The narrator’s were very good. The story is moderately erotic.

I couldn’t stop!!

I listened to this book in 2 days!
The chemistry is amazing! A must read for sport mm readers.

Tears from a romance novel

Love the book. Teddy H is my favorite voice artist. Kind of thought it might end the way it did but still I was unprepared for the emotion it evoked for me. I very much enjoyed this book.

Another Hit!!

Omg..Sarina Bowen....love love this story. Hudson and Gavin are fantastic. I laughed, worried and love how they evolved. And let's just talk about Teddy Hamilton... One of the BEST narrators I've heard. I think I am on the 5th book. Teddy...your performance is excellent. Just they way you tell the story and make these characters come alive. Its just fantastic. J.F. Harding and Teddy Hamilton are a great combo. SO good .... Enjoy!

Sarina Bowen is the QUEEN of MM

Such a good MM Romance. Sarina Bowen not only writes great MM but she always picks the perfect narrators especially Teddy Hamilton. This is a single dad, widower with overbearing in-laws still trying to navigate the death of his husband, moving to a new City and starting a new job. Gavin decides to go out to a bar where he meets and has instant chemistry with Hudson. What they don't know is that not only are they neighbors but they work together so it may not be such a good idea to hook up. But again they have such intense chemistry they cannot help it. The problem however is that Hudson is not out as a bisexual man. The one time he did tell his Hockey Team he was traded shortly after, so he has decided not to say anything and their developing relationship is a secret. Single parent stories also always have the cutest kids and Gavin's daughter helps bring not only their relationship closer she brings this story to life. If you want something cute, spicey and a HEA you should definitely read this one.

Loved it

Great story. Great narrators. Love all of the authors lgbtq romances. Going to find another.

Couldn’t Get Enough of These Two

One of Sarina Bowen’s best MM novels today. The narration was great. Teddy Hamilton is my favorite!