The Pucking Arrangement

A Brother's Teammate Single Dad Hockey Romance

Dmitri Sokolov doesn't lose control. Until his daughter’s nanny quits days before playoffs—and Erin O’Connor steps in to help.

The Captain's baby sister. Too young. Too tempting. Too damn off-limits.

But now she's in his home—close, distracting, and turning his world upside down.

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Great audiobook

I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook it is a great story very well written I really enjoyed listening to the Narrator's they did a great job telling the story the author did a great job writing this story I very much enjoyed listening to this story.

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hockey romance read

A well written and dual narrated hockey romance read. Our main characters hockey defender, and single dad Dmitri and hockey captain's baby sister Erin. There is an instant attraction between these two but dating a player's baby sister is more off limits than most anything but when Dmitri finds himself in a bind needing someone to take care of his lil girl, a favor is asked and Erin steps in as a temporary solution. Only the close quarters make the attraction undeniable to them both and obvious to everyone. A sweet and steamy romance with all the back and forth of a couple trying to have it all and thinking they know what the other is thinking and feeling without the communication. A HEA is had which was well done and a lead up to another couple finding love is teased at the end of this one. Overall, I very much enjoyed the storyline, characters and narration and would love to listen to more!

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Falling in love wasn’t supposed to happen

He’s her brother’s best friend. She’s his daughter’s nanny. Falling in love was never part of the play.

The Pucking Arrangement brings all the heat, heart, and emotional tension you crave in a slow-burn sports romance. Dmitri Solokov is a widowed Russian hockey player and devoted single dad just trying to keep his life on track—until Erin, his teammate’s younger sister and a talented cellist, becomes his daughter’s live-in nanny. What starts as a favor turns into something dangerously magnetic.

The chemistry between Dmitri and Erin is off the charts—charged with stolen glances, lingering touches, and a growing emotional pull neither can ignore. Erin is bright, sassy, and utterly refreshing, while Dmitri is brooding, protective, and unexpectedly tender. Their love story unfolds like a symphony, full of tension, longing, and explosive release—while skating the thin line of loyalty and desire under her brother’s watchful eye.

With steamy moments, heartfelt depth, and a perfect blend of hockey grit and musical soul, this book is impossible to put down. A total win for fans of forbidden love, single dad heroes, and slow burns that burn. A must-read for hockey romance fans!

Music out of silence

I love the narration of this book. But when I think of Demitri I think of a deep rich Russian accent. I enjoyed listening to this book. I absolutely loved this book. I fell in love with Demetri in the other books in this series. He is quiet and broody but he is all heart. His daughter Ris is the cutest little person. Erin fit this family perfectly . This book is well written the characters are very believable. The emotional connection between the characters are perfect. I laughed at Liam’s reaction to his sister and Dimitri. There are many moments where the emotional angst is very palpable. The only thing that could have made this story better is a marriage proposal or a bun in the oven but in my minds eye those events will happen. I would give this book more than 5 stars if possible.

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Hockey romance

The Pucking Arrangement by A. J. Summers is an excellent sport romance. Shane Martinez and Jaxon Jensen did an excellent job with the narration. The Pucking Arrangement is the second book in the Defenders Diaries or A Brother’s Teammate Single Dad Hockey Romance series. The story is entertaining, interesting, engaging, enjoyable, funny, slow burn, and more. Dmitri has a little girl whose nanny quit last minute. Erin is the captain’s baby sister who agrees to watch Dmitri daughter. Dmitri keeps telling himself Erin is off limits. But things don’t work out that way. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.