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Theo by Victoria Denault Series: Hockey Royalty #6
on April 17, 2026
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I don’t deserve a second chance at hockey, or a first chance with Lola. I’m taking both anyway.
Theo
It took falling off a roof and doing catastrophic damage to my family, my body and my career, but I’m sober —and want to stay that way. My future is bleak until, out of nowhere, I’m given a second chance to be a hockey player. Problem is, I don’t know how to be a sober hockey player. I don’t know how to do anything sober. The last thing I expected, on top of everything else, was to trauma-bond with Lola Casco, the beautiful sister of not one but two of my teammates.
Her bold smile, her sweet laugh, her sometimes brutal honesty – it’s apparently what turns on sober me. But good things aren’t meant for me, I don’t deserve them, and Lola is the best of the best. So I should walk away. Do I have the guts to do it?Lola
I used to think I had the worst luck with men, but after the last guy, I’m beginning to think it’s not luck —it’s me. I attract all the wrong men… except Theo. He’s one of the good guys. So when he needs a little help getting his confidence back in the bedroom, I volunteer as tribute. This is just be a friend helping a friend —no strings. So why can’t I stop thinking about him? Can I get him to realize that he may not be perfect, but he’s perfect for me?
Emotionally addictive and oh so satisfying! If you’ve read Denault before, you will more than likely recognize some of the key players in this book. An intermix of the kids from some of hockey royalty from years past is always a great chance to get to see those players and spouses that you fell for years ago step in as the supporting or judgmental parent to the current hero/heroine. I always love a second gen story for that very reason. This particular story delves into Theo who bombed his life and finally had to realize he needed to get sober and pick up the pieces scattered around him in a healthier manner. The heroine Lola is closely connected to family and friends around him, so when he steps in to help her out of an awkward situation, it doesn’t take long for them to get cozy and allow fate to intervene with continual situations of throwing them into each other’s orbit. His storyline is powerful and while the author didn’t get super angsty and dark with her rendition of his recover, she did bring meetings into play often and kept it front and center as a part of his daily life. I walked away enjoying their story and feeling a connection with their love and healing. Great characters, well developed side stories and a sweet reconnection. Only thing missing was getting to see Pete go down!
I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a hockey romance filled with family hockey dynasties, great player camaraderie and sexy as all get out love stories!
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