The past few years have been a bit chaotic for Cougars new associate coach, Lancaster Hart. After an amiable divorce he began living his life as the gay man he’d kept closeted for far too long. With the recent move to Cayuga, he’s away from his support system and properly made sweet tea. Despite a roster filled with new friends and associates, he’s spending his nights alone.As his team gears up … gears up to make a run at the Calder Cup, Lancaster discovers that not everything in upstate New York is wine, woodlands, and chilly conservative ideals. At a summer music festival, he first lays eyes on Townsend Harris, folksy/blues singer by night and mayoral office assistant by day. Lancaster is enraptured with the man’s powerful sultry voice. Also, Town just might be the most beautiful man he has seen in all his forty-one years.
The two hit it off at an informal meet and greet after the show, where they spend the night talking and sipping wine. One evening of conversation and an incendiary goodbye kiss leads them into a scorching love affair that might be exactly what Lancaster has been searching for his whole life. Can his team pull off professionally what he’s hoping to do privately as well? Or will capturing their dream evade both the Cougars and Lancaster?
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Let me start off by saying, I dearly love this series, every single couple, their families and all the players are written so amazingly well, you really feel like you are part of the story!! Assistant coach Lancaster Hart, divorced and living his true identity as a gay man. He has a lot of support from his ex-wife and college age twins. Now if he could just find the man who would be the one. When he does meet Townsend Harris, he is absolutely blown away, not only by his looks but his voice when he sings.
Dating and hockey season are hard, but every spare minute Lan spends with Townsend, getting to know each other, falling in love and meeting the family. This book is truly wonderful, I love all the quirks and the love from Lancaster’s family is so beautifully written. The strength of Lan and Townsend’s relationship, the friendship of a coach and his hockey players, the love of a father, the thrill of hockey season, it all comes together perfectly!! You couldn’t ask for a better story to end this series with, it is awesome (even if I wish it wouldn’t end!! LOL)!
I would give this book so many stars, but 5 is all they will allow, it’s that good!!!
This was the book that pricked my interest… the reason I read the previous four books. The previous four books lay the foundation of sorts; you get to know all the characters and makes book five flow a bit easier. The new coach Lancaster Hart hid who he really was for years, having gone as far as marrying and having kids. After years of not being happy and knowing it was unfair to his wife, who is his best friend, they divorce and now two years out of that divorce Lan still hasn’t made any moves to make himself happy. Lonely and longing for that one person that will rock on the front porch with him in the evenings.. that happy ever after. When he spots the lead singer of a local band, he knows this is the person that he has been waiting for. Once Lan and Townsend strike up a conversation, Lan sort of stumbles around in asking Town for a drink, thankfully Town thinks it’s cute. The two begin to navigate down a path towards a relationship, while dealing with the hardships of having a job that takes you on the road. Will Town think Lan and his crazy family are worth it?
This was a really good story, not a lot of angst or drama, unless you count what happens on the ice. Just a journey for Lan who knew he was gay and finally having the courage to pursue his happiness. It was a really lovely story, I give this 4 stars.
A sweet love story but also really hot!
One-On-One brings the Cayuga Cougars series to a close and I was a bit sorry to know that this is the end. So I was really happy when I finished the book and saw a note from the author that she has 3 more books planned for Victor and Dan and Jack.
Cayuga Cougars associate coach, Lancaster Hart, is finally living his authentic life as a gay man. When he sees Townsend Harris singing at a local festival he is smitten. The two men begin a romantic relationship, the kind that Lancaster never thought he’d ever have.
Wow, there is a lot going on in this story. Lancaster and Townsend’s new love story, Lancaster’s relationship with his ex-wife and family, the Cougar’s run for the Calder Cup and lots of cameo appearances by the players who have already had their love stories told.
While One-On-One is the fifth book in the series it does standalone really well. Characters from past books do appear but the main focus is on Lancaster and Hart and the team’s playoff games leading up to the Calder Cup championship. The other books in this series are really great, though, so I highly recommend reading them, especially if you like reading series in order.
Although this book didn’t have as much of an emotional impact on me as others in the series, it’s still a great story and I really loved catching up with the team again. There was perhaps a bit more hockey jargon in this book than I remembered from the others but you still don’t need to be a hockey fan to enjoy reading it. To me the clear message from this book is that love is love and that it’s important to live your life to the fullest and be yourself.
Bravo to Ms. Locey for giving us a very nice finish to this series.
An advanced copy of this book was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.
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