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- Content warnings: Emotional abuse, Homophobia/transphobia, Toxic relationships, Trauma, PTSD, Sexual content
Open Ice Hit
by E.M. Lindsey & Marina Vivancos
Book 1 in The Sin Bin
An explosive enemies-to-lovers hockey romance with a praise kink a mile wide and the kind of hate-to-love tension that keeps you up all night.
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Length276 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice5/5 · Rough / primal
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- M/M
- Slow burn
- High
- Rough / primal
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Grumpy protector
- Rivals to lovers
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
- Secretly soft
- Dominant vibes
- The angst delivered
- Push and pull
- Praise kink
- Found family
- Rough but consensual
- He falls first
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Power exchange
Fantasy promise
- Sports romance
- Sports world / training facility
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Rivals competing
- Big city / metropolis
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- Hurt/comfort
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Intense
- Conversational
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Gay
- Steamy
- Punchy
- Angsty
- Emotional
- Engaging
- Romantic
- Comfort read vibes
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 276 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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