REVIEW: Goaltender Interference by Brigham Vaughn (Scoring Chances #1)

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GOALTENDER INTERFERENCE

Scoring Chances - Book One

by Brigham Vaughn

Release Date: January 17, 2025

Review

Brigham is a fantastic writer who always creates stories that you become highly invested in,  They write stories that are low-ish angst but deep and thoughtful. And though this story is LONG it delivers a chance to really sink into the characters and the storyline. And given the subject matter, like a closeted athlete who has to struggle with his religion to come to terms with himself, the chance to not gloss over it all is beautiful.


Connor is an O’Shea… which means a large, loud, chaotic, and hockey-loving family. He has two kids and an ex-wife.  And he’s captain of his hockey team. And he’s in the closet. It’s a lot. But it becomes even more so when Jesse Webber gets traded to his team. The young brash and wild playboy. He lives up to his nickname - Chaos Demon!


It’s an entertaining and emotional partnership and it earns every one of its 500+ pages.

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Synopsis

The last thing Connor O’Shea needs is more complications …

After too much celebrating at his brother’s wedding, Connor wakes up next to cocky Toronto goaltender Jesse Webber—pro hockey’s reigning f*ckboy. With three kids and a failed marriage under his belt, Connor might be ready to admit he’s attracted to men, but that doesn’t mean his life has to change.

Fate has other plans: Jesse’s been traded to the Boston Harriers, the team Connor captains.

With an intimidating family legacy to live up to, pressure from ownership to bring home another Cup, and a strained relationship with his ex-wife to juggle, Connor reluctantly agrees to let Jesse stay at his place for the season—strictly to keep him in line.

Rules are set, boundaries are clear. But Jesse’s never met a rule he couldn’t break.

Between winning over Connor’s kids, rallying the team, and sneaking past Connor’s defenses, Jesse is determined to prove he’s more than just trouble.

But can he show Connor there’s more to life than playing it safe?

CONTENT WARNING: Goaltender Interference contains scenes with mild homophobia (external and internal), discussions of divorce/emotional abandonment, and character struggling to reconcile sexuality and organized religion (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox).


About Brigham Vaughn


Brigham Vaughn is on the adventure of a lifetime as a full-time writer. She devours books at an alarming rate and hasn’t let her short arms and long torso stop her from doing yoga. She makes a killer key lime pie, hates green peppers, and loves wine tasting tours. A collector of vintage Nancy Drew books and green glassware, she enjoys poking around in antique shops and refinishing thrift store furniture. An avid photographer, she dreams of traveling the world and she can’t wait to discover everything else life has to offer her.


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