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Charming Puckboy by Eden Finley & Saxon James | MM Hockey Romance Cover & Excerpt Reveal
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CHARMING PUCKBOY

Puckboys - Book Ten

by Eden Finley & Saxon James

Cover & Excerpt Reveal

Release Date: April 16, 2026


Cover Design: Story Styling Cover Designs

Photographer: Wander Aguiar Photography

Model: Chase


Genre: M/M Hockey Romance Standalone

Tropes: Childhood crush, just for the summer, collective mayhem, Disney Princess puckboy, interfering kikishkins, zombie squirrels, “fuck it”

Synopsis


LACHIE

It doesn’t matter that I was the number one draft pick in the NHL or that I’m projected to be the next great generational player, because none of it is enough to impress my childhood crush back in my hometown.

Sam used to mock me for being like a Disney Princess with my uncanny knack for finding animals in need. And being home in Colorado for the summer, I’m bound to run into him now that he runs the animal shelter where I used to volunteer. Where I used to try to get his attention every chance I had.

He never noticed me then, at least not in the way I wanted.

But if there’s one thing my time in the NHL has taught me, it’s how to fight for what I want.


SAM

It’s been a few years since I saw the Disney Princess volunteer, but when he brings in a stray cat, I almost can’t believe it’s the same guy.

Damn, has he changed.

Gone is the gangly, pimple-faced teen, and in his place is a man who’s grown up and bulked out. He used to follow me around, asking endless questions about animal care.

Now he’s back, but instead of asking about animals, he’s asking about me. About my life.

Flirting with me. And he’s good at it, too.

There’s something about Lachie that’s undeniably irresistible. I’m willing to give in to his charms, even knowing all he can offer is a summer fling.

Turns out, my Disney Princess grew up to be a real Prince Charming.

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Excerpt


I don’t know how this always happens to me. Every. Fucking. Time.

There I am, minding my own business, catching my breath during a low moment of a HIIT run, thinking about dicks and fantasizing about riding my next one, and the next minute, there’s a furry creature whimpering at my ankles. Not even the sexy kind of furry either.

The soft meow and head rub against my calf is adorable though. I pick up the stray cat, and she settles in my arms. Her white calico coat might be covered in so much dirt she looks mostly brown, but the orange and black spots are still visible. And with the way her swollen stomach contracts against my chest as she purrs, I know exactly what’s happening and where I need to take her for help.

The poor thing is in labor and must not have a safe enough area to give birth. There are probably bears around here, and she thinks I’m her best hope. That’s the only reason a stray would approach a human.

If I’m her best hope, we’re all in a world of trouble.

Then again, as my brothers and teammates tease me about all the time, I’m not any random human. I’m the animal whisperer. If I weren’t a future hockey god, I could’ve become a vet. I probably would have too.

For some unknown reason, ever since I was little, any animal, big or small, would be drawn to me.

Growing up, I became known at the local shelter as a real-life Disney Princess. I’m home in Colorado for the summer, which means I’m about to deliver yet another needy animal to them. All I have to hope is that one of the guys who works there has moved on in the three years since I was last at the facility.

Sam has been at the shelter forever—he started when he was eighteen and I was twelve. I was already well-known around the shelter by that point, but it was Sam who coined the Disney Princess moniker after he asked me if I was kidnapping the animals I brought in. I swore until I was blue in the face that they all approached me.

I was infatuated with his smile back then, and nothing has really changed over the years.

The reason I hope he no longer works there is because of the last time I saw him at the shelter. In a rare moment where the animals weren’t on my side and I had nothing to bring to him, I decided to go in there and show him that now that I had turned eighteen, I was obviously the sexiest man alive and he should throw himself at me.

I mean, what’s sexier than a fresh-faced eighteen-year-old telling the guy he has a crush on that he’s now of legal age? All of my confidence and determination left me when Sam only replied with “Happy birthday. So, what animal brought you here today?” Considering what a red flag it would have been if he were interested, I’ve stopped hating him for not immediately dragging me into the back rooms.

I guess it’s lucky that back then, with all the pressure of not wanting to draw too much attention to my sexual identity, I didn’t answer with something like “The animal in my pants.” I’d so do that today if he asked me the same question.

Which I hope there’s not a chance for him to do because he won’t be there. He won’t.

I get back to the trailhead where my brother’s car is waiting for me, and if this cat gives birth in Easton’s G-Wagon, I won’t have the chance to die of embarrassment at seeing Sam again. I’ll already be dead.

Not that I have a real reason to be embarrassed. He was so oblivious to my attempt at a come-on, he’d have no idea I practically threw myself at him. Or maybe he did know but ignored it to let me down gently.

And I’m back to anticipating embarrassment.

As soon as I’m sitting behind the wheel, the fear of the cat giving birth all over Easton’s seats goes away because she immediately climbs out of the footwell on the passenger side and jumps up and into my lap.

Why can’t I find a man who is this much of a stage five clinger?

At least Easton’s interior won’t get birthing fluid all over it, and my life is safe once again. Apart from having to, you know, get to the shelter safely with a damn cat on my lap.

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About the Author

Eden Finley is an Amazon bestselling author who writes steamy contemporary romances that are full of snark and light-hearted fluff.

She doesn't take anything too seriously and lives to create an escape from real life for her readers. The ideas always begin with a wackadoodle premise, and she does her best to turn them into romances with heart.

With a short attention span that rivals her son's, she writes multiple different pairings: MM, MMF, and MF.

She's also an Australian girl and apologises for her Australianisms that sometimes don't make sense to anyone else.

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Saxon James unapologetically writes happy endings for LGBT+ characters.

While not writing, SM is a readaholic and Netflix addict who regularly lives on a sustainable diet of chocolate and coffee.

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