Listen Free: Enemies in the Penalty Box by Chase Power — Extended Audio Preview (Chapters 1–8)
Two rival hockey captains. One forced PR campaign. A penalty box that turns hatred into something neither of them can control.
If you’ve been looking for your next MM hockey romance obsession — enemies to lovers, praise kink, forced proximity, and heat levels that’ll melt the ice — we just made your decision a whole lot easier.
The latest episode of Fractal Enigma Audio Previews is live, and it’s a big one: the first eight chapters of Enemies in the Penalty Box by Chase Power, completely free, right in your earbuds.
What Is Fractal Enigma Audio Previews?
Think of it as a test drive for audiobooks — except instead of leather seats, it’s… well, there’s still leather. And ice. And a penalty box.
Every episode gives you a generous chunk of one of our novels in full audio, so you can climb into the story before you commit. No tricks, no tiny samples. Real chapters. Real narration. Real “oh no, it’s 2 a.m. and I need to buy this book immediately.”
Enemies in the Penalty Box is Season 2, Episode 3, and it might be our most addictive preview yet.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
The first eight chapters take you from the opening hit to the moment everything changes — and then cut you off at the exact worst time. (We’re not sorry.)
The rivalry. Ethan Cole is hockey’s golden boy — youngest captain in franchise history, four-time All-Star, anxiety disorder he hides behind a smile so perfect it should be trademarked. Rory Kincaid is hockey’s villain — the enforcer everybody loves to hate, the man who reads philosophy in the trainer’s room and hasn’t been told he’s worth something by anyone who mattered in over a decade. They’ve been enemies since their first game. They’re about to become something else entirely.
The forced proximity. When the league forces them into a joint sportsmanship campaign — photo shoots, shared interviews, a documentary crew in their faces — the hatred starts cracking. Because sitting shoulder to shoulder in a penalty box set, thighs touching, mics hot, reading scripted lines about “mutual respect”… that does things to two men who’ve been watching each other more closely than either will admit.
The turbulence. A flight. Bad turbulence. Ethan white-knuckling the armrest while his anxiety spikes. And Rory — the man Ethan is supposed to hate — calmly talking him down with his own stats. Specific. Granular. Intimate. The kind of attention that says “I’ve been paying attention to you since before I was willing to admit why.”
The almost-kiss. A charity gala. A drunk sponsor. Rory stepping between Ethan and danger without thinking. And then a supply closet, Ethan standing between Rory’s knees cleaning a cut on his face, their foreheads touching, breath mingling, “tell me to stop” — and the door opens.
That’s where we leave you. Standing at a connecting door that neither of them has opened yet.
You know what’s behind it. You can feel it.
About the Book
Enemies in the Penalty Box is a 117,000-word MM hockey romance featuring:
✅ Rival captains with off-the-charts tension
✅ Enemies to lovers with a fake-friendship PR campaign
✅ Praise kink that heals wounds (and destroys composure)
✅ “Golden boy × villain” with secret relationship angst
✅ Slow burn that detonates — graphic, explicit, emotional
✅ Coming out arc with real stakes and genuine support
✅ A one-eyed pit bull named Biscuit who steals every scene
✅ HEA guaranteed
⚠️ Content note: This novel contains explicit MM sexual content, praise kink, depictions of anxiety and depression, parental emotional neglect, homophobia from specific characters, and strong language. For readers 18+.
Ready for the Full Story?
The audio preview covers Chapters 1–8. The full novel has 24 chapters, an epilogue, and a bonus chapter that was too hot for Amazon.
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Next up: Breaking the Ice by Jace Wilder — a snowed-in cabin, two men who weren’t supposed to be alone together, and a storm that isn’t just outside.
Enemies in the Penalty Box is written by Chase Power and published by Fractal Enigma. Browse the full Chase Power catalog or explore all our books.
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