Free MM Hockey Romance: Enemies in the Penalty Box by Chase Power — Rival Captains, Praise Kink, and a Love That Won’t Stay Hidden
Want a free MM hockey romance with rival captains, a forced PR campaign, praise kink, and enough secret-relationship tension to melt the rink? Enemies in the Penalty Box by Chase Power is available free via BookFunnel.
What’s the Book About?
Ethan Cole is hockey’s golden boy: the youngest captain in Boston Titans history, a four-time All-Star, and the polished face every sponsor wants. His public composure is flawless. Beneath it, he is drowning in anxiety and chasing the praise he was raised to believe he could never fully earn.
Rory Kincaid is hockey’s favorite villain. The captain of the Detroit Iron is the league’s most penalized forward, an enforcer with a brutal reputation and no interest in correcting it. Almost nobody sees the quiet man behind the armor—the philosophy reader, French-food cook, and foster dad to a one-eyed pit bull named Biscuit.
When the league forces the rival captains into a fake sportsmanship campaign, joint photo shoots and shared interviews turn hatred into unwanted understanding. Rory sees through Ethan’s perfect performance. Ethan sees through Rory’s carefully maintained menace. The penalty box where they began screaming at each other becomes the place where they finally start telling the truth.
Why This Rivalry Hits So Hard
The best rivals-to-lovers romances make the rivalry matter, and this one is built into every layer of their lives. Ethan and Rory captain opposing teams, carry opposite public identities, and have spent years giving the press exactly the conflict it wants. Their attraction does not erase that history. It makes every game, interview, hotel hallway, and closed door more dangerous.
The praise kink also grows directly from character. Ethan has spent his life performing for approval that never lasts. Rory has not been told he is good by someone who matters since he was sixteen. When they begin giving each other the words neither man can admit he needs, the dynamic becomes both intensely erotic and emotionally restorative.
And because both men are captains, the power never stays fixed. They challenge, protect, provoke, and steady each other in equal measure. The result is a hockey romance where toughness and tenderness are not opposites—they are the same men, finally seen clearly.
The Tropes — Your Hockey Romance Shopping List
✅ Enemies to lovers — years of genuine rivalry before either man admits what is underneath it
✅ Rival hockey captains — Boston’s golden boy versus Detroit’s feared enforcer
✅ Forced proximity — a league PR campaign traps them in photo shoots, interviews, and shared appearances
✅ Praise kink — emotionally grounded, character-driven, and central to the relationship
✅ Golden boy × villain — two public personas that hide very different private men
✅ Secret relationship — hotel rooms, hallways, supply closets, and a connecting door neither man is ready to open
✅ Closeted athlete — coming out carries career, family, and sponsorship stakes
✅ Hurt/comfort — anxiety, emotional neglect, and the relief of being understood
✅ Only soft for you — Rory’s armor cracks for exactly one man
✅ Guaranteed HEA — no cliffhanger
The Heat Level — Inferno on Ice
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ — Inferno.
This is a high-heat MM sports romance with graphic, explicit scenes, praise kink, body worship, and a slow burn that eventually explodes. The physical intensity matches the emotional stakes: every private encounter strips away another piece of the rivalry, the public performance, and the lie that either man can walk away untouched.
Who Should Read This
You’ll love Enemies in the Penalty Box if you’re looking for:
→ A free full-length MM hockey romance, not a sample or cliffhanger
→ Rivals-to-lovers chemistry that remains sharp even after the first kiss
→ Praise kink romance where the emotional need is as important as the heat
→ Two professional athletes with real career and coming-out stakes
→ A secret relationship complicated by cameras, reporters, teams, and family pressure
→ An emotional sports romance with anxiety representation, hurt/comfort, and found family
→ A scene-stealing one-eyed pit bull named Biscuit
How to Get Your Free Copy
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More from Chase Power
If you enjoy Enemies in the Penalty Box, Chase Power writes high-octane MM sports romance packed with professional-league stakes, fierce rivalries, closeted athletes, age gaps, and praise kink. Browse the Chase Power author page, visit the full book page, or listen to the free extended audio preview.
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