{"product_id":"book-yaps","title":"Own Goal","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight seasons ago, Jarek Badura made the biggest mistake of his career, earning him the nickname \"Joke.\" He's been fighting ever since to prove that season was a fluke, and he's only just started to leave it behind, finally regaining some respect and securing his place as second line center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut his team just made a new acquisition, and suddenly he's linemates with the man who was the unknowing catalyst for his fall from grace all those years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter seven long seasons, Hunter Michaud is done carrying his disastrously managed team. An unrestricted free agent, he startles the hockey world by accepting an offer elsewhere, signing with a team that works together and builds on each other's strengths. And it doesn't hurt that one of Hunter's longtime idols is on the roster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe just doesn't realize how much his career is already intertwined with Jarek's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr how much resentment is waiting for him in Pittsburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr how much chemistry is hiding under the ice between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOwn Goal is a 125,000-word contemporary hockey romance that isn't currently part of a series, but the author doesn't dare declare it a standalone because that's just asking for it. For fans of slow burns, enemies to lovers, and teammates to lovers!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCW: Verbal abuse (remembered and on-page), some physical violence (on and off ice). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50408158593328,"sku":"BDyaps","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/yaps-cover.jpg?v=1765531754","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-yaps","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}