Release Day Review and Excerpt: Family First by RJ Scott and V.L. Locey

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Family First by RJ Scott

Family First By RJ Scott

and V.L. Locey

 

Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Tropes: Sports, Hockey, Family

Released: December 8, 2023

Publisher: Love Lane Books

Series: Harrisburg Railers, Book 13

Length: 29,000 words

Cover Design: Meredith Russell

Synopsis

An injury threatens to end Stan’s career. Will he choose to fight for his beloved hockey, or put his family first?

Few goalies are as dedicated as Stan Lyamin, known for his resilience on the ice, talking to his pipes, and his love of Elvis. Add in his adoration of his family and his life has been filled with all the things that bring him joy. However, after a heart-wrenching game ends with a disastrous hip injury, Stan faces the most challenging obstacle of his career: surgery, an extensive recovery, and the looming threat of retirement. It’s now that he has to decide which path to take: the one that will lead him back to the game he adores or the one that will see his jersey lifted to the rafters.

Erik and Stan, once invincible with the Railers, have always skated through life’s challenges hand in hand. Their love story, cemented by a shared passion for hockey and the joy of raising their children, has been their shield against the world. But when their son Noah’s life is changed forever by a medical diagnosis, this forever love is put to the test. Erik turns to his husband for support, but Stan is consumed with guilt, overwhelmed by decisions, and retreats into himself when his family needs him the most.

RAILERS AS A SERIES

This is not a standalone book – the books should be read in order to get the best out of the series.

  1. Changing Lines (Railers 1) – http://rjscott.co.uk/Read-ChangingLines
  2. First Season (Railers 2) – http://rjscott.co.uk/Read-FirstSeason
  3. Deep Edge (Railers 3) – http://rjscott.co.uk/Read-DeepEdge
  4. Poke Check (Railers 4) – http://rjscott.co.uk/Read-PokeCheck
  5. Last Defense (Railers 5) – http://rjscott.co.uk/Read-LastDefense
  6. Goal Line (Railers 6) – http://rjscott.co.uk/Read-GoalLine
  7. Neutral Zone (Railers 7) – http://rjscott.co.uk/Read-NeutralZone
  8. Hat Trick (Railers 8) – http://rjscott.co.uk/Read-HatTrick
  9. Save the Date (Railers 9) – http://rjscott.co.uk/Read-SaveDate
  10. Baby Makes Three (Railers 10) – https://rjscott.co.uk/Read-BabyMakesThree
  11. Rivals (Railers 11) – https://rjscott.co.uk/read-rivals
  12. Perfect Gifts (Railers 12) – https://rjscott.co.uk/read-perfect
  13. Family First (Railers 13) – https://rjscott.co.uk/read-familyfirst

Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

I loved it so much I nearly bawled my eyes out.

It’s hard to explain why Family First hit me so hard in the feels. It could be because I’ve been reading this series from the very beginning (July 2017) or it could be that I just don’t want to see it end**. It could also be that RJ Scott is on my list of favorite authors and V.L. Locey joined her there when they began writing together. Whatever the reason, I really was nearly sobbing as I got closer to the end of this story.

I knew from reading the blurb that this book was going to be a bit of a heart-wrencher but I guess I wasn’t prepared for how true that really was. I think part of it was the description of what Stan was going through after his injury. So much of what he faced reminded me of my recent personal experience when I broke my leg. Accepting help with personal things is a very humbling experience.

But more than anything, this story is about family, how much they love each other, and how they rally together. The epilogue is so wonderful, a perfect ending to a perfectly wonderful book. If you are a fan of the Harrisburg Railers series you absolutely won’t want to miss reading this book.

**I’m not saying this is the end, I certainly hope it isn’t.

♥♥♥♥♥

O Factor: Spicy

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“Williams dishes off to Prescott as they break into the Railers zone. Fetcher moves in for a scorching shot that Lyamin has to stretch to block, the shot going up into the netting to stop play yet again.”
“Lyamin is not getting up, Dusky. He’s still face down on the ice. That didn’t look like that hard of a move for the Railers goalie to make. Play is called as the Railers trainer heads onto the ice. Dang, you hate to see this. Lyamin is still down on the ice, his teammates gathered close to the crease as Paul Iman, the Railers head trainer for the past few years, tends to the net minder.”
“Let’s see a replay of that shot from Prescott and maybe we can see…Oh, oh, okay, see that extension Lyamin makes to move from the left of his crease to the right? I’m wondering if he didn’t pull another groin muscle on that move, Heller.”
“Hmm, could be, Dusky. The butterfly technique that so many of today’s goalies use transfers some big pressure to the hip joints. Hopefully it’s just a tweak and—”
“Looks like Bryan Delaney is gearing up. That is not good news for the Railers. I’d personally like to see Lyamin get to his skates and leave the ice on his own volition but he’s still not moving much other than his head, which is now free of his famed Elvis mask, and his hands. He seems to be in some real pain.”
“Yeah, they’re calling for the stretcher for him. Lyamin is the spirit of this team while Rowe is the heart. Let’s hope the problem is a minor one for our beloved goalie…”

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About Author

RJ Scott

RJ SCOTT, author of M/M romance.

Writing love stories with a happy ever after – cowboys, heroes, family, hockey, single dads, bodyguards

USA Today bestselling author RJ Scott has written over one hundred and fifty romance books. Emotional stories of complicated characters, cowboys, single dads, hockey players, millionaires, princes, bodyguards, Navy SEALs, soldiers, doctors, paramedics, firefighters, cops, and the men who get mixed up in their lives, always with a happy ever after.

She lives in beautiful countryside outside London and spends every waking minute she isn’t with family either reading or writing. The last time she had a week’s break from writing, she didn’t like it one little bit, and she has yet to meet a box of chocolates she couldn’t defeat.

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V.L. Locey

V.L. LOCEY loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, Torchwood and Dr. Who, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.)

She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a flock of assorted domestic fowl, and two Jersey steers.

When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in hand.

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