GAME MISCONDUCT – NOW LIVE!

You know how last week I told you about how chaotic working on Game Misconduct was and that I was getting a last-minute semi-custom photoshoot done? Welllll … that went sideways.

Because of course it did. 

The day of, the model cancelled. facepalm

As I said on social media, for about half an hour, I considered quitting writing and running away to live in a bog.

I didn’t do that, but I did go with Plan B. The backup stock photo that I kinda liked but wasn’t 100% sold on. 

But the more I worked on it, the more the more he began to grow on me. It was a bummer that the model hadn’t worked out but I started to love my backup man. 

And then the model said he could do it after all. sighs

I don’t blame the photographer at all, he did his best, but in the end, I decided to go with the backup guy. I was frustrated with the model, stressed that I’d get the images at the last minute, and it felt safer and smarter to just go with Plan B (who was originally Plan A. Are you following this?)

And now that the cover is done, I kinda love backup guy.

He feels joyful and fun and he has curly dark hair and nice abs and like he’d be good at throwing someone a cheerful wink and a smile to make their day better. 

He feels like the kind of guy who would drive Crawford up the wall on the bench and in the locker room and make Leif lose his mind (on and off the ice!) and, well, like TANNER. 

And like Tanner, I am choosing to believe that everything works out in the end. That this model was always meant to be on the cover.

Despite ALL of the havoc Tanner wreaked, Leif & Tanner's book is here and I love the way it turned out. I hope you will too.

Book #: 6/6 (sort of, stay tuned for special surprise)

Couple: Tanner Clayton & Leif Rasmussen

Team: The Boston Harriers & The New York Rockets

Cover Designer: Brigham Vaughn

Cover Model Photographer: Garetsworkshop/iStock

Release Date: August 7, 2026

What You’ll Find Inside: 

• Rivals to Lovers

• Opposites Attract

• Found Family

• Neurodivergence Rep

• Menace x Ice Princess

Blurb:

The last thing Tanner Clayton needs is to fall in love with his rival ... 

He loves playing defense for the Boston Harriers, hooking up with anyone he wants to, and hanging out with the boys. 

Settle down? No way! 

Especially not with Leif Rasmussen—top scorer for their divisional rival—who he loves to torment during games. 

But the more time Tanner and Leif spend together at skills camps and tournaments, the harder the sparks fly on and off the ice. 

As the top line center of the New York Rockets, Leif is desperate to live up to the legacy of his superstar father and hold his team together while their captain is out with a long-term injury. 

Tanner is nothing but a distraction … and everything Leif refuses to admit he wants. 

And when the Harriers and the Rockets go head-to-head in the playoffs, there’s more than just the Cup on the line …

There’s a chance at love. 

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