The Last Guy On Earth by Sarina Bowen Series: Hockey Guys #3
Published by Tuxbury Publishing LLC on February 18, 2025
Format: ALC
Narrator: Teddy Hamilton, J.F. Harding
Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
Genres: LGBTQ, Sports Romance
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One cold December day, two men are blindsided by a hockey trade; one is the most decorated goalie in the league, while the other one is the youngest coach in the majors.
Jethro Hale is the last player Coach Clay Powers wants to see on his roster, but the G.M. pulls a fast one. And it's not like he can even explain why. Nobody knows about their love affair fifteen years ago.
Cue the all-star awkwardness, the painful memories and the reawakening of deep feelings on both sides.
Unfortunately, their attraction still burns brightly. But it can never be. A player and a coach? The scandal would overshadow the team’s banner year.
If only they could resist each other…
If you love grumpy heroes, high stakes hockey, struggling single parents and smoldering kisses, grab your copy of The Last Guy on Earth.
Somehow I never tire of Sarina Bowen’s hockey romances. The Last Guy On Earth is the third book in her Hockey Guys series of standalones, and it has a little bit of everything for fans of the genre.
Clay and Jethro used to be teammates/friends with benefits in their younger years, but they didn’t part on good terms. Neither man is happy when Jethro is traded mid-season to the NHL team Clay is now coaching. It’s the perfect setup for a second chance forbidden romance, but that’s only the start. Clay is also guardian to his moody tween nephew, so you’ve got a hint of single dad trope.
Jethro and Clay are opposites with a strong attraction. As their team makes a run for the Stanley Cup, tensions between them slowly brew. I enjoyed how sensitively the topic of homosexuality within the sports world is treated. Jethro’s complicated home life adds even more depth to the story. It’s a nice read, with a very satisfying epilogue.
The audiobook is well cast, and I’m not just saying that because J.F. Harding is one of my favorite male narrators. In fact, I’m not really a Teddy Hamilton fan (sometimes his dialect rubs me the wrong way), but I thoroughly enjoyed him here. Their narration heightened my enjoyment of this book.
Recommended for fans of:
Hockey
Second chance romance
Single parents
LGBTQIA
Baking
I received an advance listener copy to voluntarily review. Opinions expressed are my own.
About Sarina Bowen
Sarina Bowen is the award-winning author of more than thirty contemporary novels. She has hit the USA Today bestseller’s list nineteen times and counting. Formerly a derivatives trader on Wall Street, Sarina holds a BA in economics from Yale University.
Sarina is a New Englander whose Vermont ancestors cut timber and farmed the north country since the 1760s. Sarina is grateful for the invention of indoor plumbing and wi-fi during the intervening 250 years. She lives with her family on a few wooded acres in New Hampshire.
Sarina’s books are published in over a dozen languages on five continents.
This sounds interesting. Great review!