Bad Pucking Influence: Colorado Bulldogs, Book 2

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars | 572 ratings

Price: 17.5

Last update: 01-12-2025


About this item

Publicly, I'm a sports hero. Privately…

On the surface, I've got it all. I'm the starting goalie and captain of the Colorado Bulldogs hockey team. I've got more money than I know what to do with. I can count an entire team of elite athletes as my friends. And according to the pundits, I'm an eligible bachelor.

That's the image everyone sees, but it's just a role I play, a part dictated by my career. So, those questions I have about why I don't crave sexual contact the way my teammates do, questions I'm afraid to ask with the world watching… I decided a long time ago it didn't make sense to look for answers until after I retired.

Then I ran into him.

Tripp is loud, obnoxious, and full of confidence. Some people find his sass off-putting, but not me. I find it intriguing, and I admire his ability to be himself, consequences be damned. Apparently, I also admire the way he looks, since my eyes seem to linger on him longer than they should, and when he sets his sights on me…

Waiting for retirement to explore who I am seems like too big a sacrifice, so when Tripp offers to help me answer some of those questions about myself, I jump.

I'm tired of pretending to be Mr. Perfect. Tripp and his playboy antics might be just the thing I need to figure out who I am outside of hockey. The only problem is everyone—including our mutual friends—sees him as a bad pucking influence.

Thor meets Tony Hawk in this bi-awakening MM romance about a serious hockey goalie, a bratty skateboarder, a dare involving cake, and a lesson in how to use joysticks—for video games of course.

Bad Pucking Influence is a queer romance featuring hockey players, not a hockey book featuring LGBTQ+ love. Fans of snarky playboys and gentle giants will enjoy this light-hearted, steamy yet touching love story. This spicy journey contains gay characters, same-sex romance, and themes of acceptance. It's written as book two in the Colorado Bulldogs MM hockey series, and while it can be listened to as a standalone, it's best enjoyed after book one.


Top reviews from the United States

  • Amanda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bad Pucking Influence
    Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2024
    Noah and Tripp

    I love Tripp's character. He's full of sass and just says whatever he's thinking. He was quite humorous. I love characters like him. Definitely recommend reading.
  • Dee Slate
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good story, likeable characters
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2023
    An entertaining story. At first blush Tripp seems to be a happy-go-lucky skate boarder who just wants to have fun, in this case, with Noah. Noah, for his part is a little dazed by the attention and is unsure how he feels about the teasing. But when circumstances push the 2 men to being in close proximity, they learn more about each other and find hidden hurts, depths. They forge a friendship and relationship that *slightly* evens out Tripp's larger than life personality and give Noah a bit more courage to be comfortable in who he is and loves.
    I enjoyed their story (works as a standalone) and plan to read books 1 and 3.
  • FireSerene Reads
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Lovestory!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2023
    I like this one, it's not excessive at all. It has a significant impact in our society today. Fear of judgement, discrimination, prevents them from showing their authentic selves. Everyday they live in fear.

    Noah and Tripp are wonderful peole. Loving their sexuality and loves truly. Because true love is ambiguous as unique as each person in the relationship. No matter what gender is, love is diverse, love is for everybody. This story is beautiful.
  • K.O.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Decent story, poor formatting
    Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2023
    The story was pretty good at 3.5 to 4 stars but I had to rate this as 3 stars due to poor formatting. After the epilogue, the book starts back over at chapter 4 or 5 and then after that epilogue starts over at chapter 10 all the way through the epilogue...again.

    There are a few editing errors here and there that aren't egregious but should have been found.
  • Lea
    4.0 out of 5 stars yes, yes, yes, 1,000xs yes!!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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    Absolutely-freaking-loutly!

    I knew Tripp was going to be a huge character, in ever cense of the word and I was right.

    His whit, his banter, his comebacks- and then you add all the sexual innuendos - ????

    Noah- oh pretty Noah. We all wish we had a Noah. ❣️
  • Amity Tribby
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Caretaker
    Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023
    Noah and Tripp were so sweet together. It was beautiful to watch Tripp slowly open himself up to being vulnerable. He truly had every reason feel insecure about people loving him. Noah was patient with Tripp, but also knew when to push him a little bit. Their friends are fantastic too. I am feeling a story coming for perhaps Luca and Justus.
  • mommyroy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Cheesy grin time!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2024
    Tripp does not disappoint in this follow up story line all his own. Noah is just gentle giant adorable until he becomes hulky sexy both are a big WIN
  • Paola
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing as the first one of the series
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024
    Michele is now my favorite writer in MM hockey romance. What a blast the two first book of this series have been. Love the plot, the characters, and it made me ugly-cry and laugh so loud… please read these books!!

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