Behind the Mask (MM Romance): A Steamy MM Sports Romance of Secret Desire, Power Exchange, and a Hockey Star’s Fight for Authentic Love (Between the Lines Book 4)

THE PERFECT IMAGE HIDES THE MOST DANGEROUS SECRET.For nearly two decades, Tyler Brooks has been the face of professional hockey.A veteran star for Boston’s beloved NHL franchise, Tyler is everything the public loves: charismatic, disciplined, and untouchably perfect. Fans admire him. Sponsors adore him. Teammates respect him.But Tyler has spent his entire life hiding the truth.One blurry photograph changes everything.When a gossip site publishes an image that appears to show Tyler leaving a private leather club, the internet explodes with speculation. The story threatens to destroy his carefully constructed reputation—and expose desires he has spent years burying in shame.Enter Ethan Lawson.Brilliant, ruthless, and dangerously perceptive, Ethan is the crisis PR manager hired to protect Tyler’s image and control the scandal before it spirals out of control. Ethan has handled celebrity meltdowns, political disasters, and career-ending scandals.But Tyler Brooks presents a different kind of challenge.Because Ethan sees through the mask immediately.Behind Tyler’s golden-boy persona is a man exhausted from performing perfection—a man secretly craving the very thing he has been taught to fear: surrender.As media scrutiny intensifies and an investigative journalist edges closer to the truth, the line between professional strategy and personal desire begins to blur. The chemistry between Tyler and Ethan is undeniable. Forbidden. Electrifying.And incredibly dangerous.Giving in could destroy Ethan’s career.Refusing could break Tyler completely.But the deeper Tyler falls into Ethan’s world of trust, control, and carefully negotiated power, the more he realizes something terrifying:For the first time in his life, he feels free.Now Tyler faces an impossible choice.Protect the flawless image he’s spent twenty years building…or risk everything—his career, his family’s approval, and his public reputation—to finally live as the man he truly is.Set against the high-pressure world of professional hockey, Behind the Mask is a steamy MM sports romance filled with forbidden attraction, emotional vulnerability, and a powerful journey from shame to self-acceptance. Read more