Review: Unsportsmanlike Conduct – Angela S. Stone

A 1Night Stand Story

Hockey defines Owen Carter’s existence. He lives and breathes the sport. A man’s man, no one—not even his parents—knows the truth about his sexuality. When his teammates set him up using Madame Eve’s 1Night Stand service, he resigns himself to the idea of a blonde bimbo.

The last thing the Owen expected to find was devastatingly sexy and intensely male cop Addison Krause. Addison’s everything Owen imagined in the perfect guy, but can he take his shot or will he let the best thing that ever happened to him walk away?

Series: 1NightStand #187
Release Date: November 21st 2013
Publisher: Decadent Publishing Company, LLC
Source: Provided by Author/Publisher via Manic Readers
Reviewer: Iris
Rating:

Buy the book at:

Reviewer’s Thoughts

A very short story about a hockey player “so far in the closet the dust bunnies couldn’t find him.” Like so many 1 Night Stand series novellas, Unsportsmanlike Conduct has an incredible plot. The question is whether or not the author can tell the story without rushing the reader through it.

Hockey is normally considered a man’s sport. Except on this particular team. They have a female goalie and two other players involved in a ménage. Why Owen would feel that he couldn’t come out as gay to his teammates I still don’t understand. However, once Madam Eve works her matchmaker magic and finds Owen the perfect blind date, Owen finally meets someone worth putting everything on the line for.

What made this particular 1 Night Stand novella stand out for me was the inclusion of an epilogue. The author gives us a conclusion to the story. The reader does not have to guess what happens next, the author actually tells us.