Ann Yells About Books

for the times when @librari-ann wants to scream into the void about books instead of sports (@scoringplays)

[annyellsaboutbooks]

My high standards for hockey romance are born from starting with Ari Baran and Rachel Reid.

[annyellsaboutbooks]

"The games will start late."

You live in Seattle. You don't know the struggle of late games.

[annyellsaboutbooks]

Back to back games against the same team in the same city?

What is this, the AHL?

[annyellsaboutbooks]

"The games will start late."

You live in Seattle. You don't know the struggle of late games.

[sbbarnes]

[annyellsaboutbooks]

Husband: What anime are you watching?

Me: Yuri!!! on Ice

Husband: ...yeah, that adds up

[elgreytea]

What are you reading rn, why are you reading it, and what format are you reading it in (physical book, ereader, on your phone etc)

[sirens-scales]

We don’t talk about this enough. With all the big romantic gestures in The Long Game, this, to me, is one of the most romantic moments.

We know Ilya isn’t a fan of Shane’s restrictive diet. He teases him about it, but Ilya is an expert ragebaiter who knows how to tease the people he cares about when they feel safe and in ways that never really hurt.

Shane is “frantic” in this scene. Ilya has the perfect opening to say something about his diet, and he doesn’t take it. He sees that Shane is panicking, steps in and fixes it. He was looking at that menu thinking about Shane and Shane’s fuckass diet that Ilya doesn’t even like. But he knows this is important to Shane. He knows Shane is already nervous about being on a date with Ilya in public and being with another queer couple. So he meets Shane’s needs without Shane ever having to ask, and he does it quietly, without drawing any attention, so that Shane can save face.

Of course he’s gonna tease him about it a little bit later because that’s what they do. But he only does that AFTER Shane’s had a chance to catch his breath and feel safe again.

To be loved is to be known indeed.

[ily-a]

#Ilya kissing the closest part of Shane he could reach HEATED RIVALRY (2025-)

[aribaran]

This is the spicy gay hockey romance book to read after 'Heated Rivalry'

Queer and nonbinary author Ari Baran just released the cover art for their fifth steamy M/M hockey romance.

hello???? my guys are in out magazine???

[aribaran]

and my absolutely beautiful new covers.

[aribaran]

This is the spicy gay hockey romance book to read after 'Heated Rivalry'

Queer and nonbinary author Ari Baran just released the cover art for their fifth steamy M/M hockey romance.

hello???? my guys are in out magazine???

[heatedrivalrysource]

"Heated Rivalry” season 1 is officially being released on physical formats! (DVD, Blu-ray, and 4k Blu-ray)

The 4k Blu-ray collectors edition will feature an exclusive, yet to be revealed cover art, with a runtime of 5 hours. All 3 editions are reportedly releasing April 30th 2027.

[thesameoldstreets]

Hi friends!

I'm very happy to announce that I will be publishing another book!

What I can tell you at this point:

it's about Charlie! (finally.... my boy is getting his own book)

the love interest isn't a hockey player

it'll likely be available early next year

yes, Blake Samuels will make an appearance

What I can't tell you yet:

the title

the exact publication date

more plot details

if there'll be ARCs

what the cover will look like

if there'll be a paperback

Thank you for your patience and for supporting real people who write books with their own ten fingers.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

be kind and respectful to fanfic writers

be kind and respectful to fan artists

be kind and respectful to people in your fandom

be kind and respectful to people

[annyellsaboutbooks]

Nikolai Lantsov as 007 wasn't on my bingo card for 2026

[sbbarnes]

Today's the day! Happy release day to Luca and Breezy. A big thank you to anyone who preordered or got an ARC! This one is both a very light and silly read and also deeply personal to me as an acespec person writing about an acespec character. So no pressure, right?

Find the book here

And as a reminder, books 1 and 2 from the series are on sale all week!

[sbbarnes]

Two for Charging, the third book in my Minor Penalties series, comes out on Tuesday - so books one and two are on sale all week! Check out the series here

on amazon

or here with all retailers

[hrgifs]

This is my actual fucking nightmare, Ilya! Then maybe it's time to wake up, yes?