ＮＥＷ ＲＥＬＥＡＳＥ: Rocking the Receiver by Hope Irving

In another lifetime, he’d totally be my type.

I’m a musician and won’t risk my shot at making it big by coming out publicly… yet. Only my mother and the woman who poses as my girlfriend know. I haven’t confided in my best friend of fifteen years, but his much younger brother, Elliot, suspects. I refuse to allow the French brat’s obsession with me to topple the walls I’ve erected to protect my secrets.

Of course, Elliot wouldn’t out me, and my lips are sealed. I’m the only one he told. The only one he claims to want. The only one he trusts to punch his V-card before starting college in the US. I refuse to rock his world; he’s way off-limits.

While he works to pursue his dream of playing for his favorite NFL team, the Austin Troopers, my music draws me closer to him… Then tragedy strikes. Elliot turns out to be a surprisingly solid shoulder to lean on.

But there’s too much at stake to cave or reveal unspoken truths now. Our safe closet. Our age gap. Our public careers… And most of all, my friendship with his clueless brother.

Is a potential relationship worth the risk?


Rocking the Receiver is a contemporary MM sports romance and is part of The Austin Troopers shared world. It's about first times, fame, and two stubborn redheads who have to figure out how to deal with their issues to find their HEA.

Tropes: Best Friend's younger brother, Age Gap, Virgin MC, Rock Star & Football Player.
If you want more backstory on Rupert as a secondary character, be sure to grab Oh Boy! (MF) & The Men of Summer (MM).

Happy reading!