Romancing the Rookie by Jason Wrench

Description

Once upon a time, Rowan Calloway was Hollywood’s golden boy—cool, untouchable, and carefully curated. Then one leaked photo shattered the illusion, burned his career to ash, and forced him out of the closet before he was ready.

Now? He’s off the grid. New name, new life, college hockey in Northern California. No fame, no spotlight, no attachments. Just ice, silence, and survival.

Enter Elliot Vega—chaotic theatre kid, relentless observer, and absolutely incapable of minding his own business.

Elliot recognizes Rowan instantly… and instead of looking away, he leans in. What begins as “research” for a stage role spirals into something far messier: fascination, desire, and a slow, dangerous unraveling of Rowan’s carefully constructed anonymity.

Because Elliot doesn’t want the celebrity.
He wants the truth.
And he’s not afraid to chase it.

But when Elliot’s secret observations come to light, everything cracks open. Rowan is forced to face a terrifying possibility: being fully seen—and not rejected.

Just as he begins to trust, Hollywood comes knocking again. A massive comeback offer. A ghost from his past. And a decision that could either rebuild the walls… or tear them down for good.

Romancing the Rookie is a dual-POV M/M hockey romance packed with longing, tension, and emotional vulnerability—where identity is performance, love is risk, and the most dangerous thing of all is being known.