{"id":255399,"date":"2026-07-13T04:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/captain-and-the-comeback-kent-holland\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T04:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:17:19","slug":"captain-and-the-comeback-kent-holland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/captain-and-the-comeback-kent-holland\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain And The Comeback – Kent Holland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cort found comfort in truth. The truth was, he was undeniably attracted to Henri. The kiss had not felt like a sin. It had been beautiful, and right. It had been the truest thing he\u2019d done in a long time, true because no one had told him to do it. He hadn\u2019t kissed Henri because it would please anyone, or because it would check any boxes, but because he knew, in that moment, that it was what he had wanted. And how could that be wrong?<\/p>\n

All these thoughts knocked around in Cort\u2019s head while he walked through Toronto. He worried about the conversation with Henri. Were these thoughts things he could tell Henri? Would Henri understand why this was hard for Cort, or would he dismiss Cort\u2019s anxieties? Cort knew there was only one way for him to find out, and that would mean trusting Henri. Sometimes, trust could be hard for Cort. The coffee shop was small and bohemian, with plants stacked with books and tchotchkes on rickety wooden shelves.<\/p>\n

The walls were exposed brick, the floors old hardwood, and the menu handwritten on a large chalkboard. The chairs and tables were mismatched and creaked when people moved. Henri was waiting at a table with a pile of textbooks and a laptop in front of him. He looked like he hadn\u2019t slept much, with dark circles around his eyes. His curls were wilder than normal. He wore a white sweatshirt and blue jeans, and he looked up when Cort entered the coffee shop.<\/p>\n

A smile broke across Henri\u2019s face, and Cort\u2019s insides turned warm and soft. Henri really was the most beautiful person Cort knew. His teammate stood, crossed to him, and pulled him into a hug. \u201cIs this okay?\u201d Henri asked as he held Cort. \u201cYes,\u201d Cort. \u201cYes, definitely.\u201d He rested his head on Henri\u2019s shoulder. \u201cLet me buy your coffee.\u201d Cort ordered a caf\u00e9 au lait, and Henri ordered an Americano, as well as a piece of cinnamon bread for them to split.<\/p>\n

When their drinks were ready, they returned to Henri\u2019s table. He packed up his school supplies and then sipped his coffee, smiling at Cort. \u201cYou don\u2019t look like you slept much last night,\u201d Henri observed. \u201cNeither do you.\u201d \u201cI didn\u2019t. I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about everything that happened yesterday. The game. The hazing. Us.\u201d Us. Was there an us now? Cort wondered. He almost hoped there was.<\/p>\n

\u201cSame here,\u201d Cort said. \u201cI\u2019m sorry I wasn\u2019t able to talk last night.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s okay. I understand. I think I needed the space to think for a bit.\u201d \u201cYeah? What did you think about?\u201d \u201cThe same as you. But mostly about\u2026about us, I guess.\u201d \u201cTell me about those thoughts.\u201d \u201cI need to ask a question,\u201d Cort said. \u201cAnd it might be a bit aggressive or forward. I don\u2019t mean to offend by asking.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay.\u201d \u201cDid last night mean anything to you?\u201d Cort asked.<\/p>\n

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Two hockey players, who are very different from each other, find themselves attracted to each other in this steamy new adult sports romance from queer indie author Kent Holland. Two years ago, Cort Styleton made one of the biggest mistakes of his life, a mistake that landed him in the hospital and got him kicked out of an Ivy League school.<\/p>\n

Now, he\u2019s at a different university\u2014Crownbridge University in Canada\u2014and he\u2019s finished his year of suspension from playing hockey. He can finally hit the ice again, but the place that promised a fresh start and a new beginning might not be able to deliver. His past won\u2019t leave him behind, and as his year begins, he finds himself haunted by the decisions he made and facing new choices that test his newfound resolve.<\/p>\n

Henri Bellancourt has politics in his blood\u2014literally. He has always known exactly how to work a room, how to make sure everyone is happy, while still getting exactly what he wants. This exact skill, though, might prove to be his downfall as he finds himself the captain of the Crownbridge University hockey team and learns that future opportunities come at the cost of unpleasant favors. When he\u2019s asked to spy on the Cort Styleton, the new member of his team, he finds that Cort is far more interesting than he expected.<\/p>\n

Forced together by their team, but sticking together because of far more important reasons, Cort and Henri face difficult decisions, collegiate and academic pressure, and uncertainty about their respective futures. When scandal and potential tragedy strike their college and their team, the two young men are forced to confront the darkest parts of themselves and question whether they can find hope and comfort in something stable: love.<\/p>\n

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