THE BEAUMONT FORTRESS

Cross-Check

The Beaumont Fortress, Book 1

Rémi St-Amour & Jack Harrow

The Beaumont Crown's superstar and the Halstead Sentinels' captain have spent a decade hating each other on national television. When a forced PR appearance traps them alone for forty-eight hours, the man Rémi St-Amour was supposed to break in half turns out to be the only man who has ever seen him.

The Beaumont Crown's superstar and the Halstead Sentinels' captain have spent a decade hating each other on national television. When a forced PR appearance traps them alone for forty-eight hours, the man Rémi St-Amour was supposed to break in half turns out to be the only man who has ever seen him.

"enemies-to-lovers • rival captains • closeted captain • fake engagement (PR cover) • forced proximity (international break) • secret affair • first time"

The Bench

The Beaumont Fortress, Book 2

Oliver Kashani & Dominik Voss

Oliver Kashani has known the Voss brothers since juniors — Emil his best friend, Dominik the older brother who taught him to skate. When Dominik's marriage ends and the older brother starts looking at him the way he was never supposed to, Oliver has to decide whether the safest thing he has ever known is also the truest.

Oliver Kashani has known the Voss brothers since juniors — Emil his best friend, Dominik the older brother who taught him to skate. When Dominik's marriage ends and the older brother starts looking at him the way he was never supposed to, Oliver has to decide whether the safest thing he has ever known is also the truest.

"best friend's brother • post-divorce self-discovery • slow burn • goalie/skater dynamic • rival teams"

Offside at Midnight

The Beaumont Fortress, Book 3

Cade Bellinger & Niko Rasmus

Cade Bellinger has been the Beaumont Crown's openly out winger for seven years and is starting to forget the difference between being free and being on display. Niko Rasmus has been the Halstead Sentinels' silent veteran for fifteen and is starting to forget the difference between privacy and absence. The summer they meet by accident in a small coastal town in Maine, both men remember.

Cade Bellinger has been the Beaumont Crown's openly out winger for seven years and is starting to forget the difference between being free and being on display. Niko Rasmus has been the Halstead Sentinels' silent veteran for fifteen and is starting to forget the difference between privacy and absence. The summer they meet by accident in a small coastal town in Maine, both men remember.

"out × closeted • small age gap • cross-cultural romance • veteran defenseman / mid-career winger • rival teams • the visible one and the invisible one"

The Captain's Letter

The Beaumont Fortress, Book 4

Asher Pryce & Ellis Marchetti

Nine years ago, Asher Pryce loved the Halstead Sentinels' captain in a parking lot in May and watched him walk away. Ellis Marchetti retired in 2024 and took a broadcasting job near the only city he ever loved. Now Asher is the Beaumont Crown captain and Ellis is the man holding a microphone after his games — and Ellis's openly gay nephew is a 21-year-old AHL prospect in the system, asking the questions Ellis spent fifteen years not answering.

Nine years ago, Asher Pryce loved the Halstead Sentinels' captain in a parking lot in May and watched him walk away. Ellis Marchetti retired in 2024 and took a broadcasting job near the only city he ever loved. Now Asher is the Beaumont Crown captain and Ellis is the man holding a microphone after his games — and Ellis's openly gay nephew is a 21-year-old AHL prospect in the system, asking the questions Ellis spent fifteen years not answering.

"second chance • retired veteran/active player • post-career honesty • the captain who left and the captain who stayed • the public man and the private man • rival teams (one current, one ghost)"

The Cup Is a Promise

The Beaumont Fortress, Book 5

Toren Lark & Emmett Halloran

Toren Lark has been the league's openly out poster child since juniors. Emmett Halloran has been a Halstead Sentinels' second-line husband and father for five years — until the season the truth catches up with him in the same playoff series that will decide his career. The HEA is not the Cup. The HEA is the choice to live truthfully, even when the cost is everything you built.

Toren Lark has been the league's openly out poster child since juniors. Emmett Halloran has been a Halstead Sentinels' second-line husband and father for five years — until the season the truth catches up with him in the same playoff series that will decide his career. The HEA is not the Cup. The HEA is the choice to live truthfully, even when the cost is everything you built.

"forbidden • married man • devastating honesty • the rookie and the family man • the playoff series of a lifetime • rival teams"