New in the Bayou Boys universe
Big feelings. Slow burn. And a hockey team called the Rougarous.
MM romance set in Louisiana, where found family runs deep and every love story earns its happily-ever-after. The Rougarous Hockey Romances follow the Baton Rouge Rougarous — on the ice and off it.
All the heat. All the feeling. The door closes at the right moment.
Right Wing Return Pass · Book 4 · September 24, 2026
The Rougarous Hockey Romances
Minor-league hockey in Baton Rouge. Teammates who become family. Four novels, each a complete love story — best read in order.
Holiday Face-Off
Book 1 · Christmas
Mardi Gras on Ice
Book 2 · Mardi Gras
Goalie Fake Out
Book 3
Right Wing Return Pass
Book 4 · New
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Praise for the Rougarous Hockey series
“The way they see, understand and care for each other — absolutely chef kiss”
— Goodreads reviewer, on Goalie Fake Out
“Grumpy sunshine holiday in Louisiana.”
— Amazon reviewer, on Holiday Face-Off
“Really captures the bayou and the culture. Loved the characters, even Gaston the gator, and Mimi the grandmere.”
— Amazon reviewer, on Holiday Face-Off
Where it all began
The original Bayou Boys stories
Before the Rougarous laced up, there were Sean and Rusty — six stories following two Louisiana boys from college graduation through building a life together. Written in 2013 and 2014, the year before marriage equality became the law, and they ran warmer than the hockey books.
The series, in order
- Meant To Be
- Moving On
- Tricked Up for Treats
- Jingle My Bells
- For Better Or Worse
Or all five in one volume: When Sean Loves Rusty
Something different
Royal Powers
Royals with superpowers, from a shared universe of LGBTQ+ romance led by EJ Russell. Chris wrote two: a chicken-rescuing fairytale and a Christmas romance with a pun in the title.
About Chris
Chris Cox writes LGBTQ+ romance about Louisiana boys in love under the Bayou Boys series — minor-league hockey in Baton Rouge, a new couple every book, slow burn with a cinematic fade. Writing and publishing since 2014.