"Sometimes the strongest team is the one standing beside you — the greatest victories happen off the ice."

"Every shift. Every choice. Every second counts." Sweat, Sacrifice, and Second Chances — that's the heart of Between the Blue Lines.
A voice shaped by service, sport, and story.
M.L. Goodlow is a new author based in the Pacific Northwest, where she lives alongside her battle buddy and loyal service dog, Seti. A proud Air Force veteran of 16 years and a retired state trooper of 25 years, she brings that same discipline onto the ice as a Para Sled Hockey goalie — and onto the page as a storyteller.

An emotional M/M hockey romance about learning to trust, finding love when you least expect it, and discovering that the strongest team is the one standing beside you. Filled with authentic hockey action, found family, humor, and heartfelt moments.

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Goalie. Author. Advocate.
M.L. Goodlow is a new author based in the Pacific Northwest, where she lives alongside her battle buddy and loyal service dog, Seti. When she's not writing, she can often be found on the ice as a goalie in Para Ice Hockey, getting lost in a good book, or planning her next travel adventure. A passionate hockey fan, she brings the same dedication, focus, and heart to the sport that she does to her storytelling.
Rain, evergreens, and hockey all somehow make perfect sense together in the Pacific Northwest she calls home. A proud Air Force veteran of 16 years and a retired state trooper after 25 years of service, M.L. traded in her uniforms for storytelling — but still brings the same dedication and grit to everything she does.
She's just beginning her writing journey, bringing a lifelong love of storytelling and found family to the page. "I've always had stories in my head," she says, "but one day I decided it was time to share them instead of keeping them to myself." She writes M/M sports and contemporary romance because she loves creating characters who find love, hope, and happiness despite life's challenges.
An avid Para Sled Hockey player and goalie, M.L. brings decades of discipline from the Air Force and state trooper service onto the rink — protecting the net, reading the play, and never backing down from the puck.
Writing LGBTQ+ Sport and Contemporary Romance, M.L. crafts stories about trust, found family, and characters who discover love exactly when they least expect it.
"I write stories about characters who find love, hope, and happiness despite life's challenges."









Between the Blue Lines is an emotional M/M hockey romance about learning to trust, finding love when you least expect it, and discovering that the strongest team is the one standing beside you. Filled with authentic hockey action, found family, humor, and heartfelt moments, this story proves that sometimes the greatest victories happen off the ice.
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