50 Books like Tough Guy

Time to Shine

by Rachel Reid • 2023

When a grieving goalie moves in with a lonely hockey star, friendship blurs into wanting more.

4.07

22k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤝 Teammates To Lovers

Time to Shine 97%

When a grieving goalie moves in with a lonely hockey star, friendship blurs into wanting more.

by Rachel Reid 2023

4.07

22k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤝 Teammates To Lovers

Egotistical Puckboy

by Eden Finley • 2022

One reckless night with his NHL rival was a mistake, then a trade makes them teammates.

4.05

28k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🚪 Closeted Hero

Egotistical Puckboy 96%

One reckless night with his NHL rival was a mistake, then a trade makes them teammates.

by Eden Finley 2022

4.05

28k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🚪 Closeted Hero

The Shots You Take

by Rachel Reid • 2025

A funeral brings a grieving hockey player home to the ex-teammate he once loved in secret.

4.07

29k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤫 Secret Past Lovers 🏒 Hockey Romance 🌱 Healing Journey

The Shots You Take 95%

A funeral brings a grieving hockey player home to the ex-teammate he once loved in secret.

by Rachel Reid 2025

4.07

29k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤫 Secret Past Lovers 🏒 Hockey Romance 🌱 Healing Journey

Rebound Control

by Jodi Oliver • 2026

A widowed firefighter rescues an anxious hockey goalie. Neither expected to fall.

4.36

3k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🧠 Adhd Representation 💔 Widowed Hero 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Rebound Control 95%

A widowed firefighter rescues an anxious hockey goalie. Neither expected to fall.

by Jodi Oliver 2026

4.36

3k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🧠 Adhd Representation 💔 Widowed Hero 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Fake Out

by Eden Finley • 2018

After a scandal outs him, an NFL star fakes a romance with a senator's son. Neither expects to fall.

3.96

31k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Sports Romance 🌈 Closeted Athlete 🚢 Forced Proximity 💰 Class Difference

Fake Out 95%

After a scandal outs him, an NFL star fakes a romance with a senator's son. Neither expects to fall.

by Eden Finley 2018

3.96

31k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Sports Romance 🌈 Closeted Athlete 🚢 Forced Proximity 💰 Class Difference

The New Guy

by Sarina Bowen • 2023

A widower's one-night stand is his new neighbor, and the closeted hockey star he must rehab.

4.09

17k+

🏒 Closeted Athlete 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Neighbors To Lovers

The New Guy 95%

A widower's one-night stand is his new neighbor, and the closeted hockey star he must rehab.

by Sarina Bowen 2023

4.09

17k+ ratings

🏒 Closeted Athlete 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Neighbors To Lovers

Shots on Net

by J.J. Mulder • 2024

A demisexual bookworm moves in with a tattooed hockey goalie who lets no one in.

3.77

15k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💜 Demisexual Protagonist 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Roommates To Lovers

Shots on Net 95%

A demisexual bookworm moves in with a tattooed hockey goalie who lets no one in.

by J.J. Mulder 2024

3.77

15k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💜 Demisexual Protagonist 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Roommates To Lovers

Off Sides

by Andi Jaxon • 2024

A closeted hockey captain's one-night stand returns: the football star who wants to keep seeing him.

3.98

8k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Athlete 🔥 Anonymous Hookup 💔 Hurt/Comfort 👨‍👧‍👦 Parentified Hero

Off Sides 95%

A closeted hockey captain's one-night stand returns: the football star who wants to keep seeing him.

by Andi Jaxon 2024

3.98

8k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Athlete 🔥 Anonymous Hookup 💔 Hurt/Comfort 👨‍👧‍👦 Parentified Hero

Ice Ice Baby

by Carly Robyn • 2025

Boston hockey captain meets a bookish woman who doesn't recognize his face. He's hooked.

3.82

6k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🐌 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 💔 Grieving Hero

Ice Ice Baby 94%

Boston hockey captain meets a bookish woman who doesn't recognize his face. He's hooked.

by Carly Robyn 2025

3.82

6k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🐌 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 💔 Grieving Hero

Max

by Sawyer Bennett • 2016

A pro hockey player bets his heart on a cashier raising her late sister's three children.

4.08

10k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Guardian Heroine 💰 Class Difference 🛡️ Protective Hero

Max 94%

A pro hockey player bets his heart on a cashier raising her late sister's three children.

by Sawyer Bennett 2016

4.08

10k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Guardian Heroine 💰 Class Difference 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Home Game

by Brigham Vaughn • 2024

A hockey enforcer marries a teacher to save four children. He's falling for his fake husband.

4.33

2k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏡 Found Family 👨‍👧‍👦 Unexpected Guardian 🛋️ Roommates To Lovers

The Home Game 94%

A hockey enforcer marries a teacher to save four children. He's falling for his fake husband.

by Brigham Vaughn 2024

4.33

2k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏡 Found Family 👨‍👧‍👦 Unexpected Guardian 🛋️ Roommates To Lovers

Behind the Net

by Stephanie Archer • 2023

Her grumpy high school crush is now her NHL boss, determined to break every professional boundary.

3.79

194k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 📓 High School Crush

Behind the Net 94%

Her grumpy high school crush is now her NHL boss, determined to break every professional boundary.

by Stephanie Archer 2023

3.79

194k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 📓 High School Crush

Fangirl Down

by Tessa Bailey • 2024

To save his career, a surly golf pro makes his most devoted fan his caddie.

3.77

139k+

🏌️ Sports Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💫 Fangirl Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏆 Sports Comeback

Fangirl Down 94%

To save his career, a surly golf pro makes his most devoted fan his caddie.

by Tessa Bailey 2024

3.77

139k+ ratings

🏌️ Sports Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💫 Fangirl Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏆 Sports Comeback

Grinder

by Marie James • 2018

An openly gay hockey captain and his disgraced coach risk everything in a secret affair.

3.84

1k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance ⚡ Coach Player Dynamic 🤫 Secret Relationship 💢 Enemies To Lovers

Grinder 94%

An openly gay hockey captain and his disgraced coach risk everything in a secret affair.

by Marie James 2018

3.84

1k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance ⚡ Coach Player Dynamic 🤫 Secret Relationship 💢 Enemies To Lovers

Consider Me

by Becka Mack • 2022

A hockey player who never hears no finally meets a teacher who refuses to say yes.

3.83

238k+

🏒 Reformed Playboy 💘 He Falls First 🏒 Sports Team Family 📚 Teacher And Athlete 🔥 Slow Burn

Consider Me 94%

A hockey player who never hears no finally meets a teacher who refuses to say yes.

by Becka Mack 2022

3.83

238k+ ratings

🏒 Reformed Playboy 💘 He Falls First 🏒 Sports Team Family 📚 Teacher And Athlete 🔥 Slow Burn

What It Should Be

by Grayce Rian • 2024

A hockey star pines for his sister's nanny, who hides bruises and a desperate escape plan.

3.93

467

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💘 He Falls First 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

What It Should Be 94%

A hockey star pines for his sister's nanny, who hides bruises and a desperate escape plan.

by Grayce Rian 2024

3.93

467 ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💘 He Falls First 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Right Man, Right Time

by Meghan Quinn • 2023

A betrayed hockey star fakes a relationship with a student journalist who needs access to his team.

4.10

102k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Third Act Breakup

Right Man, Right Time 94%

A betrayed hockey star fakes a relationship with a student journalist who needs access to his team.

by Meghan Quinn 2023

4.10

102k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Third Act Breakup

Power Plays & Straight A's

by Eden Finley • 2020

His twin asked him to protect the shy grad student. The hockey captain wasn't supposed to fall.

3.93

26k+

👬 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🍃 Virgin Hero 💜 Bisexual Hero 🌈 Coming Out Journey

Power Plays & Straight A's 94%

His twin asked him to protect the shy grad student. The hockey captain wasn't supposed to fall.

by Eden Finley 2020

3.93

26k+ ratings

👬 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🍃 Virgin Hero 💜 Bisexual Hero 🌈 Coming Out Journey

Pucked Off

by Helena Hunting • 2017

A hockey player trapped by his toxic ex meets a massage therapist whose touch finally feels safe.

4.34

21k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💔 Broken Hero 👧 Childhood Crush 🚫 Toxic Ex 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Pucked Off 94%

A hockey player trapped by his toxic ex meets a massage therapist whose touch finally feels safe.

by Helena Hunting 2017

4.34

21k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💔 Broken Hero 👧 Childhood Crush 🚫 Toxic Ex 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Collide

by Bal Khabra • 2023

A hockey-hating student must partner with the team's captain. Her future depends on playing along.

3.75

158k+

🏒 Hockey Captain Hero 📋 Forced Academic Partners 💫 Good Girl X Athlete 🔒 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Collide 94%

A hockey-hating student must partner with the team's captain. Her future depends on playing along.

by Bal Khabra 2023

3.75

158k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Captain Hero 📋 Forced Academic Partners 💫 Good Girl X Athlete 🔒 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Chase

by Elle Kennedy • 2018

After overhearing a hockey player call her shallow, she's forced to live under his roof.

3.85

278k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommates To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

The Chase 94%

After overhearing a hockey player call her shallow, she's forced to live under his roof.

by Elle Kennedy 2018

3.85

278k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommates To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

Pinkie Promise

by Sapphire Hale • 2024

An injured cheerleader and a hockey captain: one scholarship lost, one dangerous attraction found.

3.44

4k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏟️ College Sports 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 👥 Dual Pov 🔥 Slow Burn

Pinkie Promise 94%

An injured cheerleader and a hockey captain: one scholarship lost, one dangerous attraction found.

by Sapphire Hale 2024

3.44

4k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏟️ College Sports 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 👥 Dual Pov 🔥 Slow Burn

The Deal

by Elle Kennedy • 2015

A music major trades tutoring for a fake date with a hockey star. The performance turns genuine.

4.20

1.1M+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance 🏛️ College Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Deal 94%

A music major trades tutoring for a fake date with a hockey star. The performance turns genuine.

by Elle Kennedy 2015

4.20

1.1M+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance 🏛️ College Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Protective Hero

Passion or Penalty

by Leah Brunner • 2022

A viral kiss with her brother's NHL-star best friend becomes a fake relationship she can't refuse.

3.35

8k+

🔥 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Fake Relationship 💕 Childhood Crush 🏒 Hockey Romance 🕰️ Longtime Pining

Passion or Penalty 94%

A viral kiss with her brother's NHL-star best friend becomes a fake relationship she can't refuse.

by Leah Brunner 2022

3.35

8k+ ratings

🔥 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Fake Relationship 💕 Childhood Crush 🏒 Hockey Romance 🕰️ Longtime Pining

Unsteady

by Peyton Corinne • 2023

A hockey player who feels nothing collides with a figure skater who carries everything.

3.84

85k+

🏒 College Hockey Romance ⛸️ Figure Skating 💔 Broken Hero 🤝 Friends With Benefits 👨‍👩‍👦 Raising Siblings

Unsteady 94%

A hockey player who feels nothing collides with a figure skater who carries everything.

by Peyton Corinne 2023

3.84

85k+ ratings

🏒 College Hockey Romance ⛸️ Figure Skating 💔 Broken Hero 🤝 Friends With Benefits 👨‍👩‍👦 Raising Siblings

Nice Catching You

by Ryan Taylor • 2022

Snowbound with a closeted hockey captain, a law student shares one bed and a dangerous attraction.

3.86

1k+

🏒 Closeted Athlete 🛏️ Only One Bed 💔 Secret Relationship 🎓 College Hockey 🤗 Hurt/Comfort

Nice Catching You 94%

Snowbound with a closeted hockey captain, a law student shares one bed and a dangerous attraction.

by Ryan Taylor 2022

3.86

1k+ ratings

🏒 Closeted Athlete 🛏️ Only One Bed 💔 Secret Relationship 🎓 College Hockey 🤗 Hurt/Comfort

Tempting the Teammate

by Hayden Hall • 2025

A documentary pushes two hockey best friends into a bromance that stops being pretend.

3.92

794

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏒 Teammates To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 💭 Mutual Pining 🥅 College Hockey

Tempting the Teammate 94%

A documentary pushes two hockey best friends into a bromance that stops being pretend.

by Hayden Hall 2025

3.92

794 ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏒 Teammates To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 💭 Mutual Pining 🥅 College Hockey

The Pretenders of Copper County

by May Archer • 2024

A charcuterie lover mistaken for a mob heir hides out as his gruff bodyguard's fake husband.

4.18

2k+

🏕️ Fake Relationship 🌞 Grumpy Sunshine 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town New England

The Pretenders of Copper County 94%

A charcuterie lover mistaken for a mob heir hides out as his gruff bodyguard's fake husband.

by May Archer 2024

4.18

2k+ ratings

🏕️ Fake Relationship 🌞 Grumpy Sunshine 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town New England

Face Off

by Chelsea Curto • 2024

First woman in the NHL. A captain who bet against her. Their chemistry is the real game.

4.03

124k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Reformed Playboy 🔥 Forced Proximity 💕 Teammates To Lovers

Face Off 94%

First woman in the NHL. A captain who bet against her. Their chemistry is the real game.

by Chelsea Curto 2024

4.03

124k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Reformed Playboy 🔥 Forced Proximity 💕 Teammates To Lovers

A Little Tempting

by Kelsie Rae • 2024

When a shy student partners with a hockey-playing escort, a masked kiss changes everything.

4.36

10k+

🏒 College Hockey 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔄 Opposites Attract 💊 Chronic Illness Rep 🤝 Found Family

A Little Tempting 94%

When a shy student partners with a hockey-playing escort, a masked kiss changes everything.

by Kelsie Rae 2024

4.36

10k+ ratings

🏒 College Hockey 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔄 Opposites Attract 💊 Chronic Illness Rep 🤝 Found Family

Mile High

by Liz Tomforde • 2022

The one flight attendant who doesn't want a hockey star becomes the one woman he can't bear to lose.

4.02

573k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💛 Plus Size Heroine 🔄 Reformed Playboy 💬 Banter Heavy

Mile High 94%

The one flight attendant who doesn't want a hockey star becomes the one woman he can't bear to lose.

by Liz Tomforde 2022

4.02

573k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💛 Plus Size Heroine 🔄 Reformed Playboy 💬 Banter Heavy

My Lucky Charm

by Courtney Walsh • 2024

She's hired to soften hockey's grumpiest star. He's the stranger she kissed at midnight.

4.29

15k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 👧 Single Father 🏠 Forced Proximity

My Lucky Charm 94%

She's hired to soften hockey's grumpiest star. He's the stranger she kissed at midnight.

by Courtney Walsh 2024

4.29

15k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 👧 Single Father 🏠 Forced Proximity

Filthy Score

by Kenna King • 2023

Trapped in Aspen with the hockey star she hates, a PR manager bets everything and loses.

3.85

12k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Filthy Score 94%

Trapped in Aspen with the hockey star she hates, a PR manager bets everything and loses.

by Kenna King 2023

3.85

12k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Understatement of the Year

by Sarina Bowen • 2014

A closeted hockey player's walls crumble when his first love, openly gay, joins his college team.

4.06

22k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Athlete 💗 Teammates To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship

The Understatement of the Year 94%

A closeted hockey player's walls crumble when his first love, openly gay, joins his college team.

by Sarina Bowen 2014

4.06

22k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Athlete 💗 Teammates To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship

The Boyfriend Goal

by Lauren Blakely • 2024

A librarian's one-night stand turns out to be her brother's teammate and her new roommate.

3.96

26k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Teammate's Sister 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 📋 Bucket List Journey 📚 Librarian Heroine

The Boyfriend Goal 94%

A librarian's one-night stand turns out to be her brother's teammate and her new roommate.

by Lauren Blakely 2024

3.96

26k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Teammate's Sister 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 📋 Bucket List Journey 📚 Librarian Heroine

Play the Game

by S.J. Sylvis • 2024

Ruined goalie weds stripper for his image and her brother. One rule: don't fall in love.

4.08

9k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔥 High Heat

Play the Game 94%

Ruined goalie weds stripper for his image and her brother. One rule: don't fall in love.

by S.J. Sylvis 2024

4.08

9k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔥 High Heat

That One Night

by Emily Rath • 2023

One anonymous night with a stranger. One new job with an NHL team. Same guy.

4.06

108k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 💼 Workplace Romance ✨ Chance Reunion 👩‍⚕️ Career Driven Heroine

That One Night 94%

One anonymous night with a stranger. One new job with an NHL team. Same guy.

by Emily Rath 2023

4.06

108k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 💼 Workplace Romance ✨ Chance Reunion 👩‍⚕️ Career Driven Heroine

Before We Came

by Sloane St. James • 2023

A hockey player takes a stranger home. She's the missing girl he's never forgotten.

3.78

45k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🔄 Second Chance Love 🔍 Hidden Identity 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Before We Came 94%

A hockey player takes a stranger home. She's the missing girl he's never forgotten.

by Sloane St. James 2023

3.78

45k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🔄 Second Chance Love 🔍 Hidden Identity 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Check & Chase

by Clara St. James • 2025

A one-night stand with a hockey star gets complicated when she's hired as his physical therapist.

3.51

727

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 😈 Reformed Playboy 🏠 Forced Proximity

Check & Chase 94%

A one-night stand with a hockey star gets complicated when she's hired as his physical therapist.

by Clara St. James 2025

3.51

727 ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance 😈 Reformed Playboy 🏠 Forced Proximity

Heart Check

by Emily Charlotte • 2025

Scandal traps a hockey star and a jewelry maker in shared shifts and a walk-in fridge.

3.80

4k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Perspective 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Heart Check 94%

Scandal traps a hockey star and a jewelry maker in shared shifts and a walk-in fridge.

by Emily Charlotte 2025

3.80

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Perspective 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Same Time Next Year

by Tessa Bailey • 2023

A bartender marries a hockey player to keep his visa. One rule: don't fall in love.

3.40

111k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Same Time Next Year 94%

A bartender marries a hockey player to keep his visa. One rule: don't fall in love.

by Tessa Bailey 2023

3.40

111k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Match Penalty

by Kenna King • 2025

A hockey heiress sleeps with her father's rival goalie and wakes to his mugshot.

3.87

8k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Angsty Romance

Match Penalty 94%

A hockey heiress sleeps with her father's rival goalie and wakes to his mugshot.

by Kenna King 2025

3.87

8k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Angsty Romance

Little Lies

by H. Hunting • 2020

Her brother's best friend saved her life. Now he's her roommate and his silence is absolute.

4.03

20k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Brother's Best Friend 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧠 Anxiety Rep 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Little Lies 94%

Her brother's best friend saved her life. Now he's her roommate and his silence is absolute.

by H. Hunting 2020

4.03

20k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Brother's Best Friend 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧠 Anxiety Rep 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Lawson

by Samantha Whiskey • 2024

A cocky rookie fake-dates his skating coach to scare off her ex, and the chemistry turns real.

4.05

3k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Found Family 💔 Healing From Toxic Ex 😢 Angsty Romance

Lawson 94%

A cocky rookie fake-dates his skating coach to scare off her ex, and the chemistry turns real.

by Samantha Whiskey 2024

4.05

3k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Found Family 💔 Healing From Toxic Ex 😢 Angsty Romance

Stupid Dirty

by Erin Russell • 2024

An EMT and a disgraced motocross star clash in rural Missouri, their feud masking shared wounds.

4.03

7k+

🏍️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🌾 Small Town Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔧 Blue Collar Romance

Stupid Dirty 94%

An EMT and a disgraced motocross star clash in rural Missouri, their feud masking shared wounds.

by Erin Russell 2024

4.03

7k+ ratings

🏍️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🌾 Small Town Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔧 Blue Collar Romance

A Million Times, Yes

by Marni Mann • 2025

A nurse with a grudge against the rich falls for a secret billionaire on her run.

3.95

14k+

⚖️ Class Divide 💼 Secret Billionaire ⏳ Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 😩 Angst

A Million Times, Yes 93%

A nurse with a grudge against the rich falls for a secret billionaire on her run.

by Marni Mann 2025

3.95

14k+ ratings

⚖️ Class Divide 💼 Secret Billionaire ⏳ Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 😩 Angst

Becoming Mine

by Roxanne Tully • 2025

Her brother's hockey captain swore to protect her. Falling for her was never part of the deal.

3.74

2k+

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3.94

21k+ ratings

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Offside 93%

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3.80

101k+ ratings

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4.08

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Learn Your Lesson 93%

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by Kandi Steiner 2024

4.08

22k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 👨‍👧 Single Dad 👩‍🏫 Nanny Romance 🌦️ Grumpy / Sunshine 🔥 No Strings Attached

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