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Article  •  9 February 2026

 

The best hockey romance books!

So, you’ve watched a particular hockey romance series that left you wanting more? You’ve come to the right place. After all, every great series is based on an even better book.

Packed with swoony athletes, irresistible chemistry, and plenty of spice, these stories blend high-stakes sport with unforgettable love stories.

Here are our favourite hockey romance reads to add to your TBR:

Pucking Around Emily Rath

Spice level: 5/5

My name is Rachel Price, and two months ago, I walked away from the perfect man. We shared one magical night. No names. No strings. I never thought I'd see him again. I was wrong.

It turns out my perfect man is actually the playboy grinder for the Jacksonville Rays, the NHL's hottest new hockey team...and I'm his new physical therapist.

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Pucking Wild Emily Rath

Spice level: 5/5

My name is Tess Owens and my life is officially on fire. I never thought dancing at my best friend's wedding would be the match to light the flames. But with one lingering touch, one longing look...and one sneaky caterer holding a camera phone, my almost ex-husband is ready to torch my entire life.

Unwilling to face the heat, I do what I do best: I run. Straight into the arms of Rachel and her team of NHL hockey players. One player stands apart from the rest. Jacksonville Rays star forward Ryan Langley is out with an injury. I get the surprise of my life when he shows up at my door, declaring himself my roommate.

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Pucking Sweet Emily Rath

Spice level: 5/5

My name is Poppy St. James, and I’ve landed my dream job as Director of Public Relations for the NHL’s hottest new team, the Jacksonville Rays. I’m poised, professional, and determined to prove I belong, even if the players make my life hell.

Especially defenseman Lukas Novikov, and his equally infuriating teammate Colton Morrow. They’re talented, reckless, and impossible to control. I can handle that. What I can’t handle is one bad night, one terrible decision, and the little blue plus sign that changes everything.

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Pucking Strong Emily Rath

Spice level: 5/5

My name is Teddy O’Connor, and following the man I’ve loved for years halfway around the world might have been the worst decision of my life. Henrik Karlsson is the star forward of the NHL’s Jacksonville Rays, and as the team doctor, he’s completely off-limits.

But when Henrik suddenly needs a husband to help him secure custody of his niece, I become his only option. It’s supposed to be temporary. Fake. Professional.

The problem is, my feelings for Henrik have never been pretend.

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Vital Blindside Hannah Cowan

Spice level: 3/5

At twenty-three Adam’s life changed forever – suddenly he was the father to a son he never knew existed – but he’s spent the past ten years managing to raise his son and juggle his business. White Ice Training is now one of the best hockey training facilities in Vancouver. But when he recruits a new hockey trainer, she lights a flame inside of him that he thought had long since burnt out.

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Blissful Hook Hannah Cowan

Spice level: 3/5

Tyler Bateman doesn't know what easy means. He's never had an easy day in his damn life. Everything he has he's worked for. Blood, sweat, and tears.

Hockey is his escape, a passion he never knew he could possess. He wants to succeed. He wants to prove that he's worth something.

He wasn't expecting her to matter. He didn't want her to. But she had other plans, and now his best friend's sister is about to ruin his life.

And he might just let her.

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Her Greatest Mistake Hannah Cowan

Spice level: 3/5

I’m the face of the NHL. The golden boy with quick hands and a million-dollar smile that the fans adore. My contract is up at the end of the season, and with playoffs starting, I have to be on my best behaviour. This isn’t my first rodeo, so it should be easy. Right?

No. Not this time.

I haven’t seen my childhood best friend since the day her father betrayed me and she broke my heart. Now, eight years later, she’s back. And she’s my fake girlfriend for the next two months.

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Lucky Hit Hannah Cowan

Spice level: 2/5

I have one goal. To be drafted into the NHL and make my father proud. I've never been interested in dating, not when all of my spare time is spent at the rink perfecting my craft. There's no time for distractions. I can't afford them.

But she came out of nowhere. Octavia Layton, the girl with the pretty smile and the broken heart. One night spent talking beneath the stars and now she won't get out of my head.

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Always Only You Chloe Liese

Spice level: 2/5

I'm a player on the team, she's on staff, and as long as we work together, dating is off-limits. Frankie won't be here forever - she's headed for bigger, better things. I just hope that when she leaves the team and I tell her how I feel, she won't want to leave me behind, too.

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Hearts on Thin Ice Katie Kennedy

Spice level: 2/5

Nick Sorensen had once been one of the fastest men in hockey – until the devastating plane crash that took the lives of his best friends, leaving him the only survivor. 

To prove he’s fine, really, Nick hires Alyssa Compton, an up-and-coming interior designer, to decorate his space. But Nick turns out to be infuriatingly stubborn and impossible to work with, and just when Alyssa decides to throw in the towel on the whole thing, Nick shows up for her in a way she never could have expected.  

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If Only You Chloe Liese

Spice level: 1.5/5

I'm the youngest player on the National Soccer team, the baby of my family, and thoroughly sick of being underestimated, so I've decided to take matters into my own hands . . .

My brother's teammate and best friend Seb needs to save his reputation. I want to give mine an edge. So I propose a fake friendship with real benefits: spending time in the public eye, my good-girl image and his bad-boy notoriety rubbing off on each other. But will it be as easy as I think to keep him in the (fake) friend zone?

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