{"id":300579,"date":"2025-06-18T11:11:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/the-best-closed-door-hockey-romance-book-recommendations\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T11:11:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:11:58","slug":"the-best-closed-door-hockey-romance-book-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=300579","title":{"rendered":"The Best Closed Door Hockey Romance Book Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>You may have noticed that I\u2019m a huge fan of sports romance books \u2013 closed door hockey romance in particular, and a hockey romance book if we get even more specific. It is my go-to comfort zone when I want a light-hearted romance. I\u2019ve read pretty much every single one I can find in the store, online, and from my <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4krCUzx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kindle Unlimited subscription<\/a>. They are so much fun to read and a little addictive if I\u2019m being honest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The neat thing about them is that most are a part of a series that follows the main characters of a Hockey team, so once you find an author you enjoy reading, you usually have a great new series to binge!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Closed-Door-Hockey-Romance-1-576x1024.png\" alt=\"closed door hockey romance books\" class=\"wp-image-5410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Closed-Door-Hockey-Romance-1-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Closed-Door-Hockey-Romance-1-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Closed-Door-Hockey-Romance-1-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Closed-Door-Hockey-Romance-1-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Closed-Door-Hockey-Romance-1-600x1067.png 600w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Closed-Door-Hockey-Romance-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>*Affiliate links are used in this article. The Travelers Life Design, LLC is an Amazon Affiliate and as such earns from qualifying purchases. See my <a href=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/about\/privacy-policies-disclosures\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3\">privacy policy and disclosures<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"here-are-some-of-my-most-loved-closed-door-hockey-romance-book-recommendations\">Here are some of my most loved closed door\u00a0hockey romance book recommendations<\/h2>\n<p>First and foremost, it should come as no surprise to most of you that the Appies Hockey team romance is from Emma St. Clair and Jenny Proctor. They are composed of sweet, closed door hockey romance with a bit of sizzle, great tropes like fake relationships, small town, best friends to more, falling for the coach\u2019s daughter, and marriage of convenience. One of my favorites is the \u201cmouthy bad boy of The Appies hockey team\u201d in Emma St. Clair\u2019s Runaway Bride and Prejudice. <\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><strong>Just Don\u2019t Fall: A Sweet Closed Door Hockey Romance by Emma St. Clair<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZqBOMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"445\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Just-Dont-Fall.webp 288w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Just-Dont-Fall-194x300.webp 194w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Just-Dont-Fall.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Just-Dont-Fall.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Just-Dont-Fall.webp 288w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Just-Dont-Fall-194x300.webp 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>Before Logan Barnes was hockey\u2019s hottest bad boy, he was my brother\u2019s best friend \u2026 and my first crush. Oh, yeah\u2013and the guy who ghosted me and broke my teenage heart.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now Logan is back in Harvest Hollow, but not willingly. Recovering from an injury (and some bad press), he\u2019s stuck playing for our minor league team.<\/p>\n<p><em>Which means I\u2019ll be working with him almost daily.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As the hockey team\u2019s social media manager, it\u2019s my job to wrangle all the guys into filming TikTok trending videos. But Logan doesn\u2019t want to be wrangled.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Turns out \u2026 neither does my heart.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Because my old crush never died.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And when Logan becomes my accidental fake boyfriend, those old feelings flare hot enough to melt the ice.<\/p>\n<p><em>But this is all totally one-sided. Totally fake. Isn\u2019t it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>No matter what signals he seems to be giving me or how real things start to feel, I know Logan\u2019s not home for good.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I survived Logan leaving me once. But this time, I\u2019m not so sure my heart will recover \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Just Don\u2019t Fall is a small town, closed door hockey romcom in the Appies series with all the fake dating, brother\u2019s best friend vibes. You\u2019ll get smoking chemistry and characters to root for but NO spice. (Yes, you read that right\u2013a low spice hockey romance.) Perfect for fans of sports romance who want less heat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"isPasted\">Find it on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/206036104-just-don-t-fall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZqBOMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/just-don-t-fall-by-emma-st-clair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/just-dont-fall-emma-st-clair\/1144515773?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes and Noble<\/a>\u00a0(on Audiobook only).<\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><strong>Absolutely Not in Love: A Sweet Closed Door Hockey Romance by Jenny Proctor<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"445\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Absolutely-Not-In-Love.webp 288w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Absolutely-Not-In-Love-194x300.webp 194w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Absolutely-Not-In-Love.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Absolutely-Not-In-Love.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Absolutely-Not-In-Love.webp 288w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Absolutely-Not-In-Love-194x300.webp 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>My requirements for a man are simple. Must love books. Must NOT love hockey.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Which is why I will never be interested in my neighbor, the aloof and mysterious Felix Jamison, no matter how many books I see him hauling into his apartment. Unless he loses his pro hockey skates,\u00a0I\u2019m out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But then he shows up at my symphony concert.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And I catch the sweet strains of Beethoven floating across the hall.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Have I mentioned how incredible he looks in his game day suit?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Still, my history with hockey is complicated. My older brother played, and let\u2019s just say he stole enough limelight to land a plane at midnight. I was forced to be a part of that world for so long, now that I have a choice, it\u2019s the last thing I want.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But something tells me Felix is about to change my mind\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Absolutely Not in Love is a closed-door hockey romcom with neighbor vibes between a bookish hockey goalie and a classical cellist, some forced proximity, and all the swoony chemistry!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u200b<\/em>Find it on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/208028562-absolutely-not-in-love-appies-version\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47IDkvT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/absolutely-not-in-love-a-sweet-hockey-romcom-by-jenny-proctor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/absolutely-not-in-love-jenny-proctor\/1144311271?ean=9798989342204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes and Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><strong>A Groom of One\u2019s Own: A Sweet Closed Door Hockey Romance by <a href=\"https:\/\/emmastclair.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emma St. Clair<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"445\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/A-groom-of-ones-own.webp 288w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/A-groom-of-ones-own-194x300.webp 194w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/A-groom-of-ones-own.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/A-groom-of-ones-own.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/A-groom-of-ones-own.webp 288w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/A-groom-of-ones-own-194x300.webp 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>He always dreamed of getting married\u2013but for love, not to avoid deportation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Eli Hopkins has it all\u2013almost. A hockey career with the wildly popular Appies. Teammates who are like brothers. The only thing he\u2019s missing is someone to share it all with.<\/p>\n<p>Oh\u2013and correctly filed visa paperwork.<\/p>\n<p>Due to administrative error, Eli is about to lose everything.<\/p>\n<p>Unless he can find someone to marry him in the next thirty days.<\/p>\n<p>And he might have the perfect woman in mind. The only problem? He\u2019d like to marry her for real, not simply for legal purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Now Eli faces the challenge of winning over a wife who thinks the marriage is in name only \u2026<\/p>\n<p>A Groom of One\u2019s Own is a closed door marriage of convenience hockey romcom with heart and humor, sizzle but NO spice.\u00a0Perfect for fans of sports romance who want a little less heat.<\/p>\n<p>This book is an Appies hockey romance along with Just Don\u2019t Fall, Absolutely Not in Love, and Romancing the Grump. from All books connect but can be read as standalones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Find it on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/201779211-a-groom-of-one-s-own?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3z7fPQg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/a-groom-of-one-s-own-a-sweet-marriage-of-convenience-hockey-romcom-appies-hockey-romance-by-emma-st-clair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-groom-of-ones-own-emma-st-clair\/1144989959?ean=9798989027637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes and Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Romancing the Grump: A Sweet Closed Door Hockey Romance by Jenny Proctor<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"349\" height=\"522\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Romancing-the-Grump.webp 349w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Romancing-the-Grump-201x300.webp 201w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Romancing-the-Grump.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"349\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Romancing-the-Grump.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Romancing-the-Grump.webp 349w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Romancing-the-Grump-201x300.webp 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><em>He\u2019s a grump and happy to stay that way. But can her sunshine melt the ice around his heart?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nathan Sanders didn\u2019t earn his reputation as the grouchiest player on the Appies hockey team by chance. So when Summer Callahan breezes into his life with her flirtatious smiles and endless charm, he responds like he always does: he completely ignores her.<\/p>\n<p><em>But Summer is intrigued by the surly defenseman, so when a viral social media post requires her to step in and fake it as Nathan\u2019s girlfriend, she jumps at the chance. She\u2019s convinced the ones with the hardest shells are often the softest underneath, and she\u2019s determined to prove it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But Nathan doesn\u2019t crack so easily. Despite their obvious chemistry, he makes his lack of interest in a relationship\u2014any\u00a0relationship\u2014perfectly clear. But the longer they pretend, the less fake everything seems, and the more Summer starts to fall.<\/p>\n<p>She can only hope her fake relationship doesn\u2019t lead to\u00a0real\u00a0heartbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Romancing the Grump is a closed door, grumpy\/sunshine, fake dating hockey romcom with heart and humor, sizzle but no spice. Perfect for fans of sports romance who want a little less heat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Find it on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/201783158-romancing-the-grump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MINAKG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/romancing-the-grump-a-sweet-hockey-romcom-by-jenny-proctor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/romancing-the-grump-jenny-proctor\/1145447782?ean=9798989342242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes and Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runaway Bride and Prejudice: A Sweet Closed Door Hockey Romance by Emma St. Clair<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"445\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Runaway-Bride-and-Predhuice.webp 288w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Runaway-Bride-and-Predhuice-194x300.webp 194w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Runaway-Bride-and-Predhuice.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Runaway-Bride-and-Predhuice.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Runaway-Bride-and-Predhuice.webp 288w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Runaway-Bride-and-Predhuice-194x300.webp 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>There\u2019s one rule smart hockey players know not to break: never, and I mean, NEVER date the coach\u2019s daughter. But no one ever accused Van of being smart.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When the mouthy bad boy of the Appies catches the groom cheating on the coach\u2019s daughter, he can\u2019t just walk away. Not on her wedding day.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe his own relationships are casual, but he would never cheat and\u00a0never\u00a0treat wedding vows so carelessly. Not after he and his sisters watched their divorced parents cycle through marriage after marriage.<\/p>\n<p>But forcing the groom to come clean sets off a chain reaction Van couldn\u2019t have expected.<\/p>\n<p>Ending with a black eye, an unexpected trip to Florida with one runaway bride, and a secret bargain struck with Coach.<\/p>\n<p>A bargain that may just jeopardize the very real and very inconvenient feelings he\u2019s developing for the very last person he ever should.<\/p>\n<p>Runaway Bride and Prejudice is a closed door hockey romance featuring the team bad boy and a very good girl who also happens to be the coach\u2019s daughter. It\u2019s a sports romance with all the sizzle and swoon, but no spice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Find it on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/217517030-runaway-bride-and-prejudice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4db3wA6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/runaway-bride-and-prejudice-a-sweet-hockey-romcom-by-emma-st-clair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When Alec Met Evie: A Sweet Closed Door Hockey Romance by Jenny Proctor<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3T65PwN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"445\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/When-Alec-Met-Evie.jpg 296w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/When-Alec-Met-Evie-200x300.jpg 200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/When-Alec-Met-Evie.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/When-Alec-Met-Evie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/When-Alec-Met-Evie.jpg 296w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/When-Alec-Met-Evie-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><em>Evie told herself not to fall for her pro-hockey crush. But when she sees him holding her baby girl, all bets are off.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Evie moves South to the same mountain town where her childhood crush plays pro-hockey, she arms herself with all the reasons why she can\u2019t fall for him again.<\/p>\n<p><em>Number one:\u00a0Alec is her best friend\u2019s much older brother.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Number two:\u00a0She\u2019s recently divorced and does not need another man in her life. At least not anytime soon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Number three:\u00a0With a four-month-old daughter, she has zero time for dating.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Trouble is, Evie doesn\u2019t know another soul in North Carolina, so when her rental floods before she\u2019s even moved in, her only option is to crash with Alec for a few weeks. When she protests, he insists it\u2019s what he\u2019d do for his sister, and that\u2019s basically what she is to him.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>But all these years later, the unexpected chemistry between them definitely says otherwise.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A new relationship is risky when Evie is still licking her wounds from her divorce, and she has no idea if Alec has any desire to be a dad. His sister already warned he isn\u2019t the type to settle down.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But she can\u2019t make herself care about any of that. Not until she\u2019s already fallen, and it might be too late to save herself from another heartbreak.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Alec Met Evie is a closed-door, best friend\u2019s brother hockey romcom with heart and humor, sizzle but no spice. Perfect for fans of sports romance who want a little less heat.<\/p>\n<p>Find it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/223634485-when-alec-met-evie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3T65PwN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, Bookbub, and Barnes and Noble.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As You Ice It: A Sweet Closed Door Hockey Romance by Emma St. Clair<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dMDtRS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"522\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/As-You-Ice-It.jpg 338w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/As-You-Ice-It-194x300.jpg 194w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/As-You-Ice-It.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/As-You-Ice-It.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/As-You-Ice-It.jpg 338w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/As-You-Ice-It-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em><strong>If at first you don\u2019t succeed, DO NOT try, try again. At least not when it comes to dating a hockey player.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Naomi met Camden Cole on Oakley Island, she assumed he would be gone in a week or two like any other tourist passing through.<\/p>\n<p>Perfect for a fun summer relationship. A temporary one.<\/p>\n<p>As a single mom to ten-year-old Liam, she\u2019s not holding out hope for husband material and is way too skittish about commitment to consider more.<\/p>\n<p>So when both Naomi and Liam start getting too attached, she cuts Camden loose. Better to end things before either of their hearts could get broken.<\/p>\n<p>But the joke\u2019s on her\u2014they broke anyway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>As an added punchline (and gut punch), her job relocates her to the town of Harvest Hollow\u2014where Camden plays for the Appies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s FINE, Naomi tells herself. He\u2019s a professional hockey player with a busy career. Their paths will never cross.<\/p>\n<p>And they probably wouldn\u2019t have\u2014if not for Liam\u2019s newfound hockey obsession.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Naomi is right back where she was last summer\u2014with the same feelings and the same desire to protect her and Liam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But when Camden wants to go all-in with her and Liam, is Naomi ready to stop running?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As You Ice It\u00a0is a closed door hockey romance with all the sizzle and swoon, but no spice.<\/p>\n<p>Find it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/232984802-as-you-ice-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dMDtRS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/as-you-ice-it-a-sweet-hockey-romcom-by-emma-st-clair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-closed-door-hockey-romance-books-to-enjoy\">More Closed Door Hockey Romance Books to Enjoy!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Holidays With Heart by Courtney Walsh<\/strong> is a series I started and could NOT put down. I just love her way of writing characters, add in that both of them are closed door hockey romance\u2026 and its a winning combination for sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Lucky Charm by Courtney Walsh<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"445\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Lucky-Charm.webp 287w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Lucky-Charm-193x300.webp 193w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Lucky-Charm.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Lucky-Charm.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Lucky-Charm.webp 287w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Lucky-Charm-193x300.webp 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><em>A humiliating break-up leads to an impulsive New Year\u2019s Kiss with a complete stranger.<br \/>What could possibly go wrong?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s no secret that I love life. And Dr Pepper. But also, I love a challenge. . .<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So when the coach of the Chicago Comets gives me the opportunity to help their star player, newly traded to their team, acclimate to life in Chicago, I\u2019m all in.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p><em>I have to be. After my last job went up in flames, I have something to prove.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It turns out that the player, Grayson Hawke, is the rudest, most off-putting, reclusive guy I\u2019ve ever met.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It also turns out that\u00a0he\u00a0is the beautiful stranger I kissed on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I can do this job. I can do this job. I can do this job.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And I can. Really well.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>I can make Gray\u2019s life easier, show him all the reasons to fall in love with this city, and in the process, hopefully completely forget that the amazing kiss ever happened.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>How hard can it be? We\u2019re total opposites anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I love people . . . and all their stories. Gray loves hockey . . . and nothing else.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I love to talk. Gray only stares.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m happy-go-lucky. Gray\u2019s all work and no play.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There\u2019s just one problem. The more time I spend with Grayson Hawke, the more I start to see that underneath his bristly, standoffish exterior, he\u2019s nothing like the man everyone thinks he is.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And suddenly, all the reasons for keeping my distance, staying professional, and not falling for someone again. . .are impossible to remember.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My Lucky Charm is a grumpy\/sunshine, sweet closed door hockey romance with all of the sizzle but none of the steam. It\u2019s the second in the Holidays with Hart series, but My Lucky Charm can be read as a stand alone.<\/p>\n<p>Find it on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/206111785-my-lucky-charm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eqYdxL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/my-lucky-charm-holidays-with-hart-by-courtney-walsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"445\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Phoney-Valentine.webp 287w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Phoney-Valentine-193x300.webp 193w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Phoney-Valentine.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Phoney-Valentine.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Phoney-Valentine.webp 287w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Phoney-Valentine-193x300.webp 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>A chance meeting. A hunky hockey player. A fake romance.<br \/>Hardly an ordinary day in the life of Poppy Hart.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My days usually consist of agonizing over my failing restaurant, worrying about my mountain of debt and nursing my broken heart.<\/p>\n<p>Everything changes when I bump into a man in the coffee shop and claim him as my new boyfriend. To my absolute horror, he turns out to be hockey\u2019s most renowned bad boy, Dallas Burke. To my absolute delight, he goes along with my story.<\/p>\n<p>When his no-nonsense manager and meddling grandmother jump in the picture, they see a win-win solution for my failing restaurant and Dallas\u2019s less-than-stellar reputation.<\/p>\n<p>A full-fledged fake romance complete with contract negotiations, pretend dates, and phony PDA.<\/p>\n<p>But as I get to know the real Dallas Burke, who is not the man the press says he is, it becomes clear that if this isn\u2019t real. . . someone better tell it to my heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Find it on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/90589067-my-phony-valentine?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47vc3Nk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/my-phony-valentine-holidays-with-hart-by-courtney-walsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It Had to Be You by Susan May Warren<\/strong> \u2013 This whole series by her is PHENOMINAL. This one just happens to have a closed door hockey romance in it!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4kNNkZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"522\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/It-Had-To-Be-You.jpg 348w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/It-Had-To-Be-You-200x300.jpg 200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/It-Had-To-Be-You.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/It-Had-To-Be-You.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/It-Had-To-Be-You.jpg 348w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/It-Had-To-Be-You-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>Eden Christiansen never imagined her role as her younger brother Owen\u2019s cheerleader would keep her on the sidelines of her own life. Sure, it feels good to be needed, but looking after the reckless NHL rookie leaves little time for Eden to focus on her own career. She dreamed of making a name for herself as a reporter, but is stuck writing obits\u2014and starting to fear she doesn\u2019t have the chops to land a major story. If only someone would step up to mentor Owen . . . but she knows better than to expect help from team veteran and bad-boy enforcer Jace Jacobsen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jace has built his career on the infamous reputation of his aggressive behavior\u2014on and off the ice. Now at a crossroads about his future in hockey, that reputation has him trapped. And the guilt-trip he\u2019s getting from Eden Christiansen isn\u2019t making things any easier. But when Owen\u2019s carelessness leads to a career-threatening injury and Eden stumbles upon a story that could be her big break, she and Jace are thrown together . . . and begin to wonder if they belong on the same team after all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Find it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/18232501-it-had-to-be-you?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4kNNkZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/it-had-to-be-you-by-susan-may-warren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/it-had-to-be-you-susan-may-warren\/1116188659?ean=9781414378428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/closed-door-sports-romance-books\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5136\" style=\"width:239px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-600x1067.png 600w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1.png 1080w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-576x1024.png\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5136\" style=\"width:239px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-600x1067.png 600w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sports-Romance-Books-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Crossing Center Ice by Kimberly Rae Jordan<\/strong> \u2013 Kimberly Rae Jordan is a gifted writer when it comes to family and emotions. Which is readily displayed in this closed door hockey romance<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HiGflM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"522\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crossing-Center-Ice-by-Kimberly-Rae-Jordan.jpg 348w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crossing-Center-Ice-by-Kimberly-Rae-Jordan-200x300.jpg 200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crossing-Center-Ice-by-Kimberly-Rae-Jordan.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crossing-Center-Ice-by-Kimberly-Rae-Jordan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crossing-Center-Ice-by-Kimberly-Rae-Jordan.jpg 348w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crossing-Center-Ice-by-Kimberly-Rae-Jordan-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><em>I\u2019m doing what I\u2019ve always dreamed of doing\u2026until an injury on the ice threatens it all.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kenton Callaghan is living the dream. A star NHL player. A sought-after spokesperson. Wanted by beautiful women. If he\u2019s a bit lonely at times, he figures it\u2019s a small price to pay for all the rest. But when an injury threatens to rob him of his career, Kenton has to figure out how far he\u2019s willing to go to get things back to where they were.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I know all about the professional sports life and have no intention of being involved in it again.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>After a lot of time and hard work, Avery Walker finally has her degree in physiotherapy, and her first\u2014and only\u2014client, courtesy of Max Zevardi, is Emily Callaghan. The man who paid for her education through a scholarship has now hired her to work full-time with the woman. She\u2019s grateful for the work, which is flexible enough for her to still be there for her family. It seems like the perfect job\u2014until she meets Kenton Callaghan.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Avery has had experience with professional athletes, and it wasn\u2019t pleasant. Knowing that Kenton will likely seek the quickest way to heal and get back to the game, she is determined to keep her distance from him. But when he turns to her for help with his rehabilitation, Avery feels obliged to help out. But just because she\u2019s agreed for their lives to intersect professionally, it doesn\u2019t mean that any other parts need to.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kenton has always been up to a challenge, whether it\u2019s in his career or his personal life, and the challenge Avery is presenting him is hard to resist. He wants what she can offer him in terms of helping his recovery, but there\u2019s something else there. An aloofness beyond her professional exterior that he wants to understand.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The last thing Avery wants is to see Kenton as anything other than a client. He\u2019s too close to events in her past for her comfort, so keeping him at a distance is a must. There is too much at risk to take a chance, especially when she suspects that Kenton might be crossing a line she can\u2019t tolerate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Find it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36514690-crossing-center-ice?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HiGflM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/crossing-center-ice-the-callaghans-mcfaddens-book-5-by-kimberly-rae-jordan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jade\u2019s Match by Hallee Bridgeman<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Hallee Bridgeman is one of my all-time favorite authors, and I just loved this closed door hockey romance with an Olympic twist!\u00a0But all the\u00a0sweet romance\u00a0books in this series are wonderful.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match-768x1228.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match-600x959.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match.jpg 938w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match-640x1024.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match-640x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match-768x1228.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match-600x959.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jades-Match.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>Two Olympians are matched in a media campaign that turns into something more than a game.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rio Games silver medalist and social media darling CORA \u201cJADE\u201d ANDERSON is approached by a popular cell phone company to launch a flirty but fake media campaign with ice hockey star DAVIS ELLIOTT. When things get off to a rocky start, Cora and Davis both wonder what they\u2019ve gotten into and how they\u2019ll get through the months until the Korean games.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not long until things start to warm up between the athletes and soon this fake romance becomes something much more real. Cora knows just how to work social media and engage her fans, and as the world watches and interacts with them, their love grows. When Davis is selected for Team USA, the opposition starts. As a Korean American, he\u2019s already facing odds Cora can never comprehend, but he takes his frustration at the racism to the ice and lets the puck take the beating.<\/p>\n<p>Things come to a head just weeks before the games begin. Can Davis and Cora\u2019s very public relationship survive the aftermath of a very public confrontation, or are they going to have to let their love go when the Olympic flame is extinguished at the closing ceremonies?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Find it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/37859401-jade-s-match?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/452vQ7v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/jade-s-match-the-jewel-series-book-7-by-hallee-bridgeman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/jades-match-the-jewel-series-book-7-hallee-bridgeman\/1127795221?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Faceoff\u00a0by Mari Loyal<\/strong> \u2013 Read my Review of the whole <a href=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/st-cloud-hockey-book-series\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5077\">St. Cloud Hockey Series<\/a> (spoiler alert, I loved it). This whole series is\u00a0closed door romance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off.webp 1000w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off-683x1024.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Face-Off.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><strong><em>He\u2019s the cocky captain of the men\u2019s hockey team, and now we\u2019re stuck together for a class project.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>LUZ<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The days in my hockey career are numbered after an accident years ago that left me with chronic pain. Now that I\u2019ve become the captain of the women\u2019s team at my jock-hating ivy league college, the last thing I need is any distractions from school or hockey.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But then something that can only be defined as a meet-disaster with Max Cassiano, the men\u2019s team captain, leads to open hostility between our teams. Fortunately, that whole mess helps me ignore how freaking hot he is.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kinda.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>MAX<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I might seem like the hottest prospect to everyone in town, but I\u2019m chopped liver to my massive Italian family. My focus has to be on my hockey career if I want to wow them, and I\u2019m sure being named captain of the men\u2019s team is the ticket.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Until a snobby professor pairs me up for an assignment with the one distraction I can\u2019t seem to shake: Luz, the captain of the women\u2019s team. And she\u2019s way cuter than anyone who hates me has a right to be.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sparks fly when we faceoff off the ice, but can we win this game if our teams hate each other?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Find it on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/208889919-faceoff?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dGNQpk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/faceoff-st-cloud-hockey-series-by-mari-loyal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over Time by Mari Loyal<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time.webp 1000w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time-683x1024.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Over-Time.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><strong><em>He\u2019s the grumpy hockey captain with a bad boy reputation, and now I\u2019ve been assigned as his tutor for the rest of the semester.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>ARAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The pressure is on in my senior year to wow hockey recruiters no matter what. My only outlet was casual dating until the latest fling makes a scene in the middle of my team\u2019s locker room, and gets me in trouble with the coach. And that\u2019s without him even knowing I\u2019m about to flunk an elective.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So I have a plan: Step one, swear off girls for the rest of the season. Step two, do some overtime school work with the help of a tutor.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Except said tutor is about to ruin the whole plan.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>MADDIE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Just a few months left of college and I\u2019ll officially start my career as an author. But before that, I\u2019m in desperate need of more income to move away from my fatphobic roommates. So I ramp up my tutoring gig, and start working on a hockey romance idea that I can self-publish quickly. There\u2019s only one problem: I know nothing about hockey\u2014or real life romance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Insert Aran. Not only I\u2019ll get paid for tutoring him, but maybe he can also teach me about the sport. All I have to do is remember that a real-life romance is off the table.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The overtime tutoring sessions start getting less academic, but can we beat the ticking clock?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Find it on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/210134811-overtime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/capitaloneshopping.com\/s\/amazon.com\/coupon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/overtime-st-cloud-hockey-series-by-mari-loyal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shutout by Mari Loyal<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out.webp 1000w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out-683x1024.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shut-Out.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><strong><em>He\u2019s the golden retriever hockey captain who was once my best friend, turned perfect stranger, and now he\u2019s come crashing back into my life.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong><em>OLIVIA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m not huge into the party scene, especially after what happened last year at the Bolt House where the hockey jocks live. I\u2019d rather stay home reading a book or cooking up a new recipe to the tune of some hard rock. But now my friends convince me to go to a party and what could go wrong, right?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Of course, we get there and find my boyfriend cheating on me with a random girl. And even worse, the one who confronts my now ex is none other than Brooklyn, Bolt House resident, hockey captain\u2026 and my former best friend.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yep, the same one I had a major crush on basically all my life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>BROOKLYN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I haven\u2019t seen Olivia since she basically shut me out of her life a year ago. Yeah, I was a jerk and deserve it, but does it make me even more of a jerk if I\u2019m happy to see her break up with her boyfriend?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Maybe this is my chance to get back in her good graces, and what better opportunity than fulfilling the promise we made freshman year of signing up for a Spanish elective together.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But just as I\u2019m starting to think I\u2019m better suited for the role of Olivia\u2019s boyfriend rather than her friend, I get a huge offer that could kickstart my hockey career with a bang.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And I really don\u2019t want to choose between hockey and\u00a0her\u00a0again.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Are we playing the only game we can both win by shutout or are we about to lose each other forever?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Find it on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/214629436-shutout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Xo30tY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/shutout-st-cloud-hockey-series-by-mari-loyal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Cross Check Crush by Dulcie Dameron<\/strong> \u2013 This book was a closed door hockey romance chef\u2019s kiss. And it you like this one\u2026 THERE\u2019s more in the series!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4mMastt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"279\" height=\"445\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cross-Check-Crush.webp 279w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cross-Check-Crush-188x300.webp 188w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cross-Check-Crush.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"279\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cross-Check-Crush.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cross-Check-Crush.webp 279w, https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cross-Check-Crush-188x300.webp 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p id=\"isPasted\">This is one crush she\u2019s willing to bet on\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Reality star sweetheart, Freya Danielson, is no stranger to living under a microscope. But not even her fans know about her secret crush on hockey\u2019s hottest bad boy, Bridger Baros.<\/p>\n<p>Bridger\u2019s grumpy persona might be off-putting to some, but Freya sees past the bluster to who he is underneath. Sweet, shy, considerate\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And woefully oblivious to how deep Freya\u2019s feelings run.<\/p>\n<p>Bridger can\u2019t catch a break. If it\u2019s not his brother\u2019s constant passive-aggressive comparison bringing on a headache, it\u2019s his teammates ragging about his aversion to dating. But when everything comes to a head after a frustrating phone call, Bridger finds himself in need of a fianc\u00e9e. Fast.<\/p>\n<p>When Bridger finds out the owner of his social media fan page is none other than the country\u2019s most beloved \u201cgood girl,\u201d he proposes they strike a deal: If she\u2019ll pretend to be his fianc\u00e9e at his family\u2019s Thanksgiving get together, he\u2019ll help her monetize her fan page by giving her an insider\u2019s scoop into what it\u2019s like to be a Dragon.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s just one catch\u2014for Freya, nothing with Bridger is pretend. And she\u2019s secretly hoping that by the time their holiday weekend away is over, Bridger has caught feelings for her too.<\/p>\n<p>Putting it all on the line for a self-proclaimed bachelor is scary, but Freya\u2019s determined to win Bridger\u2019s heart\u2014or get crushed trying.<\/p>\n<p>**Cross-Check Crush is a sweet closed door hockey romance full of flirty messages, fake dating, and fuzzy, warm feelings that are most certainly NOT fake.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Find it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/204843756-cross-check-crush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4mMastt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/books\/cross-check-crush-by-dulcie-dameron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookbub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-closed-door-hockey-romances-you-might-enjoy-since-i-cannot-possibly-mention-every-single-one-in-this-post-all-of-them-are-currently-on-kindle-unlimited\">More Closed Door Hockey Romances You might enjoy, since I cannot possibly mention every single one in this post  (All of them are currently on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4krCUzx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kindle Unlimited<\/a>):<\/h3>\n<p>To see other <a href=\"https:\/\/travelerswife4life.com\/closed-door-sports-romance-books\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5093\">closed door sports book recommendations,<\/a> check out my article listing some of my recent favorites across all different sports, including surfing and snowboarding!<\/p>\n<p>If you think I missed any\u00a0sweet hockey romances\u00a0that should be on this list, please let me know! 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