HOCKEY ROMANCE TO READ FOR PRIDE MONTH

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 I am firmly in my hockey romance era.

Give me grumpy defensemen, chaotic teammates, locker-room banter, fake dating, and someone falling hopelessly in love while pretending they are not. Of coursee all this gets bonus points if there are skates involved.

Since June is Pride Month, I wanted to highlight some LGBTQ+ hockey romances that I think deserve more love. These books bring all the things I adore about the genre—heart, humor, found family, and plenty of swoony moments, while celebrating queer love on and off the ice.



THE PUCKBOYS SERIES

by Eden Finley and Saxon James

This 10 book series features M/M interconnected standalone stories set in the professional hockey world, where NHL players and those in their orbit navigate love alongside league pressures. From team rivals and teammates to PR managers, trainers, coaches, and team owners, these romances unfold against the backdrop of locker rooms, ice rinks, and the public scrutiny that comes with professional sports. Each story pairs characters whose personal and professional lives collide in complicated ways.

Exploring themes of identity, coming out, and forbidden attraction, the series features workplace dynamics that test boundaries between personal desire and career obligations. Verified tropes include enemies-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers, childhood crushes, and second chances, with power dynamics between players and those who work with them. The explicit romantic content balances steamy scenes with emotional depth as characters confront fears about public perception while finding acceptance. Perfect for readers who enjoy sports romance with high stakes, found family connections, and hockey players discovering love in unexpected places.


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OFFSIDES SERIES

BY JJ MULDER

The Offsides MM hockey romance series features interconnected standalone stories centered around professional hockey players, primarily with the South Carolina NHL team. Each book follows a different couple as relationships develop between teammates, coaching partners, and players traded from other organizations. From star forwards and goaltenders to defensemen, these contemporary romances unfold within the competitive world of professional hockey, where summer coaching sessions and team trades bring players together in unexpected ways.


PORTLAND EVERGREENS

BY BETH BOLDENThis M/M contemporary sports romance series features standalone stories with interconnected characters, all centered around the Portland University Evergreens hockey team. From players navigating career pressures and sexual awakenings to coaches returning from devastating loss, each romance unfolds against the backdrop of competitive college hockey. The series pairs characters in diverse relationship dynamics—roommates discovering unexpected chemistry, teammates with opposing personalities thrust into close quarters, players confronting family legacies, and mentors wrestling with feelings for former students.

Throughout the series, characters face self-discovery, performance anxiety, and carefully constructed life plans while finding love in unexpected places. With explicit romantic content and emotionally satisfying happily-ever-afters, the stories feature tropes including age gap relationships, sexuality discovery, forced proximity, and connections between unlikely pairs. The series appeals to readers seeking character-driven M/M romance that balances athletic ambition with intimate personal growth, offering passionate relationships that challenge assumptions about identity, desire, and the possibility of second chances at love and happiness.


All of these books are available in Paperback or you can kind them on Kindle Unlimited.

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