Best Hockey Romance Books

The highest-rated books featuring hockey romance, ranked by readers. Browse 38 titles across Romance.

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Hockey romance puts you in the stands and in the bedroom with athletes who live for the thrill of the game but fall hard when they meet their match. There's something magnetic about combining the physical aggression of the sport with the emotional recklessness of falling in love—these characters are used to controlling their environment on ice, so watching them lose that control for another person hits different. You get the swagger, the locker room banter, the injury comebacks, and all that tension between ambition and devotion.

You'll find these stories across contemporary romance and new adult fiction, often featuring college or professional players. Expect steamy scenes, found family dynamics with teammates, the pressure of balancing careers with relationships, and characters who are equal parts cocky and capable of genuine tenderness. Whether it's a single-sport romance or an ensemble cast, hockey brings its own flavor of competitive heat.

These are the highest-rated hockey romance books across Romance, ranked by reader ratings from Goodreads and Audible.

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    The Deal cover

    The Deal

    Off-Campus • Book 1

    by Elle Kennedy

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    Confident student Hannah lacks sexual experience, while hockey star Garrett needs academic help—leading to a tutoring arrangement that becomes unexpectedly complicated.

    ★ 4.20 Goodreads (1.1M ratings)
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    The Score cover

    The Score

    Off-Campus • Book 3

    by Elle Kennedy

    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (521.4K ratings)
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    Us

    Him • Book 2

    by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (57.6K ratings)
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    Full Measures

    Flight & Glory • Book 1

    by Rebecca Yarros

    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (97.6K ratings)
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    Mile High

    Windy City • Book 1

    by Liz Tomforde

    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (573.7K ratings)
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    Ryker

    Cold Fury Hockey • Book 4

    by Sawyer Bennett

    ★ 4.20 Goodreads (13.7K ratings)
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    The Mistake cover

    The Mistake

    Off-Campus • Book 2

    by Elle Kennedy

    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (593.0K ratings)
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    Breaking Away cover

    Breaking Away

    Nashville Assassins • Book 1

    by Toni Aleo

    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (8.2K ratings)
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    The Play cover

    The Play

    Briar U • Book 3

    by Elle Kennedy

    ★ 4.00 Goodreads (168.0K ratings)
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    Room for You

    Cranberry Inn • Book 1

    by Beth Ehemann

    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (18.6K ratings)
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    Forever Pucked

    Pucked • Book 4

    by Helena Hunting

    ★ 4.10 Goodreads (20.6K ratings)
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    The Understatement of the Year

    The Ivy Years • Book 3

    by Sarina Bowen

    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (22.3K ratings)
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    Brooklynaire

    Brooklyn Bruisers • Book 4

    by Sarina Bowen

    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (23.9K ratings)
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    Taking A Shot cover

    Taking A Shot

    Portland Storm #2.5 • Book 2

    by Catherine Gayle

    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (1.8K ratings)
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    The Goal cover

    The Goal

    Off-Campus • Book 4

    by Elle Kennedy

    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (370.1K ratings)
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    Blue Lines cover

    Blue Lines

    Assassins • Book 5

    by Toni Aleo

    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (10.4K ratings)
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    Garrett

    Cold Fury Hockey • Book 2

    by Sawyer Bennett

    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (17.2K ratings)
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    Boarded by Love

    Bellevue Bullies • Book 1

    by Toni Aleo

    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (9.5K ratings)
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    Nothing But Trouble

    Chinooks Hockey Team • Book 5

    by Rachel Gibson

    ★ 4.00 Goodreads (16.5K ratings)
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    Hard Hitter cover

    Hard Hitter

    Brooklyn Bruisers • Book 2

    by Sarina Bowen

    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (12.6K ratings)
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    Consider Me cover

    Consider Me

    Playing for Keeps • Book 1

    by Becka Mack

    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (238.5K ratings)
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    Delay of Game

    Portland Storm • Book 4

    by Catherine Gayle

    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (2.1K ratings)
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    All the Way cover

    All the Way

    Hot Jocks • Book 2

    by Kendall Ryan

    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (14.2K ratings)
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    Hawke

    Cold Fury Hockey • Book 5

    by Sawyer Bennett

    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (10.4K ratings)
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    Tropical Hat Trick

    Hockey Hotties #3.5 • Book 3

    by Piper Rayne

    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (1.6K ratings)
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    Pipe Dreams

    Brooklyn Bruisers • Book 3

    by Sarina Bowen

    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (11.1K ratings)
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    The Dare cover

    The Dare

    Briar U • Book 4

    by Elle Kennedy

    ★ 3.73 Goodreads (149.2K ratings)
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    Rookie Move

    Brooklyn Bruisers • Book 1

    by Sarina Bowen

    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (17.4K ratings)
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    Crashing the Net cover

    Crashing the Net

    Seattle Sockeyes Hockey • Book 2

    by Jami Davenport

    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (1.4K ratings)
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    The Penalty Box Affair (That Steamy Hockey Romance Book 3) cover

    The Penalty Box Affair (That Steamy Hockey Romance Book 3)

    That Steamy Hockey Romance • Book 3

    by Lili Valente

    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (270 ratings)
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    Melting the Ice

    Portland Evergreens • Book 1

    by Beth Bolden

    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (2.5K ratings)
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    Offside

    The Barker Triplets • Book 1

    by Juliana Stone

    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (8.0K ratings)
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    One Man Advantage cover

    One Man Advantage

    Heller Brothers Hockey • Book 3

    by Kelly Jamieson

    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (2.2K ratings)
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    Confessions of a Former Puck Bunny

    Taking Shots • Book 4

    by Cindi Madsen

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    After a hockey player shattered her heart, she swore off the sport entirely—until she's forced to tutor Ryder "Ox" Maddox, whose deep voice and unexpected humor threaten her resolve.

    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (2.0K ratings)
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    Faceoff

    Heller Brothers Hockey • Book 2

    by Kelly Jamieson

    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (2.7K ratings)
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    Playing for Keeps

    Hot Jocks • Book 1

    by Kendall Ryan

    ★ 3.71 Goodreads (29.6K ratings)
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    Skating on Thin Ice cover

    Skating on Thin Ice

    Seattle Sockeyes Hockey • Book 1

    by Jami Davenport

    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (2.1K ratings)
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    Body Check

    by Elle Kennedy

    ★ 3.40 Goodreads (43.7K ratings)
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