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Lucky Shot begins with a rewrite deadline and a research trip that turns personal fast.
Lucky Shot
Romance · RomCom · Sports Romance
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Lucky Shot begins with a rewrite deadline and a research trip that turns personal fast. Sent to Montana to transform her baseball romance into hockey, an author clashes with Nick Galaxy, a grumpy team captain and devoted single dad who becomes her reluctant expert. Forced proximity and family obligations blur professional lines in this warm, character-driven hockey romance.
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Six weeks.
That’s how long my editor gave me to change my book from a baseball romance to one about hockey. A complete re-write. Which is how I find myself in Montana, a thousand miles from home, researching hockey, and preparing to meet a local expert.
There’s one small problem. Or rather a big one.
A big, grumpy problem.
My expert is none other than Nick Galaxy - the single dad and hockey captain I ran into minutes after landing in Montana and made a… well let’s just say I didn’t make the best first impression. Neither did he for that matter.
Deciphering his grunts will be nearly as hard as re-writing the entire book.
No matter, I’m up for the challenge.
Oh and there’s one other teeny, tiny thing. Minuscule really.
He has no idea that his dad has volunteered him to help or offered to let me stay in his guest cabin.
Tropes: grumpy/sunshine, single dad, hockey, forced proximity, and found family
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Academic pressure and athletic rivalry collide when two rowing teammates who cannot stand each other strike a risky deal.
See You at the Finish Line
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Bisexual Romance · Gay Romance · Sports Romance
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Academic pressure and athletic rivalry collide when two rowing teammates who cannot stand each other strike a risky deal. In See You at the Finish Line, George needs help to pass his exams, and Lucas wants lessons in confidence to win over his crush. This queer sports rom-com blends enemies-to-lovers tension, forced proximity, and sharp campus competition with emotional vulnerability.
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“Filled to the brim with smart wit and delicious tension, See You at the Finish Line is a must read!” —Hannah Bonam-Young, USA Today bestselling author of Out on a Limb
“If you thought the only thing Red, White and Royal Blue was missing was some strenuous activity, Zac Hammett’s delicious debut is your new favorite romance.” —Justinian Huang, author of Lucky Seed
Heartthrob George wants to prove he's smart enough to graduate. Nerdy Lucas wants to finally ask his crush out. They strike a deal to get what they want . . . but they may accidentally splash into a row-mance together in this queer, sports rom-com, perfect for fans of Heated Rivalry.
George and Lucas can’t stand each other—which makes it very awkward being on the same Cambridge University rowing team. The uber-charming, all-American George got accepted at Cambridge for his sporting prowess, not his subpar grades. Economics whizz and sarcasm expert Lucas, meanwhile, works hard for everything he’s got, which sadly does not include a boyfriend.
When the news leaks that George receives academic preferential treatment—Cambridge couldn’t lose their star athlete, after all—he’s told he must actually study this year to pass his exams. That’s when he zeroes in on Lucas for help. Lucas agrees, but on one condition: George will teach Lucas his lothario ways so he can finally seduce his long-time crush, Amir.
But soon they're in way over their heads, seducing and cheating their way to what they want. As they face rivals within their own squad and cutthroat competitors at Oxford, they find themselves unexpectedly becoming closer. What happens when your worst enemy may just be who you needed all along?
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers / Forced Proximity / Grumpy/Sunshine / Fish out of Water / Virgin/Experienced
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Competition, desire, and secrecy collide across five intertwined stories set in the high-stakes world of professional sports.
The Winner Takes All Complete Collection
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Gay Romance · Sports Romance
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Competition, desire, and secrecy collide across five intertwined stories set in the high-stakes world of professional sports. Each romance follows men navigating rivalry, friendship, public scrutiny, and the risks of falling for someone they are not supposed to want. The Winner Takes All Complete Collection brings together MM sports romances driven by tension, emotional vulnerability, and the consequences of choosing love in the spotlight.
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Five sexy, passionate, MM sports romances in one collection for the first time! Indulge in the Winner Takes All Collection from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely writing MM romance as L. Blakely…
The Boyfriend Comeback…
Some men are just off-limits. Like, say, all the other football players in the league….
I have to stop replaying the one night I spent with my rival. Trouble is, that white-hot encounter with the other quarterback answered a lot of questions I’ve had about myself, but it also led me into this mess where he hates me…
Turn Me On…
The first rule of being an attorney is don’t sleep with your clients.
The second rule is–see the first rule.
Those guidelines don’t account for a man like Zane Archer though…
A Very Filthy Game…
When the British billionaire wants to teach the cocky athlete a brand new kind of game…
Lately, I’ve been full of questions. One hot summer night, I find all the answers when I kiss another guy for the first time. But he disappears, leaving me wondering who my mystery man was.
Limited Edition Husband…
One night with no strings was supposed to be the plan.
I stick to that strategy when I bump into a charming Brit I met once before. He’s newly out and eager for all the things he’s never done, so I make the helpful suggestion we jet off to the city of sin for the night, then say goodbye.
But instead, thanks to a bet and some bourbon, we’re saying I do…
Manhandled…
I didn’t plan to bid big on a date with my baseball player best friend at the auction. But he looked really good in that tailored suit, and I can't resist a dare.
The media jumps all over the story – the city’s new quarterback nabs a date with the bigshot star shortstop.
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A woman determined to avoid hockey finds her carefully drawn boundaries tested by the quiet pull of an unexpected connection.
Absolutely Not in Love
Romance · RomCom · Sports Romance
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A woman determined to avoid hockey finds her carefully drawn boundaries tested by the quiet pull of an unexpected connection. In Absolutely Not in Love, a book-loving professional goalie and a classical cellist become neighbors, their growing attraction complicated by past resentment and forced proximity. This sweet hockey romantic comedy focuses on emotional ease, closed-door romance, and the slow unraveling of assumptions about love, ambition, and identity.
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My requirements for a man are simple. Must love books. Must NOT love hockey.
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, I’m out.
But then he shows up at my symphony concert.
And I catch the sweet strains of Beethoven floating across the hall.
Have I mentioned how incredible he looks in his game day suit?
Still, my history with hockey is complicated. My older brother played, and let’s 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’s the last thing I want.
But something tells me Felix is about to change my mind…
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!
Books in the Appies Hockey Romance series stand alone and can be read in any order.
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A struggling hotel maid agrees to fake date a hockey superstar and suddenly becomes the league’s favorite headline.
His Jersey
Romance · Sports Romance
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A struggling hotel maid agrees to fake date a hockey superstar and suddenly becomes the league’s favorite headline. As pretend turns real, class differences and family pressure threaten everything. His Jersey delivers sweet banter, fake dating fun, and heartfelt romance, earning 4.4 stars on Amazon and strong Goodreads ratings.
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He’s a hockey superstar. She’s a hotel maid. When he offers to pay her to wear his jersey to a game, she’s crowned the “Puck Princess.” What could go wrong with fake dating ... aside from everything?
Ella
As I struggle to stay afloat in the housekeeping hustle, a handsome guest and I have a magical night sneaking into the pool, making wishes under the stars, and spilling secrets. But at midnight, I risk turning into a pumpkin, er, my not-so-fancy self, compared to the pro hockey player with the expensive watch. Time is slipping through my fingers as the bill for my dad’s care comes due.
Jack
I’m a hockey superstar, famous for scoring goals and stealing hearts, but I’m at a career crossroads. To fix this problem, I casually ask a pretty woman I’ve just officially met to wear my jersey at a big game. After a fun and flirty weekend, sparks fly, but there’s trouble off the ice because she’s not the trophy my billionaire father has in mind for me.
Ella
When he suggests we level up our fake relationship to a fake engagement, I don’t have anything to lose except my sense of reality as I’m swept into his wealthy world—and my grip on my emotions because this is starting to feel real.
Jack
Before we met, my life was mapped out, but she changed the game. Some argue it’s for the worst. But I’ve never felt—or played—better. Before, retirement from the league loomed. Now I have a new goal and it’s a future with her.
Will these starcrossed lovers from different worlds find a way to win each other’s hearts?
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A confession on graduation night shattered a friendship neither of them ever truly left behind.
Hits Different
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Bisexual Romance · Gay Romance · Sports Romance
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A confession on graduation night shattered a friendship neither of them ever truly left behind. In Hits Different, injured soccer star Brandon Carter reunites with Parker Di Rossi, the best friend who once broke his heart, at an elite rehabilitation facility. As old wounds reopen and unspoken feelings resurface, this M/M sports romance explores second chances, identity, and love that refuses to stay buried.
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Hits Different is a sports romance, filled with wholesome angst, enjoyable banter, and just a dash of spice. It’s best friends to strangers to lovers, between two down bad ex-best friends who reconnect after life throws them back together. It’s unrequited love. Until it’s not.
Parker Di Rossi and Brandon Carter were best friends until the last night of high school, when Brandon made a confession, and Parker broke his heart.
Three years later, Brandon is now the MVP of the college soccer scene. But after a career-threatening injury lands him in rehab, he’s thrown back into his old friend’s orbit and forced to confront not only Parker, but the feelings he thought were buried a long time ago.
Faced with a family scandal and growing media pressure, Brandon's determined not to fall back in love with the one person he can never have. Romance between best friends never works, especially when one of them is straight.
The only problem?
Nobody told Parker that.
Parker has one goal: make his family proud by honouring his late father's legacy as a mixed martial artist.
But after getting expelled from college and kicked out of his MMA gym, he's forced to take a job working for his disapproving cousin at Summit, an elite soccer rehabilitation facility, as he desperately tries to get his life back on track.
The one bright side? It gives Parker the chance to finally make things right with Brandon Carter - Parker's former best friend, who he can't stop thinking about.
As Parker determinedly pursues his MMA ambitions, he grows closer to Brandon in ways that he never expected. Now, he has to choose what he wants to fight for more: his father’s legacy, or Brandon’s heart.
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A volatile hockey rookie agrees to fake-date a famous singer to save his career, never expecting real feelings to take hold.
The Pucker-Up Pact
Romance · RomCom · Sports Romance
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A volatile hockey rookie agrees to fake-date a famous singer to save his career, never expecting real feelings to take hold. As grumpy ambition collides with sunshine charm, trust grows until a hidden secret threatens everything. The Pucker-Up Pact delivers playful tension, heartfelt romance, and a comforting happily ever after, with 4.1 stars on Amazon.
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You know what they say about those no-kissing pacts . . . They are meant to be broken.
My first year playing center for the brand-new AHL team, and things are off to a disastrous start.
After losing my temper with the refs in front of a fan-filled arena, my coach devises a plan to “make me more likable.”
It’s a horrible plan that isn’t going to work.
He wants me to pretend to date a famous singer in hopes that her fans will become my fans.
The last thing I want to do is date, pretend to date, or think about dating. Who has time for that when I have hockey games to win? When my coach forces me to pose for a publicity photo with this woman, I vow to get it over with as quickly as possible.
But she has other plans for me.
With her ebony hair and mischievous smile, the unhinged female edges her way into my heart. When the magnetism between us explodes, it’s game over.
Just when I think I’m ready to let Sophie melt my heart, I uncover a devastating secret that changes everything.
The Pucker-Up Pact is a grumpy sunshine, revenge fake-dating, sweet romantic comedy with a HEA.
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A quiet wallflower agrees to tutor the campus’s most reckless hockey star and sparks fly where rules once ruled.
Tutoring the Player
Romance · Sports Romance
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A quiet wallflower agrees to tutor the campus’s most reckless hockey star and sparks fly where rules once ruled. As late-night study sessions turn into something deeper, opposites attract with undeniable heat and heart. This college sports romance blends flirty banter, personal growth, and slow-burning chemistry. Rated 4.2 stars on Amazon with nearly 30,000 Goodreads ratings.
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An opposites attract hockey romance from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Jenshak.
I have a type.
I love the good guy.
Responsible and stable. Safe.
So when a beer-drinking, quick-witted, tattooed hockey player asks me to tutor him, I'm suddenly thrust into the world of bad boys and bad decisions.
Jordan is a renowned player on campus.
He doesn’t take anything seriously, except hockey and partying.
But he gives me butterflies.
I’m a wallflower tutoring Valley University’s hottest player.
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A closeted hockey captain risks his career after one night with his openly bisexual teammate.
Rylan
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Bisexual Romance · Gay Romance · Sports Romance
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A closeted hockey captain risks his career after one night with his openly bisexual teammate. As pressure builds on and off the ice, attraction collides with fear, loyalty, and buried pain. Rylan delivers a high-stakes M/M sports romance driven by secrecy, emotional vulnerability, and hard-earned trust, earning 4.3 stars on Amazon and strong reader praise.
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Rylan
One hot night with my teammate threatens to expose my secret and end my career.
I've spent my entire hockey career hiding who I really am. Between trying to lead my struggling team, dealing with an alcoholic father, and living in the shadow of my brother's legacy, my life feels like one endless fight. The last thing I need is for anyone to discover my secret. Then Jamie Pirelli arrives—young, talented, and openly queer. He sees through all my walls, and suddenly everything I've built is at risk.
Jamie
I'm more than just the first openly bisexual player in the league.
After a disastrous start to my pro hockey career in Florida, Seattle is my last chance. I can't afford any more scandals, but the chemistry between me and my deep-in-the-closet captain is impossible to ignore. Our connection on the ice is what hockey legends are made of. Off the ice... is a different game altogether.
A high-stakes hockey romance between the team captain with loads of baggage and the superstar struggling to be taken seriously. An impossible-to-resist forbidden relationship between a wounded control freak with a tragic backstory and a sunshiny free spirit with a tarnished reputation.
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The Star pairs a rebuilding NFL team with a forbidden romance between a veteran tight end and his best friend’s rookie quarterback brother.
The Star
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Gay Romance · Sports Romance
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The Star pairs a rebuilding NFL team with a forbidden romance between a veteran tight end and his best friend’s rookie quarterback brother. As ambition and attraction collide, both men must decide what they are willing to risk for love and the game. It holds 4.4 stars on Amazon and over 1,400 Goodreads ratings worldwide.
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Tight end Landry Banks knows the score when he signs with the Charleston Condors in a rebuilding year.
New owner. New coach. New players. New rules.
But one rule hasn’t changed: Don’t hook up with your best friend’s little brother.
Rookie quarterback Riley Flynn knows what it takes to make it in the NFL. He’s in Charleston to prove himself—to the world and to his teammates, but mostly to his older brother, who’s never believed he could be a star.
The last thing he expects is for his brother’s best friend Landry to welcome him with open arms and an offer to become roommates.
Riley’s always believed Landry was straight—but the way Landry keeps checking him out leaves him suddenly unsure. And Landry’s hot looks certainly don’t help squash the crush he’s always had on his brother’s best friend.
Revisiting his teenage crush isn't part of the plan. But as he and Landry fall into a rhythm of thrilling plays on the field and sizzling tension off it, there's no denying their connection.
Riley isn’t willing to trade becoming the next big NFL superstar for love. But with a man like Landry Banks waiting to catch anything he throws at him, maybe he can have both.
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A bullied girl returns to an elite academy only to become the obsession of its golden boy.
Wicked Dreams
Romance · Sports Romance
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A bullied girl returns to an elite academy only to become the obsession of its golden boy. His power is ruthless, his fixation dangerous, and their shared past refuses to stay buried. This dark bully romance delivers emotional intensity, psychological tension, and twisted desire. Rated 4.3 stars on Amazon with strong BookTok popularity.
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He once swore he’d marry me—but now he’s desperate for my ruin.
Caleb Asher has everything he could ever want. He’s rich, hotter than sin, captain of the hockey team and king of the school.
My return to Emery-Rose Elite derails him.
I am the walking reminder of everything that went wrong in his childhood and mine.
While I long to be invisible, to slip through school unnoticed, he forced the opposite.
He wants my fear, my fight, my pain, all out in the open.
The more I resist, the worse his obsession becomes. He won’t stop until even my dreams are filled with him.
But even royalty have their weaknesses, and Caleb? He’s just been reintroduced to his.
Me.
Author note: this book was previously published, and has since undergone major edits and changes while remaining true to the original story.
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A rookie defenseman and a veteran enforcer clash on the ice and off it in this age-gap enemies-to-lovers hockey romance.
Game Misconduct
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Gay Romance · Sports Romance
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A rookie defenseman and a veteran enforcer clash on the ice and off it in this age-gap enemies-to-lovers hockey romance. As rivalry turns combustible, both men must choose between self-protection and connection. A high-heat sports romance praised for its intensity, rated 4.2 stars on Amazon.
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“A bold hockey romance that hits like a slap shot.” —Rachel Reid, USA Today bestselling author of Heated Rivalry
Two bitter rivals go head-to-head in this age-gap, enemies-to-lovers hockey romance.
Michael Sato is used to fighting.
An undersized defenseman, Mike had to be tough, clawing his way up from the minors by taking down one ferocious player at a time. No way is he going to lose his spot on the league roster, especially not by giving in to his attraction to a hot, infuriating rival.
Daniel Garcia is used to fighting, too.
Enforcer Danny is the biggest, meanest player on the ice. A target for anyone trying to make a name for themselves, he doesn’t show weakness, nor is he going to risk his last seasons for a sexy rookie who nearly knocked him on his ass.
When their intense physical connection explodes outside of the rink, Mike and Danny learn they just might be able to build something real, but only if they can let down their guard—and their fists—long enough.
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