32 Steamy Hockey Romances To Read While Waiting for the Next Episode of ‘Heated Rivalry’

Four years ago, Jamie Canning’s best friend cut him off without an explanation. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were 18? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Ryan Wesley’s biggest regret is coaxing his very straight friend into a bet that pushed the boundaries of their relationship. Now, with their college teams set to face off at the national championship, he’ll finally get a chance to apologize. But all it takes is one look at his longtime crush, and the ache is stronger than ever.

Sierra Romanova was an Olympian figure skater before a life-altering accident on the ice left her with panic attacks every time she enters the rink. Now, she’s ready to reclaim the spotlight. As the figure skating world awaits Sierra’s comeback, she finds herself in need for a new pairs partner. The only person she knows who can match her skill on the ice is none other than the cocky hockey player who refuses to cut her any slack. Dylan’s a wildcard, Sierra’s a seasoned pro, but together, they might just be the perfect match on the ice.

Now that Shane Hollander is captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate. Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane’s not. The self-proclaimed king of the ice, he’s as cocky as he is talented. No one can beat him—except Shane. Publicly, they’re enemies. Privately, they can’t stop touching each other. The truth could ruin them both. But for Shane and Ilya, secrecy is soon no longer an option…

Levi Posey never thought he was going to fall for his coach’s daughter. A year ago, he only had one thought on his mind: the redhead he met at a hotel bar. Twelve months later, he found her. Unfortunately, she not only happens to be his very off-limits coach’s daughter, but also his new assistant and roommate.

Mackenzie is determined to turn Grandpa’s hockey team around financially, something nobody else in the stadium seems to want. Eli Salinger is only interested in one thing—turning the team into a winning side, no matter what it takes. And he’s determined to fight every change Mackenzie tries to make. But she doesn’t care if he’s grumpy and adorable in equal measure. Or that every time he looks at her it sends her all a flutter. This is a game of wits. And there can be only one winner.

Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she lands a place on an elite figure skating team. Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins. When a facilities mishap means the figure skating and ice hockey teams are forced to share a rink, tensions are at an all time high. But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to keep her dreams from slipping away.

Retired superstar Regan Lane is known for being outspoken. She’s never been one to keep her opinions to herself. When she lands a head coaching job in the women’s pro league with the Boston Ice, her brash promise to win the championship in her first year shocks no one. Especially not Tierney McGovern, head coach of the rival New York Lady Libertys. As their teams face each other game after game, it doesn’t take long for them to realize their hockey rivalry isn’t the only thing heating up. And that maybe the real victory is in taking big chances on the ice—and off.

Resident playboy, Samson Morgan, thinks he can beat Aderyn at her own game. The hockey captain truly believes he can stop playing the field for longer than she can start having one-night stands. Okay, sure, historically she’s known for being an all-in, ask-to-be-your-girlfriend-on-the-first-date romantic. But being a player isn’t that hard, and she came to Mendell University to win. Whether that’s on the ice or off. Morgan doesn’t realize it yet, but he’s finally met an opponent who can take him down.

19-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price typifies the stereotype of young, out-of-control athlete. But away from the cameras, Alex is a kid with an anxiety disorder and the expectations of an expansion franchise on his shoulders. 18-year-old vlogger Elijah Rodriguez is a freshman in college recovering from an injury that derailed his Olympic figure-skating dreams. Mixed-race, disabled, and out of the closet since he was 14, Eli is unapologetically himself. After an antagonistic introduction, Alex and Eli’s inexplicable friendship both baffles and charms the internet. But navigating relationships is hard enough for normal teenagers. It’s a lot harder when the world—much of it disapproving—is watching you fall in love with your best friend.

Five years ago, Michael Graham betrayed the only person who ever really knew him. Since then, he’s made an art of hiding his sexual orientation from everyone. Including himself. So it’s a shock when his past strolls right into the Harkness College locker room. John Rikker is stuck being the new guy, and it’s worse than usual, because the media has latched onto the story of the only “out” player in Division One hockey. Either the two will self-destruct from all the new pressures in their lives, or they can navigate the pain to find a way back to one another.

If Hannah wants to get her crush’s attention, she’ll have make him notice her…even if it means tutoring the captain of the hockey team in exchange for a fake date. Garrett just wants to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything. If helping Hannah make another guy jealous will secure his position on the team, he’s all for it. When one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of their lives, it doesn’t take long for Garrett to realize that pretending isn’t going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah he’s the man she wants.

Violet has zero interest in legendary hockey player Alex Waters or his pretty, beat-up face and six-pack abs. She’s aware that a lot of these guys are notorious f-boys. That is, until Alex starts talking books to her. Then he becomes more than just a hot body with the face to match. And soon she discovers just how good Alex is with a hockey stick. But she consider their one night together just that: one night. Except Alex starts to call. And text. And email and send extravagant, quirky gifts. Suddenly, he’s too difficult to ignore and nearly impossible not to like.

Emma Beauchamp and Campbell Jordan’s rivalry on the ice was legendary. Retirement should have closed that chapter of their lives, but when Campbell joins the faculty at Stonebridge—the prestigious Berkshires boarding school where Emma now teaches—it takes on a brand new life. There’s plenty of distrust and lingering animosity, but as circumstances force them to find a way to not only coexist but work together, Emma and Campbell find that being on the same team isn’t as awful as they’d feared. Will they finally acknowledge the truth behind the electric connection they share?

17-year-old Mickey James III is a college freshman, a brother to five sisters, and a hockey legacy. With a father and a grandfather who have gone down in NHL history, Mickey is almost guaranteed the league’s top draft spot. The only person standing in his way is Jaysen Caulfield, a contender for the #1 spot and Mickey’s infuriating (and infuriatingly attractive) teammate. When rivalry turns to something more, Mickey will have to decide what he really wants and what he’s willing to risk for it.

Tallulah is smart, vivacious, and studying to be a marine biologist. She’s also twenty-six and broke. So when Burgess, a hockey veteran and newly single dad, offers her a job as his live-in nanny, she jumps at the opportunity. But as boundaries are slowly crossed and Burgess finds himself pulled between his daughter, who wants her parents back together, and his insane chemistry with Tallulah, a huge rift is formed, and Tallulah walks away. But Burgess puts everything on the line and fights to prove he is worthy of a happily ever after with Tallulah.

Foster’s brother’s request to keep an eye out for his best friend on campus and keep his hands to himself sounds pretty easy. But the last thing he needs is a distraction on or off the ice. Only, keeping to the rules is harder than he thought it would be. Zach has barely spoken two words to Foster, but the second he steps foot on campus, he’s impossible to shake. But he can’t help but be drawn to him.

Carter Beckett is the NHL’s best player—both on and off the ice. His career is at its peak, his friends are performing better than ever, and there’s no shortage of women to spend the night with. Olivia Parker isn’t new to professional hockey players, but she has no interest in dating one herself—no matter how hot he is. But once Carter meets Olivia, he can’t think of anything else. Olivia is hellbent on keeping him at arm’s length and has no intention of giving into his charms. Perhaps it’s time for Carter to up his game…after all, nobody said he had to play fair.

Charlie Porter is a force to be reckoned with, both on and off the hockey rink. When she accidentally starts a brawl after a game, she’s suspended from school, meaning no hockey this season. Alexa Goldstein’s pairs skating partner was hurt in the fight, and with only four months until their next competition, pickings for a replacement are slim. So she strikes a deal with Charlie—skate with her at the competition, and her Olympian mother will use her formidable connections to get Charlie in front of scouts at D-1 schools. As the frostiness between them starts to thaw, they begin to wonder if they’ve found a partner for more than just skating.

Calinda met Ramirez when she was the rising star of women’s skating, and he was the superstar forward of men’s hockey. Calinda wanted to prove that no hot guy would ever distract her from her dream, so she chose skating over him. Ten years later, they meet again as gold medalists and prominent sports advocates, still single and undeniably attracted to each other. Calinda doesn’t do relationships, really, and proposes they use his final three weeks in Manila before moving to explore what might have been, and do all the things they wish they’d done.

Chicago hockey isn’t complete without Zanders—everyone’s favorite player to hate. What he doesn’t like is the new flight attendant on the team’s private plane. But every trip blurs the lines, and he can’t figure out if he keeps pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons, or if it’s more than that. Stevie has been a flight attendant for years. When her new job lands her onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, she starts to second guess everything. Including her promise of never hooking up with an athlete again.

Cut from the U.S. women’s hockey team right before her third chance at gold, Natalie Carpenter is scrambling for a plan that’ll help her avoid moving back home. The answer: a guest hosting gig on Wake Up, USA’s winter games coverage. Her co-host: Darcy LaCroix, Nat’s ex-girlfriend, one-time college teammate turned adversary. At this point, there’s nothing between them except history. But audiences disagree. #PuckingHotties is trending hard, and Nat and Darcy agree to lean into it…for ratings, obviously. But somewhere underneath everything that went wrong is the sneaking suspicion that nothing will ever feel quite this right again.

An ultimatum from Summer Preston’s thesis advisor thrusts her into an unexpected collision with the hockey team’s captain, Aiden Crawford. She’s caught between her dream of becoming a sport psychologist and staying as far away as possible from the sport. And once she meets Aiden—he confirms all her worst assumptions about hockey players. Their bickering soon turns to bantering, and once they let their guards down, there’s nothing to check their feelings.

It’s been a dozen years since two of the world’s best women hockey players, Niki Hartling and Eva Caruso, first competed against each other in the Olympic Games. The pressure of the intense USA–Canada rivalry forced an end to their love affair, and both women moved on. Eva wants one last chance to beat the Canadians and win hockey’s biggest prize. Niki, now a widow and single mother, strives to coach her country to gold, even as the obstacles against her mount. Rivals and former lovers on hockey’s biggest stage, will Niki and Eva feel the same spark that first brought them together?

After taking a brutal hit that left him with a new discomfort on the ice, Rhys Koteskiy, hockey captain and NHL legacy, is plagued by nightmares and panic attacks every time he attempts to skate. Meanwhile, figure skater Sadie Brown is known for her bad attitude and frequent disappearing acts. When she accidentally witnesses one of Rhys’s panic attacks and helps him, a strange understanding strikes up between them. Rhys finds himself drawn to Sadie. But healing doesn’t mix with secrets, and they’re both skating on thin ice.

Sidney had her whole life planned out. Her 5 simple rules for hooking up keep her from being distracted. Now that she’s so close to landing her dream internship, nothing is going to make her break them. Even a protective hockey player with clear grey eyes, a sharp jaw, and a body that makes her breath catch. Until Jax wins a bet and one kiss has her breaking them all.

Pippa promised herself that no one would ever break her heart again. Working as an assistant for a hockey player should be a piece of cake, but nothing is easy with Jamie Streicher. He can’t stand her, he’s as intimidatingly handsome as he is grumpy, and he has a huge ego. So it shouldn’t be hard for Pippa to be professional with him, even if they live under the same roof. But… behind his grumpiness, Jamie is surprisingly sweet and protective. Thanks to him, Pippa regains her creative spark, and before she knows it, she’s falling for him.

Following a string of scandals and low grades, Chase is on thin ice with his teammates and coach. The last thing he needs is to have his loyalty called into question by hanging out with the competition. Caught in the midst of a bitter rivalry, Chase and Bailey are on opposite sides of the bench. He’s worked his entire life for a future in the NHL. She’s tagged along while her brother has done the same. Fraternizing with the enemy is definitely out of the question, but what if the enemy is impossible to resist?

The last thing Ravi Chandola needs is to define his career by a single mistake he made off the ice. But it’s not that easy when you’re the captain of an NHL team and the press is always watching.
And to make matters worse, Ravi now has community service under the supervision of a former professional figure skater who hates him with a fiery passion. But things aren’t so simple when it comes to ice king Adrien Fischer. In spite of telling Ravi there can never be anything between them, Adrien can’t seem to stay out of Ravi’s orbit. Will Ravi be able to melt the ice king’s heart?

Two months ago Rachel Price walked away from The Perfect Man. They shared one magical night. No names. No strings. As it turns out, he’s a player for the Jacksonville Rays, the NHL’s hottest new hockey team…and Rachel is his new physical therapist. Now he’s determined to use every seductive trick to win Rachel back. Meanwhile, she also has to contend with his best friend, and a superstitious goalie who’s convinced that Rachel is his good luck charm. These men are ready to test all her limits.

When a very public breakup becomes a PR nightmare for Ian Chase’s team, he’s surprised to find a solution through Delilah Baker, his best friend and teammate’s little sister. Delilah is known as “the darling of baking” on her local cable show, but with numbers dwindling, she suggests collaborating with her brother’s team so hockey fans tune in to her show. Delilah thinks it will be a piece of cake—until the team sends Ian Chase, her decade-long crush that she’s never quite gotten over. The line between what’s real and what’s for show begins to blur.

Kendra Ames is a driven young producer in need of a bachelor for her reality show. When she meets Lee Sullivan, the retired captain of the Lakes hockey team, they have an instant connection. After listening to Kendra’s pitch, Sully decides he would rather pursue her instead. However, when the show’s network makes him an offer for his dream job with a unique stipulation, he can’t refuse. Soon after, Kendra discovers a twist of events and has to decide whether to keep her secret until the show ends or share the news with Sully and jeopardize both their careers.

Ren has known Frankie Zeferino was a woman worth waiting for since the moment they met. But as long as Frankie’s the team’s social media manager, she’s off limits. After waiting years for the right time to make his move, Ren learns Frankie plans to leave the team to pursue a new career. But what he didn’t anticipate is how hard he’ll have to work to convince her to let him have his shot at winning her heart.