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Hockey Ever After · Book 2

Just Playing for Keeps

by Lauren Blakely
Published
3 June 2026
ISBN-13
9781964048512
Type
novel
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Cover of Just Playing for Keeps

About this book

Just Playing for Keeps (June 3, 2026) is book 2 of Lauren Blakely's Hockey Ever After series, following Just Breaking the Rules. A fake-dating, grumpy/sunshine hockey romance, it continues the series' banter-driven, dual first-person contemporary romance style.

Key facts about Just Playing for Keeps

Lauren Blakely wrote Just Playing for Keeps, a novel on our list. It has been out since 3 June 2026.

We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781964048512 to find the main one.

Just Playing for Keeps is book 2 of 2 in the Hockey Ever After series. The series has 2 published books. However, the series starts with Just Breaking the Rules (2026). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.

Additionally, Lauren Blakely writes No Regrets, Seductive Nights and The Fighting Fire, plus 10 more series. Those series sit on our contemporary romance, sports romance and m/m romance shelves. Meanwhile, I've Got a Crush on You is the latest published Lauren Blakely book on file, from 28 July 2026.

About Lauren Blakely

Lauren Blakely is an American author of contemporary romance and romantic comedy, and a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller with a large, prolific catalogue of standalone novels and interconnected series. See every Lauren Blakely book in order.

Its place in Hockey Ever After

Just Playing for Keeps is book 2 in the Hockey Ever After series. It follows Just Breaking the Rules. See the full Hockey Ever After reading order.

Hockey Ever After is a new sports romance series from Lauren Blakely, opening with Just Breaking the Rules (January 2026). It follows a single-dad hockey superstar -- best friend of the narrator's brother -- who helps finance the narrator's dream bakery, continuing Blakely's banter-driven, dual first-person contemporary romance style in a hockey-world setting.

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