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Brooklyn Hockey

by Sarina Bowen

The Brooklyn Hockey series by Sarina Bowen has 9 known books (9 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Brooklynaire (2018). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Love Lessons.

Books
9 known books (7 novels + 2 short stories)
Published
9
First published
2018
Status
completed
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Last checked

Start here: Brooklynaire (2018) — then read straight through in publication order.

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Book 1:

    Brooklynaire

    Novel

    Brooklynaire opens Brooklyn Hockey with a slow-burn office romance between the Bruisers' reclusive new part-owner and his very off-limits assistant, picking up where Sarina Bowen's original Brooklyn Bruisers trilogy left off. It runs 298 pages.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Brooklynaire
  2. Book 2:

    Overnight Sensation

    Novel

    Overnight Sensation (2019) widens Brooklyn Hockey's lens from Brooklynaire's front office to the team's players, pairing a Bruiser with a rival pop star as Sarina Bowen's roster keeps growing.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Overnight Sensation
  3. Book 3:

    Superfan

    Novel

    Superfan (2019) turns a Bruisers superfan into a love interest, continuing Brooklyn Hockey's habit of widening its cast beyond the front office with each book. It runs 312 pages.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Superfan
  4. Book 4:

    Lucky Shot

    Short story

    Lucky Shot (2020) is a free prequel novella that sets up the couple in Sure Shot, the book it slots in directly ahead of. At 32 pages, it's a quick bridge between Superfan and the next full-length entry.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Lucky Shot
  5. Book 5:

    Sure Shot

    Novel

    Sure Shot (2020) follows directly on from the prequel novella Lucky Shot, continuing Sarina Bowen's Brooklyn Hockey with the front-office politics and team culture that carry across the series.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Sure Shot
  6. Book 6:

    Bombshells

    Novel

    Bombshells (2021) launches the Bruisers' companion women's team, folding in the more serious territory of building a professional women's hockey league from nothing -- a tonal shift from the series' earlier, lighter entries.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Bombshells
  7. Book 7:

    Must Love Hockey

    Short story

    Must Love Hockey (2022) is a free prequel novella setting up the couple in Shenanigans, the book it directly precedes, following Bombshells in Brooklyn Hockey's run.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Must Love Hockey
  8. Book 8:

    Shenanigans

    Novel

    Shenanigans (2022) plays a Vegas-wedding premise for comedy, a lighter turn in Brooklyn Hockey following the prequel novella Must Love Hockey. It runs 345 pages.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Shenanigans
  9. Book 9:

    Love Lessons

    Novel

    Love Lessons closes out the Brooklyn Hockey series, carrying forward the front-office politics and recurring cast that have run through the whole Bruisers-and-Bombshells run. It's 280 pages long.

    Alternative text for cover: Cover of Love Lessons

About the Brooklyn Hockey series

Brooklyn Hockey picks up where Sarina Bowen's original Brooklyn Bruisers trilogy left off, staying with the same fictional NHL expansion team as its roster, front office, and extended circle keep growing. Brooklynaire opens the run with a slow-burn office romance between the team's reclusive new part-owner and his very off-limits assistant; later books widen the lens to teammates, a rival pop star, a superfan-turned-love-interest, and eventually the launch of the Bruisers' companion women's team, the Bombshells, whose own players get books of their own starting with Bombshells itself. Two free prequel novellas, Lucky Shot and Must Love Hockey, slot in ahead of the books they set up.

As with the earlier trilogy, Bowen keeps her insider hockey detail and workplace-adjacent tension front and center, but the emotional register widens here: Shenanigans plays a Vegas-wedding premise for comedy, while Bombshells and its Bombshells-team follow-ups fold in the more serious territory of building a professional women's league from nothing. Characters and plotlines recur across books -- front-office politics, team culture, and a few running jokes carry over from one couple's story to the next -- so while every book has its own self-contained central romance, longtime Brooklyn Bruisers readers get the most out of continuing in order. New readers can still start here without having read the original trilogy, though Rookie Move, Hard Hitter, and Pipe Dreams establish the team and are worth reading first if available.

Frequently asked questions

Is Brooklyn Hockey the same series as Brooklyn Bruisers?

They are two connected but separately named series by Sarina Bowen, both following the same fictional NHL team. Brooklyn Bruisers (Rookie Move, Hard Hitter, Pipe Dreams) came first; Brooklyn Hockey continues with the same team starting from Brooklynaire.

What order should I read Brooklyn Hockey in?

Publication order: Brooklynaire, Overnight Sensation, Superfan, Lucky Shot, Sure Shot, Bombshells, Must Love Hockey, Shenanigans, Love Lessons. Lucky Shot and Must Love Hockey are short prequel novellas to the book immediately after them.

Do I need to read Brooklyn Bruisers before Brooklyn Hockey?

No, each book stands alone, but the two series share the same team and some recurring characters, so reading Brooklyn Bruisers first gives useful context.

What is Bombshells about?

Bombshells introduces the Brooklyn team's newly launched companion women's professional hockey team and follows its goalie, Sylvie, as the first of its players to get her own happy ending.

Is Brooklyn Hockey a completed series?

As tracked here, yes -- nine entries were published between 2018 and 2022, with no further installments announced as of August 2026.

How many books are in the Brooklyn Hockey series?

9, from Brooklynaire (2018) through Love Lessons (2022).


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