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Love and Hockey

by Lauren Blakely

The Love and Hockey series by Lauren Blakely has 7 known books (7 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Boyfriend Goal (2024). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is The Rival Upgrade.

Books
7 known books (6 novels + 1 novella)
Published
7
First published
2024
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance
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Start here: The Boyfriend Goal (2024) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of The Boyfriend Goal

The Boyfriend Goal (2024)

Reading order

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

  1. The Boyfriend Goal

    Novel

    The Boyfriend Goal (22 August 2024, 496 pages) opens the Love and Hockey series: librarian Josie and hockey player Wes -- her brother's teammate -- agree to stay "friends-only" roommates after one night together, and the rule gets harder to keep as feelings grow. It's the series' starting point, followed by The Romance Line.

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  2. The Romance Line

    Novel

    The Romance Line (9 September 2024, 498 pages) is Love and Hockey #2: a hockey team's publicist is assigned to fix the image of the team's grumpy goalie, and their forbidden workplace bickering turns into a secret relationship that threatens her career. It follows The Boyfriend Goal and precedes The Proposal Play.

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  3. The Proposal Play

    Novel

    The Proposal Play (8 January 2025, 528 pages) is Love and Hockey #3: after a viral Vegas wedding to her brother's hockey-star best friend Asher, the heroine agrees to a fake-real marriage for the season, and his support turns fake feelings genuine. It follows The Romance Line and precedes The Girlfriend Zone.

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  4. The Girlfriend Zone

    Novel

    The Girlfriend Zone (21 February 2025, 512 pages) is Love and Hockey #4: tattooed hockey player Miles and the coach's daughter, the team's photographer, try to keep things professional, but moving in together to help care for his rescue dogs tests the boundary. It follows The Proposal Play and precedes The Overtime Kiss.

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  5. The Overtime Kiss

    Novel

    The Overtime Kiss (18 June 2025, 530 pages) is Love and Hockey #5: protective single father and hockey player Tyler Falcon hires runaway bride Sabrina as his kids' nanny, and a no-strings arrangement meant to help them forget a confession-filled night deepens instead. It follows The Girlfriend Zone and precedes The Flirting Game.

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  6. The Flirting Game

    Novel

    The Flirting Game (18 December 2025 per Goodreads and Audible UK, 404 pages) is Love and Hockey #6: hockey player Ford becomes interior designer Skylar's neighbor and then her client, and after a kiss in their shared backyard the two stage a revenge fake-dating arrangement following her breakup. It follows The Overtime Kiss; a bonus novella, The Rival Upgrade, followed rather than a numbered close to the series.

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  7. The Rival Upgrade

    Novella

    The Rival Upgrade (13 February 2026) is a free bonus novella listed as Love and Hockey #6.5 on Goodreads, not a numbered mainline entry: a rival-to-lovers revenge-fling premise involving British hockey player Shaw. Its existence, with no series-completion statement found anywhere, is why this file records the series as ongoing rather than concluded at book six.

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About the Love and Hockey series

Love and Hockey is Lauren Blakely's contemporary MF sports rom-com series, publisher-tagged "An All New MF Hockey Rom Com Series with Heat, Heart, and Humor!" Each entry pairs a new couple -- mostly players on, or people connected to, the same pro hockey team -- inside tropes like friends-to-lovers, forbidden workplace romance, marriage of convenience, age-gap romance, single-dad-and-nanny, and neighbors-to-lovers fake dating.

The series opened with The Boyfriend Goal in August 2024 and ran through six novels by September 2025, followed by a bonus novella, The Rival Upgrade, in February 2026. The books are connected standalones rather than a single continuing plot: new readers can start anywhere, though the shared team and recurring cast reward reading in publication order.

Frequently asked questions

Who writes the Love and Hockey series?

Lauren Blakely.

What order should I read Love and Hockey in?

Each book is a connected standalone with a new couple, so you can start anywhere, but publication order -- starting with The Boyfriend Goal (2024) -- gives the fullest picture of the shared team and recurring cast.

How many books are in the Love and Hockey series?

Six novels, concluded by The Flirting Game (December 2025), plus one free bonus novella, The Rival Upgrade (#6.5, February 2026), released after the series wrapped.

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