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New York Legends

by Sarina Bowen

The New York Legends series by Sarina Bowen has 3 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Thrown for a Loop (2025). The next book, Hate the Player, is due 9 February 2027.

Books
3 books
First published
2025
Status
ongoing
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Start here: Thrown for a Loop (2025) — then read straight through in publication order.

Cover of Thrown for a Loop, the first book in New York Legends

Reading order

The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.

  1. Thrown for a Loop

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  2. Big Stick Energy

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  3. Hate the Player

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About the New York Legends series

New York Legends is Sarina Bowen's hockey romance series built around the fictional NHL team of the same name, with each book pairing a Legends player or staffer with a new love interest. Thrown for a Loop reunites a former figure skater turned skating coach with the star player who broke her heart a decade earlier, when an old viral video forces them back into each other's orbit. Big Stick Energy follows the team captain and a GM's assistant who fake-date their way through a friend's wedding season after an accidentally-sent DM throws them together.

As with Bowen's other hockey series, the appeal is professional-world specificity — coaching, team management, sponsorship pressure — layered under classic romance tropes (second-chance, fake-dating), with the recurring New York Legends organization and its wider staff and roster giving the books a shared world even though each is a standalone couple's story.

How to read this series

Publication order — Thrown for a Loop, then Big Stick Energy, then the announced Hate the Player — is recommended since each book is set within the same New York Legends organization and later entries feature background appearances from earlier couples, though each book's central romance is self-contained and can be read alone.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the New York Legends series?

Two published so far: Thrown for a Loop (2025) and Big Stick Energy (2026), with a third book, Hate the Player, confirmed for February 2027.

What order should I read New York Legends in?

Publication order: Thrown for a Loop, Big Stick Energy, then Hate the Player. Each book follows a different couple and stands alone, but they share the same team setting.

Is New York Legends connected to Sarina Bowen's other hockey series?

It's a separate series from Brooklyn Bruisers and Hockey Guys, built around a different fictional NHL team (the New York Legends), though it shares Bowen's general hockey-romance approach.

Is there a new New York Legends book coming?

Yes. Hate the Player, book 3, is scheduled for 9 February 2027, following NHL player Tony DeLuca and single mother Jasmine Delaney.

What is Big Stick Energy about?

New York Legends captain Eric Tremaine and GM's assistant Darcy fake-date through a friend's wedding season after Darcy accidentally sends Eric a private message meant for someone else.

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