
The Romance Line
Lauren Blakely(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 19. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4059-8975-6 (ISBN)
Description
PRE-ORDER the second book in the Love and Hockey series, a steamy, grumpy/sunshine ice-hockey romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely.
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The first rule of handling PR for a hockey team? Never hook up with a player.
That shouldn't be a problem since the last man on earth I want to give an image makeover to is our goalie. He's infuriatingly hot, famously grumpy and lives to spar with me after every game.
Shining up his rough edges is my path to landing the promotion I need, so I grit my teeth and do my job, no matter how hard he makes it.
As I get to know the man behind the broody iceman exterior, he becomes impossible to resist and soon, only once turns into every night.
But the man is entirely off limits.
Because the only thing worse than hooking up with a player is falling head over heels for him.
Tropes:
ice hockey romance
grumpy/sunshine
player and publicist
forbidden romance
workplace romance
secret dates
hate to love
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Readers LOVE The Romance Line:
'Oh my! Lauren Blakely has done it again!. . . The Love Hockey series is up there with my favourites. Lauren Blakely writes characters with depth, complications, humour and a whole lot of love' ***** Reader Review
'Wow!!! This book was absolutely incredible!' ***** Reader Review
'My new favourite series. A super sexy, super fun sports romance' ***** Reader Review
'To say I loved Max and Everly's story is an understatement. . . I can't wait for the next book and I highly recommend reading this one' ***** Reader Review
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The first rule of handling PR for a hockey team? Never hook up with a player.
That shouldn't be a problem since the last man on earth I want to give an image makeover to is our goalie. He's infuriatingly hot, famously grumpy and lives to spar with me after every game.
Shining up his rough edges is my path to landing the promotion I need, so I grit my teeth and do my job, no matter how hard he makes it.
As I get to know the man behind the broody iceman exterior, he becomes impossible to resist and soon, only once turns into every night.
But the man is entirely off limits.
Because the only thing worse than hooking up with a player is falling head over heels for him.
Tropes:
ice hockey romance
grumpy/sunshine
player and publicist
forbidden romance
workplace romance
secret dates
hate to love
--
Readers LOVE The Romance Line:
'Oh my! Lauren Blakely has done it again!. . . The Love Hockey series is up there with my favourites. Lauren Blakely writes characters with depth, complications, humour and a whole lot of love' ***** Reader Review
'Wow!!! This book was absolutely incredible!' ***** Reader Review
'My new favourite series. A super sexy, super fun sports romance' ***** Reader Review
'To say I loved Max and Everly's story is an understatement. . . I can't wait for the next book and I highly recommend reading this one' ***** Reader Review
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-8975-6 (9781405989756)
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Lauren Blakely
The Romance Line
The spicy, grumpy/sunshine, ice-hockey romance for fans of Hannah Grace
E-Book
01/2026
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
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Person
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that's sexy, feel-good and witty. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party.