The Playing Game (Off the Ice #2)
Ainsley Booth
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
4.07
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 95 ratings · 486 pages · Published: 16 Feb 2023

In the morning, she was gone. I’ve looked for her in every city I’ve played in since. That night ruined me for anyone else, but the woman I only know as “Jersey Girl” never showed up at another game.
Not until I skate onto brand new ice as part of the NHL’s latest team. And there she is, in the stands at our season opening game. Very carefully not looking at me.
Turns out, she has good reasons why she can’t date a pro hockey player. But I have even better reasons why she can—like, we’re meant for each other, and I’ll do whatever it takes to be the man she needs.
Tagged as:
- sports 25
- contemporary 23
- athlete hero 21
- hockey 20
- m-f romance 18
- praise kink 16
- competent heroine 15
- second chances 14
- anal sex 14
- sweet/gentle hero 14
- sunny/happy hero 13
- insta-love 12
- sassy heroine 12
- rich hero 12
- independent heroine 12
- caretaking 11
- friends to lovers 10
- exhibitionism 10
- height difference 9
- age gap 8
- secret relationship 8
- working class heroine 7
- tortured heroine 6
- angst 6
- funny 3
- christmas 3
- breeding 2
- multicultural 2
- class difference 2
- somnophilia 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past child neglect 3
- geography
- canada 11
- north america 7
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 21
- first person pov 14
romance tags
The 'Off the Ice' series
169 ratings 4.03 ·
athletes · contemporary · m-f · sports · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · dual-pov · north-america · hockey · canada · possessive hero · forced proximity · humor · sassy heroine · insta-love · past-child-neglect · praise-kink · sunny hero · breeding · friends to lovers
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