The Playing Game (Off the Ice #2)
Ainsley Booth
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
4.06
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 89 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 21
- contemporary 20
- athlete hero 19
- dual pov 18
- m-f romance 16
- hockey 16
- praise kink 14
- first person pov 13
- anal sex 13
- sweet/gentle hero 13
- sunny/happy hero 12
- competent heroine 12
- second chances 12
- insta-love 11
- sassy heroine 11
- caretaking 11
- rich hero 11
- independent heroine 11
- exhibitionism 10
- height difference 9
- friends to lovers 9
- age gap 9
- secret relationship 8
- working class heroine 6
- tortured heroine 6
- angst 6
- funny 3
- christmas 3
- breeding 2
- multicultural 2
- class difference 2
- somnophilia 1
- Add topics
- geography
- canada 9
- north america 6
- content warnings
- past child neglect 3
romance tags
The 'Off the Ice' series
148 ratings 4.02 ·
sports · contemporary · first-person-pov · m-f · athletes · dual-pov · humor · hockey · canada · explicit-open-door · sassy heroine · north-america · past-child-neglect · possessive hero · sunny hero · length-long · super rich hero · forced proximity · praise-kink · friends to lovers
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