The Pucking Proposal (Maple Creek #2)
Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
4.07
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 27 ratings · 268 pages · Published: 18 Feb 2025

When it comes to hockey, unflappable Maple Creek sports reporter Joy Barlowe is privy to a lot of behind-the-scenes locker room activity. Like stumbling upon Dalton Days in all his unabashed glory. After the muscled goalie goes on to score better than he ever has, he proposes Joy take another peek before his next match. It works, and a provocative pregame tradition is born.
Dalton has the best stats in the league, but he’s also superstitious. Now he’s found his good luck charm. Joy is not only game, she’s playing along. She’s also his best buddy’s younger sister and totally off-limits. What happens between them has to be their late-night FaceTime secret. That’s the naked truth. So is the fact that Joy and Dalton are discovering there’s more to each other than meets the eye.
Falling in lust? Easy to hide. Falling in love? Much harder. Now Dalton has one more proposition for Joy. And the fallout could rock Maple Creek.
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- small town 3
- contemporary 3
- enemies to lovers 3
- sports 3
- secret relationship 2
- sibling's best friend 2
- praise kink 2
- dual pov 2
- funny 1
- new adult 1
- m-f romance 1
- forbidden love 1
- forced proximity 1
- friends with benefits 1
- slow burn 1
- competent heroine 1
- independent heroine 1
- sassy heroine 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- tortured heroine 1
- white collar heroine 1
- athlete hero 1
- possessive hero 1
- sunny/happy hero 1
- bad boys 1
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The 'Maple Creek' series
51 ratings 4.02 ·
contemporary · small town · forced proximity · dual-pov · new adult · humor · sassy heroine · competent heroine · slow burn · hockey · strong heroine · sports · praise-kink · friends-benefits · secret-relationship · forbidden love · athletes · insta-love · possessive hero · sunny hero
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