Trope · 1238 books

Forbidden hockey romance

Forbidden hockey romance is any story where getting together breaks a rule. The coach's daughter, the team's publicist, the GM's niece, a player and the team doctor: someone could lose a job, a spot on the roster or a family over it.

Top forbidden hockey romance books

1238 ranked · showing 48
Pro · Why choose Emily Rath
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Why choose · Forbidden · Secret relationship · Found family
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Enemies to lovers · Fake dating · Forbidden · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Odette Stone
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Secret relationship · Forbidden
Pro · MF Stephanie Archer
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Grumpy / sunshine · Forced proximity · Forbidden
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Single parent · Forbidden · Age gap
Pro · MF Emily Rath
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Forbidden · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Liz Tomforde
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Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity · Forbidden · Opposites attract
College · MM Eden Finley
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Brother's best friend · Opposites attract · Forbidden
Pro · MM Tal Bauer
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Friends to lovers · Secret relationship · Found family · Forbidden
Pro · MF Kandi Steiner
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Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity · Forbidden
Pro · MF Sawyer Bennett
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Single parent · Forbidden · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Helena Hunting
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Forbidden · Opposites attract · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Tessa Bailey
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Forbidden · Opposites attract · Secret relationship
College · MF Hannah Grace
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Forced proximity · Forbidden · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
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Enemies to lovers · Forbidden · Forced proximity · Opposites attract
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Grumpy / sunshine · Enemies to lovers · Forbidden
College · MF G.N. Wright
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Enemies to lovers · Brother's best friend · Forbidden · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Tessa Bailey
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Single parent · Forbidden · Grumpy / sunshine · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
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Second chance · Single parent · Forbidden · Surprise pregnancy
Pro · MF Helena Hunting
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Brother's best friend · Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity · Forbidden
Pro · MF Deirdre Martin
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Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract · Forbidden
Pro · Why choose Rosemary A. Johns
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Why choose · Forbidden · Forced proximity · Found family
College · MF Lexi James
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Forbidden · Single parent · Age gap · Grumpy / sunshine
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Friends to lovers · Forbidden · Opposites attract
College · MF Sawyer Bennett
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Opposites attract · Forbidden
Pro · MF Becka Mack
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Forced proximity · Enemies to lovers · Forbidden · Found family
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Second chance · Forbidden
College · MF Angel Lawson
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Fake dating · Forbidden · Opposites attract
College · MF Grace Reilly
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Forbidden · Secret relationship · Figure skater
College · MM Eden Finley
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Forbidden · Secret relationship · Found family
College · MF S. Massery
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Dark romance · Forbidden · Enemies to lovers
Retired · MM Avon Gale
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Grumpy / sunshine · Forbidden · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Chloe Liese
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Grumpy / sunshine · Forbidden · Opposites attract · Friends to lovers
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Second chance · Opposites attract · Forbidden
Pro · MF Jenny Holiday
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Single parent · Forced proximity · Forbidden · Second chance
Pro · MF Kendall Ryan
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Brother's best friend · Forbidden · Second chance
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Grumpy / sunshine · Forced proximity · Forbidden
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Forbidden · Forced proximity · Grumpy / sunshine
Pro · MF Meghan Quinn
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Forced proximity · Forbidden · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Fake dating · Secret relationship · Opposites attract · Forbidden
Retired · MF Rachel Gibson
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Grumpy / sunshine · Forced proximity · Opposites attract · Forbidden
Pro · MF Samantha Whiskey
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Friends to lovers · Single parent · Forced proximity · Forbidden
Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
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Enemies to lovers · Forbidden · Opposites attract
College · MF S. Massery
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Dark romance · Enemies to lovers · Forbidden · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Forbidden · Forced proximity
Pro · MM Sarina Bowen
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Secret relationship · Forbidden · Single parent · Forced proximity
College · MF Veronica Eden
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Forbidden · Opposites attract · Enemies to lovers
Pro · MF Sawyer Bennett
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Single parent · Forbidden · Secret relationship

Why forbidden works on the ice

Pro sports organizations have plenty of rules about who can date whom, which gives authors real-world obstacles instead of invented ones.

The tension comes from risk. Every stolen moment could be the one that gets them caught, so these books tend to be spicy and fast-paced, with a big reveal somewhere past the halfway mark.

It is one of the largest groups in our directory, and it overlaps with almost everything, especially secret relationship, brother's best friend and age gap stories.

Readers who love these books often reach for forced proximity hockey romance, secret relationship hockey romance and opposites attract hockey romance next. You can also browse every hockey romance trope or go back to the full hockey romance directory.

New to the genre? Wikipedia covers the history of the romance novel and how a game of ice hockey works.

Best M/M forbidden hockey romance books

College · MM Eden Finley
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Brother's best friend · Opposites attract · Forbidden
Pro · MM Tal Bauer
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Friends to lovers · Secret relationship · Found family · Forbidden
College · MM Eden Finley
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Forbidden · Secret relationship · Found family
Retired · MM Avon Gale
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Grumpy / sunshine · Forbidden · Opposites attract
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Forbidden · Forced proximity · Grumpy / sunshine
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Fake dating · Secret relationship · Opposites attract · Forbidden

Best college forbidden hockey romance books

College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Enemies to lovers · Fake dating · Forbidden · Secret relationship
College · MM Eden Finley
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Brother's best friend · Opposites attract · Forbidden
College · MF Hannah Grace
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Forced proximity · Forbidden · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Grumpy / sunshine · Enemies to lovers · Forbidden
College · MF G.N. Wright
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Enemies to lovers · Brother's best friend · Forbidden · Secret relationship
College · MF Lexi James
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Forbidden · Single parent · Age gap · Grumpy / sunshine

Slow burn forbidden hockey romance: lower-heat picks

Pro · MF Helena Hunting
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Forbidden · Opposites attract · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
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Enemies to lovers · Forbidden · Forced proximity · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
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Second chance · Single parent · Forbidden · Surprise pregnancy
Pro · MF Helena Hunting
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Brother's best friend · Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity · Forbidden
Pro · MF Deirdre Martin
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Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract · Forbidden
Pro · MF Jenny Holiday
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Single parent · Forced proximity · Forbidden · Second chance

Questions about forbidden hockey romance

What is the best forbidden hockey romance book?

Readers' favorite is Pucking Around by Emily Rath, followed by The Risk by Elle Kennedy and Puck Me Secretly by Odette Stone. Our ranking blends how many Goodreads readers rated each book with how often it appears on readers' own hockey romance lists.

Are there M/M forbidden hockey romance books?

Yes. 248 of the 1238 books here are M/M, led by Power Plays & Straight A's by Eden Finley and The Rest of the Story by Tal Bauer.

How spicy are forbidden hockey romance books?

66% are rated spicy or scorching on our five-point heat scale. 415 are slow burn or sweeter, such as A Secret for a Secret by Helena Hunting.

Are forbidden hockey romance books set in college or the pros?

912 are set in pro hockey and 195 on college teams; the rest follow minor league, junior or retired players.

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