Trope · 772 books

Friends to lovers hockey romance

Friends to lovers hockey romance is about two people who already love each other and just have not said it. Best friends since peewee, longtime roommates, the teammate who knows your coffee order and your worst habits.

Top friends to lovers hockey romance books

772 ranked · showing 48
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Opposites attract · Friends to lovers
College · MM Sarina Bowen
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Friends to lovers · Second chance · Forced proximity
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract · Forced proximity
Pro · MM Rachel Reid
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Second chance · Small town · Friends to lovers
Pro · MF Teagan Hunter
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Opposites attract · Friends to lovers
Pro · MM Sarina Bowen
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Secret relationship · Friends to lovers
Pro · MF Odette Stone
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract · Forced proximity
Pro · MM Tal Bauer
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Friends to lovers · Secret relationship · Found family · Forbidden
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Maren Moore
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Friends to lovers · Forced proximity · Single parent · Brother's best friend
Pro · MM Tal Bauer
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Friends to lovers · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Meghan Quinn
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Forced proximity · Fake dating · Friends to lovers · Grumpy / sunshine
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Friends to lovers · Forbidden · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Chloe Liese
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Grumpy / sunshine · Forbidden · Opposites attract · Friends to lovers
College · MM Sarina Bowen
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Second chance · Secret relationship · Friends to lovers
College · Why choose Elle Kennedy
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Why choose · Secret relationship · Found family · Friends to lovers
College · MM J.J. Mulder
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Friends to lovers · Forced proximity · Grumpy / sunshine · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Liz Tomforde
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Second chance · Friends to lovers · Forced proximity
Minor · MM Samantha Wayland
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Friends to lovers · Forced proximity · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Chelsea Curto
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Marriage of convenience · Grumpy / sunshine · Fake dating · Friends to lovers
Pro · MF Samantha Whiskey
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Friends to lovers · Single parent · Forced proximity · Forbidden
Pro · MF Chloe Liese
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Brother's best friend · Fake dating · Friends to lovers · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Stephanie Archer
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Friends to lovers · Forced proximity
College · MM Eden Finley
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Samantha Whiskey
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Secret relationship · Opposites attract · Friends to lovers
Pro · MF Elsie Silver
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Friends to lovers · Small town · Forced proximity
College · MF Rebecca Jenshak
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Brother's best friend · Secret relationship · Friends to lovers
College · MM Loren Leigh
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Friends to lovers · Forced proximity · Opposites attract
College · MF Hannah Grace
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract · Found family
Pro · MF Nikki Callan
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Friends to lovers · Fake dating · Forced proximity
Pro · MM J.J. Mulder
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Friends to lovers · Secret relationship · Second chance
College · MF Rebecca Jenshak
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Opposites attract · Friends to lovers
Pro · Why choose Lauren Blakely
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Why choose · Forced proximity · Friends to lovers · Forbidden
Pro · MF Lauren Blakely
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Brother's best friend · Forced proximity · Forbidden · Friends to lovers
Pro · MF Hannah Cowan
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Fake dating · Second chance · Friends to lovers
Pro · MF Pippa Grant
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Friends to lovers · Brother's best friend · Second chance
College · MF Deanna Grey
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Grumpy / sunshine · Forced proximity · Friends to lovers
College · MF Sarina Bowen
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Friends to lovers · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Kendall Ryan
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Friends to lovers
Pro · MF Chelsea Curto
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Single parent · Forced proximity · Friends to lovers · Forbidden
Pro · MF Chelsea Curto
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Friends to lovers · Forced proximity · Forbidden · Found family
College · MF Jessa Wilder
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract
Minor · MM Avon Gale
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Forced proximity · Opposites attract · Friends to lovers · Secret relationship
College · MF H. Hunting
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Second chance · Friends to lovers · Enemies to lovers
Pro · MF Becka Mack
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Brother's best friend · Forced proximity · Secret relationship · Friends to lovers
Pro · MM Sarina Bowen
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Friends to lovers · Holiday
Pro · MM Ashlyn Kane
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Friends to lovers · Secret relationship · Opposites attract

Why friends to lovers works on the ice

The stakes are the friendship. Every step toward romance risks the thing both of them care about most, which gives quiet scenes a lot of tension.

Hockey adds a built-in support system and a built-in audience. Teammates notice everything, chirp constantly and occasionally push the two of them together on purpose.

This trope runs warmer and softer than most, with plenty of slow burn. M/M readers will find some of the most loved books here, where coming out and falling for a best friend happen in the same story.

Readers who love these books often reach for forced proximity hockey romance, second chance hockey romance and forbidden 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 friends to lovers hockey romance books

College · MM Sarina Bowen
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Friends to lovers · Second chance · Forced proximity
Pro · MM Rachel Reid
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Second chance · Small town · Friends to lovers
Pro · MM Sarina Bowen
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Secret relationship · Friends to lovers
Pro · MM Tal Bauer
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Friends to lovers · Secret relationship · Found family · Forbidden
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract
Pro · MM Tal Bauer
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Friends to lovers · Secret relationship · Opposites attract

Best college friends to lovers hockey romance books

College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Opposites attract · Friends to lovers
College · MM Sarina Bowen
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Friends to lovers · Second chance · Forced proximity
College · MF Elle Kennedy
●●●●●Spicy
Friends to lovers · Opposites attract · Forced proximity
College · MM Sarina Bowen
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Second chance · Secret relationship · Friends to lovers
College · Why choose Elle Kennedy
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Why choose · Secret relationship · Found family · Friends to lovers
College · MM J.J. Mulder
●●●●●Slow burn
Friends to lovers · Forced proximity · Grumpy / sunshine · Opposites attract

Slow burn friends to lovers hockey romance: lower-heat picks

Pro · MF Odette Stone
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract · Forced proximity
College · MM J.J. Mulder
●●●●●Slow burn
Friends to lovers · Forced proximity · Grumpy / sunshine · Opposites attract
College · MF Rebecca Jenshak
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Brother's best friend · Secret relationship · Friends to lovers
Pro · MF Nikki Callan
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Friends to lovers · Fake dating · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Pippa Grant
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Friends to lovers · Brother's best friend · Second chance
College · MF Deanna Grey
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Grumpy / sunshine · Forced proximity · Friends to lovers

Questions about friends to lovers hockey romance

What is the best friends to lovers hockey romance book?

Readers' favorite is The Score by Elle Kennedy, followed by Him by Sarina Bowen and The Play by Elle Kennedy. 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 friends to lovers hockey romance books?

Yes. 214 of the 772 books here are M/M, led by Him by Sarina Bowen and The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid.

How spicy are friends to lovers hockey romance books?

56% are rated spicy or scorching on our five-point heat scale. 343 are slow burn or sweeter, such as Home Game by Odette Stone.

Are friends to lovers hockey romance books set in college or the pros?

546 are set in pro hockey and 157 on college teams; the rest follow minor league, junior or retired players.

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