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Opposites attract hockey romance

Opposites attract hockey romance is the biggest group in our directory: a loud player and a quiet bookworm, a rule-follower and a chaos agent, a sports-obsessed hero and someone who has never watched a game.

Top opposites attract hockey romance books

1575 ranked · showing 48
Pro · MF Helena Hunting
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Brother's best friend · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Becka Mack
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Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract · Found family
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Fake dating · Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract
Pro · MM Rachel Reid
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Enemies to lovers · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
Pro · MM Rachel Reid
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Secret relationship · Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Opposites attract · Forced proximity · Brother's best friend · Grumpy / sunshine
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Second chance · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Meghan Quinn
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Fake dating · Age gap · Opposites attract
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Opposites attract · Friends to lovers
Pro · MF Emily Rath
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Age gap · Opposites attract · Forced proximity · Grumpy / sunshine
Pro · MF Stephanie Archer
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Fake dating · Forced proximity · Grumpy / sunshine · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Sawyer Bennett
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Opposites attract · Forced proximity · Grumpy / sunshine
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Enemies to lovers · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Helena Hunting
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Brother's best friend · Opposites attract
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Jaci Burton
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Opposites attract · Brother's best friend
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Fake dating · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Brother's best friend · Opposites attract · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Toni Aleo
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Surprise pregnancy · Marriage of convenience · Opposites attract
Retired · MM Eden Finley
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Enemies to lovers · Fake dating · Single parent · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Teagan Hunter
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Opposites attract · Friends to lovers
Pro · MF Helena Hunting
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Opposites attract · Found family
College · MF Deanna Grey
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Opposites attract · Enemies to lovers
Pro · MF Odette Stone
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract · Forced proximity
College · MF Toni Aleo
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Opposites attract · 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
College · MF Sheridan Anne
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Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity · Opposites attract
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
Pro · MF Helena Hunting
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Forbidden · Opposites attract · Secret relationship
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Surprise pregnancy · Opposites attract
Pro · MM Rachel Reid
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Secret relationship · Opposites attract
College · MM C.E. Ricci
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Enemies to lovers · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
College · MM Eden Finley
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Opposites attract · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Tessa Bailey
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Forbidden · Opposites attract · Secret relationship
College · MF Bal Khabra
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Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Toni Aleo
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Opposites attract
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
Pro · MF C.R. Jane
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Dark romance · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Deirdre Martin
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Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract · Forbidden
Pro · MF Odette Stone
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Marriage of convenience · Fake dating · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Sawyer Bennett
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Opposites attract · Secret relationship
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 Toni Aleo
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Opposites attract · Found family
College · MF Rebecca Yarros
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Forced proximity · Opposites attract

Why opposites attract works on the ice

Hockey players are an easy shorthand for one end of the scale: loud, physical, confident and surrounded by a team. That makes the other lead easy to define by contrast.

The best ones show both people changing a little. He learns to slow down, she learns the offside rule, and somewhere in the middle they figure out they want the same things.

Because it pairs with nearly every other trope, this is a good place to browse if you want a well-reviewed book and do not have a specific setup in mind.

Readers who love these books often reach for forced proximity hockey romance, forbidden hockey romance and enemies to lovers 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 opposites attract hockey romance books

Pro · MM Rachel Reid
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Enemies to lovers · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
Pro · MM Rachel Reid
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Secret relationship · Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Enemies to lovers · Secret relationship · Opposites attract
Retired · MM Eden Finley
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Enemies to lovers · Fake dating · Single parent · Opposites attract
College · MM Eden Finley
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Brother's best friend · Opposites attract · Forbidden
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract

Best college opposites attract hockey romance books

College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Fake dating · Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Opposites attract · Forced proximity · Brother's best friend · Grumpy / sunshine
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Second chance · Opposites attract
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Opposites attract · Friends to lovers
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract · Forced proximity
College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Fake dating · Opposites attract

Slow burn opposites attract hockey romance: lower-heat picks

Pro · MF Odette Stone
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Friends to lovers · Opposites attract · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Helena Hunting
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Forbidden · Opposites attract · Secret relationship
College · MF Bal Khabra
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Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Toni Aleo
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Opposites attract
Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
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Enemies to lovers · Forbidden · Forced proximity · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Deirdre Martin
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Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract · Forbidden

Questions about opposites attract hockey romance

What is the best opposites attract hockey romance book?

Readers' favorite is Pucked by Helena Hunting, followed by Consider Me by Becka Mack and The Deal 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 opposites attract hockey romance books?

Yes. 441 of the 1575 books here are M/M, led by Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid and The Long Game by Rachel Reid.

How spicy are opposites attract hockey romance books?

54% are rated spicy or scorching on our five-point heat scale. 719 are slow burn or sweeter, such as Home Game by Odette Stone.

Are opposites attract hockey romance books set in college or the pros?

1100 are set in pro hockey and 306 on college teams; the rest follow minor league, junior or retired players.

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