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Second chance hockey romance

Second chance hockey romance brings back the one that got away. They were together once, then the draft, a trade, a bad decision or plain bad timing pulled them apart. Now they are in the same town again.

Top second chance hockey romance books

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College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Second chance · Opposites attract
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 · MF Helena Hunting
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Second chance · Secret relationship
Pro · MF C.R. Jane
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Second chance · Dark romance
Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
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Second chance · Single parent · Forbidden · Surprise pregnancy
Pro · MF Toni Aleo
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Second chance
Pro · Why choose C.R. Jane
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Why choose · Dark romance · Second chance
Pro · MF Toni Aleo
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Second chance
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Second chance · Forbidden
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
College · MM Sarina Bowen
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Second chance · Secret relationship · Friends to lovers
Pro · MM J.J. Mulder
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Second chance · Forced proximity · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Liz Tomforde
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Second chance · Friends to lovers · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Mira Lyn Kelly
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Enemies to lovers · Second chance · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Jaci Burton
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Brother's best friend · Second chance
Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
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Second chance · Enemies to lovers
Pro · MF Helena Hunting
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Second chance
College · MF Sheridan Anne
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Second chance
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Second chance · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Julia Connors
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Second chance · Single parent · Surprise pregnancy
Pro · MM Ari Baran
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Second chance · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Rebecca Jenshak
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Second chance · Forced proximity · Grumpy / sunshine · Forbidden
Pro · MM Tal Bauer
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Second chance · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Second chance · Single parent · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Helena Hunting
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Second chance · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Sawyer Bennett
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Second chance
Pro · MM J.J. Mulder
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Friends to lovers · Secret relationship · Second chance
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Enemies to lovers · Forbidden · Second chance
Pro · Why choose Rosemary A. Johns
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Why choose · Secret relationship · Forbidden · Second chance
Minor · MF Emma St. Clair
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Fake dating · Brother's best friend · Second chance · Small town
Pro · MF Hannah Cowan
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Fake dating · Second chance · Friends to lovers
College · MF Avery Keelan
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Second chance · Forced proximity · Forbidden
Pro · MF Pippa Grant
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Friends to lovers · Brother's best friend · Second chance
Pro · MM Eden Finley
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Second chance · Age gap · Forced proximity · Brother's best friend
College · MF Claire Contreras
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Second chance · Dark romance · Enemies to lovers
College · MF H. Hunting
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Second chance · Friends to lovers · Enemies to lovers
Pro · MF Toni Aleo
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Second chance
Pro · Why choose C.R. Jane
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Why choose · Dark romance · Second chance · Found family
College · MF S. Massery
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Dark romance · Age gap · Second chance
Pro · MF Sloane St. James
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Brother's best friend · Forced proximity · Second chance · Friends to lovers
College · Why choose Sarah Blue
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Why choose · Second chance · Holiday
Juniors · MF Lynn Painter
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Fake dating · Friends to lovers · Second chance · Small town
Pro · MF Kendall Ryan
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Second chance · Friends to lovers · Forced proximity
Other · MF Juliana Stone
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Second chance · Small town · Enemies to lovers
Pro · MF Kelly Jamieson
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Friends to lovers · Second chance · Forced proximity

Why second chance works on the ice

Hockey careers create natural breakups. Players get drafted across the continent at 18, traded mid-season and shipped to the minors with a day's notice, so a past relationship ending for reasons outside anyone's control rings true.

The emotional weight comes from history. These books lean on flashbacks, old inside jokes and the slow work of trusting someone who already hurt you once.

Expect more angst than average, and a strong showing of small-town and retired-player stories where a hero comes home after his career and runs into the person he left.

Readers who love these books often reach for friends to lovers hockey romance, forced proximity 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 second chance 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
College · MM Sarina Bowen
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Second chance · Secret relationship · Friends to lovers
Pro · MM J.J. Mulder
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Second chance · Forced proximity · Secret relationship
Pro · MM Ari Baran
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Second chance · Secret relationship
Pro · MM Tal Bauer
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Second chance · Secret relationship

Best college second chance hockey romance books

College · MF Elle Kennedy
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Second chance · Opposites attract
College · MM Sarina Bowen
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Friends to lovers · Second chance · Forced proximity
College · MM Sarina Bowen
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Second chance · Secret relationship · Friends to lovers
College · MF Sheridan Anne
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Second chance
College · MF Avery Keelan
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Second chance · Forced proximity · Forbidden
College · MF Claire Contreras
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Second chance · Dark romance · Enemies to lovers

Slow burn second chance hockey romance: lower-heat picks

Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
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Second chance · Single parent · Forbidden · Surprise pregnancy
Pro · MF Toni Aleo
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Second chance
Pro · MF Toni Aleo
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Second chance
Pro · MF Jenny Holiday
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Single parent · Forced proximity · Forbidden · Second chance
Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
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Second chance · Enemies to lovers
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Second chance · Opposites attract

Questions about second chance hockey romance

What is the best second chance hockey romance book?

Readers' favorite is The Mistake by Elle Kennedy, followed by Him by Sarina Bowen and The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid. 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 second chance hockey romance books?

Yes. 150 of the 757 books here are M/M, led by Him by Sarina Bowen and The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid.

How spicy are second chance hockey romance books?

52% are rated spicy or scorching on our five-point heat scale. 363 are slow burn or sweeter, such as Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson.

Are second chance hockey romance books set in college or the pros?

581 are set in pro hockey and 100 on college teams; the rest follow minor league, junior or retired players.

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