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Single dad hockey romance

Single dad hockey romance gives a pro player a kid to raise and a schedule that does not work. Enter the nanny, the teacher, the neighbor or an old flame, and a story that is as much about family as romance.

Top single dad hockey romance books

463 ranked · showing 48
Retired · MM Eden Finley
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Enemies to lovers · Fake dating · Single parent · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
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Single parent · Forbidden · Age gap
Pro · MF Maren Moore
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Friends to lovers · Forced proximity · Single parent · Brother's best friend
Pro · MF Sawyer Bennett
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Single parent · Forbidden · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Tessa Bailey
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Single parent · Forbidden · Grumpy / sunshine · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
●●●●●Slow burn
Second chance · Single parent · Forbidden · Surprise pregnancy
College · MF Lexi James
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Forbidden · Single parent · Age gap · Grumpy / sunshine
Pro · MF Melissa Ivers
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Fake dating · Brother's best friend · Single parent
Pro · MF Jenny Holiday
●●●●●Slow burn
Single parent · Forced proximity · Forbidden · Second chance
Pro · MF Natasha Madison
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Single parent · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Samantha Whiskey
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Friends to lovers · Single parent · Forced proximity · Forbidden
Pro · MM Sarina Bowen
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Secret relationship · Forbidden · Single parent · Forced proximity
Pro · MM Emily Rath
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Marriage of convenience · Fake dating · Forced proximity · Single parent
Pro · MF Sawyer Bennett
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Single parent · Forbidden · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Julia Connors
●●●●●Slow burn
Second chance · Single parent · Surprise pregnancy
Retired · MF Stephanie Archer
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Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity · Single parent · Forbidden
Pro · MF Becka Mack
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Single parent · Found family · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Toni Aleo
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Single parent · Found family · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Sarina Bowen
●●●●●Spicy
Second chance · Single parent · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Beth Ehemann
●●●●●Slow burn
Single parent · Small town · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Leah Brunner
●●●●●Sweet
Grumpy / sunshine · Enemies to lovers · Single parent · Found family
Pro · MF Sawyer Bennett
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Single parent · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Chelsea Curto
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Single parent · Forced proximity · Friends to lovers · Forbidden
Pro · MM Cait Nary
●●●●●Slow burn
Single parent · Forbidden · Opposites attract · Grumpy / sunshine
Retired · MF Chelsea Curto
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Grumpy / sunshine · Age gap · Single parent · Figure skater
Pro · Why choose Emma Foxx
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Why choose · Age gap · Single parent · Forbidden
Pro · MF Catherine Gayle
●●●●●Slow burn
Single parent · Forbidden · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Sloane St. James
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Second chance · Surprise pregnancy · Single parent · Enemies to lovers
Pro · MF Beth Ehemann
●●●●●Slow burn
Single parent · Small town · Found family
Pro · MF Maren Moore
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Surprise pregnancy · Single parent · Second chance
Pro · MF Bella Matthews
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Single parent · Grumpy / sunshine · Forced proximity · Forbidden
College · Why choose Melissa Huxley
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Why choose · Surprise pregnancy · Single parent · Second chance
Pro · MF Kandi Steiner
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Single parent · Grumpy / sunshine · Forced proximity · Forbidden
Pro · MF Alexandria House
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Forced proximity · Single parent · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Natasha Madison
●●●●●Slow burn
Single parent · Opposites attract · Found family
Pro · MM Brigham Vaughn
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Forced proximity · Single parent · Opposites attract · Secret relationship
Pro · MF Deirdre Martin
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Single parent · Forbidden · Forced proximity · Opposites attract
Pro · MF Catherine Cowles
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Single parent · Forced proximity · Small town · Found family
Pro · MF Paris Wynters
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Single parent · Secret relationship · Found family
Pro · MF Piper Rayne
●●●●●Slow burn
Second chance · Single parent · Friends to lovers · Small town
Pro · MF Rebecca Jenshak
●●●●●Slow burn
Grumpy / sunshine · Single parent · Forced proximity · Found family
Retired · FF Kelly Farmer
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Enemies to lovers · Second chance · Single parent
Minor · MM Samantha Wayland
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Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract · Single parent · Found family
Retired · MF Brittanee Nicole
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Forbidden · Age gap · Secret relationship · Single parent
Pro · MF Pru Schuyler
●●●●●Slow burn
Second chance · Single parent
Pro · MM R.J. Scott
●●●●●Slow burn
Second chance · Single parent · Enemies to lovers
Pro · MF Siena Trap
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Second chance · Surprise pregnancy · Single parent · Small town
Pro · MF Beth Ehemann
●●●●●Warm
Single parent · Found family · Small town

Why single parent works on the ice

Road trips, early practices and a public life make single parenting genuinely hard for a hockey player, which gives these books a practical reason for the leads to meet.

The kid is often the best character. Expect toddlers in tiny jerseys, teammates who turn into honorary uncles and a hero who is terrifying on the ice and helpless at a school bake sale.

These books run warmer and less spicy than average, with plenty of found family. Single mom stories are here too, though dads outnumber them.

Readers who love these books often reach for forbidden hockey romance, forced proximity hockey romance and found family 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 single dad hockey romance books

Retired · MM Eden Finley
●●●●●Spicy
Enemies to lovers · Fake dating · Single parent · Opposites attract
Pro · MM Sarina Bowen
●●●●●Spicy
Secret relationship · Forbidden · Single parent · Forced proximity
Pro · MM Emily Rath
●●●●●Spicy
Marriage of convenience · Fake dating · Forced proximity · Single parent
Pro · MM Cait Nary
●●●●●Slow burn
Single parent · Forbidden · Opposites attract · Grumpy / sunshine
Pro · MM Brigham Vaughn
●●●●●Spicy
Forced proximity · Single parent · Opposites attract · Secret relationship
Minor · MM Samantha Wayland
●●●●●Spicy
Enemies to lovers · Opposites attract · Single parent · Found family

Best college single dad hockey romance books

College · MF Lexi James
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Forbidden · Single parent · Age gap · Grumpy / sunshine
College · Why choose Melissa Huxley
●●●●●Scorching
Why choose · Surprise pregnancy · Single parent · Second chance
College · MM Ryan Taylor
●●●●●Slow burn
Forbidden · Forced proximity · Single parent · Friends to lovers
College · MF R.C. Stephens
●●●●●Slow burn
Friends to lovers · Fake dating · Single parent
College · Why choose R.A. Smyth
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Why choose · Dark romance · Enemies to lovers · Single parent
College · MM J.J. Mulder
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Forbidden · Single parent · Friends to lovers · Age gap

Slow burn single dad hockey romance: lower-heat picks

Pro · MF Rachel Gibson
●●●●●Slow burn
Second chance · Single parent · Forbidden · Surprise pregnancy
Pro · MF Jenny Holiday
●●●●●Slow burn
Single parent · Forced proximity · Forbidden · Second chance
Pro · MF Julia Connors
●●●●●Slow burn
Second chance · Single parent · Surprise pregnancy
Pro · MF Beth Ehemann
●●●●●Slow burn
Single parent · Small town · Forced proximity
Pro · MF Leah Brunner
●●●●●Sweet
Grumpy / sunshine · Enemies to lovers · Single parent · Found family
Pro · MM Cait Nary
●●●●●Slow burn
Single parent · Forbidden · Opposites attract · Grumpy / sunshine

Questions about single parent hockey romance

What is the best single dad hockey romance book?

Readers' favorite is Puck Drills & Quick Thrills by Eden Finley, followed by Stay by Sarina Bowen and Change on the Fly by Maren Moore. 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 single dad hockey romance books?

Yes. 71 of the 463 books here are M/M, led by Puck Drills & Quick Thrills by Eden Finley and The New Guy by Sarina Bowen.

How spicy are single dad hockey romance books?

50% are rated spicy or scorching on our five-point heat scale. 231 are slow burn or sweeter, such as Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson.

Are single dad hockey romance books set in college or the pros?

364 are set in pro hockey and 20 on college teams; the rest follow minor league, junior or retired players.

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