Publication Date: March 31, 2026
About the Book:
If loving one hockey player is reckless . . . loving two is irresistible.After enough heartache to last a lifetime, I made a rule:No men.No hookups.No distractions.Then I walked into the Ivywood Wolves’ ice rink.Dylan Crawley is the golden-boy captain — cocky grin, effortless charisma, and used to winning on, and off, the ice.Torin Anderson is the grumpy enforcer — dark eyes, rough edges, The kind of man who doesn’t smile . . . but makes you feel everything.One is all swagger.One is all silence.Both are completely off-limits.Until the night they step in to protect me — like it’s instinct. Like I’m already theirs.Dylan makes me laugh.Torin makes me burn.And when they decide they’re not competing . . . but sharing?The rules shatter.Now I’m caught between two possessive hockey gods who don’t play fair — and don’t plan on letting me go.Maybe I should choose.Maybe I can’t.Maybe I don’t want to.
I had a good time with this why-choose hockey romance. This isn't the first one I have read but if you liked the vibes of Pucking Around by Emily Rath, you will enjoy this one as well.
Fawn is a romance writer who is researching hockey for her next book when she meets Dylan and Torin, they all hit it off pretty quickly in this spicy romance. Fawn has been through a lot: a bad relationship, helping her grandfather through his dementia, and now trying to write a book that she knows nothing about yet.. so that she has money for her grandfather's care.
Fawn’s growth was one of my favorite parts of the story. Her growth into herself and learning how to love who she is felt genuine. Dylan and Torin balanced her perfectly in that “two sides of the same coin” way: Dylan brings the chaos, charm, and lightness, while Torin is all quiet intensity and grounding presence. Together, they just work.
I also loved that we got all three POVs. Each voice felt distinct, which made it easy to stay immersed and connected to each character’s perspective. That said, Torin calls her 'baby' waaaaaay too frequently and it was kid of repetitive at times to the point of breaking me out of the story.
The third-act inevitable break-up definitely delivered. I went in expecting something to shake things up between the three of them, but what actually happened caught me off guard... in a good way. It added just the right amount of tension without taking away from the romance.
Speaking of romance… it was cute, but also very spicy. Fawn wasn't expecting to find one person that she would have strong feelings for, let alone two and things really start heating up around the 40% mark, so be ready for it.
Overall, this was a solid why-choose romance with strong character dynamics, good emotional payoff, and plenty of heat. If you are loving hockey romance right now, enjoy men that fall hard, and a heroine finding her strength, this one’s worth picking up.
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