This HaBO is from Karen, who wants to find this romance:
I’m trying to find a college hockey romance published within the last 8 years or so. The heroine has had a crush on her best friend for years. Best friend has always assumed he could sow his wild oats and the heroine would be waiting for him. Their mothers are best friends too.
Heroine and her best friend are freshman and he has mostly been ignoring her since college started. He’s on the college hockey team and is very cocky. When another member of the hockey team, the hero, I think he’s the hockey captain, shows interest in the heroine, her best friend decides he wants her but is a total ass about it.
There is a sequel in which the male best friend from book 1 is the hero and falls for the sister of the hero from book 1.
Does anyone have any ideas?
We must plumb the depths of hockey romances set in college.
I have read a lot of Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy hockey books, but not sure if one of theirs is the one you are looking for. Both of them have series with college hockey players.
The only college hockey I know is Sarina Bowen’s The Ivy Years series, but this description doesn’t seem to match up to any of them.
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Could it be Jockblocked by Jen Frederick (Gridiron #2)?
Iced by Cala Riley
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But based on the population of ice hockey players in contemporary romance, I thought they were all gay.
I have read a lot of college hockey romances but don’t recognise this plot. What I will say is that I wish more romances would subvert expectations like this. There are so many main characters (of all genders) whose behaviour makes them undeserving of the other person and I often find myself hoping the other person finds someone else!
FYI. Description of Iced by Cara Riley
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/221435923-iced
It has to be this book. The description of the second book also tracks.
(I haven’t read either book, I just have an MLS and mad searching skills)