Trope · 1575 books
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 
The Chase
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Opposites attract · Forced proximity · Brother's best friend · Grumpy / sunshine 
Puck Drills & Quick Thrills
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Enemies to lovers · Fake dating · Single parent · 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
Puck Drills & Quick Thrills
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Enemies to lovers · Fake dating · Single parent · Opposites attract Best college opposites attract hockey romance books
The Chase
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Opposites attract · Forced proximity · Brother's best friend · Grumpy / sunshine Slow burn opposites attract hockey romance: lower-heat picks
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.