Trope · 747 books
Secret relationship hockey romance
Secret relationship hockey romance keeps the couple hidden from the team, the press or their families. They sneak around hotel hallways, invent excuses and live in fear of one wrong look on the bench.
Top secret relationship hockey romance books
747 ranked · showing 48 
The Puck Secret
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Enemies to lovers · Brother's best friend · Forbidden · Secret relationship 
Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey
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Grumpy / sunshine · Figure skater · Found family · Secret relationship 
The Charlie Method
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Why choose · Secret relationship · Found family · Friends to lovers 
Kiss and Don't Tell
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Forced proximity · Forbidden · Secret relationship · Opposites attract 
Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones
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Secret relationship · Found family · Opposites attract 
Why secret relationship works on the ice
This trope is one of the biggest in M/M hockey romance, where closeted players and the pressure of pro sports give the secrecy real weight. About half the books in this group are M/M.
In M/F stories the secret is usually a rule being broken: a teammate's sister, a staff member, a rival's ex.
The structure is reliable and satisfying. Secret moments, near misses, the reveal, the fallout and finally a public declaration, often at center ice in front of everyone.
Readers who love these books often reach for forbidden hockey romance, opposites attract hockey romance and forced proximity 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 secret relationship hockey romance books
Best college secret relationship hockey romance books
The Puck Secret
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Enemies to lovers · Brother's best friend · Forbidden · Secret relationship Slow burn secret relationship hockey romance: lower-heat picks
Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey
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Grumpy / sunshine · Figure skater · Found family · Secret relationship Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones
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Secret relationship · Found family · Opposites attract 
Questions about secret relationship hockey romance
What is the best secret relationship hockey romance book?
Readers' favorite is Pucking Around by Emily Rath, followed by Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid and The Long Game 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 secret relationship hockey romance books?
Yes. 349 of the 747 books here are M/M, led by Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid and The Long Game by Rachel Reid.
How spicy are secret relationship hockey romance books?
72% are rated spicy or scorching on our five-point heat scale. 208 are slow burn or sweeter, such as A Secret for a Secret by Helena Hunting.
Are secret relationship hockey romance books set in college or the pros?
519 are set in pro hockey and 157 on college teams; the rest follow minor league, junior or retired players.