Pucking Around (#1)

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My name is Rachel Price, and two months ago, I walked away from the perfect man. Sweet and funny, and so hot it should be illegal—we shared one magical night. No names. No strings. I never thought I’d see him again.

I was wrong. It turns out Mr. Perfect is the playboy grinder for the Jacksonville Rays, the NHL’s hottest new hockey team…and I’m his new physical therapist. Oh, and the jerk doesn’t even recognize me!

This fellowship is going to be the longest ten months of my life. Mr. Perfect Mistake will do anything to get back on my good side. Meanwhile, his best friend is the surly new equipment manager always riding my case. Worst of all, I’ve got an uncooperative goalie who thinks I can’t tell he’s hiding an injury!

This is my chance to prove myself, and I’m not risking it for anything. But with one unexpected night, one secret revealed, these men are ready to test all my limits. I can’t fall for a player…let alone three. But if love is a game, these guys are playing to win.

PUCKING AROUND is a spicy ‘why choose’ hockey romance. This book stands alone as the first in a planned series. For a full list of tropes, tags, and CWs, see the author’s website.

Reviews

"Ah, the intoxicating combination of athletic achievement and bedroom antics; who could be immune from its charms? In Emily Rath’s Jacksonville Rays series, which includes Pucking Around, Pucking Wild, and Pucking Sweet, a new professional hockey team in Florida is the locus for lots of fun flirtation...Jumbo-size mattresses are acquired to contain the filthy but sweet activities that ensue. Books two and three (a fourth is in the works) continue in this vein, introducing new heroines and new players who work through rivalries and misunderstandings to reach athletic, sweaty, multi-partner happy endings."

The Cut

"Overall I gave this book 5/5 stars because it is so well-written and immersive. Several elements were different than I’ve read before, which speaks to Emily’s talent because it’s so easy to fall into the typical cadence of romance."

Swoon

"From heartbreaking fears to heart-wrenching moments on the ice, the author brings you back to reality and leaves you gasping."

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Awards & Accolades

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#105 on the USA Today Bestseller List

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Nominee: GoodReads Choice 2023 Award for Best Romance

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#10 on the Amazon charts

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#1 in the Amazon Kindle store

Canada

#1 in the Amazon Kindle store

Australia

#1 in the Amazon Kindle store

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#1 Bestseller in Bisexual Romance, Sports Romance, New Adult and College Romance, Romantic Comedy, lGBTQ+ Romance in the Amazon Kindle Store

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