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The Boyfriend Goal

by Lauren Blakely · Love and Hockey #1

2024 · 496 pages · Lauren Blakely Books

Friends to LoversSports RomanceForced ProximityForbidden Romance
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📚 Book 1 of an ongoing series (3 published)

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About this book

When a late-night lockout leads to a steamy encounter with a charming stranger, you'd think that would be the end of it—but plot twist: he's your brother's new hockey teammate and your unexpected roommate. She's a rule-following librarian trying to break free from her comfort zone, and he's a flirty, irresistible player who makes her want to throw caution to the wind, so they agree to keep things strictly friendly (spoiler alert: that's basically impossible). Watch as Wes proves that sometimes the best relationships come from breaking all the rules that were supposed to keep your heart safe.

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