Desire or Defense: A Hockey Romance (D.C. Eagles Hockey Book 1)

Name: Desire or Defense: A Hockey Romance (D.C. Eagles Hockey Book 1)
Price: 5.99 USD
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Rating: 4.1 (12260 reviews)
Author: Leah Brunner

by Leah Brunner

Contemporary Fiction Romance

4.1 (12,260)

4.1 stars from 12,260 reviews. One of the highest rated Contemporary Fiction books we track.

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Last checked: Jun 21, 2026

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Heated Rivalry

Perfect for you if...

You love sports romance where the gruff athlete actually changes through genuine connection, not just because a woman softens him.
You're drawn to found family dynamics and protective sibling relationships that ground the romantic tension.
You want a feel-good second chance story with real stakes (his career, his reputation) that gets resolved through character growth.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer explicit sex scenes rather than fade-to-black intimacy.
You're not ready for stories dealing with parental substance abuse and grief, even as secondary themes.
You need your love interests morally unambiguous from page one; you won't warm to a genuinely angry character learning to be better.

About this book

A D.C. Eagles defenseman known for his anger and poor temper control receives a fifteen-game NHL suspension. To rebuild his public image, his manager requires him to take a short-term youth-hockey coaching position. On his first day, a blonde woman confronts him on the ice, defending her younger brother from his rudeness. As he gets to know this protective woman and her brother, his carefully maintained emotional defenses begin to weaken, threatening the emotional distance he has long maintained. This is a fade-to-black romance with mild language. The book contains trigger warnings for parental substance abuse and themes of grief and loss of parents.

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Currently #8,305 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Sales have softened 106% recently.

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Currently 4.1★ from 12,260 reviews

Gaining approximately 308 new reviews per month. Reader interest is accelerating. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.2 to 4.1.

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