Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing,  March 11, 2025

Format: ebook

Pages: 304

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

Summary (From Goodreads):

Don’t miss NHL insider and #BookTok influencer Lexi LaFleur Brown’s steamy and superstitious hockey rom-com debut!

When Jaylen Jones doesn’t secure an NHL contract at the end of training camp, he worries his hockey career is over. But after an anonymous one-night stand on his last night in town, his luck turns around and a last-minute roster spot opens up on the Seattle Rainiers. Connecting his fortune to the girl he spent the night with, superstitious Jaylen is suddenly desperate to keep her around.

Aspiring tattoo artist Lucy isn’t so sure about the proposition to remain Jaylen’s lucky charm—she’s been called a lot of things in her life, but good luck has never been one of them. But stuck in a career slump, Lucy has everything to gain. Hoping for an apprenticeship at a tattoo parlor hasn’t offered her much stability, and Jaylen is willing to pay any price to get Lucy to agree…so maybe sending him a routine text message before each game won’t be too hard.

What starts as an agreement to trade favors—a good luck text for an appearance at a charity event, or well wishes in exchange for prime game tickets—quickly turns into sizzling chemistry that’s too delicious not to give in to. But Lucy’s been in too many situationships to even think about getting attached again, and Jaylen is clearly only with Lucy as long as it’s helping his career…neither of them expecting getting lucky could be so complicated.

My Review:

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing for the copy of the book.
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Read if you like: hockey romance, opposites attract
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Lucy and Jaylen meet after Jaylen fails to secure an NHL contract, but after a one night stand, he gets the call that a contract has been secured, and he begs Lucy to be his good luck charm. Lucy is an artist who is hoping to secure a tattoo apprenticeship.
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I thought the story was cute and I liked the tension between Lucy and Jaylen. But I felt like they moved from casual to in love very fast and I would have liked to have seen their relationship develop a bit more. The ending also felt quick. But overall I thought it was cute!