Pucking Sweet by Emily Rath (Paperback)

Poppy St. James has finally landed her dream role—Director of Public Relations for the Jacksonville Rays, the NHL’s hottest new team. It’s her big break, but there’s a catch: she has one year to prove she belongs in the high-stakes world of professional hockey.

PR is second nature to Poppy. She’s sharp, composed, and always in control. But managing a locker room full of egos? That’s another story. Especially when one of those egos belongs to Lukas Novikov, the team’s star defenseman and notorious party boy. He’s reckless, magnetic, and exactly the kind of problem her career doesn’t need.

Poppy’s determined to keep things strictly professional—until one night changes everything. A phone call from home, a few too many drinks, and a mistake she can’t take back. When a little blue plus sign appears, her perfect plan unravels, and she’s forced to face a future she never expected.

As her personal life collides with her career, Poppy must navigate love, identity, and ambition in a world that doesn’t always play fair. Surrounded by the team that’s become her unlikely family, she’s about to learn that sometimes the sweetest victories come from the messiest mistakes.

“Pucking Sweet” is a bold, inclusive, and irresistibly spicy hockey romance that proves love is never off-limits.