The Deal, by Elle Kennedy
Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 | 4.5/5
Spice Rating: 🌶🌶.5 | 2.5/5
Subgenre & Type: Sports Romance, Hockey | MF
Tropes & Microtropes: Fake Dating, Friends to Lovers
Series Details: Book 1 of 5 | Can be read as a Standalone | Complete Series | Off-Campus
Format Details: Kindle Unlimited | Physical Print | Audible | Published by Elle Kennedy Inc. | 342 Pages
A BookTok Favorite, Elle Kennedy is a hockey romance guru. In this dual POV college romance series, Hannah and Garrett strike a mutually beneficial deal. Hannah has always been focused on school and music, but when she crushes hard on a local musician she doesn’t know where to start to get his attention. Garrett’s father is NHL royalty and he’s trying to make a name for himself on the Briar University hockey team. When he struggles to keep his grades up he asks Hannah, the smartest girl in his class, to help. The deal was made for Garrett to fake date Hannah in exchange for study sessions and her being seen with the campus hotshot in order to catch her crush’s attention. As their friendship grows, Hannah divulges that due to a traumatic event in her past she’s never had an orgasm. Hannah's quest for sexual fulfillment adds layers of complexity and relatability to the story. The dynamic between Hannah and Garrett, evolves from transactional into something deeper and more meaningful. In one of our FAVORITE hockey romances of all time, Kennedy delivers a love story that resonates with authenticity and charm, making it a must-read for fans of the genre. Run, don't walk, to this read!
Content Warnings: Mentions of sexual assault (off page).
