
Icebreaker
Maple Hills #1 (works standalone)by Hannah Grace
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This romance shares a steamy and heartwarming tone that will resonate with The Graham Effect fans.
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Gigi Graham has sworn off hockey players, but when she's forced to tutor the team's star player Luke, their tutoring sessions turn into something much more complicated and steamy
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| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icebreaker | Hannah Grace | 3.7 | 2022 | 447 | Closest match |
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The most similar books to The Graham Effect are Icebreaker, Wildfire, Fangirl Down.
After finishing The Graham Effect, readers most commonly pick up Icebreaker next. Alternatively, you might enjoy more books by Elle Kennedy, such as The Charlie Method.
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The Graham Effect is a Romance novel by Elle Kennedy, published in 2023. It features elements of Sports Romance, Coach's Daughter, Forbidden Romance.
The Graham Effect is 496 pages long.
The Graham Effect has a spice level of 4/5. This book contains explicit romantic content.
Gigi Graham has sworn off hockey players, but when she's forced to tutor the team's star player Luke, their tutoring sessions turn into something much more complicated and steamy. As the coach's daughter, Gigi knows she's off-limits, but Luke's determination to prove he's different from other players leads to a forbidden romance that could jeopardize everything. Kennedy delivers trademark hockey romance with forbidden elements that combines sports action with family dynamics and the tension that comes from wanting someone you shouldn't have. Ideal for sports romance enthusiasts who enjoy college hockey settings, forbidden romance tropes, and relationships that must overcome both personal barriers and external obstacles to family and team dynamics.