Boston Bucks Books in Order
How to Read the Boston Bucks series
Standalone stories, but characters and relationships develop across the series.
The series is best read in publication order. While each book features a complete, standalone romance with its own satisfying resolution and no major cliffhangers linking plots, the players and their partners appear as friends, teammates, and supporters in subsequent stories. Sequential reading allows readers to enjoy recurring banter, inside jokes, group celebrations, and the evolving dynamics of the team as a whole. Standalone enjoyment is fully possible, but order enhances the sense of community and the joy of seeing past couples return as happily settled partners.
About the Boston Bucks series
Series Premise
The series spotlights different members of the Boston Bucks—defensemen, goalies, forwards, and more—as they face the demands of their demanding careers while unexpectedly finding love. Each story explores how a chance encounter, forced proximity, fake relationship, or long-simmering attraction turns into something real and lasting. The heroes are often cocky, protective, and deeply loyal, while the heroines bring their own strength, independence, and sometimes complicated pasts or family responsibilities. Themes of healing from heartbreak, balancing ambition with vulnerability, second chances, and the power of trust run throughout, with the team’s camaraderie adding a strong found-family element as teammates support each other through personal and professional challenges.
Main Characters
Each book highlights a different Boston Bucks player (or occasionally a close team connection) as the romantic hero, paired with a strong, captivating heroine who challenges and complements him. The men vary in personality—cocky forwards, steady defensemen, brooding goalies, charming veterans—but share a deep loyalty to their teammates and a drive to succeed on and off the ice.
Setting
The stories are primarily set in Boston and surrounding areas, with the vibrant energy of the city and the Bucks’ arena providing a dynamic backdrop. Readers get glimpses of game nights, locker-room camaraderie, intense practices, team facilities, and the luxurious yet high-pressure lifestyle of NHL players. Off-ice scenes often unfold in cozy homes, local hangouts, charity events, or scenic New England spots, contrasting the adrenaline of hockey with quieter, intimate moments that allow relationships to deepen.
Tone & Themes
The tone is warm, playful, and sensually charged, combining steamy intimacy with genuine emotion, witty banter, and laugh-out-loud moments. The books strike a perfect balance between high-heat passion and heartfelt connection, with just enough light angst to make the triumphs feel earned. Central themes include found family within a professional sports team, overcoming past hurts or insecurities, the challenges of long-distance or high-profile relationships, mutual respect in equal partnerships, and the idea that true happiness comes from vulnerability and support rather than solitary success. The series celebrates strong women who hold their own and heroes who learn to open up without losing their edge.
The Boston Bucks series is pure sports-romance gold—where the roar of the crowd meets the quiet thrill of falling in love, and one team’s brotherhood proves that the best victories happen off the ice. Cathryn Fox delivers heroes who are powerful yet tender, heroines who are fierce yet open-hearted, and romances that sizzle with chemistry while warming the soul. For readers seeking steamy, uplifting hockey love stories with laugh-out-loud banter, emotional depth, and the comfort of a found family that grows with every book, this series scores again and again—leaving you cheering for the Bucks long after the final buzzer.
FAQ
11 books
No new book in the series is currently scheduled. The latest book, Broken Stick, was published in February 2026.
Broken Stick was published in February 2026.
The first book in the series is Stick Move, published in May 2024.
The series primarily falls into the Contemporary Romance genre.
It’s best to read the series in order. Each book has its own story, but ongoing character arcs and relationships develop across the series.
The series spotlights different members of the Boston Bucks—defensemen, goalies, forwards, and more—as they face the demands of their demanding careers while unexpectedly finding love. Each story explores how a chance encounter, forced proximity, fake relationship, or long-simmering attraction turns into something real and lasting. The heroes are often cocky, protective, and deeply loyal, while the heroines bring their own strength, independence, and sometimes complicated pasts or family responsibilities. Themes of healing from heartbreak, balancing ambition with vulnerability, second chances, and the power of trust run throughout, with the team’s camaraderie adding a strong found-family element as teammates support each other through personal and professional challenges.
The series does not currently have a new book scheduled.