
Secret or Shutout
A Teammate's Sister Hockey Romance
by Leah Brunner
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Pub Date 27 Mar 2025 | Archive Date 28 Mar 2025
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Description
A 6'5 NHL goalie walks into a bar and meets the love of his life...no, this isn't the start of a bad joke.
I had a chance encounter in a dimly lit bar that led to an earth-shattering kiss with a beautiful stranger.
But then the next morning my world is rocked again--when I walk inside my team captain's house and see her.
Farrah Remington isn't a mysterious stranger after all, she's the little sister of my captain and best friend. A woman firmly off limits to anyone on the D.C. Eagles.
Now, I have to pretend that kiss never happened. But the more I see Farrah, the hotter our chemistry burns, and the stronger our connection grows--until we can't resist each other any longer.
Sneaking around isn't ideal, but what my team captain doesn't know won't hurt him (or piss him off in the middle of the Stanley Cup playoffs).
I'm with my dream girl and my team is sailing through playoffs...until the truth comes out.
Now my team captain hates me, I can't keep pucks out of my net to save my life, and the woman I love won't speak to me.
Can I save my relationship, my friendship, and enough goals to help the D.C. Eagles finally win the Cup...or will I get shut out of Farrah's life forever?
Secret or Shutout is a dual POV, fade-to-black romance that can be read as a stand alone. This work of fiction contains mild language, depictions of PCOS, infertility, and divorce. If you are sensitive to these subjects, please use this content warning to make an informed decision about reading this book.
Advance Praise
"Packed with equal measures of delicious tension and achingly tender moments, Secret or Shutout is binge-worthy romance perfection."
-Author Katie Bailey
"Packed with equal measures of delicious tension and achingly tender moments, Secret or Shutout is binge-worthy romance perfection."
-Author Katie Bailey
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9011402100105 |
PRICE | US$4.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 321 |
Links
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews

I loved this! Don’t waste your time reading reviews, if you enjoy sweet love stories, brother’s friend, age gap, and happy endings go read this! Right now! 😁

5 stars!! 🌟 This is my favorite book of the D.C. Eagles Hockey series and I’m so sad it’s the last!
You need to read this if you love:
- he falls first and hard
- closed door romance
- hockey romance
- dual POV
FYI there are mentions of PCOS and infertility but they’re handled with care.
This is part of an interconnected series but can be read as a standalone.

I absolutely LOVED this book! Hockey romance is my favorite sport romance and boy did this book deliver!
Farrah and Bruce meet one night at a bar but never share their names. After a steamy makeout session they go their own ways. The next day, they find out that Farrahs older brother is Bruce's captain.
Farrah is recently divorced and thinks Bruce is too young for her. She's also dealing with infertility issues and doesn't want to put that on Bruce.
The author did a great job with the sensitive topic of infertility. Many women suffer from PCOS but you don't hear much about it. I found myself rooting for Farrah and I feel like Bruce was the perfect loving, considerate and caring man she needed in her life!
Thanks Netgalley for the opportunity to ARC read this great book!