Pucking Sweet by Emily Rath – A Spicy Hockey Romance You Need to Read

If you’ve been around Tattered Pages Studio for a minute, you already know the Jacksonville Rays Hockey Series by Emily Rath has me in a chokehold. And book three, Pucking Sweet? Let me just say—holy mother of spice and love—it was EVERYTHING.

Book Details

• Title: Pucking Sweet

• Author: Emily Rath

• Series: Jacksonville Rays Hockey Series, Book 3

• Format: Paperback (560 pages)

• Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

• Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (off the charts)

• Tropes: Why Choose • Hockey Romance • MMF • Found Family • Friends to Lovers • Workplace Romance • Dual Sexual Awakening

  
  

Blurb

The lines between work and play get deliciously blurred in this red-hot, inclusive, MMF “why choose” hockey romance that took TikTok by storm.

Poppy St. James just landed her dream job as Director of Public Relations for the NHL’s newest team, the Jacksonville Rays. PR is in her blood, but keeping these players in line is another story—especially when it comes to party boy defenseman Lukas Novikov and his trouble-making teammate Colton Morrow.

Poppy has it all together… until one phone call from home and a single mistake throw her carefully balanced life into chaos. And from that moment, nothing will ever be the same.

My Thoughts

Let’s be honest—this series is god tier. I loved the first two books, but Pucking Sweet raised the bar even higher.

• The spice? Check.

• The love story? Check.

• The character development that makes you feel everything at once? CHECK.

  
  

Emily Rath created such a beautiful balance between the emotional pull of found family and the unapologetically filthy spice we all came here for. I devoured this book like a woman possessed and loved every single second.

And the dynamic between Poppy, Lukas, and Colton? Chef’s kiss. Utter perfection.

Do not ask me to pick a favorite from this series—because I can’t. Each book is a knockout in its own right, and together, they’ve become one of my all-time favorite romance series.

Emily Rath, you own me.

Final Verdict

If you’re into:✔ Why Choose romances✔ Sports romance (hockey, baby 🏒)✔ MMF with dual sexual awakenings✔ Friend groups that feel like family✔ Spice so good it will ruin you for other books

…then Pucking Sweet needs to be on your TBR immediately.

This series is truly one of the best I’ve ever read, and I can’t recommend it enough.

✨ Have you read Pucking Sweet or the other Jacksonville Rays books yet? Drop your thoughts in the comments—I need more people to scream about this series with me!

🖤 Until next time, babes—keep reading spicy, keep living savage.