Lauren Blakely has just revealed the gorgeous cover for Just Playing For Keeps
Release Date: June 3, 2026
Cover Design and Illustration by: Qamber Designs and Media
About Just Playing For Keeps
Ever hear the story about the dating coach who got dumped on the hockey arena’s jumbotron?
Everyone did. But I lived it. Including the moment when Lake Axelrod, the team’s broody, tattooed right winger, swooped in on skates to rescue me from public humiliation.
Even more surprising? When the famously grumpy (and ridiculously sexy) hockey star insists on being my fake boyfriend for my sister’s high-profile wedding.
It is the perfect plan. His family stops pressuring him to settle down, and I will get the ultimate revenge, since my ex is the best man. Bonus – I might even salvage my professional reputation.
We need rules though.
- To pull this off, everyone from his teammates to my boss has to believe we are a real couple.
- That means swoony touches and knee-weakening kisses are required.
- When it ends, we walk away.
But the intensity in Lake’s eyes after every post-game kiss makes me wonder if he is pretending. With each whispered secret, the line between fake and real bends. Until it shatters one night in a hotel room.
Soon, he is not just playing the protective boyfriend—he is the only one who truly sees me. If I am not careful, I am going to break the most important rule of all: do not fall for your fake date.
Availability
Just Playing For Keeps is currently available for preorder in eBook and Paperback formats on Amazon.
Just Playing For Keeps will be available to read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited on Amazon upon release.
Series Listing
- Just Breaking the Rules (Hockey Ever After Book 1)
- Just Playing For Keeps (Hockey Ever After Book 2)
- Just Scoring With Love (Hockey Ever After Book 3)
About Lauren Blakely
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s cute but spicy. Lauren likes dogs, cake, and show tunes and is the vegetarian at your dinner party.
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