27 must-read contemporary books like No Expectation of Returns by Youcouldmakealife

No Expectation of Returns

By: Youcouldmakealife

4.17

Format: 56 pages, ebook

Gabe’s on the ice, playing a mediocre game, when Stephen’s career ends.

If you liked the contemporary plot in No Expectation of Returns by Youcouldmakealife , here is a list of 27 books like this:

Cover of Empty Net (Scoring Chances #4) by Avon Gale

1. Empty Net (Scoring Chances #4)

By: Avon Gale

4.12

Format: None pages, ebook

Spartanburg Spitfires' goalie and captain Isaac Drake ended last season with an unexpected trip to … read more

Similar categories in Avon Gale's Empty Net (Scoring Chances #4) book and Youcouldmakealife's No Expectation of Returns

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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2. We Could Be So Good

By: Cat Sebastian

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Casey McQuiston meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century romdram about a scrappy… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • fiction
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3. You Should Be So Lucky

By: Cat Sebastian

4.39

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more

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  • romance
  • sports
  • m m romance
  • fiction
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

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4. The Long Game (Game Changers, #6)

By: Rachel Reid

4.59

Format: 479 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The sequel is finally here! Shane and Ilya’s story, first seen in Heated Rivalry, continues in this… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Reid's The Long Game (Game Changers, #6) book and Youcouldmakealife's No Expectation of Returns

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary romance
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
Cover of And Then You (Until #2) by Briar Prescott

5. And Then You (Until #2)

By: Briar Prescott

4.47

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Here’s the thing: I am not—I repeat not—boyfriend material. I’m a good time for one night, and that… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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6. Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)

By: Rachel Reid

4.38

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander’s game—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate. P… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary romance
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"But,"

-Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)

"I have been thinking..."

-Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)

"And...like I said. We’re an hour away from each other. All year."

-Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)

"Ilya was wearing a Boston Bears shirt. "That's not going to help." "Oh, do they not know I play for Boston?"

-Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)

Cover of Fake Out (Fake Boyfriend, #1) by Eden Finley

7. Fake Out (Fake Boyfriend, #1)

By: Eden Finley

3.98

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

MADDOX The reason I rarely go home is three simple words: I’m a liar. When the pressure to ma… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • contemporary romance
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"Babe."

-Eden Finley, Fake Out (Fake Boyfriend, #1)

"Maddy."

-Eden Finley, Fake Out (Fake Boyfriend, #1)

"You’re home."

-Eden Finley, Fake Out (Fake Boyfriend, #1)

"Boyfriend, huh?"

-Eden Finley, Fake Out (Fake Boyfriend, #1)

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8. Bromantic Puckboy (Puckboys, #6)

By: Eden Finley

4.22

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

Bilson The idea of moving away from Seattle was a joke at first. I have too many failed relat… read more

Similar categories in Eden Finley's Bromantic Puckboy (Puckboys, #6) book and Youcouldmakealife's No Expectation of Returns

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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9. Unrivaled (Hockey Ever After, #3)

By: Ashlyn Kane

4.06

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

People say there’s a fine line between love and hate. If you ask Grady Armstrong, the line’s as obv… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"Tell you what,"

-Ashlyn Kane, Unrivaled (Hockey Ever After, #3)

"I should be the lobster,"

-Ashlyn Kane, Unrivaled (Hockey Ever After, #3)

"This is what you got when you lost the bet?"

-Ashlyn Kane, Unrivaled (Hockey Ever After, #3)

"Chocolate might not fill the void inside him, but he’d never know until he tried."

-Ashlyn Kane, Unrivaled (Hockey Ever After, #3)

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10. Gravity

By: Tal Bauer

4.12

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

C’est cela l’amour, et tu es mon rêve... Bryce: Hockey is my life. This game pulled me from m… read more

Similar categories in Tal Bauer's Gravity book and Youcouldmakealife's No Expectation of Returns

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary romance
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"He can trap me in his gravity pour toujours."

-Tal Bauer, Gravity

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11. Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

By: E.L. Massey

4.33

Format: 423 pages, ebook

Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a pol… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"Apparently, Alex doesn't know how to handle emotions, and he's a dumpster fire of a human being."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

"The problem is he thinks he and Eli could be good for each other. Really good. Under different circumstances. In a different life. Or maybe, if he was just a little braver, in this one."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

Cover of Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2) by E.L. Massey

12. Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)

By: E.L. Massey

4.40

Format: None pages, ebook

As the headline-stealing captain of the Houston Hell Hounds, nineteen-year-old Alexander Price has … read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2) book and Youcouldmakealife's No Expectation of Returns

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"He doesn't have words for this kind of thing. But 'love' seems really fucking trite for all the whatever that he feels. Or maybe other people shouldn't be allowed to use the word 'love' because they …"

-E.L. Massey, Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)

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13. Egotistical Puckboy (Puckboys, #1)

By: Eden Finley

4.09

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

EZRA Partying, dudes, and hockey. What more could a gay NHL player want? If it weren't for An… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary romance
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"Anton Hayes."

-Eden Finley, Egotistical Puckboy (Puckboys, #1)

"I’m proud of you."

-Eden Finley, Egotistical Puckboy (Puckboys, #1)

"What happened anyway?"

-Eden Finley, Egotistical Puckboy (Puckboys, #1)

"Who are you meeting up with?"

-Eden Finley, Egotistical Puckboy (Puckboys, #1)

Cover of Season's Change (Trade Season #1) by Cait Nary

14. Season's Change (Trade Season #1)

By: Cait Nary

3.98

Format: 380 pages, ebook

A veteran hockey player and a rookie can't get away from each other—or their own desires—in this se… read more

Similar categories in Cait Nary's Season's Change (Trade Season #1) book and Youcouldmakealife's No Expectation of Returns

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
Cover of Pretty Boy (The Boys of Apartment 13, #1) by Brianna Flores

15. Pretty Boy (The Boys of Apartment 13, #1)

By: Brianna Flores

4.09

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Pretty boy Liam Walker is unlucky in love… Liam My newest obsession is nothing like any of my… read more

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  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • m m romance
  • contemporary
Cover of The New Guy (Hockey Guys, #1) by Sarina Bowen

16. The New Guy (Hockey Guys, #1)

By: Sarina Bowen

4.11

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

A new male/male hockey romance from 24-time USA Today bestseller Sarina Bowen! My name is Hudson… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary romance
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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17. Time to Shine

By: Rachel Reid

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A merry and bright hockey romance about finding your place, finding your people and finding your wa… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Reid's Time to Shine book and Youcouldmakealife's No Expectation of Returns

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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18. The Best Men (The Best Men, #1)

By: Sarina Bowen

4.12

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

Bestselling authors Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely team up for the first time in an enemies-to-lov… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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19. Thrown Off the Ice

By: Taylor Fitzpatrick

4.45

Format: 311 pages, ebook

Mike knew he was making a mistake when he let the rookie climb into bed with him. He just didn't kn… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"Why can't I just stay with you?"

-Taylor Fitzpatrick, Thrown Off the Ice

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20. Prove It (Do or Die #1)

By: Stephanie Hoyt

3.94

Format: 455 pages, Paperback

Despite being unanimously projected to go first overall in the upcoming NHL Draft, Noah Anderson wa… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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21. You Could Make a Life

By: Taylor Fitzpatrick

4.17

Format: 247 pages, ebook

The first thing Dan says to him is, “we’re in the NHL!”, because that’s how he’s been greeting anyo… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"In hindsight, Dan probably falls in love with him in that moment, Marc laughing at him and with him all at once, but it takes a little while to figure that out."

-Taylor Fitzpatrick, You Could Make a Life

Cover of Love & Other Inconveniences by Catherine Cloud

22. Love & Other Inconveniences

By: Catherine Cloud

3.99

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

Morgan Boyle wants two things in life: to play hockey and to be left alone. Noah Andersson is l… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Cloud's Love & Other Inconveniences book and Youcouldmakealife's No Expectation of Returns

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"Nate wouldn't say he panicked. Nate would not say he shat his metaphorical pants. Nate would not say those things, but they were still true."

-Catherine Cloud, Love & Other Inconveniences

"He has no idea how this happened. He's not in love with Noah, but he also doesn't want to lose him, but he also can't pretend he's something he's not, but then, on some nights, he isn't even sure who…"

-Catherine Cloud, Love & Other Inconveniences

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23. Open Ice Hit (The Sin Bin, #1)

By: E.M. Lindsey

3.86

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Vicki and Tommy aren't just enemies on the ice—they're explosive off it too...in more ways than one… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
Cover of And Then (Between the Teeth, #2) by Taylor Fitzpatrick

24. And Then (Between the Teeth, #2)

By: Taylor Fitzpatrick

4.29

Format: None pages, ebook

David Chapman has achieved almost everything he's ever wanted. He may not have been anyone's first … read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
Cover of Coming in First Place (Between the Teeth, #1) by Taylor Fitzpatrick

25. Coming in First Place (Between the Teeth, #1)

By: Taylor Fitzpatrick

4.16

Format: 170 pages, ebook

David has known Jake Lourdes' name since he was fourteen years old. read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
Cover of Trouble by Nyla K.

26. Trouble

By: Nyla K.

4.17

Format: 648 pages, Kindle Edition

From the world of Push and Pull comes a new unexpected forbidden romance… My name is Tate Eckhart,… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of The Silver Cage (The Silver Cage, #1) by Anonymous

27. The Silver Cage (The Silver Cage, #1)

By: Anonymous

4.45

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

A bitter, mysterious author. A young and naive journalist. A tragic past, a dark secret, and an unf… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Love is a cage two people build around themselves."

-Anonymous, The Silver Cage (The Silver Cage, #1)

"Pets are like infants that never grow up. Forever children. We love them for that."

-Anonymous, The Silver Cage (The Silver Cage, #1)

"History is the shit that keeps meaning something when everything else starts to mean nothing."

-Anonymous, The Silver Cage (The Silver Cage, #1)

Cover of Between the Teeth (Between the Teeth #3) by Taylor Fitzpatrick

28. Between the Teeth (Between the Teeth #3)

By: Taylor Fitzpatrick

4.37

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

In the final installment of the Between the Teeth trilogy, David has the fresh start he’s always wa… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports

29. No Expectation of Returns

By: Youcouldmakealife

4.17

Format: 56 pages, ebook

Gabe’s on the ice, playing a mediocre game, when Stephen’s career ends. read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • hockey
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports

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We Could Be So Good

Cat Sebastian

4.29

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You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

4.39

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And Then You (Until #2)

Briar Prescott

4.47

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Ashlyn Kane

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3.88

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Ashlyn Kane

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