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H.A. Laine

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Romance, Sports, Contemporary

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September 2022

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I write slow-burn hockey romance about brilliant women and guarded men learning that letting someone in is the bravest thing they will ever do.

Both leads are always guarded. The slow burn earns the third act, so it never collapses into a misunderstanding. Real grovels, paid for. Characters first. Professional worlds where the work matters.

Sixteen years in corporate teaches you what meetings nobody is honest in sound like, and what it does to perform a version of yourself for years. That recognition runs through every couple I write. I traded the boardrooms for early mornings with a dog on my feet and a cat on my keyboard.

I write the kind of moment where you set the book down because the next paragraph is going to wreck you, and you need a s ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 77 ratings · 75 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Between the Glass (Ice and Instinct, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unassisted (Ice and Instinct, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Change: A Steamy Single Parent Hockey Romance (Ice and Instinct Book 4) 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Short Side (Ice and Instinct, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Save: A Steamy Older Woman Age Gap Hockey Romance (Ice and Instinct Book 5) 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Apr 28, 2026 09:00AM
H.A. Laine made a comment in the group Get Honest Book Reviews without Review Swaps — [Hockey Slow-Burn Romance] [~93K words] Unassisted - ARC Readers Wanted topic " Looking for honest readers for Book 1 of my hockey romance series. The slow-burn kind, where the third act doesn't break on a misunderstanding. Unassis ...more "
Apr 27, 2026 08:35AM
H.A. Laine made a comment on Last Save: A Steamy Older Woman Age Gap Hockey Romance (Ice and Instinct Book 5) — ARC Available: Last Save - Age Gap (She Older), Forbidden Hockey, Series Finale " Hi folks. Posting this here because some of you know me from the hockey threads already. I just released Book 5 of my Ice and Instinct series, and I'm ...more "
Apr 22, 2026 12:59PM
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H.A. Laine liked Johanna's review of Unassisted (Ice and Instinct, #1): "Book 1 of the Ice and Instinct series. And a wonderful start it is! Look forward to more from this world. 'And the only thing more dangerous than what they feel is what it will cost them to admit it.' The characters were very complex and complicated a" Read more of this review »
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H.A. Laine made a comment in the group fluffy sports romance club — January book suggestions topic " Good thread. If anyone is looking for something to read next, Sarina Bowen does small-town hockey romance that is warm without being predictable. True ...more "
Apr 18, 2026 11:59PM
H.A. Laine made a comment in the group fluffy sports romance club — Please help find a book!!! topic " What details do you remember? Genre, setting, any character traits? The more specific the better. Even small things like a cover color or a scene you ...more "
Apr 18, 2026 11:54PM
H.A. Laine made a comment in the group fluffy sports romance club — Introductions topic " Hi everyone. I read a lot of steamy romance, especially hockey and sports. The books that got me into it were Elle Kennedy, Helena Hunting, and Sarina ...more "
Apr 18, 2026 11:46PM