Wake Up, Nat & Darcy (Paperback) - Kate Cochrane

Ex-lovers. Ex-rivals. New cohosts. Oh, puck.

The perfect read for fans of ICEBREAKER, BEHIND THE NET and RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE! This is your next sizzling sports romance addiction . . .

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Cut from the US women's hockey team right before her third chance at gold, Natalie Carpenter is scrambling for a plan that'll help her avoid moving back home. The answer: a guest-hosting gig on Wake Up, USA's winter games coverage. Her cohost: Darcy LaCroix, Nat's ex-girlfriend, one-time college teammate turned adversary.

Since leaving Team Canada, Darcy has worked hard to make a name in broadcasting. If her big break requires sharing screen time with the former cocky freshman who turned her world upside down, so be it.

At this point, there's nothing between them except history.

But audiences disagree. #PuckingHotties is trending hard, and Nat and Darcy agree to lean into it - for ratings, obviously. It's not like Nat can forget the way Darcy broke her heart or their bitter team rivalry.

Between working, travelling together and that irresistible spark, it's getting hard to separate what's real and what's for the camera. Because somewhere underneath everything that went wrong is the sneaking suspicion that nothing will ever feel quite this right again.

Tropes/themes:

1. Second-chance love story
2. Sapphic-enemies-to-lovers
3. Queer romance
4. Slow burn

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Readers are loving Wake Up, Nat & Darcy

'Oh my gosh, I loved this book! I've been hoping for a perfect rivals-to-lovers sapphic hockey romance and this one more than delivers' ***** Reader Review

'Such a great book and one I'll be recommending forever!' ***** Reader Review

'I loved this book. The banter between Nat and Darcy had me hooked and burning through the pages' ***** Reader Review

'I loved these characters - even through the snark, they cared for each other. They built each other up, supported each other as others offended' ***** Reader Review

'This is the Sapphic romance of my dreams, I loved it so much!' ***** Reader Review

About the Author

Kate Cochrane grew up in rural New Hampshire and played Division I ice hockey at Dartmouth College. She received her law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law and practiced as an attorney for four years before becoming a stay-at-home mom to her two children while her wife completed her residency and fellowship. Now, she works as a Law Librarian. In 2017, she was a fellow in the Lambda Literary Writer's Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices.