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Love Wants Us to Win by Jacquelyn Middleton
Release Day: October 8th 2026
Tropes: Cinnamon Roll Hero, Forced Proximity, Opposites Attract, Caretaking, Found Family, Secret Identity, Hockey-adjacent Romance, Secret Tattoo, Slow Burn, Right Person Wrong Time & Place.
Series: This is a standalone.
POV: Dual POV, 3rd Person.
Content Warnings: This novel contains an own voices portrayal of migraine and invisible illness, as well as coarse language, open- and closed-door love scenes, parental death (backstory), grief, and parental abandonment (backstory). Should also mention that since this book takes place in early 1990s Toronto, all spelling and grammar is Canadian. For readers aged 18+.
Expected Page Count: 400
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Think FEVER PITCH vibes, but make it HOCKEY and SHE’S the fan.
GEORGIE ADORES HOCKEY. OLIVER HATES IT. IS LOVE A GAME THEY CAN’T WIN?
Georgie Law never gives up. Sunny, optimistic, and sentimental, the Toronto history teacher and hockey fan wants nothing more than to score a well-deserved promotion and see her beloved Maple Leafs win the Cup. But like her team, hardworking Georgie faces an uphill battle and knows nothing is guaranteed, so she puts dating and relationships on ice to focus on her goal—that is, when she’s not at the arena cheering on her Leafs. Some loves you just can’t quit.
Hockey has never warmed Oliver Jönsson’s Swedish heart. Handsome and soft-spoken, the PhD’s passion is the mysteries of ancient Egypt, which he’s spun into a successful career in London. Lectures, academic papers, fundraisers—Oliver’s at the top of his game, and his expertise earns him a position at Toronto’s most celebrated museum. There’s only one problem: his curriculum for visiting students is dryer than the Sahara, and bad reviews are flooding in. Oliver desperately needs help or he’ll be back in Britain faster than he can say King Tut.
When a chance encounter brings Georgie and Oliver together, they team up, hoping to net her promotion and save his job. But as friendship turns to romance, Georgie’s passion for the Leafs and Oliver’s secret past threaten to unravel their intimate bond. Can the hockey-hating Swede and the die-hard fan win their happily ever after?
Set in early ’90s Toronto and brimming with nostalgia, LOVE WANTS US TO WIN is a fun, flirty love story for the most hopeful of romantics