No Rhyme or Rebounds
(2026)(The third book in the Golden Guardians Hockey Hearts series)
A novel by Michelle MacQueen
No Rhyme or Rebounds is a heartfelt hockey romance about grief, first love, and what happens when the future changes everything.
Lucy James prefers quiet. Control. Rules that keep her safe. Anxiety has taught her how to fade into the background—and she’s been surviving just fine. Until the person who loved her most dies and leaves her with a fortune she never wanted… and a minor league hockey team she definitely doesn’t know how to run.
Goalie Rowan Gonzales has one goal: make the NHL. After another devastating cut, he’s back in the minors with everything on the line. The last thing he expects is for his best friend to become his boss—and the one person he can’t afford to want.
Lucy doesn’t want power. Rowan doesn’t want distractions. But grief has a way of stripping away old boundaries, and proximity makes pretending impossible.
As Lucy learns how to take up space in a world that suddenly demands more from her, Rowan must decide how much he’s willing to risk for the girl who’s always felt like home.
Perfect for fans of slow-burn friends-to-lovers, found family, and emotional hockey romance, No Rhyme or Rebounds proves that sometimes the hardest rebound isn’t on the ice—it’s in the heart.
Genre: Romance
Lucy James prefers quiet. Control. Rules that keep her safe. Anxiety has taught her how to fade into the background—and she’s been surviving just fine. Until the person who loved her most dies and leaves her with a fortune she never wanted… and a minor league hockey team she definitely doesn’t know how to run.
Goalie Rowan Gonzales has one goal: make the NHL. After another devastating cut, he’s back in the minors with everything on the line. The last thing he expects is for his best friend to become his boss—and the one person he can’t afford to want.
Lucy doesn’t want power. Rowan doesn’t want distractions. But grief has a way of stripping away old boundaries, and proximity makes pretending impossible.
As Lucy learns how to take up space in a world that suddenly demands more from her, Rowan must decide how much he’s willing to risk for the girl who’s always felt like home.
Perfect for fans of slow-burn friends-to-lovers, found family, and emotional hockey romance, No Rhyme or Rebounds proves that sometimes the hardest rebound isn’t on the ice—it’s in the heart.
Genre: Romance
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