Our Flag Was Still There
(2026)(A book in the Stars, Stripes and Hockey Nights series)
A novel by Leah Busboom
The Plan. Step #1: No ‘just friends’ speeches. Step #2: Fake date to avoid matchmaking. Step #3: Do not catch feelings.
Blake: Stripes Goalie
First, I deliver a very public, and very dumb, ''just friends’ speech to Mandy.
Second, I convince her to fake date me so our well-meaning friends don’t turn the Stars and Stripes hockey tournament into a matchmaking circus.
Third, I accidentally fall for her, hard and fast, and I'm not going back.
There’s just one problem: when the tournament ends, I’m heading back to Boston and she’s staying in DC.
Mandy: American Flag Expert
I’ve been crushing on Blake forever, so when he announces we’re ‘just friends,’ I take the hint and lock him in the friend zone.
Fake dating to avoid matchmaking? That plan makes sense.
Falling for him? Not part of the plan, but I do it anyway.
Long-distance? Does that ever really work?
Clearly, Blake and Mandy are terrible at following a plan. Can they learn to listen to their heart?
Our Flag Was Still There is part of the multi-author series Stars, Stripes, & Hockey Nights sweet hockey romcom series. If you love smart, slightly nerdy heroines, swoony hockey stars, fake dating romance filled with hilarious pitfalls, and laugh-out-loud banter with all the feels (but no spice), this book is for you.
Genre: Romance
Blake: Stripes Goalie
First, I deliver a very public, and very dumb, ''just friends’ speech to Mandy.
Second, I convince her to fake date me so our well-meaning friends don’t turn the Stars and Stripes hockey tournament into a matchmaking circus.
Third, I accidentally fall for her, hard and fast, and I'm not going back.
There’s just one problem: when the tournament ends, I’m heading back to Boston and she’s staying in DC.
Mandy: American Flag Expert
I’ve been crushing on Blake forever, so when he announces we’re ‘just friends,’ I take the hint and lock him in the friend zone.
Fake dating to avoid matchmaking? That plan makes sense.
Falling for him? Not part of the plan, but I do it anyway.
Long-distance? Does that ever really work?
Clearly, Blake and Mandy are terrible at following a plan. Can they learn to listen to their heart?
Our Flag Was Still There is part of the multi-author series Stars, Stripes, & Hockey Nights sweet hockey romcom series. If you love smart, slightly nerdy heroines, swoony hockey stars, fake dating romance filled with hilarious pitfalls, and laugh-out-loud banter with all the feels (but no spice), this book is for you.
Genre: Romance