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Today's Book of the Day is The Deal by Elle KennedyJuly 22, 2026.

Today's Book of the Day

The Deal

Elle Kennedy

Elle Kennedy's The Deal is the new adult hockey romance that a tutoring bargain kicked off and word of mouth turned into a phenomenon. Hannah needs a fake boyfriend to catch her crush's eye; cocky team captain Garrett needs to pass the class standing between him and the pros. The banter alone justifies the trade.

From the review

You show up for the arrangement and forget about it almost as fast as the characters do. Hannah Wells wants her oblivious crush to finally notice her, so she cuts a deal with Garrett Graham, the hockey captain one failing grade away from losing his shot at the pros: she tutors him, he plays her boyfriend in public. It's a tidy little contract, and Kennedy is in no hurry to protect it. The pretend part starts cracking within a few chapters, which frees the book to chase something better than a slow-burn ruse: two sharp people who actually like each other, fumbling toward saying so.

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