Book guide
The Graham Effect
A hockey star chasing Olympic dreams strikes a risky bargain with a grumpy rival captain—and their explosive chemistry could change everything.
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About The Graham Effect
The first book in the delicious, icy-hot Campus Diaries series, a spinoff of BookTok sensations Off Campus and Briar U, by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy. Gigi Graham has exactly three goals: qualify for the women's national hockey team, win Olympic gold, and step out of her famous father's shadow. So far, so good, except for two little things. Fine-a little thing and a big, grumpy thing. She needs to improve her game behind the net, and she needs help from Luke Ryder. Ryder is six-foot five, built, opinionated, rude...and sexy as hell. But he's still the enemy. Briar's new hockey co-captain has his reasons, though. The men's team just merged with a rival program, leaving Ryder with an angry roster where everyone hates one another's guts. To make matters worse, the summer coaching spot he's angling for with the legendary Garrett Graham is out of reach after he makes the worst possible first impression on his hero. So, really, this compromise with Gigi is win-win. He helps her make the national team, she puts in a good word with her dad. The only potential snag? This bone-deep, body-numbing, mind-spinning chemistry they're trying to ignore. It's a dangerous game they're playing, but the risks just might be worth it.
Reading signals
- Spice
- High
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
Campus Diaries · Book 1 of 3
Content warnings
- explicit sexual content
- death of parent
- grief
- gun violence
- foster care abuse
- infidelity recounted
- murder of mother by father recounted
- domestic abuse
