Love Wants Us to Win

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, Jacquelyn Middleton’s LOVE WANTS US TO WIN is a fun, flirty love story for the most hopeful of romantics. 

 
Extras: Each pre-ordered paperback comes with these exclusives:

• one double-sided Love Wants Us to Win bookmark

• illustrated character art of Georgie & Oliver by Rose Miller

• Love Wants Us to Win-themed pack of multiple stickers (including the raccoon & pancakes)

  No AI (artificial intelligence) was used in the writing, editing, layout, or cover art of this book or creation of its swag.

  
  Please note: this book is not a rom com.
  
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