Power Play by Chelsea Curto

Power Play

A Novel

Chelsea Curto

Atria Books · Print & ebook · June 2, 2026

This collectible paperback edition features full-color character art and a never-before-seen bonus chapter.

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Who it’s for
Readers seeking steamy hockey romance with a fake-marriage premise
Themes
Hockey romance, New beginnings after divorce, Developing real feelings
Genres
Sports Romance, Fake-Dating Romance, Friends-to-Lovers Romance

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About this book

This collectible paperback edition features full-color character art and a never-before-seen bonus chapter. From USA TODAY bestselling author Chelsea Curto comes the second book in her hockey romance series DC Stars, a steamy fake-marriage hockey romance between an NHL goalie and the friend who asks him for lessons in the bedroom. Piper Mitchell is ready to take control of her life again.

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Newly divorced, stuck in a rut at work, and completely out of practice when it comes to dating, she decides there’s only one solution: learn how to be good in the bedroom. Liam Sullivan might be the NHL’s most intimidating goalie, but behind the scenes he’s exactly the expert Piper needs. Quiet, guarded, and surprisingly patient, Liam agrees to give Piper a few private lessons—strictly casual, no strings attached. But when a wild night in Vegas leaves them waking up with matching wedding rings, Piper and Liam decide to figure out how much more fun they can have as husband and wife. It’s only temporary. Only for the season. And it definitely doesn’t mean anything. Except the longer they pretend to be married, the harder it becomes to remember where the act ends and their real feelings begin.

Who it’s for

  • Readers seeking steamy hockey romance with a fake-marriage premise
  • Readers interested in a newly divorced protagonist rebuilding her dating life

Where it sits

Sports Romance89%
Fake-Dating Romance60%
Friends-to-Lovers Romance41%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Contemporary Romance
  • Sports Romance
  • Fake-Dating Romance
Authors
Chelsea Curto
Publisher
Atria Books
Published
June 2, 2026
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Hockey romance · New beginnings after divorce · Developing real feelings
Reading lane
Contemporary Romance