The Graham Effect | Campus Diaries | Book 1
Campus Diaries Book 1
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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.
Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tropes: college romance, hockey romance, rivals-to-lovers, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, sports romance, grumpy x sunshine, coach’s daughter, legacy athlete, opposites attract, tutoring/training partnership, he falls first, emotional healing, found family, new adult romance, campus romance, witty banter, ambitious heroine, golden retriever energy MMC, slow burn
Content Warnings: murder of a parent (recounted), child abuse, child neglect, abusive foster care experiences (recounted), domestic abuse, sexual harassment, grief, alcohol use, emotional trauma, explicit sexual content, strong language, and more. Reader reports also commonly note violence and references to infidelity