Summer Skate

"An angsty, sensual tale complete with fast-paced drama both on and off the ice. Sports romance fans who like things on the soapy side will be thrilled." --Publishers Weekly

A novelist with a rebellious streak and a bad habit of turning men into material. A hockey player with a dark past . . . and a shot at stardom that he just might blow.

A summer vacation that heats up with a forbidden attraction strong enough to burn their neighboring Hamptons houses to the ground.

Summer has begun on the East End of Long Island and bestselling author Jessica Riley finds herself unable to deliver on her highly anticipated second book. Her children are demanding. Her husband is preoccupied. With a deadline looming, she fakes a mental breakdown to get away . . . only to find that the house next door is filled with rowdy hockey players.

One of those players is Carter Hughes, a soon-to-be rookie on the New York Rangers, and in Carter and his friends, Jessica discovers a treasure trove of material for her next book. But she quickly finds herself in over her head, as her connection with Carter spirals out of control and his behavior becomes more erratic. Meanwhile, as Carter mixes with the power scene in the Hamptons, one false move could turn what was supposed to be a summer of training and good times into a game he can't afford to play.

Sexy and addictive, Summer Skate is the sun on your skin in a string bikini. It's the sound of skates cutting across the ice of a hockey rink, chasing victory. It's an answer to the question: How bad do you want it?

Author: Sean Avery,Leslie Cohen
Publisher: Benbella Books
Published: 09/09/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.83w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9781637747315


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/25/2025

About the Author
Sean Avery was born in Toronto, Canada. He played twelve seasons in the NHL and retired as a New York Ranger. His first book was his bestselling autobiography Ice Capades. He has since transitioned to acting and was in the Academy Award-winning movie Oppenheimer. He lives in Laurel Canyon, CA. His favorite band is Phish.

Leslie Cohen is the author of This Love Story Will Self-Destruct and My Ride or Die. She studied literature and creative writing at Columbia University. She lives on the Upper West Side with her husband and two children. Her favorite hockey team is the New York Rangers.