Saturday, August 23, 2025

Blitz: Offside and Off-Limits (Love in Maple Falls Series) by Kate O'Keeffe with an excerpt and a giveaway



Offside and Off-Limits

Series: Love in Maple Falls

by Kate O’Keeffe

Release date: August 20th 2025

Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

Blurb:

I survived chronic illness and a cheating ex. Surely I can resist one charming hockey player…right?

Clara
Working as the social media manager for a pro hockey team is all fun and games—until you trip into the arms of their biggest flirt during a livestream. Now the fans are shipping us, my boss is thrilled with the engagement, and I’m stuck dodging feelings for Cade Lennox, aka the certified charmer. The problem? My contract says he’s off-limits. My heart, unfortunately, didn’t get the memo.

Cade
I came to this small town to turn over a new leaf. But you know what they say about the best laid plans. All bets are off the second Clara Johnson literally stumbles into my arms and straight into my heart. She’s focused, loyal, and the most beautiful challenge I’ve ever met. All I have to do is prove I’m worth the risk.

Offside and Off-Limits is part of the Love in Maple Falls sweet hockey romcom multi-author series. It’s a forbidden love story between one flirty hockey player and the team’s social media manager in this small town romance with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.

Welcome back to Maple Falls—the small town where hockey players fall in love! This is a multi-author series of seven full-length books that could be read as standalones, but we think you’ll enjoy them best in order.

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Excerpt: 

I clear my throat as I slide my hands protectively over my son’s shoulders.

"Oh, hi, Mommy," Benny says, glancing at me momentarily before he returns his attention to his comic book—and the man.

"What are you guys talking about?" I ask lightly, narrowing my eyes at the man, my subtext being who are you and why the heck are you talking with my son?

The man shifts his attention from Benny to me, and as he does, he rises to his full height, all six feet whatever. He's tall, way taller than me, and, I admit begrudgingly, he's handsome. With his sandy blond hair kinda scruffy and a touch too long in that effortless, I-woke-up-handsome kind of way, his strong jawline is covered in a cropped beard with a few specks of salt and pepper that somehow works on him. My guess is he's mid-thirties, maybe older, and he's got the kind of face that makes your stomach do a slow flip.

In fact, he looks a little like a blond Jacob Elordi, as well as...familiar.

Yeah, definitely familiar.

"You must be Benny's mom," he says, his voice deep and sonorous, his gray eyes pinning me in place.

I tighten my hold on Benny's shoulders, lifting my chin in a vain attempt to appear taller than my five feet three inches against this...this...handsome giant. A handsome giant who thinks it's okay to talk with young boys they don't know in bookstores.

"I am Benny's mom. And you are?" I ask pointedly.

His ludicrously handsome face morphs into a smile as he extends one of his huge hands toward me. "Cade Lennox. Pleased to meet you, ma'am."

Ma'am? Oh, no, he did not just ma'am me!

How old does this guy think I am?

I'm too busy gaping at him to respond, and after a beat, he pulls his hand away, giving me a sheepish smile.

"I was talking with Benny here about the latest comic in the The Timekeeper Chronicles. We're both fans," he explains. "It's great that this bookstore gets the comics. I'm new in town and this is a big find for me. I thought I'd have to order them online, which just isn't the same."

"Well, that's very nice of you, Mr.---" I'm about to say "Elordi" when it snaps into place who this guy is. He’s the right winger for the newly minted Ice Breakers. In fact, I’ve got a picture of him in his New York City Blades uniform in my spreadsheet at home. His most recent season stats float before my eyes. Thirty-seven goals, twenty-four assists, average slapshot over 100 mph, and forty-two penalty minutes, mostly for chirping at refs, which he has a reputation for doing.

“Lennox,” he finishes for me, shooting me a look that seems to ask whether my brain is functioning properly.

“I just worked out who you are.”

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AUTHOR BIO:
Kate O’Keeffe is a USA Today bestselling author known for her fun, feel-good romantic comedies brimming with humor, heart, and happily ever afters. A native of New Zealand, Kate has crafted numerous popular series, garnering a devoted international readership.

With a flair for witty banter and irresistible heroines navigating the ups and downs of modern dating, Kate’s novels showcase strong friendships, comedic entanglements, and the of course sometimes bumpy but always hopeful road to love.

When she’s not writing, Kate can often be found reading romcoms, binging her favourite shows, or spending time with her friends and family in the beautiful Hawke’s Bay region of New Zealand.
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Blitz: Offside and Off-Limits (Love in Maple Falls Series) by Kate O'Keeffe with an excerpt and a giveaway

Offside and Off-Limits Series: Love in Maple Falls by Kate O’Keeffe Release date : August 20th 2025 Genres : Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, R...