Thank you to NetGalley, Avon/Harper, and Ms. Riley for the opportunity to read an ARC of this title. An honest review was requested but not required.

Quick summary: this book was a trope sandwich with a thick slather of WTF. It is pure escapism. I would not recommend this to a reader who values historical accuracy whatsoever (in fact, possibly also not modern accuracy, as Tucker's uniform is clearly not that of a goalie). Lizzie is a modern woman who just so happens to have been born during the Regency era: she does "not have a maternal bent", does not want to marry, wants to have a career, and prefers to live alone. Tucker Taylor, modern day goalie, accidentally time-travels through a pond near Bath and emerges in 1812 where Lizzie accepts his story with aplomb and very little disbelief. For reasons that seem flimsy, they feel forced to get married while they figure out how to return Tucker to modern times; in the course of their elopement they encounter several tropes, I mean, entertaining situations. They also come to realize that they have feelings for each other. Mostly, those feelings seemed to me like "lust", but apparently they also included love.

The entire story was goofy and preposterous. If you're reading to be entertained, you probably will be. Just be warned, you will have to suspend 110% of your disbelief in order to get through it. I wasn't really in the mood for absolute silliness which probably impacted my enjoyment of it.

This book is as surprisingly adorable. I requested it because it seemed so unique and had to be comical…and I was more than satisfactorily entertained. This book ended up being such a fun read! I mean how can you dislike Jane Austen references and a time traveling hockey player? The dynamic between the main characters seemed so impossible, but their chemistry was super sweet. I was expecting it to be so spicy, but I wasn’t complaining. Definitely glad I read this one!

I love accidental time travel stories and I also love hockey romances, so I had such a great time reading this book! Thanks to Avon and NetGalley for the advanced copy. Puck and Prejudice comes out November 12!

A sports and historical romance in one? Sign me up. Puck and Prejudice features Tuck, an NHL player, and Lizzy, a woman living in 1812 who is a friend of Jane Austen. Tuck gets into an accident and strangely ends up in 1812. Tuck and Lizzy then embark on a marriage of convenience. This book was bonkers but really fun. For being so silly, it was also emotional.

god, i absolutely LOVED this book!

following Lizzie and Tucker, we go back into the Jane Austen era, literally. Tucker is in London in the middle of winter, visiting his little sister, the last relative he keeps in contact with after a rough upbringing, when all of a sudden, a child and a dog run into the road and Tucker has to swerve to avoid hitting them (which does come full circle), and he end up slipping on ice and plunging off the side of a bridge. while he’s underwater trying to save himself, the world shifts and he ends up coming to in a pond 200 years in the past after being hit in the head by a half eaten apple, thrown by none other than our fabulous, progressive and sassy FMC Lizzie. she somehow takes it in stride to help him blend into her society.

this book had spice, tension, genuine love and care within the romance, witty banter and so much humor. this is not a book i ever thought i’d see due to the unlikely pairing, but this was so much fun to read, and i HIGHLY recommend it!

~ Marriage of Convenience
~ Time Travel
~ One Bed

✨ My Thoughts ✨
I had so much fun reading this one. I giggled so much. Lizzy was such a fun FMC. I loved seeing her go for her dreams. Tucker is just so swoon worthy. I love the banter between the two of them. I love Lizzy's friends. They are truly the best. I loved the time travel too. I don't read a lot of time travel romances but this was such a joy. The ending was so sweet. I also enjoyed the little bit of angst we got too. This book is perfect for those that want something fun, sweet and the perfect amount of spice. You are also a fan of Pride & Prejudice I definitely think you have such a fun time reading this one.

Puck & Prejudice is a standalone romance. This book is recommended for 18+. As always please check TW before reading.

3.5 Stars Such a cool concept for a romance novel! A time traveling romance with a hockey player MMC; I've certainly never read anything like it. I loved that Jane Austen is one of the side characters and the book has some classic romance tropes, like only one bed. A fun and creative read!

📚 Read if you like: time travel, historical romance, virgin MMC (it’s Regency era), marriage of convenience, “my wife”, only one bed
⭐️ Rating: 3.5/5

As a deep lover of all things Pride and Prejudice, I just knew I had to request this ARC when I saw it on NetGalley. It’s a really interesting time traveling mix of a hockey romance and a historical romance with a Jane Austen cameo, only one bed and spice. Honestly I had a lot of fun! Tuck and Lizzy were very cute together

Y’all know I’m sold when the MMC throws out “my wife” and is defending her so I absolutely melted for those moments, but he also calls her Pocket Rocket as a nickname and that was not for me lol. And while I overall enjoyed the story, there were a few pacing issues for me.

All in all, I thought it was really cute and I loved how it ended (such a satisfying resolution!) and do reco for those who love the Jane Austen world. There were lots of little nods to Austen quotes and I loved picking those out.

Thank you to @netgalley and @avonbooks for the arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

The concept of a time-travel romance is so supreme!

I really enjoyed so many period drama jokes & the how the author oh so cleverly gave us the origin of Jane Austen.

Coming to the romance, I didn't feel much love between the MCs as much I felt the lust between them. Don't get me wrong, they were pretty adorable but I needed a little more feelings & sappy words.
Also, the ending left me a little surprised too.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a cute concept! I have been excited to read this since I first saw it pop up a few months back. I'm a huge Jane Austen fan and a huge hockey romance fan and the combination is the stuff dreams are made off.

Puck & Prejudice is about a young professional hockey player who, on a visit to England, ends up in traveling back to the 19th Century. Tuck ends up meeting Elizabeth, who is staying in the country with her widowed cousin and their good friend, Jane Austen. In order to help him find his way back without creating a scandal, as well as to protect herself from the marriage mart, Elizabeth agrees to marry Tuck. The two of the have to travel around England, as a married couple, staying in inns (with only one bed).

Overall, the book was cute, but I had some issues with the historical inaccuracies. I try not to be too big of a stickler, but there were several moments that took me out of the book completely. I have spent so much time studying this period, so this may be a me problem. I also wish there was more actual hockey. Tuck is a pro-hockey player, and he uses plenty of hockey metaphors throughout the book, but it's missing the elements that make the hockey romance genre so popular. It was still a fun read, but I had such high hopes and those expectations were not met.

So grateful to have received this ARC from Lia Riley and NetGalley!

When I initially saw what this book was about, I knew I had to have it. Time travel????? Historical romance???? Jane Austen???? Heck yes.

This book follows Tuck Taylor, a famous hockey player who finds himself plunging into a pond and coming out in 19th century England. What!!!! This plot is absolutely amazing. The last time travel, historical romance novel I read was written in probably the 1980’s. I was SO excited to read this and it did not disappoint.

Enter our heroine, Lizzy. She is the lucky duckling who stumbles upon Tuck as he emerges from the pond and she has no idea what to do with him. I loved seeing their banter back and forth and the lingo neither of them understood from each other. This was truly just a great concept for a book.

I thought the execution was good too. Did the characters just accept that Tucker was from the future without question? Yes, they did. However, the entire premise is so ridiculous that I couldn’t dock it for that.

However, I did wish that there was more pull between the two characters. I loved the tension up until the climax of their relationship and then I found the relationship to be… not as exciting. I need there to be a bit of tension once they are together too. Or at least a little bit of yearning. Sure, there was yearning when they were in bed together, but I needed that outside of the bedroom too. I need them to prove to me (as the reader) that they can work well in the real world too. Whether that be in the 19th century or the 21st century.

Overall, I did really enjoy this story. I can’t wait to read what's next from this author!

Thank you to the author and the publisher for a free review copy in exchange for my honest opinion. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was such a fun time! When I read the blurb I had my doubts, but this combined a lot of what I love in a romance: whimsy, a very literal opposites attract, a bit of magic, himbos, and Just A Girl vibes. Lia Riley I love your brain for coming up with this!!!

This book was so good! I initially thought it would be more like a take on Pride and Prejudice but it was like a fun spin-off with Lizzy being the inspiration for Pride and Prejudice. And her friend Jane the beloved author Jane Austen. I enjoyed this twist more than I would've just reading the same but different story of Pride and Prejudice. Lizzy is my type of girl. She's smart and gets down to business. I enjoyed the immediate interest in her and Tuck. The switch between modern thought with Tuck and an older historical perspective was well done. I loved the prose in Lizzy's sections more than the modern Tuck sections. Tuck, I enjoyed as well later when we got to know him more but came off a bit too hard dude-ish in the beginning. I loved the marriage of convenience trope and overall, it is just great feel good romance.

Time traveling Austin-ish with a hockey player.

Yep. This one is jam packed with tropes that normally wouldn't be mashed up.
So, props for a fresh take on a classic tale.
Lizzy just Wooddash (so much Austin in a name) just wants to read her books.
Tucker is a modern day hockey player who is sent back in time two hundred years.
Yeah. Never gonna work. But they hatch a scheme for Lizzy to wed and be a widow when Tucker finds his way back to his proper time.
It's a trip.

I received the e-Arc and it was the perfect palate cleanser. I always like adding a romance in between fantasy series and this was the perfect book. I am a fan of both category's, meaning hockey and regency romance. This literally filled both of those needs. If your not a fan of time travel then this might not be for you, but I am the biggest Jane Austin fan and the fact that she was in a good portion of this book was fantastic! Do I think this is for everyone? no. Was it for me? absolutely yes!

I am so sad to DNF, my brain unfortunately cannot read 3rd person POV and I tried about six different times to get into this book but I just could not, I was so excited for this book since I love Pride and Prejudice and I love hockey.

When modern-day hockey player Tucker Taylor accidentally travels back to 1812, he encounters Lizzy Wooddash, a woman yearning for independence in an era defined by marriage and societal expectations. Lizzy sees an unconventional solution in marrying Tucker—who could "die" to return to his time, leaving her the widow she’s always desired. But as sparks fly between them, their carefully planned future collides with the unpredictable nature of love.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

Let me tell you, I did not expect Jane Austen to be in so much of this book! She’s not a main character, by any means. Yet she is good friends with the heroine, Lizzy. Not only are they good friends, but Jane is also a great sounding board for the younger woman, as she has always wanted to be a writer, and Jane has already published a book! So, Ms. Austen is not just mentioned in passing in this story, and it was a delight.

Listen, this is a time-travel romance about an NHL goalie and a friend of Jane Austen. Many things happen for “romance reasons.” Don’t be a Debbie Downer and start picking this story apart. If you fancy yourself a “serious reader of literature,” then take yourself somewhere else. This book is fun and flirty. Lizzy and Tuck have fantastic chemistry and enjoy each other’s company immensely.

Tuck is an amazing hero. For the most part, he understands Lizzy’s plight. She wants to do what makes her happy and be seen as herself, not as an adornment on a man’s arm or an extension of her brother’s or stepfather’s life. But even as a “modern” man, there are things Tuck still gets wrong. The thing is, he’s willing to instantly correct himself and apologize once Lizzy points it out to him. It opens his eyes to how much is still so uneven in his time regarding women and men.

In so many ways, this is the book I needed right now. In many ways, it was a grim reminder of where we are. There’s a part where she questions him about women presidents and I read this days after the election in the United States; that hurt a lot. Just keep that in mind if you’re picking this book up soon after it is published. I highly recommend it but take note of your state of mind.

I have read Lia Riley's other hockey romance series and absolutely loved it! So I was very excited to get my hands on an ARC copy of this one.
I sadly was a bit let down. This said entirely way to much and yet nothing at the same time, I found myself skimming a lot just to move the story along. I think it tried doing too many things in one book. We didn't need Jane Austen, hockey and time travel all in one book. The banter and spice was great and I enjoyed the times characters were interacting but we were in the characters heads all too often and that part was boring to me.

"Fate may bring people into our lives, but we're the ones who choose who we refuse to part with."

✨ Time Travel Romance
✨ Regency Romance
✨ Hockey Romance
✨ Marriage of Convenience
✨ Spicy Lessons
✨ Third Person POV

This was such a fun time travel x hockey x regency romance! Tucker Taylor is a professional hockey player who finds himself in Regency era England after a car accident in the UK. Lizzy Wooddash is the one who discovers Tucker (in a pond nonetheless) and despite the inconceivable notion of time travel, she believes Tucker. As fate would have it, Lizzy needs a solution to her marriage and societal situation and believes Tucker is her answer. She just never thought that she would develop true feelings for Tucker as they find away to send him back to the future.

This sounded liked a completely crazy premise but it ABSOLUTELY WORKS!! This was an entertaining historical romance read and unexpectedly and delightfully spicy! I loved that Lizzy and some of the other female characters (notably THE Jane Austen) were fighting back against the societal norms of their times. Lizzy was a strong character and her inquisitiveness about modern times was both comical and endearing. Tucker is an adorable character who waved green flags all over the place. Both Lizzy and Tucker were absolutely fated to be together and I greatly enjoyed reading about their unique relationship.

Thank you so much to Avon Publishing for the advance copy! ❤