Wake Up, Nat & Darcy

A Spicy Sapphic Hockey Romance

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Pub Date Nov 12 2024 | Archive Date Dec 12 2024

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Ex-lovers. Ex-rivals. New cohosts. Oh, puck.

Cut from the US women’s hockey team right before her third chance at gold, Natalie Carpenter is scrambling for a plan that’ll help her avoid moving back home. The answer: a guest-hosting gig on Wake Up, USA’s winter games coverage. Her cohost: Darcy LaCroix, Nat’s ex-girlfriend, one-time college teammate turned adversary.

Since leaving Team Canada, Darcy has worked hard to make a name in broadcasting. If her big break requires sharing screen time with the former cocky freshman who turned her world upside down, so be it. At this point, there’s nothing between them except history.

But audiences disagree. #PuckingHotties is trending hard, and Nat and Darcy agree to lean into it—for ratings, obviously. It’s not like Nat can forget the way Darcy broke her heart or their bitter team rivalry.

Between working, traveling together and that irresistible spark, it’s getting hard to separate what’s real and what’s for the camera. Because somewhere underneath everything that went wrong is the sneaking suspicion that nothing will ever feel quite this right again.

Ex-lovers. Ex-rivals. New cohosts. Oh, puck.

Cut from the US women’s hockey team right before her third chance at gold, Natalie Carpenter is scrambling for a plan that’ll help her avoid moving back...


Advance Praise

"Wake Up, Nat and Darcy had me kicking my feet from the start. Everything about it is delicious: the banter, the Winter Olympics hijinks, and most importantly of all, the genuine chemistry and history between Darcy and Natalie. The sapphic hockey romance of my dreams!"
—Anita Kelly, author of How You Get the Girl

“This book will have you on the edge of your seat until the final buzzer! Nat and Darcy will be your new favorite team.”
—Camille Kellogg, author of Just As You Are

"A fun and flirty enemies to lovers romance, Wake Up, Nat & Darcy is perfection on ice. A stunning, sporty sapphic debut you won’t soon forget.
—Jennifer Dugan, Author of Love at First Set

"Wake Up, Nat and Darcy had me kicking my feet from the start. Everything about it is delicious: the banter, the Winter Olympics hijinks, and most importantly of all, the genuine chemistry and...


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ISBN 9781335953742
PRICE CA$23.99 (CAD)
PAGES 352

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What an incredible book! As a lesbian who grew up in the world of hockey, I had never understood the appeal of hockey romance until I read this book. Cochrane manages to balance the incredibly accurate attitude that is pervasive in the hockey world and can appear as rude, domineering, or cocky, with heart and care for the sport itself and the team it creates. Not only does she clearly understand the dynamics of the players, she understands how the sport itself works.
Not to mention the perfect second-chance romance! Never once did it feel like either main character was settling on their previous hurt in order to make the current relationship work. They talked and worked though their issues, which is all I can ask for for this trope.
Absolutely fabulous!

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Did you get that gut-punch feeling when Alex Morgan was left off the USWNT Olympic roster? Did you love all the hype for the PWHL inaugural season? Do you live for all of the little dramas that surface during the Olympics? Are you already counting down to Milan 2026?

If you answered “Um, obviously,” to any of the above questions, this is FOR YOU.

Nat and Darcy were college hockey teammates that years later are known for an intense international rivalry. When they reunite for a morning show segment, old habits die hard and old sparks trigger an internet hashtag.

I absolutely devoured this book and will be aggressively recommending it to absolutely everyone as soon as it’s released.

Thank you to NetGalley for the chance to read and review!

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