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, which follows the lives and loves of the fictional Vancouver Vipers hockey team. The "Playing for Keeps" Series
Mack writes comedy genuinely well. The banter between the Vipers players feels like listening to actual male friends—immature, raunchy, and loyal. However, she weaponizes this humor so that when the emotional gut-punch comes (a panic attack, a family death, a revelation of past trauma), it hits twice as hard.
Like many romance authors, did not start her career with a publishing degree or a multi-book deal. She started as a reader. Specifically, she started as a voracious consumer of sports romance and fanfiction. The "romance community" on platforms like TikTok (BookTok) and Instagram (Bookstagram) is unique because of how fluid the roles are; today’s reviewer is tomorrow’s bestseller.
