Breathe with Me: Playing for Keeps, Book 5

FAN-FAVORITE SPORTS ROMANCE • FROM A BESTSELLING SERIES

A TOP-TRENDING TITLE IN CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

“Emotional, swoon-worthy, and impossible to put down.”
—Loved by romance readers and series fans

A breakout installment in the beloved Playing for Keeps series, blending heartfelt emotion, slow-burn chemistry, and addictive storytelling that keeps readers coming back for more.

Sometimes the hardest thing to do… is simply breathe.

In Breathe with Me: Playing for Keeps, Book 5 by Becka Mack, life on and off the ice collides in a story about pressure, vulnerability, and the courage to let someone in. Set against the fast-paced world of professional hockey, the novel follows a star athlete whose strength on the rink hides the weight he carries beyond it.

When he meets someone who sees past the armor, everything begins to shift. She isn’t part of his world—but she understands him in ways no one else ever has. What starts as a fragile connection slowly deepens into something real, built on trust, patience, and unspoken truths.

But emotional wounds don’t heal overnight. Expectations, past trauma, and the relentless demands of his career threaten to pull them apart. Opening up means risking everything—his focus, his identity, and the life he’s worked so hard to build.

As the stakes rise both in the game and in his heart, he faces a choice: keep everything under control… or take the risk of losing it all for love.

Because sometimes, the greatest victories aren’t won on the ice—they’re found in the moments when you finally let yourself breathe.