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The Deal

  • 2000 first published
  • 388 pages
  • ★ 4.4 (39 ratings)
  • 15 editions

The Deal is a 2000 novel by Elle Kennedy. Key subjects include college students, hockey players, fake dating and friends to lovers.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 39 ratings, and 1,607 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions across 7 languages.

At about 388 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About The Deal

The international bestseller! A standalone novel* from New York Times and international bestselling author Elle Kennedy! She’s about to make a deal with the college bad boy… Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she’s carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush’s attention, she’ll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice…even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date. ...and it’s going to be oh so good All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he’s worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he’s all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn’t take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn’t going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Tropes

Subjects

  • College students
  • Hockey players
  • Fake dating
  • Friends to lovers
  • Enemies to lovers
  • Hockey
  • Sports romance
  • Swoonworthy hero
  • Strong heroine
  • Humorous
  • Steamy
  • Slow burn
  • Étudiants
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Joueurs de hockey

Quick answers

Who wrote The Deal?

The Deal was written by Elle Kennedy and first published in 2000.

How long is The Deal?

The median edition has 388 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Deal?

Readers who like it often enjoy Merit, The Spanish Love Deception and Finn Rhodes Forever.

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