By The Dawns' Early Light (Stars, Stripes and Hockey Nights series)

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Synopsis (from Amazon):  A librarian accidentally falls for a hockey player.

The problem?

Hadley doesn't know a thing about hockey. So, when she realizes the charming man she met in a bookstore is actually a pro player in town for the Stars and Stripes hockey tournament, she panics.

It was hard enough letting her guard down when Bryce was just a funny, charming guy passing through. Now? She has to decide if she's willing to risk her carefully organized life for a long-distance relationship with a man whose world is nothing like hers.

Bryce has spent his whole life playing hockey. After going pro, he learned quickly that most people see the jersey first and the man second. So meeting someone who has no idea who he is? That's a breath of fresh air.

He's only in town for the tournament, but that doesn't stop him from pursuing her. Spending time with her is easy. She makes him laugh, sees through his goofy facade, and suddenly two weeks in DC doesn't feel like enough.

If you love:
❤️ Slow burns
🏒 Golden Retriever heroes
❤️ Bookish heroines
🏒 Found family
❤️ Witty banter
🏒 He falls first
❤️ Hockey romance

This is the book for you!

By the Dawn's Early Light is a sweet hockey romcom featuring a Golden Retriever hero, a book-loving heroine, found family vibes, laugh-out-loud banter, and all the butterflies without the spice.


Stars, Stripes, and Hockey Nights: A sweet hockey romantic comedy series where hockey isn’t just a game—it’s an American tradition. This summer, celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday with the swooniest hockey all-stars as they take the ice in a festive exhibition tournament.

When USA’s top NHL stars arrive in Washington, DC, they’re competing for more than a championship title. Between face-offs and slap shots, these all-American heroes find themselves taking their biggest risk yet—falling in love. Expect prank wars, locker room banter, fireworks—on and off the ice—and sparks that light up more than the scoreboard.

Each book in this closed-door romcom series is a complete standalone, featuring a different hockey hero taking his shot at forever. Because love isn’t just won in the arena—it’s written in the stars and stripes of the heart.

Let the fireworks begin!

One (or more) Sentence Summary:  By the Dawn's Early Light was my first Tia Marlee novel and it won't be last.  So happy to have found a new author!

I absolutely loved Hadley and Bryce's story.  It was nice to see Hadley become more confident in herself and her relationship with several people as I progressed through the book.  

Great characters, engaging story, left me wanting more (can't wait for Paige's story) and clean romance. 

As a mother of son who is a college hockey player, I love reading hockey rom-coms!  I am really excited for the Stars, Stripes and Hockey Nights series -10 amazing authors who have come together to write stand-alone novels.

Tia Marlee enjoys delivering swoon worthy HEA's in her clean and wholesome romance novels. A small-town girl at heart, Tia's stories have that small-town, Hallmark charm with a dash of real life, and a laugh thrown in for good measure. 

Tia is the author of the Piney Book Wishes series featuring unexpected love stories based in small-town Piney Brook, Arkansas. She is also proud to be part of the multi-author romcom series The Coffee Loft season one and two.

Tia resides in Texas with her husband and three teenaged children. When she's not writing or reading, you can find her standing barefoot in her front yard, loving on her 80 pound lap dog, or hauling kids from one activity to the next.

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