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The Deal

by Elle Kennedy · 2015 · 366 pages · New Adult · Off-Campus #1 of 5

Start Off-Campus here: The Deal is 366 pages of 3/5 Moderate fake-dating hockey, new adult, fast, HEA, 2015. Live nav says book 1 of 5. The Mistake is the 346-page second-chance next couple. Not Hannah Grace’s 4/5 ice.

Off-Campus door: 366 pages, fake dating + hockey, 2015, 3/5.

Mood · Engrossing HEA guaranteed
Off-Campus #1 Fake dating + hockey 3/5 Moderate 366 pages

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TL;DR: Spice 3/5. Explicit. Hockey fake-dating door. HEA. Engrossing, fast. Self-published listing.
Mood
Engrossing
Spice
🌶️ 3/5 Moderate
Pacing
Fast
Length
366 pages
Ending
HEA guaranteed
Lane
New Adult
Series
Off-Campus

The Deal bibliographic record

Title
The Deal
Series / position
Off-Campus #1 of 5
Author
Elle Kennedy
Publisher
Self-Published
First published
2015
ISBN-13
9781775015246
Pages
366 (this edition)
Language
English
Genre
New Adult
Spice (SBC)
3/5 Moderate · open-door

How The Deal actually reads

Fake dating + hockey tropes. 366 pages. Fast. Engrossing. New-adult lane.

Off-Campus reading-order page exists. Later couples keep their own spice leaves.

Spice 3/5 plot-aware. HEA guaranteed. Lower heat than Icebreaker’s 410-page 4/5 campus ice.

Who should read The Deal tonight

Swipe right if…

  • Fake-dating hockey is the hook
  • 3/5 new-adult heat is acceptable
  • A 366-page series door fits
  • HEA-tagged ending is what you want
Yes — see Kindle or Audible below

Swipe left if…

  • You wanted Icebreaker’s 4/5 Maple Hills
  • You wanted The Mistake’s second-chance 346-pager first
  • Hockey romance is not the craving
  • Explicit content is a dealbreaker
Icebreaker (4/5) instead →

Where the heat actually lands

3/5. Fake dating + hockey. 2015 door.

0–30%

Contract chemistry

Fake-dating tag. Hockey setting. Fast pages.

30–60%

Open-door 3/5

On-page heat that stays plot-aware.

60–90%

Consistent heat

Multiple scenes; 366 pages still spend on story.

90–100%

HEA

Guaranteed on this profile. Next couple is The Mistake.

Off-Campus series order

Start here. The Mistake is the next couple on this profile’s ladder. Later Off-Campus titles keep unpublished spice here.

The Deal · this book · start tonight366 pages · fake dating 3/5
The MistakeNext couple · 346 pages · second chance
Later Off-Campus titlesSee reading order — spice unpublished here

Full table: Off Campus reading order. →

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Content heads-up

Published CW on this 366-page Off-Campus door: explicit sexual content only. Fake-dating hockey 3/5 — no extra heads-up tags.

Tropes: Fake Dating · Hockey

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Next Off-Campus couple

The Mistake

346 pages. Hockey + second chance. Still 3/5. Not the door.

See /books/the-mistake/

Hotter campus ice

Icebreaker

410 pages. 4/5 Maple Hills. Not Off-Campus.

See /books/icebreaker/

Same craving

Books like The Deal

The Deal · 3/5 Moderate · Fake Dating + Hockey · Off-Campus #1 of 5 · 366 pages · Engrossing · New Adult · CW: Published CW on this 366-page Off-Campus door: explicit sexual content only. Fake-dating hockey 3/5 — no extra heads-up tags.

The Deal questions

How spicy is The Deal?

3/5 Moderate. Explicit enough, never gratuitous. 366-page fake-dating hockey door.

Where do I start Off-Campus?

The Deal, book 1 of 5 on this leaf. The Mistake is the next couple.

Does it have a happy ending?

HEA guaranteed on this profile. 366-page; Off-Campus #1 of 5; Off-Campus #1; 3/5 Moderate; Off-Campus door: 366 pages, fake dating + hockey, 2015, 3/5..

Is there an audiobook?

Yes. Search Audible for The Deal by Elle Kennedy. 366 pages, 3/5. 366-page; Off-Campus #1 of 5; Off-Campus #1; 3/5 Moderate; Off-Campus door: 366 pages, fake dating + hockey, 2015, 3/5..

Is this Icebreaker?

No. Icebreaker is Hannah Grace, 410 pages, 4/5 Maple Hills. This is Off-Campus #1.

Last chance to stop scrolling

Off-Campus starts on this 366-page fake-dating door.

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The Deal · 3/5 Moderate
3/5. Off-Campus #1. Fake dating + hockey. 366 pages.
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