Hawthorne University Books in Order

This two-book series is set at Hawthorne University, where hockey players move through campus like local celebrities and everyone seems to know who is flirting with whom before breakfast. The setup is classic college sports romance, but the emotional temperature runs hotter than the party atmosphere suggests. Beneath the swagger, both books are about old hurt, trust, and what happens when attraction lands at exactly the wrong moment.

Boyfriend Bargain opens the world with Sugar Ryan and Zack Morgan. She is broke, guarded, and in no mood for a cocky athlete. He is the kind of star player who looks like he has never heard the word no. Their fake relationship starts as a practical arrangement, then gets tangled up with real chemistry, vulnerability, and the fact that both of them are carrying more than they show in public.

Hockey is loud here, but the emotional baggage is louder.

Boyfriend Material shifts the series into more of an enemies to lovers, second-chance groove. Eric Hansen is a Hawthorne star with a polished surface and plenty going on underneath it, while the heroine is still living with the damage of what came before. That gives the book a rougher edge. The campus parties, fraternity energy, and team status are still there, but the real tension comes from class differences, past heartbreak, and the question of whether someone can become better than the version you first knew.

What makes Hawthorne University work is that the books feel connected without demanding homework. The campus, the hockey world, and the side characters tie everything together, yet each romance has its own full arc and its own emotional center. If you like sports romance that balances heat, banter, and a little ache, this is a strong corner of Madden Mills's catalog.