Knoxville Bears Books in Order

The Knoxville Bears series is Toni Aleo’s love letter to small‑town Tennessee and the healing power of both books and hockey. The stories center on the McDavid sisters, who escaped a suffocating, cult‑like upbringing and are now building new lives around the fledgling Knoxville Bears franchise.

In Pucks and Books, Louisa McDavid channels her obsession with romance novels into a bookstore that stocks nothing else. She is determined to stay independent and unbothered by what anyone thinks of her, especially after the life she left behind. When Bears player Ciaran Carter strolls in looking for reading recs and finds his dream book girlfriend come to life, their instant connection threatens Louisa’s carefully constructed walls.

Pucks and Coffee follows Eliza McDavid, who is done with dating after years of emotional scars. Her dream is a cozy coffee bar, not a relationship, and she needs help to make the business work. That help arrives in the form of Coleson Katz, a talented player with a wrecked reputation who owns a coffee shop and needs a fake wife to clean up his image. Their practical bargain evolves into something far riskier for both hearts.

Later books, including Pucks and Likes and Pucks and Pups, expand the focus to other sisters and town fixtures. Social media, rescue dogs, and community charity events weave through these stories, grounding the high emotions in everyday details like late‑night baking, practice schedules, and town gossip.

The Bears themselves are a key part of the appeal. This is not a long‑established dynasty; it is a scrappy team still finding its identity, much like the characters who orbit it. Teammates, coaches, and staff form a found family for players and sisters alike, offering backup when past trauma rears its head.

If you enjoy small‑town romance with a strong sense of community, complex sister dynamics, and a dose of minor league hockey charm, the Knoxville Bears books are a fun and heartfelt place to land.