Breathe With Me by Becka Mack

While earlier books in the Playing For Keeps series focused on how various couples met and fell in love, Breathe With Me centers on Cara Hunter and Emmett Brodie—a fan-favorite power couple throughout the series.

The Setup: Emmett is a superstar forward for the Vancouver Vipers, and Cara is a fiercely independent, successful event coordinator. The story weaves together dual timelines—showing their initial spark and courtship alongside their present-day life.

The Conflict: Deeply in love and married, Cara and Emmett decide it's time to expand their family. However, when faced with an heartbreaking fertility diagnosis, their marriage is tested in ways they never anticipated.

The Heart: The novel balances trademark Becka Mack humor, banter, and steam with a poignant exploration of grief, hope, mental health, and finding strength in one another through difficult times.