Kristen Burke isnโt a hockey fan. She grew up in the shadow of an older brother destined for the Hockey Hall of Fame and she wants nothing to do with hockey players. Sheโs focused on her career and nailing the promotion sheโs worked hard for. She also likes to have a little fun, but when the hot, bookish guy she brings home for a night turns out to be her brotherโs fiercest on-ice rival, all that work might be for nothing.
Will โCrossโ Lecroix is stuck in a city that hates him, doing a conditioning stint after an injury incurred during a fight, and a quick fling with a beautiful woman seems harmless enough. Not even twenty-four hours later, heโs in the media spotlight sporting a bruised jaw and being asked if the rumor he spent the night with Erik Burkeโs sister is true.
Making a split-second decision meant to save her reputation with her conservative boss, Will announces he and Kristen have been dating. With her promotion potentially at risk, she has no choice but to play alongโand the playing part isnโt bad at all. The more time they spend together, the more the line between pretend and real blurs, but Willโs return to his team looms over them. As the clock runs out on their fake romance, they have to decideโis what they have the real thing, and is it worth the price theyโll pay?
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over fifty romances, Shannon Stacey lives with her husband and two sons in New England. Her favorite activities are writing romance and really random tweets with her dogs curled up at her side. She loves books, coffee, Boston sports and watching way too much TV.