Kenna King - Böcker

A second chance, forbidden romance where the stakes are high both on and off the ice. In this thrilling tale, love becomes the ultimate goal, challenging the boundaries of loyalty, family, and personal redemption.Jon Paul Dumont is everything I was warned about in this league-talented, entitled, and fully aware of both. The NHL's favorite bad boy has left a trail of broken hearts from Montreal to San Diego, and a year ago, I was stupid enough to become one of them. Now he's signed with my father's team, the Seattle Hawkeyes, attempting a comeback after a career-threatening injury and a DUI charge that got him dropped from the Blue Devils. As the GM's assistant, I've spent four years building my reputation as more than just Coach Wrenley's daughter. I'd like to pretend that my past hasn't just skated back into my life in a Hawkeyes jersey, but the universe has other plans. Now we're paired together on the team's biggest charity event of the year, and suddenly I'm forced to confront not only JP, but all the reasons I fell for him in the first place-his perfect smile, his infuriating habit of speaking French when he knows I don't understand, and the way he brings me coffee just the way I like it. He claims there's more to the story of why he disappeared that night, and the way he looks at me makes me want to believe him, but I learned the hard way that players like JP Dumont don't change. When he challenges me to a bet-three shots on goal for the chance to prove he's not the player everyone thinks he is-I know I should walk away. But with the whole team watching, my pride on the line, and my heart refusing to listen to reason, I realize I'm in danger of making the same mistake twice. Because this time, JP Dumont isn't just playing for keeps-he's playing for me.

When ex-military hockey enforcer Trey Hartley loses his nanny mid-season, he's desperate—until Vivi Newport, CEO of a high-end nanny agency and his old teammate’s sister-in-law, reluctantly steps in. She’s smart, stunning, and way out of his league… and engaged. But as Vivi bonds with Trey’s orphaned niece, the lines between professionalism and passion start to blur. Trey isn’t the golden retriever type—he’s a doberman, intense and possessive, and he’s already falling hard. All he wants now is for Vivi to end her engagement—and give him a chance.

In a world of clickbait headlines and high-stakes games, a fierce heroine and a playboy athlete find themselves entangled in a web of secrets and staged affection. As the lines between performance and passion fade, they must choose: protect their hearts, or fight for a love worth breaking the rules."All's fair in love, hockey, and podcast syndication." All I wanted was a tiny interview to secure my podcast syndication deal. What I didn't expect? That my big break would hinge on Hunter Reed-the NHL's newest golden boy, full-time playboy, and the guy who mistook me for a puck bunny at Oakley's bar. Hunter Reed is six-foot-two of attitude, muscle, and maddening charm. He's the kind of clickbait fans obsess over and network execs would kill for-and exactly the kind of man I swore I'd never chase. Especially not after our less-than-stellar first encounter... and second... and third. But when a Date-A-Player charity auction, his manipulative ex, and a very public kiss force us into a fake relationship, suddenly I'm not just chasing the story-I'm living it. Now he's crashing on the other side of my queen-sized bed. Covering my living expenses. Washing my car in a Speedo in the middle of December. And somehow worming his way into my life one sarcastic grin at a time. The more he shows up-with pre-game texts, surprise Post-its, and family dinners like he's always belonged-the harder it is to remember this is supposed to be pretend. But with his ex-girlfriend circling, trade rumors heating up, my career hanging by a thread, and feelings I never planned for complicating everything, I have to choose: Do I play it safe and report from the bleachers? Or finally, get in the game-for real?