They can resist their attraction...until their hearts rocket them across the blue line.
Hunter
Timing. Hockey careers are made or broken on it, and mine has taken an exceptionally broken road. Iâm not a star. Iâm a grinder, I work hard, and Iâm finally at the point I can put the past behind me and get the fat, long-term contract I deserve.
But my agentâthe man who stuck by me through every crash and burnâhas had a heart attack. I need another agent now, or my one chance for the good money will slip through my fingers. Kateâs a rookie, but she loves the game like I do, so I pick up the phone. And I wonder if she remembers that one night in Cancun as vividly as I do.
Kate
Hockey. All my life Iâve lived it, breathed it, played it. Now itâs my business. As an agent, Iâm tied to my phone at all hours, but nothing prepared me to hear Hunterâs voice. The last time I saw himâthree years agoâthere was a lot of bare skin and horny hormones involved.
Iâve handled it all in my short careerâsexism, harassment, being broke, being laughed at. Resisting the attraction between us should be easy. Until it isnât. And Hunterâs past shakes his confidence hard enough that he could make the worst decision at the worst possible time...