Playing Hard to Get: A Steamy Opposites-Attract Ice Hockey Player Romance

I fix famous athletes’ scandals for a living.
Then the most infuriating hockey player in Denver becomes the one mistake I can’t resist.
Knox Mercer is the Denver Blizzards’ star winger.
He’s talented. Reckless. Shamelessly charming.
And seven years younger than me.
When a camera catches Knox throwing a bloody punch during a game, the world brands him dangerous. The team hires me to repair his reputation before the scandal destroys his career.
But the footage doesn’t show the whole truth.
Knox wasn’t starting a fight.
He was protecting a terrified teenage fan.
I should remain professional. Instead, I’m trapped managing a man who challenges every rule I live by—and looks at me like getting beneath my skin is his newest favorite sport.
Then two destructive dogs, one unavoidable road trip, and a hotel suite with only one bedroom push us dangerously close.
One forbidden kiss is caught on camera.
Now I’m no longer the woman controlling Knox’s scandal.
I am the scandal.
My company questions my judgment. His team threatens his career. Someone begins leaking private information designed to ruin us both.
Walking away should be easy.
Except Knox is hiding a tender secret connected to someone I love. And beneath the cocky grin is a protective man determined to prove that, for once, he isn’t playing to win.
He’s playing for keeps.
PLAYING HARD TO GET is a steamy, opposites-attract ice hockey romance featuring an older heroine, a younger professional athlete, forced proximity, one bed, forbidden chemistry, protective-hero energy, adorable dogs, emotional suspense, and a hard-earned happily ever after.
Standalone romance. No cheating. No cliffhanger. Guaranteed HEA.