There’s just one problem: the most important relationship of his life is one he needs to keep hidden, or else face a media storm that will eclipse his success on the ice. He’s living his dream of playing pro hockey and coming home every night to the man he loves-Jamie Canning, his longtime best friend turned boyfriend. or does he? The more she sees behind Alex’s bad-boy façade, the more Sutton craves the man she uncovers.įive months in, NHL forward Ryan Wesley is having a record-breaking rookie season. But Sutton isn’t one to cross professional boundaries-and besides, Alex doesn’t do relationships. What she doesn’t expect is the arrogant smirk from his perfect lips to stir her most heated fantasies. not even by a tempting redhead with killer curves.Īs a social worker, Sutton Price is accustomed to difficult people-like Alex, who’s been assigned to help her create a drug-abuse awareness program for at-risk youth as part of the team’s effort to clean up his image. But Alex refuses to be molded into the Carolina Cold Fury poster boy. Now Alex has a choice: fix his public image through community service or ride the bench. Pushed into the sport by an alcoholic father, Alex isn’t afraid to give fans the proverbial middle finger, relishing his role as the MVP they love to hate. Hockey star Alexander Crossman has a reputation as a cold-hearted player on and off the rink. When Wesley turns up to coach alongside Jamie for one more hot summer at camp, Jamie has a few things to discover about his old friend…and a big one to learn about himself. Jamie has waited a long time for answers, but walks away with only more questions- can one night of sex ruin a friendship? If not, how about six more weeks of it?

Now, with their college teams set to face off at the national championship, he’ll finally get a chance to apologize.īut all it takes is one look at his longtime crush, and the ache is stronger than ever.

Ryan Wesley’s biggest regret is coaxing his very straight friend into a bet that pushed the boundaries of their relationship. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were eighteen? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend.

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