I ASKED THE GRUMPIEST MAN ON CAMPUS FOR SEX LESSONS. NOW I''M CARRYING HIS BABY.
Barry "The Bear" Kowalski is six-foot-five of pure, bearded hostility. As the Captain of the North Haven Ice Wolves, he’s terrifying, silent, and obsessed with one thing: making the NHL. He doesn’t do relationships. He doesn’t do "nice." And he definitely doesn’t let anyone see the man beneath the pads who knits hats for his niece and carries the weight of the world on his bruised shoulders. To him, I’m just "Numbers"—the annoying analyst telling him how to do his job.
I’m Naomi Clarke, the girl who organizes her spice rack alphabetically and treats intimacy like a math problem I can’t solve. I’m twenty-two, a virgin, and desperate to get over my fear of the unknown before I graduate. I need a teacher. Someone experienced. Someone who won’t catch feelings because he finds me utterly intolerable. Statistically speaking, Barry is the perfect candidate.
The deal was simple: I fix his defensive stats so he gets drafted, and he fixes my "experience gap." No kissing. No feelings. Just friction. But I forgot to account for the variables. I didn't expect the way his hands would feel on my waist. I didn't expect the praise whispered against my neck. And I definitely didn't expect the two pink lines on a stick three weeks before he leaves for Detroit.
Now I have to make a choice. Tell him the truth and ruin his dream, or break my own heart to set him free. The data says we’re a disaster waiting to happen. But for the first time in my life, I’m hoping the math is wrong.
I ASKED THE TEAM CAPTAIN TO TEACH ME HOW TO BE BAD. I DIDN'T EXPECT HIM TO BE SO GOOD AT IT.
Peter "The Wall" Vance.
He’s six-foot-five of defensive muscle, the scariest player in the NCAA, and my personal nightmare. He scowls like it’s an Olympic sport, he hates my analytics reports, and he looks at me like I’m a smudge on his game tape.
He’s also the only guy on campus who can help me.
I’m a twenty-two-year-old statistical anomaly (read: virgin) who freezes up every time a man looks at me. I need exposure therapy. I need a teacher.
I need Peter to ruin me.
Natalie Thorne.
She’s the team’s "Math Girl." She wears cardigans that are three sizes too big and speaks in algorithms. She’s annoying, she’s brilliant, and she'''s the only person who sees the cracks in my armor.
When she asks me for "seduction lessons," I should say no. I’m the Captain. She’s the staff analyst. If we get caught, my draft stock tanks and she loses her degree.
But the thought of another man touching her? The thought of some frat boy tasting her vanilla skin?
Not happening.
I agree to teach her. One week. No feelings. Just friction.
But when the lessons move from the classroom to my bedroom, the data changes.
I’m not just teaching her how to be touched. I’m learning that I can’t let her go.
And when my dark past comes back to blackmail us, I’ll have to choose: The NHL career I’ve bled for, or the girl who taught me how to feel.
Book 1 - Frozen Assets
Book 2 - Pucked for the Very First Time
Book 3 - Breaking the Seal
Book 4 - The V-Card Vow
Book 5 - Shattering Her Innocence
Book 6 - The V-Card Variable
Book 7 - Enforcer’s Lesson
Book 8 - Keeping Score
Treat yourself! x
Barry "The Bear" Kowalski is six-foot-five of pure, bearded hostility. As the Captain of the North Haven Ice Wolves, he’s terrifying, silent, and obsessed with one thing: making the NHL. He doesn’t do relationships. He doesn’t do "nice." And he definitely doesn’t let anyone see the man beneath the pads who knits hats for his niece and carries the weight of the world on his bruised shoulders. To him, I’m just "Numbers"—the annoying analyst telling him how to do his job.
I’m Naomi Clarke, the girl who organizes her spice rack alphabetically and treats intimacy like a math problem I can’t solve. I’m twenty-two, a virgin, and desperate to get over my fear of the unknown before I graduate. I need a teacher. Someone experienced. Someone who won’t catch feelings because he finds me utterly intolerable. Statistically speaking, Barry is the perfect candidate.
The deal was simple: I fix his defensive stats so he gets drafted, and he fixes my "experience gap." No kissing. No feelings. Just friction. But I forgot to account for the variables. I didn't expect the way his hands would feel on my waist. I didn't expect the praise whispered against my neck. And I definitely didn't expect the two pink lines on a stick three weeks before he leaves for Detroit.
Now I have to make a choice. Tell him the truth and ruin his dream, or break my own heart to set him free. The data says we’re a disaster waiting to happen. But for the first time in my life, I’m hoping the math is wrong.
I ASKED THE TEAM CAPTAIN TO TEACH ME HOW TO BE BAD. I DIDN'T EXPECT HIM TO BE SO GOOD AT IT.
Peter "The Wall" Vance.
He’s six-foot-five of defensive muscle, the scariest player in the NCAA, and my personal nightmare. He scowls like it’s an Olympic sport, he hates my analytics reports, and he looks at me like I’m a smudge on his game tape.
He’s also the only guy on campus who can help me.
I’m a twenty-two-year-old statistical anomaly (read: virgin) who freezes up every time a man looks at me. I need exposure therapy. I need a teacher.
I need Peter to ruin me.
Natalie Thorne.
She’s the team’s "Math Girl." She wears cardigans that are three sizes too big and speaks in algorithms. She’s annoying, she’s brilliant, and she'''s the only person who sees the cracks in my armor.
When she asks me for "seduction lessons," I should say no. I’m the Captain. She’s the staff analyst. If we get caught, my draft stock tanks and she loses her degree.
But the thought of another man touching her? The thought of some frat boy tasting her vanilla skin?
Not happening.
I agree to teach her. One week. No feelings. Just friction.
But when the lessons move from the classroom to my bedroom, the data changes.
I’m not just teaching her how to be touched. I’m learning that I can’t let her go.
And when my dark past comes back to blackmail us, I’ll have to choose: The NHL career I’ve bled for, or the girl who taught me how to feel.
Book 1 - Frozen Assets
Book 2 - Pucked for the Very First Time
Book 3 - Breaking the Seal
Book 4 - The V-Card Vow
Book 5 - Shattering Her Innocence
Book 6 - The V-Card Variable
Book 7 - Enforcer’s Lesson
Book 8 - Keeping Score
Treat yourself! x