THE RULES WERE SIMPLE: DON'T TOUCH THE PLAYERS. BUT I NEVER WAS GOOD AT FOLLOWING RULES.
THEO LASKARIS
They call him "The Wall." The Stonehaven Sentinels’ star goalie. He’s six-foot-five of brooding, silent muscle, and he has a save percentage that’s going to get him drafted first overall.
He’s also a control freak who treats his life like a spreadsheet.
I’m the variable he can’t calculate.
When a groin injury lands him on my rehab table, he looks at me like I’m a pest. A distraction. A liability.
But when the door locks and the lights go down, the Wall crumbles.
He doesn't want to just be fixed. He wants to be possessed.
And god help me, I want to be the one to break him.
CHARLOTTE BELL
I have a five-year plan. Graduate, get into Duke, and get the hell out of this frozen town.
Hooking up with the Captain of the hockey team is not on the itinerary.
Especially not one who is drowning in secrets and debts to dangerous men.
He’s forbidden fruit wrapped in Kevlar and ego.
One touch in the equipment room was a mistake.
The second touch was a catastrophe.
Now, I’m risking my career for a man who claims I’m just "baggage."
But I know the truth. I know what happens when the pads come off.
He thinks he can save everyone. But who is going to save him from me?
HE’S THE TEAM CAPTAIN WHO HATES CHAOS. I’M THE TRAINER WHO BREAKS ALL HIS RULES.
Joseph Russo is a machine.
He’s the star center for North Haven University, a projected first-round draft pick, and a man who treats his body like a temple. He has a plan for everything. He controls every variable. He is cold, disciplined, and terrifyingly focused.
Until he gets injured.
Now, he needs a miracle to make the playoffs. And unfortunately for him, I’m the only one with the data to fix him.
Ida June Banks is a liability.
That’s what he calls me. I’m the new student trainer with a clipboard full of protocols and a severe case of imposter syndrome. I’m supposed to treat his injury, not stare at the V-lines on his abs. I have a career to build, and getting tangled up with a brooding, arrogant hockey player is a variable I cannot afford to mismanage.
Especially when he looks at me like he wants to devour me whole.
We made a deal.
I treat him off the books. He gets his leg back; I get my thesis data.
Strictly professional. No talking. No touching outside of therapy.
But late nights in the training room have a way of blurring lines. And when Joseph discovers I’ve never been touched—not really—he decides to rewrite the protocol.
He doesn’t just want to be my patient. He wants to be my first.
He says he can control himself. He says we can keep it a secret.
But we’re about to learn that love is the one variable you can’t control… and the crash might destroy us both.
Book 1 - Popping the Puck
Book 2 - Cherry Check
Book 3 - The Virgin Goal
Book 4 - Slippery When Wet
Book 5 - Cold Hard Truth
Book 6 - Just the Tip... of the Iceberg
Book 7 - Between the Pipes
Treat yourself! x
THEO LASKARIS
They call him "The Wall." The Stonehaven Sentinels’ star goalie. He’s six-foot-five of brooding, silent muscle, and he has a save percentage that’s going to get him drafted first overall.
He’s also a control freak who treats his life like a spreadsheet.
I’m the variable he can’t calculate.
When a groin injury lands him on my rehab table, he looks at me like I’m a pest. A distraction. A liability.
But when the door locks and the lights go down, the Wall crumbles.
He doesn't want to just be fixed. He wants to be possessed.
And god help me, I want to be the one to break him.
CHARLOTTE BELL
I have a five-year plan. Graduate, get into Duke, and get the hell out of this frozen town.
Hooking up with the Captain of the hockey team is not on the itinerary.
Especially not one who is drowning in secrets and debts to dangerous men.
He’s forbidden fruit wrapped in Kevlar and ego.
One touch in the equipment room was a mistake.
The second touch was a catastrophe.
Now, I’m risking my career for a man who claims I’m just "baggage."
But I know the truth. I know what happens when the pads come off.
He thinks he can save everyone. But who is going to save him from me?
HE’S THE TEAM CAPTAIN WHO HATES CHAOS. I’M THE TRAINER WHO BREAKS ALL HIS RULES.
Joseph Russo is a machine.
He’s the star center for North Haven University, a projected first-round draft pick, and a man who treats his body like a temple. He has a plan for everything. He controls every variable. He is cold, disciplined, and terrifyingly focused.
Until he gets injured.
Now, he needs a miracle to make the playoffs. And unfortunately for him, I’m the only one with the data to fix him.
Ida June Banks is a liability.
That’s what he calls me. I’m the new student trainer with a clipboard full of protocols and a severe case of imposter syndrome. I’m supposed to treat his injury, not stare at the V-lines on his abs. I have a career to build, and getting tangled up with a brooding, arrogant hockey player is a variable I cannot afford to mismanage.
Especially when he looks at me like he wants to devour me whole.
We made a deal.
I treat him off the books. He gets his leg back; I get my thesis data.
Strictly professional. No talking. No touching outside of therapy.
But late nights in the training room have a way of blurring lines. And when Joseph discovers I’ve never been touched—not really—he decides to rewrite the protocol.
He doesn’t just want to be my patient. He wants to be my first.
He says he can control himself. He says we can keep it a secret.
But we’re about to learn that love is the one variable you can’t control… and the crash might destroy us both.
Book 1 - Popping the Puck
Book 2 - Cherry Check
Book 3 - The Virgin Goal
Book 4 - Slippery When Wet
Book 5 - Cold Hard Truth
Book 6 - Just the Tip... of the Iceberg
Book 7 - Between the Pipes
Treat yourself! x