An ambitious sports agent swears she'll never mix business with pleasure...until she's forced to work with the hockey's most notorious bad boy. As chemistry sizzles and professional boundaries blur, she discovers the cocky enforcer hiding a fiercely loyal heart. Perfect for readers who love protective hockey heroes, burning tension, and emotional slow-burn romance.

He's hockey's biggest heartthrob. She's the one woman who refuses to fall for his charm.

Sports agent Jillian Nichols has worked too hard to let anything threaten her career, especially not a star hockey player with a reputation for trouble. Nick "The Punisher" Salinger is arrogant, infuriating, and impossible to ignore, but Jillian refuses to become another name on his list.

The more time they're forced to spend together, however, the harder it becomes to deny the chemistry between them. Beneath Nick's tough-guy image is a fiercely loyal man who sees past Jillian's defenses and makes her want to risk everything she's worked for.

But falling for a client could cost Jillian her future. And for Nick, winning her heart may be the toughest fight of his life.

A swoony, steamy hockey romance featuring an hockey's resident rebel, a career-driven heroine, palpable chemistry, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.