Rule #1: Never fall for a hockey player. So why does my dating coach—who also happens to play hockey—make me want to break every rule I’ve set?

It starts with one conversation with a stranger…and suddenly, everything changes.

He won’t tell me what he does for a living, and maybe that should be a red flag. But after the hardest year of my life, my new neighbor feels like a lifeline—calm, capable, and always there when I need him.

When he offers to be my dating coach, I tell myself it’s harmless. That he just wants to help.

But behind that cinnamon roll smile, he’s hiding something—and I’m starting to fall for him anyway.

I told myself we were just friends.

So why am I dreaming about kissing the one man I swore I’d never fall for?

Lucian

Keeping my hockey identity secret was supposed to be temporary—just long enough to figure out my next move with the girl next door.

There’s just one problem: she’s sworn off hockey players for good.

And when she finds out who I really am, I might lose the only woman who’s ever made me want something more than the game.

I stopped pretending it was a fake date a long time ago.

But when our fun leads to feelings?

That’s the icing on the cake.

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The Icing on the Cake is part of the Love in Maple Falls sweet hockey romcom multi-author series. It's a slow-burn, secret-identity hockey romance featuring a cinnamon roll hero who falls hard for the sweet cupcake baker next door.