An ambitious journalist ordered to expose him. A hockey star trapped inside a manufactured playboy brand. And four weeks of fake dating that make the truth impossible to hide.
Nora Baptiste needs one career-making story: uncover the scandal behind Foster Elliot, the Minneapolis Maulers’ notorious playboy.
She expects clubs, hookups, and an ego as polished as his camera-ready smile.
Instead, she finds him alone in sweatpants, building Lego and listening to history podcasts.
When paparazzi catch Nora leaving his apartment at two in the morning, Foster claims they are secretly dating to protect both their reputations. Now every public kiss has to look real.
The problem is, Foster''s polished persona is fake. Nora’s cutting wit is not. The more she strips away the pretty, empty image he sells the world, the more he craves the only woman sharp enough to see what is underneath—and say exactly what brings him to his knees.
But Nora came to write the truth about him. Falling for him could destroy them both.
Penalty Box is a high-heat, open-door fake-dating hockey romance featuring enemies-to-lovers tension, a secret nerd hero, consensual degradation, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Romance
Nora Baptiste needs one career-making story: uncover the scandal behind Foster Elliot, the Minneapolis Maulers’ notorious playboy.
She expects clubs, hookups, and an ego as polished as his camera-ready smile.
Instead, she finds him alone in sweatpants, building Lego and listening to history podcasts.
When paparazzi catch Nora leaving his apartment at two in the morning, Foster claims they are secretly dating to protect both their reputations. Now every public kiss has to look real.
The problem is, Foster''s polished persona is fake. Nora’s cutting wit is not. The more she strips away the pretty, empty image he sells the world, the more he craves the only woman sharp enough to see what is underneath—and say exactly what brings him to his knees.
But Nora came to write the truth about him. Falling for him could destroy them both.
Penalty Box is a high-heat, open-door fake-dating hockey romance featuring enemies-to-lovers tension, a secret nerd hero, consensual degradation, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Romance
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