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Penalty Shot

(2024)
(A book in the Columbus Mavericks series)
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ELISE
Randall Haughland is a professional hockey player with the face of a fairytale prince and the skills of a sex god.


Before our one-night stand, I made clear my three unbreakable rules.

One: no ties, no commitments.
I learned the hard way that a long-term relationship isn’t compatible with my career as a theater director. There’s already enough drama in my life.

Two: no sleeping over.
This is not the same as never seeing each other again. I’m all about the occasional fling, as long as the expiration date is clear.

Three: the expiration date is 10 dates or 2 months, whichever comes first.
Anything after that and the guy starts complaining about why he can’t stay over. See rule number two.

So, when the time comes for me to leave town, I’m ready to set this playboy free. But instead of the usual cut and run we agree to be “friends without benefits.”

Unfortunately, now that the hockey hunk has become my best friend, I’m tempted to break all the rules.

But will breaking the rules, break
us?

RANDALL
Elise Chen is a Shakespearean nerd with the face of an innocent sweetheart and the mind of a sex goddess.


She’s also a mythical creature. The topic of urban legends. A one night stand who says she doesn’t want commitment and freaking means it.

When she’s due to leave town for a theater gig, we agree to stay in touch as friends. I never thought a jock like me would have anything in common with a brilliant director who inspires me every day.

Through some tough times, we are exactly what the other needs. Elise and I are building a strong foundation for friendship. All good, right? Wrong.

Because that foundation sits on top of something volatile and explosive. The easy companionship we share is piled over the blood-thickening lust coursing in my veins on its way south.

Friends without benefits, my ass. It’s a pledge that’s turned into a curse. I want Elise. I want her more than ever.

But what if breaking her rules ruins what we have? Not sure I can handle losing the one person who accepts me for who I am.

The only thing better than being her lover is being her best friend.





Genre: Romance

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