Facing Off With The Grumpy Captain Next Door
(2026)(A book in the Cedarville Blades Hockey series)
A novel by Emma Haven
I'm the grumpy hockey captain. She's the team's public relations director. We disagree on almost everything. Falling for her was never part of my game plan.
I've never met anyone quite like Morgan Price.
She has a talent for getting under my skin.
She can out-argue me, out-maneuver me, and somehow make me wonder if I'm the one who needs fixing.
Then she unexpectedly becomes guardian to her young niece.
Suddenly there are school pickups, bedtime stories, and burnt cookies.
And one woman trying to handle it all on her own.
Somewhere between an escaped goat, a dunk tank, and one unforgettable little girl, I stop seeing Morgan as my workplace rival and start wanting a future with her.
But when the spotlight turns on Morgan and she becomes the story instead of the one framing it, she’s convinced she can’t have both the career she's worked so hard for and a future with me.
If I lose her, no game plan can fix a broken heart.
Tropes: Rivals to Love, Hockey, Off-Limits, Small Town, Slow Burn, Forced Proximity, He Falls First, and Workplace Romance. This is a sweet, no spice, kisses only stand-alone romance with a happily ever after.
Genre: Romance
I've never met anyone quite like Morgan Price.
She has a talent for getting under my skin.
She can out-argue me, out-maneuver me, and somehow make me wonder if I'm the one who needs fixing.
Then she unexpectedly becomes guardian to her young niece.
Suddenly there are school pickups, bedtime stories, and burnt cookies.
And one woman trying to handle it all on her own.
Somewhere between an escaped goat, a dunk tank, and one unforgettable little girl, I stop seeing Morgan as my workplace rival and start wanting a future with her.
But when the spotlight turns on Morgan and she becomes the story instead of the one framing it, she’s convinced she can’t have both the career she's worked so hard for and a future with me.
If I lose her, no game plan can fix a broken heart.
Tropes: Rivals to Love, Hockey, Off-Limits, Small Town, Slow Burn, Forced Proximity, He Falls First, and Workplace Romance. This is a sweet, no spice, kisses only stand-alone romance with a happily ever after.
Genre: Romance
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