VIVIAN
Growing up the daughter of a five-time Stanley Cup champion sounds glamorous until you realize every man who’s ever looked your way was really looking past you. So I did what any self-respecting woman would do: I moved to a tiny New Hampshire town, bought a cottage with creaky floors, and built a life that’s entirely, unapologetically mine. No rinks, no pucks, no men with ulterior motives.
Then Brody Moore showed up at my barn.
He came with his niece, a crooked smile, and absolutely zero riding ability. A fact he proved spectacularly when he hit the dirt in front of me. He’s charming and broad-shouldered and looks at me like I’m the only woman in the world. And I almost believe him.
Almost.
BRODY
Twenty-nine years old. Still in the minors. Still hearing my father's voice every time I lace up, telling me I'm not enough for the NHL and never will be.
I came to New Hampshire to lay low, not to make a fool of myself in front of a woman who could drop me with a single look. Vivian is guarded and brilliant and wants nothing to do with men like me, which is the problem, because I can't stop wanting everything to do with her.
She thinks she knows who I am.
There's just one thing I haven't told her.
And when the truth comes out — because it always does — I'm terrified that the one person who finally made me feel like enough will decide I'm exactly what she always feared.
Genre: Romance
Growing up the daughter of a five-time Stanley Cup champion sounds glamorous until you realize every man who’s ever looked your way was really looking past you. So I did what any self-respecting woman would do: I moved to a tiny New Hampshire town, bought a cottage with creaky floors, and built a life that’s entirely, unapologetically mine. No rinks, no pucks, no men with ulterior motives.
Then Brody Moore showed up at my barn.
He came with his niece, a crooked smile, and absolutely zero riding ability. A fact he proved spectacularly when he hit the dirt in front of me. He’s charming and broad-shouldered and looks at me like I’m the only woman in the world. And I almost believe him.
Almost.
BRODY
Twenty-nine years old. Still in the minors. Still hearing my father's voice every time I lace up, telling me I'm not enough for the NHL and never will be.
I came to New Hampshire to lay low, not to make a fool of myself in front of a woman who could drop me with a single look. Vivian is guarded and brilliant and wants nothing to do with men like me, which is the problem, because I can't stop wanting everything to do with her.
She thinks she knows who I am.
There's just one thing I haven't told her.
And when the truth comes out — because it always does — I'm terrified that the one person who finally made me feel like enough will decide I'm exactly what she always feared.
Genre: Romance