Playoff Pretense
(2025)(The third book in the Wildfire University Wolves series)
A novel by Adriana Steel
She's the invisible photographer hiding behind her lens.
He's the golden boy everyone sees—except the one person he wants noticing him.
Everly Quinn has perfected the art of disappearing. As Wildfire University's hockey team photographer, she captures every moment but lives none of them. Three years of watching from the sidelines. Three years of secretly loving a man who sees her as just a friend.
Until her dangerous ex refuses to take no for an answer.
Zander Cole has everything—captain's jersey, NHL scouts circling, a future brighter than the arena lights. What he doesn't have is the courage to tell his quiet, brilliant photographer that she's been it for him since freshman year.
When Everly's ex becomes a threat, Zander offers the perfect solution: fake date him until the danger passes. Simple. Temporary. Totally under control.
Except nothing about loving Everly Quinn is simple.
Every staged kiss burns hotter than the last. Every protective touch blurs the line between pretend and desperately real. She's falling for a man who thinks he's acting. He's drowning in feelings he's terrified to name.
But fake relationships have expiration dates. And when their charade is exposed, Zander must choose between the NHL career he's built and the woman who's always seen the real him.
She taught him that being seen is a gift. He'll teach her that she was never invisible—not to the people who matter.
Can a love born from pretense survive the brutal truth of reality? Or will their playoff pretense end before they get their forever?
Genre: Romance
He's the golden boy everyone sees—except the one person he wants noticing him.
Everly Quinn has perfected the art of disappearing. As Wildfire University's hockey team photographer, she captures every moment but lives none of them. Three years of watching from the sidelines. Three years of secretly loving a man who sees her as just a friend.
Until her dangerous ex refuses to take no for an answer.
Zander Cole has everything—captain's jersey, NHL scouts circling, a future brighter than the arena lights. What he doesn't have is the courage to tell his quiet, brilliant photographer that she's been it for him since freshman year.
When Everly's ex becomes a threat, Zander offers the perfect solution: fake date him until the danger passes. Simple. Temporary. Totally under control.
Except nothing about loving Everly Quinn is simple.
Every staged kiss burns hotter than the last. Every protective touch blurs the line between pretend and desperately real. She's falling for a man who thinks he's acting. He's drowning in feelings he's terrified to name.
But fake relationships have expiration dates. And when their charade is exposed, Zander must choose between the NHL career he's built and the woman who's always seen the real him.
She taught him that being seen is a gift. He'll teach her that she was never invisible—not to the people who matter.
Can a love born from pretense survive the brutal truth of reality? Or will their playoff pretense end before they get their forever?
Genre: Romance
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