A steamy new college hockey romance featuring a shy gentle giant, a fierce punk rock goddess, and a fake relationship that forces them both to face everything they've been hiding.
HIS WEAKNESS
Ben Kellerman is the PBU Devils' gentle giant—a formidable defenseman on the ice who becomes a stammering disaster the moment a pretty girl looks his way. Past humiliations taught him his "jock" self is a coward and his "nerd" self is pathetic. He's convinced he'll never be enough for anyone.
So when a gorgeous punk singer propositions him in a bar, his first instinct is to run. His second is to wonder if this is the universe finally throwing him a lifeline.
HER ARMOR
Cassidy "Cass" Vance is the snarling frontwoman of campus punk band Pinebox—all ripped fishnets, combat boots, and weaponized attitude. But her fierce persona is armor against a world that taught her men only want the fantasy, never the real woman underneath.
Now, with aggressive fans crossing lines, she needs a human shield. Someone big enough to intimidate, sweet enough to control, and clueless enough to never see through her walls.
Ben Kellerman fits the bill perfectly. Or so she thinks.
THEIR UNSCRIPTED CHEMISTRY
The rules are simple: he plays the protective boyfriend, she fakes being his girlfriend to get the hockey guys off his back, and absolutely nobody catches feelings. But between stolen glances at dive bar gigs and unexpectedly tender moments, their fake relationship starts writing its own script.
The guy who fixes broken things is falling for the girl convinced she's beyond repair. And the woman who always strikes first is terrified of what happens when she finally lets someone stay.
Key details:
HIS WEAKNESS
Ben Kellerman is the PBU Devils' gentle giant—a formidable defenseman on the ice who becomes a stammering disaster the moment a pretty girl looks his way. Past humiliations taught him his "jock" self is a coward and his "nerd" self is pathetic. He's convinced he'll never be enough for anyone.
So when a gorgeous punk singer propositions him in a bar, his first instinct is to run. His second is to wonder if this is the universe finally throwing him a lifeline.
HER ARMOR
Cassidy "Cass" Vance is the snarling frontwoman of campus punk band Pinebox—all ripped fishnets, combat boots, and weaponized attitude. But her fierce persona is armor against a world that taught her men only want the fantasy, never the real woman underneath.
Now, with aggressive fans crossing lines, she needs a human shield. Someone big enough to intimidate, sweet enough to control, and clueless enough to never see through her walls.
Ben Kellerman fits the bill perfectly. Or so she thinks.
THEIR UNSCRIPTED CHEMISTRY
The rules are simple: he plays the protective boyfriend, she fakes being his girlfriend to get the hockey guys off his back, and absolutely nobody catches feelings. But between stolen glances at dive bar gigs and unexpectedly tender moments, their fake relationship starts writing its own script.
The guy who fixes broken things is falling for the girl convinced she's beyond repair. And the woman who always strikes first is terrified of what happens when she finally lets someone stay.
Key details:
- Fake dating (what could possibly go wrong?)
She falls first (but he falls harder)
Opposites attract (the stammering sweetheart and the punk rock queen)
Touch her and die (he's shy until someone threatens his girl)
Sixth in series (but read as standalone!)
Steamy 'open door' spice level
Happily-ever-after and no cliffhangers.
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Genre: Romance
Used availability for Clara West's The Broken Signal