Jaime McAllister was once the NHL’s brightest star, until one bad hit shattered his right hand and took the shot that made him legendary. Instead of walking away, he stayed—and got mean. Now he plays defence like every shift is a personal vendetta, pretending to lead a team that’s been spiraling for three seasons straight. He’s still the Captain… for now. But the new PR consultant calling him out in front of his boys? She might be the first opponent he doesn’t know how to handle.
Blair Elliot doesn’t believe in locker room legends. A crisis-management specialist with a reputation for turning chaos into clean headlines, she’s been brought in as a last-ditch attempt to drag the Hammerheads out of their slump. Her professional assessment is simple: the problem starts—and ends—with the Captain. He’s arrogant. Aggressive. Exactly the kind of man she’s built her career dismantling.
But when he corners her and says Miss Elliot like a warning instead of a title? When he smiles slow and deliberate just to see if she’ll flinch? Professionalism starts to feel dangerously optional.
They’re supposed to be rebuilding his team, not tearing down each other’s self-control. But every argument sharpens into something hotter, and every late-night strategy session lingers too long. Somewhere between the power plays and the PR stunts, Jaime stops playing for pride and starts playing for her. The league can fine him. The team can question him. They can even take the C stitched over his heart.
But he can’t afford to lose the one woman who refuses to bow to him.
Especially now she’s the only thing he wants to kneel for.
Genre: Romance
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