Book Blurb:
I didn’t know she was my teammate’s girlfriend.I only knew she was the smart-mouthed runner who crashed into me on a campus trail.
By the time I learned her boyfriend was Marcus Kane—my teammate and enemy since youth hockey—I already wanted her.
I should have stayed away.
Should’ve. Would’ve. Could’ve.
Instead, I became her secret 5 a.m. running partner.
I tried to keep it there.
But when a storm trapped us alone, I stopped pretending I could keep my hands off her.
Now that I’d tasted her, staying away was no longer an option.
But Marcus has never learned how to lose. When Josie leaves him, he refuses to let her go—and threatens to destroy my NHL future if she stays with me.
Josie says we have to stay apart.
She’s wrong.
I’m not giving her up without a fight.
And Marcus Kane is about to learn I’m just as ruthless as he is.
Release Date: September 18, 2026
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Review:
I remember how angsty and messy some of my friends collage romances were, and this story brings all that back and more.
The story has all the elements of a 12 episode drama. You know how it ends, but the fun is the journey to get there. Ms. Malone throws in a twist that wasn’t on the radar that makes you go “WHHAAAA..NOOOOO”.
The characters are well written. You love the good guys and really hate the bad one. It’s also nice to read females as their own hero and not victims. Women supporting women is strongly featured in this book and I loved it.
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