Now, opening my heart to anyone, no matter how sweet, is the last thing I'm prepared to do. I'm a grumbly grump and his ridiculously good nature drives me nuts, but even I can't entirely ignore that hot tamale of a ginger with icy eyes, the perfect playoff beard, and a body built for sin that he's annoyingly modest about.īefore I got wise, I would have tripped over myself to get a guy like Ren, but with my diagnosis, I've learned what I am to most people in my life-a problem, not a person. I've had a problem at work since the day Ren Bergman joined the team: a six foot three hunk of happy with a sunshine smile. I just hope that when she leaves the team and I tell her how I feel, she won't want to leave me behind, too. Frankie won't be here forever-she's headed for bigger, better things. I'm a player on the team, she's on staff, and as long as we work together, dating is off-limits. Deadpan delivery, secret heart of gold, and a rare one-dimpled smile that makes my knees weak, Frankie has been forbidden since the day she and I became coworkers, meaning waiting has been the name of my game-besides, hockey, that is. The moment I met her, I knew Frankie Zeferino was someone worth waiting for. At least, until I'm facing my most serious problem yet: a once-loveless marriage of convenience that's inconveniently become a love match, after all.Get ready for an emotional ride filled with laughter, longing, and a sweet slow-burn in this sports romance about love's power not in spite of difference, but because of it. When Axel and I unexpectedly find our paths-and problems-converging, a marriage of convenience proves the perfect solution. It seems the universe, however, has a different plan. My life is a mess, and the last thing I need is to embarrass myself further with the man who avoids me like that’s his job rather than painting modern masterpieces. Charades got away from me, okay? It was an accident! I haven't seen him since, which is for the best. Thankfully, I've kept my crush under wraps. The woman who was once avoidable has become the last thing I needed: temptingly within reach.Īxel Bergman is a gorgeous grump who doesn't have the time of day for me.

In a matter of months, she's kissed me speechless, commandeered my art career, and infiltrated not only my dreams but my home. Since then, steering clear of Rooney has been impossible. until a charades game gone wrong brought that to a grinding halt.

Desperate to hide a hopeless attraction, I've done everything possible to keep my distance.

Warm, bright, always smiling, she's everything I'm not and the last person I have any business desiring. Cozy up for a heartfelt, humorous, sizzling slow-burn in this marriage of convenience romance about finding love-and home-in the most unlikely of places.

Always only you chloe