He's all in. She's all walls.
Ryan "Mac" MacKenzie has been in love with librarian Rachel Morrison since the moment he walked into her library with too many flowers and zero chill. She's brilliant, beautiful, and thinks he's a chaos tornado in hockey skates, which is fair. But when she agrees to coffee, Mac knows he's found his forever.
Rachel has been burned before.
Publicly humiliated by an ex who called her "too boring" for his exciting life. So when the Eagles' most enthusiastic player pursues her with grand gestures and genuine heart, she wants to believe it's real.
But men like Mac don't stay with women like her. Do they?
Just as Rachel starts to trust in their future, a ghost from her past arrives in Evergreen Cove. Derek Matthews mentored Rachel's ex, convinced him to dump her, and now he's back with a vendetta, and he's willing to use Rachel's insecurities and their shared secret to destroy everything she's built.
Mac will fight for Rachel. But can Rachel fight for herself?
A small-town hockey romance featuring: opposites attract, he falls first, a hero who's all in from day one, a heroine learning she's always been enough, meddling teammates, and a villain readers will love to hate.
Spice Level: Medium Hot
