In a world of clickbait headlines and high-stakes games, a fierce heroine and a playboy athlete find themselves entangled in a web of secrets and staged affection. As the lines between performance and passion fade, they must choose: protect their hearts, or fight for a love worth breaking the rules. "All"™s fair in love, hockey, and podcast syndication. " All I wanted was a tiny interview to secure my podcast syndication deal. What I didn"™t expect? That my big break would hinge on Hunter Reed"”the NHL"™s newest golden boy, full-time playboy, and the guy who mistook me for a puck bunny at Oakley"™s bar. Hunter Reed is six-foot-two of attitude, muscle, and maddening charm. He"™s the kind of clickbait fans obsess over and network execs would kill for"”and exactly the kind of man I swore I"™d never chase. Especially not after our less-than-stellar first encounter. . and second. and third. But when a Date-A-Player charity auction, his manipulative ex, and a very public kiss force us into a fake relationship, suddenly I"™m not just chasing the story"”I"™m living it. Now he"™s crashing on the other side of my queen-sized bed. Covering my living expenses. Washing my car in a Speedo in the middle of December. And somehow worming his way into my life one sarcastic grin at a time. The more he shows up"”with pre-game texts, surprise Post-its, and family dinners like he"™s always belonged"”the harder it is to remember this is supposed to be pretend. But with his ex-girlfriend circling, trade rumors heating up, my career hanging by a thread, and feelings I never planned for complicating everything, I have to choose: Do I play it safe and report from the bleachers? Or finally, get in the game"”for real?
