Breakaway Christmas: a Bad Boy Hockey Player Forced Proximity Christmas Romance City Knights Book

She’s the boss. He’s the bad boy goalie who can’t stand her. And one forbidden kiss changes everything.Cruz Navarro doesn’t do relationships. He does highlight reels, sold-out arenas, and keeping puck bunnies at arm’s length. The last person he’d ever fall for? Scarlett Montgomery—the ice princess who just became his boss.She’s the team owner’s daughter. The new Assistant GM with something to prove. The woman who’s looked down on him since day one.She’s also completely, devastatingly off-limits.Scarlett has worked too hard to let anyone undermine her authority. Especially not Cruz Navarro, the cocky goalie who makes her blood boil with a single smirk. She has rules: no personal relationships with players. No scandals. No distractions.Then they kiss at the Christmas party.It’s supposed to be a mistake. One drunken moment they’ll both forget.Except neither of them can stop thinking about it. About each other. About what happens when the enemy becomes something far more dangerous.A secret relationship. Stolen moments. The chemistry they can’t deny.But in the brutal world of professional hockey, secrets don’t stay buried. Her father would fire him to protect her reputation. The media would destroy her credibility. And loving each other could cost them everything they’ve worked for.Some rules are made to be broken. Some risks are worth taking. Some love stories are worth fighting for.Can they keep their hearts on ice, or will this forbidden romance melt everything they’ve built?