ONE NIGHT IN A MASK. TWO PINK LINES. AND NOW I HAVE TO TUTOR THE FATHER OF MY BABY.
STEVEN “STONE” KINCAID
They call me “The Stone” for a reason. I’m the Enforcer. I protect the goal, I protect my team, and I don’t let anyone in. I have one goal: The NHL Draft.
But my academic eligibility is hanging by a thread, and if I don’t pass Ethics 201, I’m back to being a nobody.
Enter Stephanie Rhodes. The Dean’s daughter. The chaos to my order. And the only tutor who won’t quit on me.
She smells like lavender and the best night of my life—the night I spent with a masked stranger at a Halloween party.
I shouldn’t want her. She’s off-limits. She’s the enemy.
But when we’re alone in the library, I don’t want to study. I want to ruin her.
STEPHANIE RHODES
I’m a mess. A plant-obsessed, clumsy disappointment to my father.
I have a secret that could destroy everything. A secret the size of a blueberry growing inside me.
The father? The terrifying, silent, tattooed hockey player I’m forced to tutor.
Steven doesn’t know who I was that night. He doesn’t know he’s a dad. And if he finds out, his career is over.
I have to keep it professional. I have to keep my distance.
But then he touches me. He calls me “Good Girl” in a voice that melts my knees. He looks at me like I’m the only thing that matters.
We made a deal to fake it until the semester ends.
But you can’t fake the way his heart beats against mine.
And when the truth comes out, the penalty might be more than either of us can pay.
HE’S THE CAPTAIN. I’M THE DEAN’S DAUGHTER. AND IF HE TOUCHES ME, HE LOSES EVERYTHING.
IAN “THE ICEMAN” VANE.
Six-foot-four of scarred muscle, brooding silence, and NHL-level talent. He treats hockey like a war and feelings like a disease. To him, life is a spreadsheet of controlled variables, and he’s one semester away from the draft. He doesn’t make mistakes.
Until he fails Statistics.
Now, his future is in the hands of the one person on campus who drives him insane.
SOPHIE MILLER.
That’s me. The chaotic cellist with the yellow sweaters and no filter. I’m the “distraction” he’s been warned to avoid. My father, the Dean, has made it clear: Ian Vane is off-limits. If he crosses the line, his scholarship—and his career—are gone.
I should hate him. He called me a hazard. He looks at me like I’m a problem he can’t solve.
BUT THEN THE LIBRARY DOOR LOCKED.
Somewhere between the late-night study sessions and the arguments that felt like foreplay, the ice started to crack. I saw the broken boy beneath the jersey. He saw the fire beneath my smile.
Now, he’s not looking at me like a problem. He’s looking at me like I’m the only thing that matters.
He calls me “Princess.” He touches me like he owns me.
We made a deal to keep it professional. But in a game this dangerous, even the best defense eventually breaks.
And when the secret gets out? It won’t just be my heart on the line. It’ll be his entire life.
Book 1 – Drop The Puck
Book 2 – Cluster Puck
Book 3 – Taboo Captain
Book 4 – Keeping Score
Book 5 – Pucked & Pregnant
Book 6 – Power Plays
Book 7 – Trash Talk
Book 8 – Two Pink Lines
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