The Brick Wall

SHANE

My nickname is Brick Wall. Nothing is supposed to get past me on the ice. But lately, I can't stop anything. Until I spend one night with Bliss Vescovi. I'm supposed to be focused on getting my game back. Not chasing a redhead who sees right through me. Not wanting more than one night. Not falling for a woman who's already decided I'm temporary.

But Bliss looks at me like I'm more than a goalie in a slump. She sees the man and not the hockey player. And now I'm starting to think the game might not be everything there is in life.

BLISS

A no-strings fling with a hot hockey player who's leaving at the end of the season? Perfect. Catching actual feelings for Shane Conrad? Disaster.

My ex taught me exactly what happens when you give a driven, intense man control over your heart. I rebuilt myself from the wreckage. I know better now. Except Shane's off-beat humor keeps dismantling my defenses. His smile makes me forget every promise I made to myself. And when he gets the call to the NHL — the call he's been chasing his whole life — I realize I've been lying to myself about how much I'll miss him.

Shane isn't walking away without a fight. Maybe I'm finally ready to stop running.

THE BRICK WALL is a steamy hockey romance featuring a brooding goalie hero, a fiercely independent heroine healing from emotional abuse, sizzling chemistry, laugh-out-loud banter, and a hard-fought happily ever after. No cliffhanger. Standalone.