Just Playing for Keeps

<b>A grumpy/sunshine fake dating hockey romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely!</b><br /><br />Ever hear the story about the dating coach who got dumped on the hockey arena’s jumbotron?<br /><br />Everyone did. But I <i>lived</i> it. Including the moment when the team’s broody, tattooed winger Lake Axelrod swooped in on skates to rescue me from public humiliation.<br /><br />Even more surprising? When the famously grumpy (and ridiculously sexy) hockey star insists on being my fake boyfriend for my sister’s high-profile wedding.<br /><br />It’s the perfect sweet revenge plan since my ex is the best man. Bonus – I might even salvage my professional reputation.<br /><br />We need rules though.<br /><br />1. To pull this off, everyone from <i>his</i> teammates to <i>my</i> boss has to believe we’re a real couple.<br /><br />2. That means swoony touches and knee-weakening kisses are required.<br /><br />3. When it ends, we walk away.<br /><br />But the intensity in Lake’s eyes after every post-game kiss makes me wonder if he’s pretending. With each whispered secret, the line between fake and real bends. Until it shatters one night in a hotel room.<br /><br />Soon, he isn’t just playing the protective boyfriend—he’s the only one who truly sees me.<br /><br />If I’m not careful, I’m going to break the most important rule of all: <b>don’t fall for your fake date.<br /><br />This is Lake and Remy's romance. Tropes include: grumpy/sunshine hockey romance, fake dating, workplace romance, best friend's brother, obsessed hero</b>