Lia Bevans

Fake dating the town’s grumpiest hockey player wasn’t part of my plan. Neither was falling in love with him for real. Gunner Kinsey’s piercing blue eyes and rock-hard abs have all the women of Lucky Falls fooled. But I know the truth.

Withdrawal episodes. That’s what the therapist says when my six year old starts disconnecting from everyone and it destroys my world. When I gave up professional hockey, signed my divorce and determined to raise my baby girl on my own in Lucky Falls, I swore I’d be everything my daughter needed.

Fake dating a disgraced pro hockey player wasn’t in the cards. Neither was falling in love with him for real.

First rule of bro code – never date your best friend’s little sister. Especially when she’s been fired from her dream job and needs a friend. I haven’t seen Riley Carter since she was a kid. Which is why I accidentally hit on her before realizing who she is.