He’s the NHL’s grumpiest captain. She’s the new social media girl who just dumped iced coffee all over him. Rhys Calder is Vancouver’s unbreakable six-foot-four of ice-cold focus, zero smiles, and three ironclad rules— 1. Never fall in love during the season. 2. Never let anyone close. 3. Never, ever let someone spill coffee on his jersey… again. Harper Delaney breaks rule number three on day one. Breaks rule number one and two somewhere between a viral kiss-cam disaster and a fake-dating contract meant to save his reputation. One bed on a road trip. One snowed-in cabin. One midnight skate that turns “pretend” into something dangerously real. From enemies-to-lovers tension on the ice to off-the-charts spice behind closed doors, every “just for the cameras” moment pushes them closer to the edge. Until his past comes roaring back with lies that could destroy everything. Until injury threatens to end his career. Until he drops to one knee on the Stanley Cup Final ice with a championship ring and one final “Marry me. For real this time.”
