Between the Ice and Us
By @Mark Davis
In the cutthroat world of professional hockey, Mark Evans is the calculating captain of the Pittsburgh Phantoms. Known for his cold strategic thinking and elite leadership, Mark treats life like a chessboard, keeping everyone at arm's length. His career is his armor, built to mask the devastating childhood abandonment by his mother that left him believing love is a liability. But when the team hires Tori Graeme, a brilliant sports rehabilitation specialist with a fiercely independent streak, his calculated world begins to crack. Tori has her own scars, refusing to be just another trophy on a player's shelf. Forced to work closely together to save Mark's injury-prone season, their professional boundaries dissolve into a searing, forbidden attraction. As the pressure of the playoffs mounts, Mark must decide if his greatest victory lies in sticking to his cold, protective game plan, or risking his guarded heart for the one woman who refuses to be played.
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