A year ago, I slammed into the boards for my first concussion. Fast recovery, no big deal. A month ago, I slammed into the car dash and earned my second. Along with a broken ankle and a wrecked play-off run.

Now I’m every Renegades fan’s Enemy Number One and doing time in a ritzy physical rehab facility. I’ve pretended I don’t care. That I’ll recover and reclaim my place on the team. But one more night in this joint, I might add murder and mayhem to my list of troubles.

Then she walked in.

I’m all about stepping up for my friends, but...

A year ago, I slammed into the boards for my first concussion. Fast recovery, no big deal. A month ago, I slammed into the car dash and earned my second. Along with a broken ankle and a wrecked play-off run.

Now I’m every Renegades fan’s Enemy Number One and doing time in a ritzy physical rehab facility. I’ve pretended I don’t care. That I’ll recover and reclaim my place on the team. But one more night in this joint, I might add murder and mayhem to my list of troubles.

Then she walked in.

I’m all about stepping up for my friends, but playing chaperone to a grumpy hockey player might just be one ask too many.

I knew who he was the minute I caught sight of the devastatingly handsome man having a raging meltdown in the middle of the lobby.

Who would think a harmless, I-know-who-you-are wink would awaken a monster? Much less one who decided I was the solution to his problems. But my roller derby team would be homeless in another month and he made an offer we couldn’t refuse.

Now I’m sleeping down the hall from my favorite Renegade and learning he’s more than just an abrasive jerk good on a pair of skates. Between his obsession with K-dramas he thinks I don’t know about, his possessive kisses, and the way he’s turned into my biggest derby fan, he might be just about perfect.

When he gets cleared by the team physicians, I’m ready to celebrate. He’s got his wish. He’s back in the game. He no longer needs a babysitter and before I can blink, he’s showing me the door. How did I read him so wrong?

If you’re in the mood for a grumpy hockey player facing a career-ending injury and the little bit of sunshine that thinks he’s up to the challenge of recovery, Any Other Day just might be for you. Tropes include forced proximity and mental health rep, found family and roller derby divas. This standalone romance takes place in an interconnected world (Renegades & Three Corners) with a guaranteed happily ever after.