Kayden Bouchard is everything I cant stand: an arrogant hockey player with an ego bigger than his reputation. So why did I just agree to be his fake girlfriend?

Moving to Salt Lake City is supposed to be my fresh start—a chance to escape my overbearing dad’s shadow and finally build my veterinary career on my own terms. All I have to do is avoid Kayden Bouchard.

Easier said than done when he walks into my best friends house like he owns it.

The cocky hockey star needs to convince the teams new owners that hes not the playboy they think he is....

Kayden Bouchard is everything I cant stand: an arrogant hockey player with an ego bigger than his reputation. So why did I just agree to be his fake girlfriend?

Moving to Salt Lake City is supposed to be my fresh start—a chance to escape my overbearing dad’s shadow and finally build my veterinary career on my own terms. All I have to do is avoid Kayden Bouchard.

Easier said than done when he walks into my best friends house like he owns it.

The cocky hockey star needs to convince the teams new owners that hes not the playboy they think he is. If he cant, they wont re-sign him. Theres just one problem—hes exactly the playboy they think he is.

His brilliant idea? A fake relationship. And guess who happens to be right there when this idea pops into his head?

It should be easy to say no.

Sure, our one-night stand was tolerable—fine, it was gold-medal worthy. But pretending to be his girlfriend? Id rather examine a skunk-spayed dog that everyone can smell from a mile away.

But hes desperate for that contract renewal, and Im desperate to prove I can make my own choices. Even if one of those choices is saying yes to this spectacularly bad idea.

At least theres no chance Ill ever fall for him. Right?

Fake the Shot is a fake relationship, dislike-to-lovers hockey romance with no third-act breakup. While this is a standalone novel, it takes place after the events in Home Ice, so there are spoilers! Note: this book features a transgender heroine, but her identity as a trans woman is not a central part of the plot.

Follow the link in the beginning of the book for a list of content warnings.