I used to despise this grumpy hockey star with a shattered image…

Now the banters fire, and he is scoring straight to my heart.

My rule when it came to Logan Mitchell: stay far, far away.

Now he’s the face of my shelter’s Adopt-a-Player campaign and I’m supposed to survive weeks around him without losing my mind.

Turns out, beneath the gruff, all-hockey exterior, Logan has a sweet side.

Especially when it comes to a certain rescue dog at my shelter.

The more I see past the headlines and into the man himself, the harder it is to remember why I swore to keep my distance.

Planning...

I used to despise this grumpy hockey star with a shattered image…

Now the banters fire, and he is scoring straight to my heart.

My rule when it came to Logan Mitchell: stay far, far away.

Now he’s the face of my shelter’s Adopt-a-Player campaign and I’m supposed to survive weeks around him without losing my mind.

Turns out, beneath the gruff, all-hockey exterior, Logan has a sweet side.

Especially when it comes to a certain rescue dog at my shelter.

The more I see past the headlines and into the man himself, the harder it is to remember why I swore to keep my distance.

Planning the campaign over late nights becomes an excuse.

The banter turns into something deep.

My own arguments fall apart, and I start to fall for him.

It all started as a way to fix his image.

Now with the press spinning their own story, he might end up wrecking mine.

Taming the Grumpy Hockey Player, a sweet enemies to lovers romance, full of sizzling chemistry without the explicit heat.