They balance each other out, but they're so different that it's hard to see how they can make it work. Coming from such opposite perspectives, it's easy to jump to the wrong conclusions about the other, and sometimes, so difficult to admit how good they can be together. It's fun showing how they learn from each other, and learn to rely on their partner.
Toronto Blaze · Book 2
Playmaker
Fake Dating · Opposites Attract
Cooper hates lawyers — his whole family are lawyers. He needs an impressive date for his sister's wedding, and the tax lawyer in the ugly dress is perfect. In return, he can help her navigate the country club dress code.
Other than his family, she's the only one who sees past his surface layers. And unlike them, she connects with him like no one else ever has.
Mike Reimer knows from experience that hockey and relationships don't mix. And hot-tempered swim coach Bridget O'Reilly couldn't be more wrong for the widowed pro goalie.
As the playoffs approach, Mike's growing feelings for her could melt the hardest heart. But what if being with Bridget means letting down his team?
Taranis grew up with a druid mother — the holidays were a little different. He didn't really do Christmas. But when his teammate's girlfriend brings along a bubbly redhead who seems interested in his lonely self, maybe this year would be different.
Penny expected snow, hockey, and a lot of time leaving the two lovers alone. She didn't expect a connection with his broody teammate.
Former bad boy Ryker Slade hadn't returned to his hometown to stay — he doubted anyone would want him to. Then the pastor's daughter Rachel Lowther made him a unique proposal: she'd help him if he helped her.
As their connection deepened, Ryker wondered — could a man with his past ever be good enough for a woman with her bright future?
Jess Slade comes back to her hometown single, pregnant and desperate for a job. New-in-town Deacon Standish needs a temp at his law office. Jess has absolutely nothing in common with the big-city lawyer, and he's going back to his family's practice soon.
So why does she keep picturing them as a family — with him holding her twins?
