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An intense, forced proximity romance about a woman running from an abusive past, and the hockey player who vows to keep her safe. Sometimes life makes you play an unfair game. As a pro hockey player, I’ve had desperate flirty women throw themselves at me, one... Read More
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An intense, forced proximity romance about a woman running from an abusive past, and the hockey player who vows to keep her safe.

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An intense, forced proximity romance about a woman running from an abusive past, and the hockey player who vows to keep her safe.

Sometimes life makes you play an unfair game.

As a pro hockey player, I’ve had desperate flirty women throw themselves at me, one after another for years. Today, it took only seconds for someone to walk into my home and have me completely forget about any other woman I’ve ever met.

A favour for an old teammate, I opened my penthouse to Charlee Mags, my new short-term roommate. When I said yes to this favour, I didn’t know how breathtakingly beautiful Charlee would be, or that I would come to enjoy hanging out with her, even crave being around her. It’s almost funny how much we have in common.

But Charlee has baggage.

I knew when she showed up at my door with a black eye, this could be a fragile situation, and I would do all I could to help her feel safe, but she doesn’t want to be the damsel in distress. Underneath her injury, she is an independent, strong-willed, funny woman who knows more about hockey than she originally lets on. And now I'm struggling to keep myself from falling for her.

Charlee Mags is the perfect woman for me. One hundred percent my type.

I have no idea who hurt her or why, but when Charlee leans on me for support, one thing is certain.

I’ll be damned if anyone ever hurts her again.

Series: Chicago Red Tails

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781964264165

Publisher: Meredith Wild LLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Page & Vine

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 288

About the Author

International bestselling author, Susan Renee, wants to live in a world where paint doesn't smell, book boyfriends are real, and everything is covered in glitter. An indie romance author, Susan has written about everything from tacos to tow-trucks, loves writing romantic comedies but also enjoys creating an emotional angsty story from time to time. She lives in Ohio with her husband, kids, three dogs and a cat. Susan holds a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Music Education and a self-awarded Doctorate in Sass and Sarcasm. She enjoys laughing at memes, speaking in GIFs and spending an entire day jumping down the TikTok rabbit hole. When she's not writing or playing the role of busy Mom, her favorite activity is doing the Care Bear stare with her closest friends.

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