| Author/Contributor(s): | Bailey, Tessa |
| Publisher: | William Morrow Large Print |
| Date: | 2/4/2025 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
One impulsive country club escape sparks an off-limits attraction neither of them can afford.
A steamy chance encounter between a professional hockey player and the manic pixie dream girl he just can’t seem to forget takes a turn in this forbidden romance by #1
Tessa Bailey drops a bruising Boston hockey player into a manicured Darien country club, pairing a broken-down Chevy pickup with a champagne-stealing harp prodigy who upends every routine he owns.
The story moves from seaside Connecticut estates to a North End apartment, following two fiercely loyal best friends through stolen laundry lessons and secret arena visits before an impending wedding turns every touch off-limits.
- Sports Romance: A fiercely protective NHL winger runs a secret memorabilia side hustle to keep his dream girl safe in her North End walk-up while teaching her how to navigate city buses.
- Opposites Attract: A self-made athlete raised on two jobs and hand-me-down skates meets a pampered harp prodigy navigating grocery aisles and an unruly English bulldog named Pierre.
- Friends to Lovers: Bound by an impending family wedding, two best friends spend six months fighting a blistering mutual obsession until late-night confessions push their resolve to the brink.
- Found Family: A veteran Bearcats captain and a pair of chaotic rookies surround the couple with locker-room loyalty, backing Chloe even when team rivalry sparks a bench-clearing brawl on a local baseball diamond.
- Also by This Author: It Happened One Summer, Hook, Line, and Sinker and Window Shopping.