The Blurred Playbook

My draft stock is tanking, my grades are in the toilet, and I'm about to lose my scholarship. All because of a secret I've guarded my whole life: I can read a 200-foot sheet of ice, but I can't read the first page of a textbook. As the star power forward for the Blackwood Ravens, I'm supposed to be invincible. But my undiagnosed dyslexia is about to destroy my future. Then *she* walks in. Sadie Sinclair. The coach's niece, my new tutor, and the only person who sees right through my grumpy facade. She's brilliant, anxious, and absolutely off-limits. And she's the only one who figures out my secret. The deal is simple: she'll help me pass, and I'll be her "fake boyfriend" to help her prove she earned her spot in the athletics department, nepotism-free. I'm supposed to be using her for my reputation. So why does holding her hand feel more real than any goal I've ever scored? The lines of our contract blur with every stolen touch and late-night study session. But I'm not the only one with something to lose. She has her career on the line, my father is watching my every move, and a rival player is just waiting to expose all my secrets. I thought she was just part of the plan. But what happens when the blurred playbook becomes the only thing that's clear?

THE BLURRED PLAYBOOK is a spicy, fake-dating, grumpy-sunshine college hockey romance with a possessive hero, a brilliant analytics-nerd heroine, and a secret that could tear them both apart. It is a complete standalone with a guaranteed HEA.