Goalie Interference

For the last twenty years, hockey has been my life. As a thirty-two-year-old backup goalie, on what could be my final contract, I need to game time if I hope to get an offer next year. Problem? The goalie coach is a former rival, and he’s not happy I’m living next door to his ex-wife. My career is in his hands, so the smart play is to keep her at arms length.

It would be easier if she wasn’t so kind, to me and my rescue dog. She’s the most amazing woman I’ve met, but this can’t go anywhere. Her dreams are in Austin, and if the Aces let me go, my hockey career is over and I have no legal standing to be in the country.

She’s from a family of famous people, her ex was a better goalie than me, and I have nothing to offer, but my stupid heart won’t let go.

Sophie

I’m surrounded by superstars, including my ex-husband, so I’m used to being in the shadows, fixing guitars out of the limelight. I want to expand my business, but without my family’s support, I’m doing it the hard way. Then Remy moves into the apartment over my workshop, and my ex freaks out.

Remy’s only here for the season, and spending time with me could hurt his career, so obviously we should ignore everything that’s pulling us together. But he’s the first person in a long time to see me, not the famous people around me. And when I need to feel desirable after a horrible evening, he makes me feel irresistible.

How can I ask him to risk his hockey dreams when being with me is career suicide?