But he’s also rowdy, fun and thoroughly irresistible. Sure, he’s an elite bodyguard with lethal skills and co-owner of the renowned, S&S Securities Firm-protector of the wealthy and titled. Abby’s working overtime to distinguish herself as a top-notch physician, just as her family legacy demands. She was raised in one of Wessco’s oldest, most affluent, aristocratic families-“stuffy” is their middle name. Now, though? Hell, your guess is as good as mine.Ībigail Haddock is stunning, sensible, and some would say…stuffy. They say my heart is broken, that I’ll never settle down. And the night she crawls into my bed and shares her body with me? Heaven.īut she’s not looking for a relationship, and to my surprise, I find myself pissed off by that idea. Not so simple, though, is keeping my hands-or my mouth-to myself. I’ve never been anyone’s knight in shining armor, but when Ana needed a place to stay, it was easy to offer her a room with me. Walking away from my disastrous last relationship was an easy decision, but moving in with a friend-of-a-friend hockey star who’s rarely home? Not quite as simple, because Grant makes me feel all kinds of things I’m not prepared for. So do Drake’s real motives.īut it’s my beast of a “husband” who makes ridiculous seem right.ĭoes love have a prayer when life throws us a dragon? Insane enough for secrets to slip – and sting. Time enough to seal this madness with a kiss. Long enough to teach my heart cartwheels. I know what I’m in for the first time his glance tears me open.Ī broody enigma who’s large and in charge.Ī mute who curls my toes when he barks a few words.Ī silly, shameful, is-this-real-life crush I can’t afford.ĭid I mention our pretend marriage-rodeo lasts six damn months? That’s what I hope to find out if Drake Larkin ever talks. The man who’s supposed to protect me from…what, exactly? Grandpa’s will was a shocker: huge fortune, gorgeous ranch, and the best horse ever. I neglected to mention that I’m the goalie for Seattle’s NHL team.Īnd Queenie? Turns out she’s the general manager’s daughter.Īccidentally wed to a screaming hot stranger. Six weeks later I’m sitting in the first official team meeting of the season, and there she is. She left me a thank-you note in the morning and her panties as a parting gift. Her name was Queenie, and she was everything I’m not: reckless, impulsive, and chaotic. I don’t get drunk, and I definitely don’t pick up random women at bars.Įxcept the night I found out that my whole existence has been a lie.
My name is Ryan Kingston, and I’m a rule follower. Milk-drinking, khaki-wearing, good guy hero įrom New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting comes a new romance about trading secrets, breaking the rules, and playing for keeps.
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