Over the Moon

Hockey is my first love. I'm coming off the best season of my life, but in the process of scoring the winning goal that gave us the Stanley Cup, I tore my MCL. And I'll need to spend the next few months recovering.

Eloise Gable, the team's new physical therapist, has been sent to Rosewood River to help me heal and get me ready for the new season. Yet she doesn't seem all too happy about the situation. In fact, she can't stand me most days.

It doesn't stop me from staring at her any chance I get. She's beautiful and brilliant, but she's got her guard up the minute I get close. Eloise is a distraction I wasn't prepared for. Did I mention that she's also my coach's daughter?

But after a long run together in the summer heat, our built-up tension snapped. We ended up stripping down and jumping in the river. It seemed like the logical thing at the time. Only, our swim didn't cool us off—it opened up a whole new layer of desire for the woman I keep forgetting is completely off-limits. I'm a professional hockey player, and in my world, limits are meant to be pushed. Hockey may be my first love, but after falling for my coach's daughter—it's definitely not my last.