Ruby Foxx is the only girl I’ve ever wanted… and she’s completely off-limits.
Her brother is my teammate and best friend. They’re my family. We grew up across the hall, sharing a secret connection I’ve tried hard to forget.
But I never crossed the line—not then, and not when we came to Riverside U—I’ve kept my distance.
Until her dorm floods, and she moves into the hockey house. Now, there’s nowhere to hide. Ruby’s always around, and my feelings are hitting harder than a body check on the ice.
Then she confesses she’s never been with a man… and asks me to change that.
I can’t just take what she’s offering—I need to make it special—something she’ll never regret.
I promise to take my time and teach her, but I’m the one getting schooled because I’m falling fast.
The guilt is like a slap shot, knowing I’m betraying my best friend—my family—by falling in love with her.
I know I should skate away, but after tasting happiness with Ruby, I can’t let her go.
What if, by holding on, I lose everything—on and off the ice?
After the passing of his parents Macklin was raised in foster care and was placed in a home where he became neighbors with Hayden and Ruby. He and Hayden became best friends, and it is for that reason that Macklin didn’t give into his feelings for Ruby but that is about to change when they find themselves living in the same hockey house and she wants his guidance.
Ruby has had feelings for Macklin as well. She may believe that there could never be anything between them but because of their friendship he is the perfect choice to make her comfortable with physical intimacy however neither is prepared for what this means for their relationship.
The relationship that Macklin has with Ruby and her family is the most important one he has so he is conflicted but once he realizes what they could have today he realizes that what they share is worth fighting for.
AUTHOR BIO
R.C. Stephens is a top 100 Amazon bestselling author.
When she isn’t in her writing cave she is raising three lovely children with her adoring husband.
Her books are filled with humor, heartbreak, emotion and true love.
Born and raised in Toronto, she loves the winter, but Spring and Fall are her favorite seasons.
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