Kandi Steiner has revealed the gorgeous covers for Save Your Breath!

Releasing: March 20, 2025

Model Cover Designer: Kandi Steiner

Photographer: Ren Saliba

Model: Anonymous

Discreet Cover Designer: Staci Hart

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: 𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐁𝐀𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐃!

That was the headline we wanted. If only I’d known the cost to get it.

Aleksander Suter has been my best friend since high school—and the only man who’s ever been able to truly get under my skin. With his reputation for trouble and a smirk that could melt ice, he’s also the NHL’s favorite bad boy.

When my publicist’s plan to fix my image collides with his need to clean up his own, we find ourselves in a fake engagement that feels too real from the start.

Now, I’m releasing my new album, putting on a show for the paparazzi I usually try to dodge, and falling too fast for a man who never falls for anyone. Every stolen glance, every heated touch blurs the lines between us until I’m wondering where the lies end and the truth begins.

And when a hurricane traps us together in his high-rise condo, all my carefully built walls collapse, and resisting the pull between us becomes a losing game.

Suddenly, the stakes are higher than just headlines, and the risks feel more personal than ever.

But as our past resurfaces and old feelings reignite, I realize the biggest risk isn’t losing my career—it’s losing my heart to the one person I thought would never be mine.

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TROPES:

Pro Hockey Romance

Fake Engagement

Athlete & Pop Star

Childhood Friends to Lovers

Forced Proximity

Unrequited Love (or so they think)

Opposites Attract

Slow Burn

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Save Your Breath is book four in the Kings of the Ice series: a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book.

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Meet Kandi

Kandi Steiner is a USA Today and #1 Amazon Bestselling Author living in Tennessee. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.

An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. Her love for writing started at the ripe age of 10, and in 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.”

She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a hopeless romantic and found herself bursting at the seams with love stories she was eager to tell.

When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, planning her next adventure, or pole dancing (yes, you read that right). She enjoys live music, traveling, hiking, yoga, spending quality time with her family (fur babies included) and soaking up the sweetness of life.

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🔥Silver Fox Mature couple (he’s 54, she’s 46) 

🔥He only sees her 

🔥He’s an Ex con/Ex military  

🔥Spicy lessons 

🔥Workplace Romance  

🔥Slow Burn 

🔥Golden Retriever but Badass Hero 

🔥Light Kink  

🔥She’s sworn off relationships  

🔥Protective MMC 

🔥Both have adult children in the MC

Hustler

I’ve lived a colorful life

Joining the brotherhood I’ve always craved

Then I met Audrina

I watched her from a distance, biding my time

Until I couldn’t take it anymore

I never thought she’d look twice at me

But once she let down her walls

I couldn’t get enough

But everyone has skeletons in their closets

Only mine holds ghosts from a past I’d left behind

Nothing could prepare me for the storm to come

Or that my ol’ lady could be lost forever

Audrina

They call him the silver fox

Hustler

But I know him as West

He’s a man of honor
The protector

I guarded my heart for a long time

Never thinking I’d fall again

But he lights a fire inside me

When my walls came tumbling down

I never understood what it was truly like

To really love a man like him

Until everything I ever wanted

Was about to be swept away

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  ═══ . • BOOK TOUR •. ═══

Impossible Tasks

A Fantasy Romance

By Alexa Santi

Goodreads: 

 

 

𝑨 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒔-𝒕𝒐-𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔.

 

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕..

✩ Fantasy romance

✩ Magic

✩ Forbidden desire

✩ Enemies to lovers

✩ Opposing clans

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Blurb:

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To Lady Mirade, it seems a simple task: abduct the sorcerer son of her clan’s greatest enemy and persuade him to teach her the magic she needs to defend her family and her keep. She never expects her greatest battle to be against the forbidden desire that burns between them.

 

The Lord Sorcerer Lorien’s task is to escape and return to his own clan so they can resume their feud. But even as he remains Mirade’s prisoner, he finds himself enchanted by her determination and passion to protect her people.

 

As they grow ever closer, finding a way to resolve the feud so they can be together may prove to be the most impossible task of all.

 

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 🏒  𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝑴𝑶𝑹𝑬 𝑫𝑨𝒀𝑺 🏒

𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓 (Seattle Scorpions Series Book 4) by Ruth Stilling releases in THREE DAYS!

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What to expect:

🏒Broken Boy x Good Girl

🏒Second Chance

🏒Forbidden Love

🏒GMs Daughter

🏒He Falls First

🏒He can’t stay away

🏒Spicy Lessons

🏒Found Family

🏒Virgin FMC

🏒Mental health (PTSD) rep

Blurb:

They think my greatest gift is my ability on the ice. But they’re wrong.

I’ve been hailed as the guy who has it all when it comes to hockey. Powerful people have invested their time and money, determined to turn my potential into their reality.

The most influential of those people? Graham Jenkins—former NHL player and the General Manager of the Dallas Destroyers. The second he set eyes on me in the little leagues, he piled all his resources into my success. And when the Destroyers were awarded the first-round draft pick, he didn’t hesitate to snap me up.

He thought I was the golden boy, the star that would make his team as successful as his playing career. Only I wasn’t. Instead of unleashing my potential in front of the goal, he discovered my real talent—secrets.

And I have many that I will never share. One for every scar disguised beneath the tattoos painting my body, along with the childhood memories either buried deep inside my broken mind or drowned out by empty bottles lining my kitchen counter.

There’s only one secret I wish I didn’t have to keep. She’s also the addiction I know I’ll never kick. A detox my heart could never survive since it only beats for her. And even years after we were torn apart, my fixation hasn’t changed. Although neither have our circumstances—I’m still the broken boy, suffocated with trauma. And she’s still Mia Jenkins, the good girl, and daughter of the man who offered me everything except his blessing to date her.

But one thing about addiction? It never seeks permission.

TW include: Abusive parents, domestic violence, substance abuse, off page child loss (not involving the main characters) mental health rep namely PTSD, off page discussion of self harm.

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 ★🖤★ RELEASE BLITZ ★🖤★

Beneath the Shadows

By Tara Conrad

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 Genre | Tropes: Edgar Allan Poe Retelling, Dark mafia romance, arranged marriage

 

 

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Blurb:

In a world ruled by betrayal, love may be the deadliest trap of all.

In the dangerous and often deadly world of the mafia, staying loyal to the family is rule number one. Antonio learns this first hand, abandoning the luxury of emotions when his cousin, Valentino, son of the current boss, marries the girl he loves.

 

Trapped in an arranged, loveless marriage to Valentino, Alessia hides her fears behind obedience. She yearns for a life free from the dark underworld that surrounds her.

When Valentino is murdered, Alessia runs away, believing she can finally live the life she’s dreamed of. When ominous notes start mysteriously appearing, she realizes danger is now closer than ever.

Antonio is sent to find and return her, but when their worlds collide, so do the feelings they once had for each other. He’s determined to protect her at any cost, but will he be able to before it’s too late?

 

Step into a dark mafia retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado—where love, betrayal, and danger intertwine.

 

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SOMETIMES YOU FALL

Harlow James

Release Date: January 17

Meet Harlow James

Steamy Romance Author

Harlow James is a pen name I use to protect my identity as a high school teacher. Keeping those two roles in my life separate is necessary, but also fun! It’s like a live two lives, and anonymity gives me the opportunity to be bold and take risks in my stories.

I stumbled upon romance novels in 2018 when I picked up Driven by Kristy Bromberg, and I was obsessed. I had just lost my grandmother too, so reading offered me an escape from reality and a chance to grieve on my own terms.

About a year later, I got an idea for my own book and started writing. I researched self-publishing and jumped in with both feet. I had no idea what I was doing!

But now I’ve built a business and hobby that I LOVE! I have an outlet that’s just for me. When I write, I’m not a mom, a wife, or a teacher…I’m a woman who gets to tell stories that no one else can.

My books are the perfect blend of heartwarming moments, full-bellied laughs, and PLENTY of steam to melt your Kindles 😉 And there are always elements of me sprinkled in to every character and story that I write.

When I’m not writing you can find me reading or spending time in my kitchen. I love to cook and feed my family and friends. Otherwise, you can find me watching comedy specials with my husband, camping with our kids, or taking naps. I live for naps 😉

Connect with Harlow James

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Blurb:

They used to call me one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time.

Now someone is about to call me ‘Dad.’

Losing my major league baseball career led me back to my hometown with a chip on my shoulder and no one to blame but myself.

And even though I reluctantly just agreed to help coach the high school baseball team, my life felt flat.

But when my crush from high school tells me she’s pregnant after one hot night together, my dull life from before becomes anything less than boring.

Unfortunately, the way I found out was after her teenage son broke into my automotive repair business, making our relationship even more complicated.

Scottie Daniels has always been the girl that got away.

But now that she’s having my kid, the dream of a family with my dream girl becomes the only thing I can focus on.

Can I persuade her to give us a chance at having a family?

Can I get her son to let me in too?

And can I also convince Scottie that sometimes you fall—but you can fall into the right place at the right time with the right man when it counts?

Buy Link:

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Available in KU

💕Review💕
When Scottie realized that she was pregnant she pushed the dreams she had for her future aside and married the father of her baby so that they could give her son Chase the family she believed he needed. She soon realized that he wasn’t the man or father they needed so years later she returns to her hometown for a fresh start.

An injury ended Gray’s professional baseball career, so he has returned to his hometown to be close to his family. He and Scottie were best friends when they were growing up so when he sees her in a pub they reconnect and spend the night together, but she leaves without a word. The surprises keep coming when not only does he find out she has moved back home but that she is expecting his baby as well.

The aftermath of her marriage has left Scottie with trust issues both when it comes to me and her own judgement. Grady allows her to set the pace as he shows her that he is the man that she, her son and the baby they are expecting can count on to be there for her. Sebastian York was a perfect choice for Grady as he allowed us to feel what he was feeling while Samantha Brentmoor allowed us to feel the insecurities that Scottie was feeling which only made us love these characters more.

Did I love her momma?
 I was pretty certain that I did.

Time to binge on Small-Town Romance not to be missed!

𝗔 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 by @authormoreland

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𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗬𝗧 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗼-𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

John Elliott is a busy man. He runs his farm and his business, keeping to himself, with no time for anything else in his life.

Quinn Harper is a single mother, looking for a fresh start.

The small town she picked seemed perfect—until her first run-in with John.

They strike sparks of the wrong kind and insist that keeping their distance is for the best.

Yet, despite his growly nature and curt tone, he is sweet to her daughter.

And he finds himself looking for reasons to be in Quinn’s company.

Do things that make them both smile. Make him feel happy.

Sparks sizzle into a low, banked fire.

And then an inferno erupts.

Neither wanted it.

But now, they can’t live without it.

𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭.

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💕Small Town

🔥Instalove

💕Possessive Alpha Male Hero

🔥Third Person POV

💕Age Gap

🔥Damsel in Distress

There’s a storm coming… and he’s not taking no for an answer.

Life has dealt Kasi one blow after another. Following her mother’s untimely death, her family implodes, leaving her alone to run the farm. Fatigue and stress have become her new best friends, every day passing in a blur of work, work, and more work. When Levi Storm, her lifelong crush, keeps her from face-planting due to exhaustion, she’s mortified…and more than a little bit turned on.

A person could set a clock by Levi’s daily routine, right down to his afternoon trip to the Mills’ farm market to buy one of Kasi’s delicious pies. He’s known Kasi her entire life, so when the beautiful young woman faints in front of him, coming to in his arms, Levi is stunned by the sudden realization that she’s meant to be his, and he’s prepared to move heaven and earth to claim her.

Kasi should at least try to shake the sexy new six foot five shadow she’s acquired, but Levi’s much-needed help around the farm, his comfort as she struggles with grief, and his breath-stealing kisses are reigniting the hope and happiness she’s lost.

Until reality crashes in again, forcing her to choose between the dominant, possessive, amazing man who makes her heart race and her family’s beloved farm.

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💍Why Choose 

🔥MFMM

💍Billionaire (x2)

🔥Friends to Lovers

💍Jilted Bride

🔥They Fall First 

💍Road Trip

🔥Enemies to Lovers

I’ve had a thing for Ivy Scott since I first laid eyes on her a year ago. She’s smart, sexy, and everything I’ve ever wanted. 

Too bad she was engaged to one of my best friends.

But that idiot leaves her at the altar. 

So, as one of the groomsmen, I have to be there for her, right? 

Even if that includes a cross country road trip with the other two groomsmen—her best friend, Liam, and my best friend, Harrison–-to the beach house she’s inherited in South Carolina.

Sure, her car is tiny, she’s massively hungover, and Liam and Harrison hate each other (despite hooking up almost a year ago) but this will be fine. 

But then I find out Liam’s in love with Ivy too. 

And we’re caught in a rainstorm after a night in a Texas honky tonk, and the only option is to stop at a motel with just one room left—and only two beds for the four of us. Suddenly we’re all a lot closer.

When we finally get to the small coastal town of Honeysuckle Harbor two beds become only one and, well, you do the math. 

Ivy and Liam think our fun, laughter-filled days and our hot-as-sin nights are just to get me and Harrison out of their systems before they head back to their lives in California. But Harrison and I are in love for the first time and we’re determined to make this foursome last forever.

Three Grumpy Groomsmen is a jilted bride why choose rom com with grumpy-sunshine combos galore, where the guys fall first, millionaires really enjoy a run down motel’s “room service”, and the girl gets her man… times three. No cheating, no other woman or other man drama, and a definite HEA.  

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💖💍𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋 💍💖

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 + 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬 = 𝐍𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 by USA Today bestselling author Louise Bay releases on February 7, 2025! We have the first teaser for you today.

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What to expect:

💖He falls first

💍Secret marriage

💖Unlikely pairing

💍Alpha MMC in the bedroom

💖He has a big 🍆

💍Vegas Wedding

💖Billionaire Romance

Blurb:
Loyal, hardworking, and trustworthy, I’m used to putting everyone’s needs before my own. I’m the ultimate good guy. But when Sophia Jones walks into my life, everything changes. Beautiful, guarded, and completely off-limits, she’s all I can see. Even though she’s being set up with one of my best friends, I want her for myself.

I try to fight my feelings but soon realize it’s futile. Thrown together at our friends’ wedding in Vegas, the more I spend time with her, the greedier I am for longer.

Vegas has a way of turning rules upside down, and one night changes everything. Between stolen glances and secret moments, I do the unthinkable—I ask her to marry me. Maybe it’s the drinks. Maybe it’s the city. Or maybe it’s because she feels the same connection I do, but she says yes.

Sophia’s hiding something—I can see it in her eyes—but it doesn’t matter. She’s mine now. And I’ll do whatever it takes to convince her this isn’t just a mistake. This is the beginning of forever.

Find more books by Louise Bay here: https://louisebay.com/

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💙 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋 💙

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓 (𝑺𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 2) by J. Sterling releases on January 24th!!! We are thrilled to share this teaser with you!

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What to expect:

💙 First Love

💙 Second Chance Romance

💙 It’s Always Been You

BLURB:

I’ve been in love with Addison Whitman since high school. I knew right away that she was my end game and I thought she felt the same. I never thought there’d come a time when she’d leave me behind, but that’s exactly what she did. And as much as I’ve tried to move on and be happy without her… the truth is that I can’t do either of those things. I want one woman, and one woman only, but I don’t think she’s ever coming back.

Leaving Patrick was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to chase my dreams in New York City. Not to mention the chance to reconnect and spend time with my little sister. I never expected to stay away from Sugar Mountain for so long, but it’s been almost 4 years now and I haven’t been home once.

How long is too long to stay gone? 

And can love find its way back together after that much time apart?

Find more books by J. Sterling: jsterlingbooks.com

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𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 (Boston Rebels Book 3) by Julia Connors is releasing on January 31, 2025!!! Check out this teaser!

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TEASER:  

I trail the bridge of my nose along her cheek until my lips reach her ear, relishing the way her breath catches. Dropping my voice even lower, I say, “Tell me to leave, AJ.”

Her responding whimper has my entire body wanting to press into hers. But I’m not going to kiss her up against a wall without an open invitation to do so. 

Not even when her hands rest on my chest before sliding up to my shoulders. Not even when she toys with the hair at the back of my neck. Not even when she parts her lips and sighs as she meets my gaze.

“Or tell me to stay.”

One way or another, I need this woman to put me out of my fucking misery.

“Stay.” The word is so quiet it’s practically inaudible.

“Say it again, Sunshine. Nice and loud, so we’re both clear that you want me here.”

“Don’t be a d!ck,” she says, her fingers tightening in my hair and holding me in place when I try to step away.

“I’m not being a d!ck,” I assure her, as I wrap my hand around the back of her neck while my thumb strokes the space where her jaw meets her ear. “I want to make sure that there’s no miscommunication at all. Because once is an accident, but if I stay here with you again tonight, it’s not an accident, and it’s not a mistake. It’s a choice.”

Her sigh is stuttered and halting, like the magnetic pull we’re both experiencing makes it hard for her to even exhale. “We shouldn’t . . .”

“I know we shouldn’t.” Dipping my head back toward her, I graze my lips over her forehead.

“But are we?”

What to expect:

🏒 Enemies to lovers

🏒 Single dad

🏒 Reverse age gap

🏒 Forced proximity

🏒 Workplace romance

🏒 She’s his boss

Blurb:

Some people might call it a grudge, but in reality, hating Alessandra Jones is more like an obsession.

AJ is the league’s first female general manager, and my boss. As the team captain, I have to play nice with her—in public, at least.

But in private, the gloves come off.  And then one time, our clothes do too.

We vow it won’t happen again.

Not only can we not stand each other, but we’re in tense negotiations over my contract right now, and AJ is up for the league’s GM of the Year award. Getting involved wouldn’t just be a PR nightmare—it would be unethical.

It doesn’t help that we have a history, or that she and my daughter adore each other. When AJ is injured protecting my baby, there’s no choice but to move her into my place.

Taking care of someone I hate shouldn’t feel so right. Getting to know her better shouldn’t break down my defenses. She’s hurt me once before, and I’d be a fool to trust her again.

But the more time we spend together, the more I realize that maybe I’m not obsessed with hating her . . . maybe I’m just obsessed with her.

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