He plays to win. She can't afford another loss. But one fake kiss changes everything.

Connor has only ever had one goal: make it to the NHL and prove he belongs. Relationships? Distractions? Off the table—until the night he steps in to save a gorgeous stranger from her toxic ex... and finds himself pretending to be her new boyfriend.

Katie isn't just any stranger. She's hockey royalty—the daughter of the team's powerful owner, the woman destined to take over the franchise. Her reputation is everything... except her love life, which is a tabloid disaster thanks to a string of failed relationships with players. The last thing she needs is another scandal.

But when her ex decides to go public, Katie and Connor are forced to keep up the charade. Fake dates. Public smiles. Endless questions. The more time they spend together, the more the line between what's real and what's pretend starts to blur.

He doesn't know she's his boss's daughter.
She doesn't know he's her younger brother's best friend.
Neither of them expects the sparks that ignite every time they're near each other.

Caught between the high stakes of professional hockey and a slow-burn attraction they can't ignore, Katie and Connor are about to discover that sometimes the biggest collisions in life lead to the sweetest victories.