Roaring back from a life-threatening injury, Theo has the world at his skates as defenseman for his new team, the Chicago Rebels. Everyone adores his big personality, his on-ice talent, and his killer smile. Everyone but his prickly neighborāor so he thinks. One chilly Christmas Eve, Theo will learn that maybe the girl next door isnāt such a hater after all...
Elle Butler is the most embarrassing person on the planet.
How else can the ex-military-now-bartender explain her crush on the hot jock who lives across the hall? True, he has gorgeous green eyes and perfect cheekbones, but the filter between his brain and too-sexy mouth is permanently malfunctioning. Yet she canāt stop checking out his Instagram antics or sneaking looks at him when heās at her bar. Itās absolutely mortifying. Running from a past filled with damning secrets, Elleās determined that this guilty pleasure will remain buried in her deepest fantasiesābecause she couldnāt possibly indulge with the Theo Kershawā¦or make a mistake that draws attention to her under-the-radar life. And she especially couldnāt be a mom to a professional athlete's baby...could she?