Checking All Her Notes

She’s just come back to her home town. She’s teaching music to kids who think loud is the only volume. Then a hockey puck smashes through her window. Yes, things are going great for Sophie.

The puck belongs to Jude, the brooding defenseman, professional grump, and the man who communicates primarily in grunts. His scowl could melt ice and he has approximately zero interest in smiling for anyone.

Sophie's sunshine personified, armed with relentless optimism and a dangerous amount of patience.

When Jude gets volunteered against his will for a community music program, disaster strikes. The Bobcat's toughest player versus a tiny triangle and it’s looking like the tinkly triangle is going to win.

Charity auctions. Kisses that weren't supposed to happen. And a defenseman realizing that the biggest risk isn't on the ice—it's letting someone see his heart

But Jude's convinced he's too rough around the edges for someone like Sophie. That dating the coach's daughter will wreck everything. That he'll destroy the best thing that's ever happened to him.

Sophie's about to teach this bruiser that love isn't about perfect timing.