Pucking Strong by Emily Rath
He’s the Star Forward, I’m the Team Therapist – Married on Paper, But Our Chemistry is Becoming 100% Real.
The next spicy chapter in the internationally bestselling Jacksonville Rays hockey romance series
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I’m Teddy O’Connor, the Jacksonville Rays’ new physical therapist – and I just made the biggest mistake of my life.
Six years ago, I met Henrik Karlsson, the team’s star forward and the king of my heart. Now, after his sister’s tragic death, Henrik must care for his injured niece in Sweden…and he needs me.
So, we got married. On paper.
The team’s PR wants us to make our marriage look real to protect his niece’s custody, our careers, and the team’s image.
But here’s the problem: I never planned on falling for my fake husband.
Now I have to navigate fake smiles, public scrutiny, and the undeniable chemistry between us – all while trying to keep my heart intact.
PUCKING STRONG is a spicy, slow-burning MM workplace hockey romance. This is Book Four in the USA Today and Internationally Bestselling Jacksonville Rays hockey series.
TROPES
– Hockey romance;
– Sports romance
– MM romance
– Single guardian romance
– Multiracial romance
– Workplace romance
My name is Teddy O'Connor, and I just made a terrible mistake. It's been six years since I was an intern for the Jacksonville Rays NHL team. And it's been six long years since I first met him. Henrik Karlsson, star forward of the Rays…and king of my heart.
I'm a doctor now, a respected professional in my field. And Henrik doesn't even know I exist. So, you tell me why I'm risking everything to follow this man halfway around the world!
After receiving news of his sister's tragic death, Henrik must fly to Sweden to retrieve his young niece. She's injured and grieving, but a new hockey season is about to start. Henrik can't possibly care for her alone. In fact, the Swedish government won't let him. I'd be heartless not to help…right?
Well, that's what I told myself last week as I signed our Swedish marriage license. And it's what I'm telling myself now as the Rays PR Director stares us down. They want this marriage to look real. The team's public image, our jobs, and his niece's custody agreement all depend on it.
But my problem isn't that I don't love my new fake husband. God help me, my problem is that I do.
Contains mature themes.