Offside with You (Book #2 in Reapers and Roses Series)

Sophie 38 stories

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Summary

Thirteen years ago, Shayla Calloway lost more than her sense of safety. So did Madison Hales. Bound by a trauma no one should ever share, the two women rebuilt their lives in quiet, careful ways support groups, survival, and learning how to breathe again. Love was never part of the plan. Jaxon Hales didn’t get that memo. Star right winger for the New York Reapers and professional menace on and off the ice, Jaxon fell in love with Shayla the moment he saw her. She had a boyfriend. He kept his distance. She deserved peace, not chaos wrapped in skates and charm. Now six years later Shayla is Head of Human Resources for the Reapers, and Coach Mercer (who insists she call him Dante) has one problem he can’t bench: Jaxon’s reckless behavior. The solution? Give him a babysitter. Her. Forced proximity strips away the grin, the antics, the carefully crafted bad-boy façade—revealing a man who sees Shayla completely, scars and all. A man who is patient. Protective. Devastatingly kind. But Shayla has already lost one relationship because she couldn’t give her body the way someone expected. Desire still feels dangerous. Vulnerability even more so. If she lets Jaxon in… Will he stay when he learns how broken she feels? Or will she be offside with her heart—again?