From Top 30 Amazon and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Sucevic comes a steamy enemies-to-lovers, fake dating pro hockey romance featuring a protective hero, a reality TV star, a secret crush that refuses to stay hidden, and the kind of slow-burn tension neither of them can ignore.

Knox McNichols and I have one thing in common—we can't stand each other.

He's the NHL playboy who enjoys getting under my skin, and thanks to the marriage between our siblings, avoiding him isn't an option.

When my ex refuses to take no for an answer, I show up at Knox's penthouse with a desperate proposal—pretend to be my boyfriend.

The plan is simple: convince my ex I've moved on.

Except Knox has a few rules...

Rule #1: No flirting with anyone but him.
Rule #2: If my ex contacts me, I tell him immediately.
Rule #3: My location stays on at all times.

His rules should send me running.

Instead, they make me wonder if the man I've spent years fighting with is hiding something entirely different beneath his easy smiles and reputation as hockey's favorite playboy.

The longer we pretend to be a couple, the harder it becomes to ignore the sparks between us—or the way Knox is determined to protect me at all costs.

And when pretending starts to feel a little too real, I realize there might be something far more dangerous than my ex refusing to let me go.

It's discovering that the man I've spent years fighting with just might be the one I can't live without.