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Eden Christiansen has always been the supportive sister, cheering on her younger brother Owen as he becomes a rookie in the NHL. The responsibility of watching over him leaves little time for her own aspirations in journalism. When the team’s tough enforcer, Jace Jacobsen, suffers a career‑threatening injury, Eden seizes the opportunity to cover the story, which thrusts her into the center of the league’s drama. As the investigation pulls Eden and Jace closer, they confront their own ambitions and the possibility that they might work better together than apart.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Susan May Warren
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