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Slap Shot

by Chelsea Curto

A hockey romance built around a shared home and a growing bond

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A hockey romance built around a shared home and a growing bond

Hudson Hayes, a DC Stars defenseman in need of a private chef, hires Madeline Galloway, an executive chef newly out of work in Las Vegas. She moves to Washington with her daughter, Lucy, and the job brings the three into close daily contact. Madeline and Hudson agree to keep things professional, but their friendship becomes harder to separate from romantic feelings after a New Year’s Eve kiss. Lucy also becomes part of their connection when Hudson learns American Sign Language for her. The setup combines workplace boundaries, domestic proximity, and a single parent’s new start within a professional hockey setting.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in friends-to-lovers romance and forced-proximity setups.
  • Readers who enjoy romance featuring professional hockey players and chefs.
  • Readers seeking a romance that includes a parent-child relationship.

Themes

Friends to loversWorkplace boundariesForced proximitySingle parenthoodCommunication and connection

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Book overview

This collectible paperback edition features full-color character art and a never-before-seen bonus chapter.

A steamy forced-proximity hockey romance between an NHL defenseman and the private chef who moves into his home with her daughter from the USA TODAY bestselling DC Stars series.

Professional hockey player Hudson Hayes has spent months searching for a private chef, but with the NHL season about to begin, he's running out of options--and patience.

Single mom Madeline Galloway needs a fresh start. After losing her executive chef position in Las Vegas, she's desperate for a new job when an unexpected opportunity appears in Washington, DC. Cooking for a professional hockey player wasn't part of the plan, but it's exactly the lifeline she and her daughter need.

The arrangement is simple: Madeline will run Hudson's kitchen, and Hudson will stay out of the way. No complications. No personal entanglements. And definitely no falling for the thoughtful hockey star who makes it feel dangerously easy to belong in his home.

But when one stolen kiss on New Year's Eve changes everything, the boundaries between them start to blur. As their connection deepens--and Hudson goes out of his way to learn American Sign Language for Madeline's daughter--they'll have to decide if what they have is just another temporary arrangement or something worth risking their hearts for.
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