Desire or Defense - Leah Brunner

n**A top 50 Amazon best seller!**n n nn nI'm not the hero in this story.n nI'm the villain...n nThe notoriously angry, grouchy, D.C. Eagles defenseman that just can't keep his temper in check. The temper that leads to a fifteen game suspension from the NHL.n nAs if that's not bad enough, I'm forced into a short term youth-hockey coaching gig.

Which my manager swears will rebuild my image.n nBut what I didn't expect was for a gorgeous, spunky blonde to stomp onto the ice on day one and lecture me about being rude to her little brother.n nSomething about this spitfire of a woman, and the boy she's so protective of, has my defenses melting.n n nn nAnd if I'm not careful, I'll burst into flames, forever melting the ice I've carefully kept around my heart.n n nn n(This is a fade-to-black romance with mild language. Desire or Defense is a dual POV, interconnected standalone.

• Trigger warnings include: parental substance abuse & dealing with grief/loss of parents.)n