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Crushing on the Captain book cover
Crushing on the Captain
2022
First Published
300
Number of Pages

Um, so I just met my favorite hockey player...by accidentally backing into his car. Introducing the brand-new series about fangirls and the hockey players they love from author Jennifer Lazaris. I just put a gigantic dent in the bumper of Xavier Knight's luxury sedan. From my rearview mirror, I see that I've ticked off the nicest hockey player on my hometown team. The media darling who always has a kind word for his teammates, fans, and everyone he meets. Xavier is fun and friendly, and he's beloved by the entire city. He's not smiling and laughing now, though. He's dropped about six f-bombs while staring down at his mangled bumper. Yeah, this isn't exactly how I pictured meeting my hockey crush for the first time... But it's what comes after that meeting that has me rocked. Like our surprising, fast-growing friendship. And the fun times we have at the playground with his little girl, Beatrix, or with his dogs at the park. I even ended up agreeing to be his fake girlfriend for the next few months to stop his well-meaning friends and family from trying to set him up on dates. Even though I know that the affection and kisses between us are just for show and don't mean anything to Xavier, they mean everything to me. And I'm not sure how I'm going to get through this without him putting a gigantic dent in my heart.

Author

Jennifer Lazaris
Jennifer Lazaris
Author · 8 books

Jennifer spent most of her early twenties blocking shots in front of a deck hockey net, writing stories, and holding out for a hero. Now, she spends her days and nights hunched over the keyboard, combining her love of hockey and writing into romance novels. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jennifer’s a die-hard Penguins fan who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She takes her life in her hands every time she wears her Penguins jersey in the heart of Leafs Nation, but figures it’s worth the risk to represent her beloved Black and Gold. Her days off are spent spoiling two crazy cute cats, reading, and obsessively watching Sons of Anarchy reruns.

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