The smartest thing I ever did? Say no to dating a hockey player. The dumbest thing? Faking it with Liam O’Connor—captain of Eastbrook’s hockey team, campus heartthrob, and the only guy who’s ever made me consider breaking every rule I’ve lived by. It was supposed to be twelve weeks. Twelve weeks of fake dates. Fake kisses. Fake chemistry. But there’s nothing fake about the way he looks at me when no one’s watching. Nothing fake about the way he touches me like I’m his—and always have been. And when he says, “Tell me you don’t feel this,” I can’t even remember why I said yes in the first place. Now the rules are crumbling. My future’s on the line. And the one thing I swore I’d never risk? Might be the only thing worth falling for. Face Off Risk is a sizzling, emotional fake dating college romance full of forbidden touches, secret tension, locker room banter, and a golden boy hero who falls hard and loves harder. ✔ Fake dating ✔ Hockey romance (college) ✔ Grumpy/sunshine ✔ Forbidden love (staff/player) ✔ Slow burn → explosive payoff ✔ Protective golden retriever hero ✔ Only one bed (eventually 😉) ✔ High stakes, higher heat