Women faint for the Desperadoes’ bad boy center, Alaric, so how does he still have his V-card, and why is he asking me for spicy lessons? Alaric “Iceman” A six-foot-five, 22-year-old, towering wall of Norwegian muscle and the Desperadoes’ flashy forward… Briony “Cherry” A five-foot-four, 30-year-old, curvy girl knitter, dog sitter, and owner of Alpha Ridge Creek’s only indie bookstore… Maybe I slept through college chemistry, but it doesn’t take a genius to know these two things don’t mix. Try telling that to the Scandinavian giant and dad to two spoiled rotten fur babies, though. I met the Desperadoes’ secret Viking weapon after agreeing to watch his crotchety pugs, Elvis and Wanda. Everything went fine for months…until the night he came home tipsy and talkative. Confessionally talkative. Now, he’s acting like his problem is mine, and I’m half-tempted to consider the new teaching position. Except I’ve got my own worries…a meddling ex, a matchmaking next-door neighbor, and an aversion to the paparazzi sure to appear if I give in to the Iceman’s mentoring mischief. "Pucking the Bad Boy Center” is a steamy, small-town, opposites-attract, reverse age-gap romance, featuring a bad boy (secretly bashful) Norwegian hockey celebrity and a down-to-earth, bookish, curvy redhead. Proceed at your own risk because this sizzling education involves a lot more than kissing! If that’s your jam, grab your gear and prepare for steamy moments, fast-paced action, and the kind of chemistry that’ll leave you more than breathless. In Alpha Ridge Creek, the Desperadoes aren’t just chasing the puck—they’re chasing love, and they always play to win!