Oakley Hutton, the hockey prodigy. The guy ready to grab the sports world by the balls and finally live his dream. Octavia Layton, the girl unable to move beyond her broken past, fearful of her childhood betrayal following her through her new adult life. Two polar opposites with only one thing in common. Their inability to stay away from each other. Two people pushing the other in ways they've never experienced, forcing them out of their comfort zones and making them forget how different they really are after all.

This is a Swift Hat-Trick Trilogy novella and can only be read after Lucky Hit. It is not a standalone. \\\* Five friends, one tropical vacation. It’s been a year since Oakley was drafted into the professional hockey league. Life has gotten a lot more complicated, not only for him and Ava, but also for his younger sister, Gracie, and their two closest friends. Tyler is about to make his professional hockey debut, and is still in Gracie’s sights. But things are different now that she’s older, and it’s becoming harder for him to convince himself that she’s just his best friends little sister. Adam has started his own business, and with all the stress he’s been under recently, is ready to completely let loose on this much needed trip. But what happens when he lets himself get too loose, and finds himself in a situation that he might not be able to sweet talk himself out of? Follow the Swift Hat-Trick group as they invoke on a much needed trip away from the real world.

Everyone knew the rules. Gracie Hutton was off-limits. But Tyler's never been one to follow rules. And now she's about to become his ultimate sin. Tyler Bateman doesn't know what easy means. He's never had an easy day in his damn life. Everything he has he's worked for. Blood, sweat, and tears. Hockey is his escape, a passion he never knew he could possess. He wants to succeed. He wants to prove that he's worth something. He wasn't expecting her to matter. He didn't want her to. But she had other plans, and now his best friend's sister is about to ruin his life. And he might just let her.

Matt wasn’t expecting to find the love of his life at the age of sixteen. But when he’s forced to either find a tutor before his grades continue to tank or spend the rest of the hockey season on the bench, he doesn’t hesitate to take option number one. The moment he saw Morgan, the girl with twinkling blue eyes and a love for English Lit, it was a no\-brainer that she was meant to be his. Despite the curveballs life continued to throw at them, they’ve been glued at the hip since that first meeting. Now, six years later, they’re at a place they couldn’t have imagined back in that high school library. They’ve done everything from babies, to weddings, and unexpected moves across the world. But what about what comes next? Are they ready for it? FREE NOVELLA

Adam White is many things, but a single dad was one that he never planned on becoming. He was twenty-three when the plan he had for his life crumbled at his feet. In the blink of an eye, he went from a flirtatious playboy just getting his new business up and off the ground, to a struggling father of a two-year-old boy that he never knew existed. Still, he did it. Adam accomplished what he thought was impossible. And now, at the prime age of thirty-three, he doesn’t think that his life can get any better. His twelve-year-old son, Cooper, is his world, and his business, White Ice Training, is one of the most known hockey training facilities in Vancouver. But when he posts a job listing for a new hockey trainer, he gets a response that lights a flame inside of him that he never realized was burnt out. One that he refuses to go without again. One terrible game was all it took for Scarlett Carter to lose everything. After a career-ending injury destroys her chances of ever playing professional hockey again, she finds herself lost in a mess of guilt-stricken “what-ifs” and broken dreams. Moving back home to Vancouver was never in the playbook, but neither was letting herself get tricked into taking a job working for a man who seems to want to stop at nothing to see her play the sport she loves again. Scarlett wants to forget about the world that broke her, but the single dad refuses to let her move on. The more time she spends with Adam, the harder she’s finding it to resist him and the sly grins he seems to only give her. She can’t help but wonder why he cares so much about her. And more importantly, why can't she bring herself to make him leave her alone. \\\Vital Blindside is a stand alone novel in a world of interconnected stories. It is recommended to read the first 2 novels in the Swift Hat-Trick Trilogy before VB, but is not necessary to understand this book. Recommended reading order for Hannah Cowan’s books can be found on her website.\\\