Reese Keller is golden. He's an engaging and charismatic NHL player who makes me, a woman with jagged edges and combat boots, believe in rainbows and sunshine. At least, he did. Until he rejected me. For the past year, I've been dodging Reese. I ignore the things I feel when he's close by. I block out the humiliation of his letdown. When he asks me to be his plus-one to a destination wedding, I'm prepared to laugh it off. He cuts me off with the words, "what if?" Deep down, I've wondered. What if this thing between us is real? What if I allow myself one weekend with Reese, if only to stop fantasizing... What if I'm truly charmed by the ultimate charmer? *** The Charmer is a novella set in the Boston Hawks Hockey world.