Wallflower

He’s the grumpy hotshot hockey player. She’s too shy to look him in the eyes. He needs a live\-in summer assistant and she’s perfect. Chord Davenport is the hottest, surliest man to ever slap shot a puck. He’s given up everything to be the best—family, friendship, love—but he’s about to retire as a legend of the game and that makes his sacrifices worth it. Violet James wanted to be the next big name in bridal couture not a junior marketing executive for the San Francisco Fury hockey team, but her salary pays her dad’s therapy bills and leaving him behind to chase a selfish dream would cost her too much. When Chord hires Violet as his summer assistant, he’s certain this pretty wallflower won’t give him any trouble. But when she moves into the house he built on his family’s California ranch, Chord can’t take his eyes—or his hands—off her. All he wants is to love her, protect her, satisfy her, and give her the courage to follow her heart. He didn’t expect to feel a desperate need to become a better man. In just one summer, Chord and Violet change each other forever, but will living their dreams be the very thing that tears them apart? ‘Wallflower’ is a grumpy/sunshine steamy small town romance with an HEA. It’s the first book in the Aster Springs series and can be read as a standalone. grumpy / introverted sunshinepro hockey player with a ranchforced proximity (boss / assistant and roommates)man obsessedslow burn

A forbidden romance with my brother’s hockey\-playing teammate wasn’t on my to\-do list when I moved across the country. Neither was getting locked out of a friend’s place wearing next to nothing. Or spending the night with the sexy stranger who rescues me. But I’m trying to get out of my comfort zone so getting out of the rest of my clothes with him seems like a good way to start. In the morning, I learn the filthy\-mouthed man with the talented hands is not only the hotshot new hockey player on my brother’s team: he’s also – wait for it – my brand new roommate. I’m a good student turned good librarian. A rule\-follower. I’m not the kind of girl who does complicated flings. So we agree to another rule: friends\-only. It’s not easy though. Wes is bossy, flirty and generous. He gives me rides to work. Pitches in at my library’s fundraiser. Takes care of me when I get hurt. And looks at me like I’m the only one. Soon, I’m falling hard for my brother’s teammate. Especially when Wes comes to my door and tells me exactly how he’d like to break our rules. Every single one.