The Enforcer

WILL

I've been dropped into new teams mid-season more times than I can count. I know how to earn my place — on the ice, in the locker room, in a fight.

What I don't know is how to walk away from her.

One collision. One look. And suddenly the woman who clearly wants nothing to do with me is all I can think about. I've taken hits that have put me flat on the ice. I've fought through injuries that should have ended my career.

Jess might be the thing that finally breaks me.
Good thing I've never walked away from a battle worth winning.

JESS

I grew up rinkside. I speak hockey fluently. I can spot a game-changer on skates from fifty feet away — and Will? He's exactly what our struggling team needs.

He's also exactly what I can't afford to want.

Huge. Hot. Relentless. And looking at me like I'm the only play that matters.

I know how this story ends. I've watched it happen to other women — swept up, spun around, and left behind when the trade comes through.

I have every reason to say no.

So why is it getting harder to mean it?

Some battles aren't fought on the ice.
Some are fought in the heart — and those are the ones that leave a mark.

THE GRINDER is a steamy hockey romance with he-falls-first energy, an independent heroine who doesn't go down without a fight, scorching chemistry, sharp wit, and a hard-fought HEA. Perfect for fans of The Grinder, Puck Daddy, or any hockey romance where the best man finally meets his match.