Pucked Into Position

Lana Farmer

I’ve always had one goal: attend Rice University. I am finally on the cusp of achieving my dream when the rug is pulled out from under me and all my plans turn to dust. Then my big brother throws me a lifeline, he’ll pay my tuition and I can live rent-free with his childhood best friend while I attend classes at Rice. The problem? My brother’s best friend is Ryan Walker, top NHL goalie of the Houston Lone Stars. I’ve carried a torch for Ryan since I was a kid, and as I got older, my feelings shifted from admiration to attraction. I’ve barely convinced myself I can handle my new living arrangement when Ryan drops a bomb on me—he’s told his team that I’m his girlfriend. Now we’re playing pretend for the cameras, but my feelings don’t feel so fake when Ryan touches me and calls me his lucky charm. I’m left to wonder, is Ryan falling too or is he just a better actor than me?

Ryan Walker

I live and breathe nothing but hockey. I don’t do relationships or publicity. So when my team’s PR manager tells me I have to become more personable for the fans by faking a relationship with an unknown celebrity, I don’t even think before I blurt out that I’m already seeing someone. Who is this mystery girlfriend? Lana Farmer, my best friend’s little sister and my new roommate. Not only is she young and inexperienced, she’s completely off limits. But to my surprise, she agrees to the scheme. And I must be the worst kind of friend, because I can’t keep my hands off my fake girlfriend. Once I have Lana in my life—and in my bed—everything starts falling into place. Hockey players are a superstitious bunch and Lana seems to be my new lucky charm. I’m not about to let her go, no matter what it might cost me. Lana is mine. I just have to figure out how to flip fake to real—and survive her brother’s wrath in the process.

The Houston Lonestars are used to owning the ice. Fast. Fierce. Unstoppable. But off the rink, their plays are about to be rewritten. One by one, bold, wickedly confident women stride into their lives and flip the game hard and fast. Sparks fly at first sight, chemistry ignites into fire, and the players discover they don’t stand a chance against love that hits like a slap shot.

Instalove, intensely steamy, and packed with heart, the Houston Lonestars series delivers high‑octane passion, locker‑room tension, and women who know exactly what they want. Get ready for romance that scores every time.