Desire or Defense

<p><strong><em>**A top 50 Amazon best seller!**</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>I'm not the hero in this story.</strong></p><p><strong>I'm the villain...</strong></p><p>The notoriously angry grouchy D.C. Eagles defenseman that just can't keep his temper in check. The temper that leads to a fifteen game suspension from the NHL.</p><p>As if that's not bad enough I'm forced into a short term youth-hockey coaching gig. Which my manager swears will rebuild my image.</p><p>But what I didn't expect was for a gorgeous spunky blonde to stomp onto the ice on day one and lecture me about being rude to her little brother.</p><p>Something about this spitfire of a woman and the boy she's so protective of has my defenses melting.</p><p><br></p><p>And if I'm not careful I'll burst into flames forever melting the ice I've carefully kept around my heart.</p><p><br></p><p><em>(This is a fade-to-black romance with mild language. Desire or Defense is a dual POV interconnected standalone.Trigger warnings include: parental substance abuse & dealing with grief/loss of parents.)</em></p>