Grumpy as Puck

<p><strong>The first book in a new romantic comedy series by USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Lynx about a hockey player who was anything but nice. When he needed the help of his teammate's sister the sweet-as-pie local veterinarian to save his dog he wondered if his secret crush from the past might be more than puppy love.</strong><br>My teammates called me Grumpy Old Man.<br>I understood the grumpy part. It wasn't as if I was the life of the party. But I wasn't old. Geez I was only thirty-two.<br>Despite the only partly correct nickname there's two things you needed to know about me. The first I loved my dog and would do anything for that crazy mutt.<br>The second thing well it involved my teammates' sister. The woman he told me to stay away from. What nobody knew was I have had a crush on her for years.<br><em>Why was I telling you that?</em><br>My dog was in an accident and the only one who could save him? You guessed it. My secret crush was the local veterinarian.<br>What did I do to thank her? I got her fired. Now my secret crush thought I was a grumpy jerk too.</p>