Cold Shoulder, Hot Take

Name: Cold Shoulder, Hot Take
Author: Tisha Patrick

152 pages

He’s the NHL’s ultimate playboy. She’s a single mom with no time for games. When they collide, the ice isn’t the only thing heating up.

Declan “Dex” Malone has a reputation that precedes him—star forward for Seattle’s hockey team by night, notorious flirt by day. With his cocky charm and disarming smile, he’s never met a woman he couldn’t win over… until now.
Golda Adler has built impenetrable walls around her heart. Between navigating a controlling ex-husband who’s weaponized their custody agreement and raising two kids on her own, the last thing this voice-over artist needs is a hockey player with wandering eyes and temporary intentions. No matter how magnetic his smile or how captivated he seems by her voice.
When Dex’s antics land him as the newest coach at the local ice rink’s “Learn to Skate” program, he’s intrigued by the one mom who won’t give him a second glance. The more she dismisses him, the more determined he becomes to break through her defenses. But Golda knows better than to trust a man whose relationship history resembles a sports stat sheet.
As Dex slowly proves there’s more to him than his playboy reputation, Golda faces an impossible choice. Opening her heart means risking her carefully constructed world, and exposing her children to potential heartbreak. But when her ex escalates his controlling behavior, Dex steps up in ways she never expected, showing her that sometimes the most unlikely teammate becomes your strongest defender.

In this slow-burn, emotional romance, two stubborn hearts learn that the most unexpected connections often lead to the most passionate plays—both on and off the ice.

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